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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1276
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.2B
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
210,600
+173,900
| +474% | +$9.3M |
|
1277
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.8B
| $11.7M | 0.01% |
152,844
+71,164
| +87% | +$5.13M |
|
1278
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$6.04B
| $11.7M | 0.01% |
634,950
+10,125
| +2% | +$179K |
|
1279
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.76B
| $11.7M | 0.01% |
123,000
+13,000
| +12% | +$1.25M |
|
1280
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$4.88B
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
126,916
+84,716
| +201% | +$7.21M |
|
1281
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.4B
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
+163,400
| New | +$10.8M |
|
1282
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$257M
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
553,683
+527,083
| +1,982% | +$10.5M |
|
1283
NewMarket
NEU
$7.82B
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
26,800
+22,200
| +483% | +$9.38M |
|
1284
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$63.6M
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
61,338
+3,500
| +6% | +$679K |
|
|
NVTA
1285
DELISTED
Invitae Corporation
NVTA
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
494,553
+28,071
| +6% | +$495K |
|
1286
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.83B
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
1,240,800
-51,135
| -4% | -$482K |
|
1287
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.23B
| $11.6M | 0.01% |
389,880
+323,800
| +490% | +$8.93M |
|
1288
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.42B
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
1,005,113
+594,613
| +145% | +$6.27M |
|
1289
Loews
L
$23.9B
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
240,300
+231,400
| +2,600% | +$10.9M |
|
|
NOA
1290
North American Construction
NOA
$369M
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
989,500
-58,100
| -6% | -$643K |
|
|
THR
1291
DELISTED
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
469,400
+2,020
| +0.4% | +$48.1K |
|
1292
Adient
ADNT
$1.65B
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
886,000
+137,700
| +18% | +$2.41M |
|
1293
Alibaba
BABA
$293B
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
+62,900
| New | +$10.6M |
|
|
EARN
1294
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT
EARN
$162M
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
963,700
+38,700
| +4% | +$446K |
|
|
HTBK
1295
DELISTED
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
| $11.4M | 0.01% |
946,300
-60,800
| -6% | -$794K |
|
|
ADAM
1296
Adamas Trust
ADAM
$815M
| $11.4M | 0.01% |
469,075
+377,425
| +412% | +$9.28M |
|
1297
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$2.22B
| $11.4M | 0.01% |
504,400
-1,419,000
| -74% | -$30.8M |
|
|
GWB
1298
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
| $11.4M | 0.01% |
360,555
+238,527
| +195% | +$8.27M |
|
1299
Ambarella
AMBA
$3.77B
| $11.4M | 0.01% |
+263,400
| New | +$10.4M |
|
1300
Veracyte
VCYT
$3.7B
| $11.4M | 0.01% |
454,800
-126,160
| -22% | -$2.41M |
|
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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.