Renaissance Technologies Portfolio holdings
Renaissance Technologies LLC, founded in 1982 by mathematician James Simons as Monemetrics and headquartered in East Setauket, New York, is a legendary quantitative hedge fund managing around $65 billion in assets as of late 2024, renowned for its pioneering use of mathematical models and algorithms in trading. Starting with currency trading and evolving into a secretive powerhouse under its flagship Medallion Fund—launched in 1988—the firm employs PhDs, physicists, and computer scientists to analyze vast datasets, executing high-frequency trades across equities, futures, and derivatives with returns averaging over 66% annually before fees from 1988 to 2018. Simons, who stepped down as chairman in 2021, built a culture of intellectual rigor, limiting Medallion to employees and insiders since 1993 while offering institutional funds like the Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund (RIEF) to outsiders. Now led by Peter Brown and Robert Mercer’s successors, Renaissance remains a benchmark for quant investing, blending academic precision with a low-profile, extraordinarily profitable legacy despite occasional regulatory scrutiny.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$618M |
| 2 |
Vale
VALE
|
+$332M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$309M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$342M |
| 3 |
Crown Castle
CCI
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$229M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$190M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.17% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.41% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.61% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.51% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 9.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PRO
1226
DELISTED
PROS Holdings
PRO
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
305,700
+188,767
| +161% | +$7.16M |
|
|
CHA
1227
DELISTED
China Telecom Corporation, LTD
CHA
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
229,900
+32,600
| +17% | +$1.77M |
|
|
TRST
1228
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$970M
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
331,420
+7,540
| +2% | +$298K |
|
1229
1st Source
SRCE
$2.16B
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
285,714
+34,029
| +14% | +$1.55M |
|
1230
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$7.15B
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
961,400
+432,532
| +82% | +$5.68M |
|
|
PSB
1231
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
81,600
-58,700
| -42% | -$8.55M |
|
|
MRT
1232
DELISTED
MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc.
MRT
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
1,149,002
+79,700
| +7% | +$862K |
|
1233
Simulations Plus
SLP
$369M
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
604,500
-11,800
| -2% | -$236K |
|
|
CLCT
1234
DELISTED
Collectors Universe
CLCT
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
726,863
+13,882
| +2% | +$211K |
|
1235
Elbit Systems
ESLT
$37.9B
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
98,700
+1,500
| +2% | +$191K |
|
|
MIXT
1236
DELISTED
MIX TELEMATICS LIMITED
MIXT
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
761,300
-24,200
| -3% | -$416K |
|
|
BPY
1237
DELISTED
Brookfield Property Partners L.P. Limited Partnership Units
BPY
| $12.6M | 0.01% |
614,353
-267,513
| -30% | -$5.07M |
|
1238
Quanex
NX
$819M
| $12.6M | 0.01% |
792,600
+128,600
| +19% | +$2.04M |
|
|
NVRO
1239
DELISTED
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
| $12.6M | 0.01% |
+200,900
| New | +$9.45M |
|
1240
AdvanSix
ASIX
$541M
| $12.5M | 0.01% |
438,100
+184,222
| +73% | +$5.61M |
|
1241
Jack in the Box
JACK
$312M
| $12.5M | 0.01% |
+154,400
| New | +$12.3M |
|
|
FFIC
1242
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
| $12.5M | 0.01% |
568,660
+68,500
| +14% | +$1.54M |
|
1243
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.81B
| $12.5M | 0.01% |
420,700
-285,800
| -40% | -$7.91M |
|
1244
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$557M
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
53,900
-8,400
| -13% | -$1.9M |
|
|
CVGW
1245
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
147,800
-3,920
| -3% | -$318K |
|
1246
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$63.4B
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
+800,900
| New | +$12.3M |
|
|
LBAI
1247
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
| $12.4M | 0.01% |
827,400
+77,598
| +10% | +$1.23M |
|
1248
Energy Transfer Partners
ET
$70.1B
| $12.3M | 0.01% |
799,285
-952,400
| -54% | -$14.2M |
|
1249
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.4B
| $12.3M | 0.01% |
240,000
+20,200
| +9% | +$981K |
|
|
CFMS
1250
DELISTED
Conformis, Inc. Common Stock
CFMS
| $12.3M | 0.01% |
170,445
+24,195
| +17% | +$690K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,883 positions worth $110B, up 20% from $91.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $7.09B of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 532 new positions and adding to 1,751 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2019 buy was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Starbucks in Q1 2019, an estimated $618M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $342M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $435M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $110B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 532 new positions and closed 465 in Q1 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $110B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.