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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$729M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$294M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$242M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$778M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$344M |
| 5 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$343M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.7% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.02% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.09% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1301
Tower Semiconductor
TSEM
$24.8B
| $11M | 0.01% |
409,600
-59,700
| -13% | -$1.9M |
|
|
FFNW
1302
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
| $11M | 0.01% |
657,767
-17,933
| -3% | -$289K |
|
1303
Regional Management Corp
RM
$301M
| $11M | 0.01% |
346,000
+52,600
| +18% | +$1.56M |
|
|
MOBL
1304
DELISTED
MobileIron, Inc.
MOBL
| $11M | 0.01% |
2,225,400
+294,900
| +15% | +$1.34M |
|
|
ACC
1305
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
| $11M | 0.01% |
285,100
+125,900
| +79% | +$4.75M |
|
1306
MasTec
MTZ
$20.8B
| $11M | 0.01% |
233,800
-427,200
| -65% | -$21.7M |
|
1307
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$6.51B
| $11M | 0.01% |
446,813
-393,800
| -47% | -$10.6M |
|
1308
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$557M
| $11M | 0.01% |
74,000
-4,600
| -6% | -$627K |
|
|
LOGM
1309
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
| $11M | 0.01% |
95,027
-123,643
| -57% | -$15M |
|
|
FG
1310
DELISTED
FGL Holdings Ordinary Shares
FG
| $11M | 0.01% |
+1,080,000
| New | +$10.6M |
|
1311
TriNet
TNET
$3.02B
| $11M | 0.01% |
236,500
-53,951
| -19% | -$2.38M |
|
|
AAWW
1312
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
181,100
+98,500
| +119% | +$5.84M |
|
1313
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.83B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
460,533
+368,100
| +398% | +$8.7M |
|
|
CHUY
1314
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
414,400
+135,900
| +49% | +$3.62M |
|
1315
Sasol
SSL
$7.5B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
318,100
-66,000
| -17% | -$2.28M |
|
1316
KLA
KLAC
$239B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
992,000
-4,638,840
| -82% | -$51.6M |
|
1317
Ternium
TX
$9.67B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
332,100
-241,700
| -42% | -$8.18M |
|
1318
Granite Construction
GVA
$5.29B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
193,000
+130,600
| +209% | +$8.05M |
|
1319
Shutterstock
SSTK
$198M
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
222,600
+165,900
| +293% | +$7.83M |
|
1320
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$50.3M
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
358,550
+105,300
| +42% | +$2.54M |
|
|
AVNS
1321
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
232,200
+222,395
| +2,268% | +$10.6M |
|
1322
V2X
VVX
$2.83B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
287,300
+151,400
| +111% | +$4.9M |
|
|
WIN
1323
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
1,515,527
-108,040
| -7% | -$881K |
|
|
TSRO
1324
DELISTED
TESARO, Inc.
TSRO
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
186,500
-170,900
| -48% | -$11M |
|
1325
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$815M
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
318,620
+6,288
| +2% | +$220K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,782 positions worth $91.4B, up 0.81% from $90.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2018 filing shows 474 new, 1,646 increased, 1,191 reduced and 438 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $778M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2018 buy was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Booking.com in Q1 2018, an estimated $309M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $778M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Marathon Petroleum in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $132M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $91.4B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 474 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 0.81% quarter-over-quarter to $91.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 14 May 2018.