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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$535M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$388M |
| 3 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$348M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$230M |
| 5 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$203M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Danaher
DHR
|
+$350M |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$349M |
| 3 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$337M |
| 4 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$332M |
| 5 |
SODA
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
|
+$251M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.48% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.21% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.74% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 9.97% |
| 5 | Utilities | 9.01% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1251
iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SHV
$20.8B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
98,900
+600
| +0.6% | +$66.2K |
|
1252
Camtek
CAMT
$6.18B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
1,609,100
+25,800
| +2% | +$200K |
|
1253
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.55B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
409,900
+348,900
| +572% | +$8.67M |
|
1254
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$42.1B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
89,500
+83,300
| +1,344% | +$9.64M |
|
1255
Cimpress
CMPR
$2.39B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
104,600
+12,700
| +14% | +$1.47M |
|
1256
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$7.38B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
185,700
+32,000
| +21% | +$2.04M |
|
|
OLBK
1257
DELISTED
Old Line Bancshares, Inc.
OLBK
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
410,340
-44,400
| -10% | -$1.29M |
|
|
FFIC
1258
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
500,160
-34,100
| -6% | -$762K |
|
1259
Arrow Financial
AROW
$659M
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
387,708
+13,222
| +4% | +$392K |
|
1260
Regional Management Corp
RM
$301M
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
445,000
-51,291
| -10% | -$1.39M |
|
1261
Standard BioTools
LAB
$340M
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
1,240,882
+88,082
| +8% | +$686K |
|
1262
Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF
GSY
$3.86B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
213,500
+2,800
| +1% | +$141K |
|
1263
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.7B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
+153,200
| New | +$11M |
|
|
VRN
1264
DELISTED
Veren
VRN
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
+3,514,935
| New | +$15M |
|
1265
Barclays
BCS
$92.7B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
+1,477,571
| New | +$11.9M |
|
1266
Coeur Mining
CDE
$15.4B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
2,382,628
-541,900
| -19% | -$2.56M |
|
|
HIVE
1267
DELISTED
Aerohive Networks
HIVE
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
3,265,710
+410,600
| +14% | +$1.54M |
|
1268
Gran Tierra Energy
GTE
$265M
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
489,997
+43,697
| +10% | +$1.25M |
|
|
ZVO
1269
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
1,513,358
+22,401
| +2% | +$191K |
|
|
DOOR
1270
DELISTED
MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP
DOOR
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
236,500
+71,500
| +43% | +$3.87M |
|
1271
Owens Corning
OC
$11.2B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
240,000
-304,500
| -56% | -$14.8M |
|
1272
American Express
AXP
$227B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
+110,600
| New | +$11.6M |
|
1273
Yelp
YELP
$1.45B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
300,800
-690,200
| -70% | -$26.4M |
|
1274
United Fire Group
UFCS
$1.32B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
189,756
+9,456
| +5% | +$487K |
|
1275
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$8.49B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
1,014,100
+334,000
| +49% | +$4.14M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,847 positions worth $91.3B, down 6.1% from $97.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $8.84B of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 522 new positions and adding to 1,588 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Apple: 11,041,936 shares worth $435M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Dell, an estimated $332M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2018 buy was Apple: 11,041,936 shares worth $435M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2018, an estimated $388M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Dell, cutting an estimated $332M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Danaher in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $350M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $91.3B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 522 new positions and closed 504 in Q4 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 6.1% quarter-over-quarter to $91.3B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 13 Feb 2019.