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 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$521M |
| 2 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$411M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$305M |
| 5 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$296M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCR
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
|
+$455M |
| 2 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$451M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$398M |
| 4 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$348M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$332M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.06% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.71% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.21% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.72% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.38% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1301
Trupanion
TRUP
$1.11B
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
392,900
+11,616
| +3% | +$342K |
|
|
FFIC
1302
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
418,000
-2,800
| -0.7% | -$80.6K |
|
1303
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$8.01B
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
1,024,288
-181,497
| -15% | -$2.1M |
|
1304
Sempra
SRE
$59.2B
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
214,504
| – | – |
|
1305
Nordson
NDSN
$16.9B
| $11.5M | 0.01% |
+78,214
| New | +$10.1M |
|
1306
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$8.14B
| $11.4M | 0.01% |
62,300
-44,500
| -42% | -$8.01M |
|
1307
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$39.3B
| $11.3M | 0.01% |
219,800
-1,337,200
| -86% | -$67.4M |
|
1308
The RMR Group
RMR
$343M
| $11.3M | 0.01% |
190,900
+45,300
| +31% | +$2.55M |
|
1309
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.24B
| $11.3M | 0.01% |
524,400
+238,800
| +84% | +$4.3M |
|
1310
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$43.1B
| $11.3M | 0.01% |
+89,100
| New | +$11.2M |
|
|
LHCG
1311
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
| $11.3M | 0.01% |
184,500
+175,100
| +1,863% | +$11.6M |
|
|
FONR
1312
DELISTED
Fonar
FONR
| $11.3M | 0.01% |
463,616
+7,000
| +2% | +$194K |
|
|
AMAG
1313
DELISTED
AMAG Pharmaceuticals
AMAG
| $11.3M | 0.01% |
851,900
+170,900
| +25% | +$2.58M |
|
|
DCOM
1314
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
| $11.3M | 0.01% |
537,372
+129
| +0% | +$2.76K |
|
|
INN
1315
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$743M
| $11.2M | 0.01% |
737,952
-135,048
| -15% | -$2.09M |
|
1316
Horizon Bancorp
HBNC
$1.06B
| $11.2M | 0.01% |
604,562
-1,930
| -0.3% | -$35.6K |
|
1317
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.93B
| $11.2M | 0.01% |
+244,927
| New | +$12M |
|
|
HIVE
1318
DELISTED
Aerohive Networks
HIVE
| $11.2M | 0.01% |
1,917,400
+1,186,500
| +162% | +$5.72M |
|
1319
NETGEAR
NTGR
$663M
| $11.2M | 0.01% |
189,800
-388,200
| -67% | -$19.9M |
|
1320
Par Pacific Holdings
PARR
$3.97B
| $11.1M | 0.01% |
577,100
+133,600
| +30% | +$2.71M |
|
|
ANCX
1321
DELISTED
Access National Corp
ANCX
| $11.1M | 0.01% |
399,405
-20,900
| -5% | -$600K |
|
1322
Prologis
PLD
$137B
| $11.1M | 0.01% |
171,700
-254,771
| -60% | -$16.6M |
|
|
COBZ
1323
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
| $11.1M | 0.01% |
554,100
+6,400
| +1% | +$130K |
|
|
MULE
1324
DELISTED
MuleSoft, Inc.
MULE
| $11M | 0.01% |
+473,900
| New | +$10.7M |
|
|
BCOV
1325
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
| $11M | 0.01% |
1,549,600
+49,000
| +3% | +$355K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,692 positions worth $90.7B, up 6.7% from $85B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.4% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2017 filing shows 521 new, 1,724 increased, 1,031 reduced and 386 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class C: 3,773,700 shares worth $197M. The largest sale was CR Bard Inc., an estimated $455M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2017 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class C: 3,773,700 shares worth $197M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to ExxonMobil in Q4 2017, an estimated $521M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was NetEase, cutting an estimated $451M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited CR Bard Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $455M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.4% of its $90.7B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 521 new positions and closed 386 in Q4 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 6.7% quarter-over-quarter to $90.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 13 Feb 2018.