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 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$495M |
| 2 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$290M |
| 3 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$273M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$262M |
| 5 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$234M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
| 2 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
+$280M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$252M |
| 4 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
+$245M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$242M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.71% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.33% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.4% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.58% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TEN
1276
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd
TEN
$1.18B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
483,460
+18,380
| +4% | +$431K |
|
|
SVC
1277
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.09B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
76,060
+46,480
| +157% | +$6.55M |
|
|
BLUE
1278
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
+6,083
| New | +$8.5M |
|
1279
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$460M
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
380,700
+27,600
| +8% | +$683K |
|
1280
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.4B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
242,500
-31,000
| -11% | -$1.31M |
|
|
BCOV
1281
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
1,500,600
-216,300
| -13% | -$1.47M |
|
1282
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$879M
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
194,100
-2,300
| -1% | -$118K |
|
|
COBZ
1283
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
547,700
+5,000
| +0.9% | +$87K |
|
|
FNHC
1284
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
688,800
+13,100
| +2% | +$198K |
|
|
KRA
1285
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
265,300
+254,700
| +2,403% | +$8.8M |
|
1286
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
$33.3B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
+150,500
| New | +$10.4M |
|
|
LBAI
1287
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
523,100
+23,300
| +5% | +$440K |
|
1288
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$92.2B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
649,969
+285,268
| +78% | +$4.37M |
|
1289
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.54B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
210,900
+201,200
| +2,074% | +$10.3M |
|
|
BFIN
1290
DELISTED
BankFinancial
BFIN
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
669,300
+51,500
| +8% | +$805K |
|
1291
Adecoagro
AGRO
$1.45B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
982,200
+289,166
| +42% | +$2.9M |
|
1292
Entravision Communication
EVC
$1.01B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
1,860,500
+114,500
| +7% | +$690K |
|
|
CHA
1293
DELISTED
China Telecom Corporation, LTD
CHA
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
207,000
+8,100
| +4% | +$397K |
|
|
FIT
1294
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
1,519,076
-3,222,624
| -68% | -$18.8M |
|
|
BKI
1295
DELISTED
Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock
BKI
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
245,300
-104,900
| -30% | -$4.45M |
|
|
EMBJ
1296
Embraer S.A. ADS
EMBJ
$12.3B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
466,200
-1,322,800
| -74% | -$28.2M |
|
1297
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.43B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
69,500
+30,800
| +80% | +$4.36M |
|
1298
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.52B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
313,200
+15,500
| +5% | +$492K |
|
1299
iRhythm Holdings
IRTC
$3.86B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
202,500
-72,300
| -26% | -$3.27M |
|
1300
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$3.97B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
551,700
-71,500
| -11% | -$1.31M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,587 positions worth $85B, up 8.4% from $78.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.5% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $2.91B of net new capital in Q3 2017, opening 418 new positions and adding to 1,684 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was ExxonMobil: 3,652,454 shares worth $299M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Electronic Arts, an estimated $280M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2017 buy was ExxonMobil: 3,652,454 shares worth $299M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Medtronic in Q3 2017, an estimated $495M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Electronic Arts, cutting an estimated $280M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Amazon in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $290M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.5% of its $85B portfolio in Q3 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 418 new positions and closed 418 in Q3 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $85B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.