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 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$247M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$225M |
| 3 |
MON
Monsanto Co
MON
|
+$213M |
| 4 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$208M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$176M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$227M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$224M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$205M |
| 4 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$187M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$184M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 14.12% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.96% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.08% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.23% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1326
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$42.8B
| $8.67M | 0.01% |
95,600
-453,800
| -83% | -$39.8M |
|
|
PSTB
1327
DELISTED
Park Sterling Corp.
PSTB
| $8.67M | 0.01% |
803,223
+349,450
| +77% | +$3.26M |
|
|
DRD
1328
DRDGold
DRD
$1.75B
| $8.65M | 0.01% |
1,634,370
+91,700
| +6% | +$428K |
|
|
ENIA
1329
DELISTED
Enel Amricas S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing 50 shares of Common Stock)
ENIA
| $8.64M | 0.01% |
1,052,300
-171,300
| -14% | -$1.43M |
|
1330
State Street
STT
$48.4B
| $8.64M | 0.01% |
+111,131
| New | +$8.36M |
|
1331
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.39B
| $8.63M | 0.01% |
567,900
+261,100
| +85% | +$4.16M |
|
1332
IES Holdings
IESC
$9.89B
| $8.62M | 0.01% |
450,332
-31,500
| -7% | -$562K |
|
1333
Financial Institutions
FISI
$812M
| $8.61M | 0.01% |
251,800
+129,200
| +105% | +$3.84M |
|
|
INN
1334
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$766M
| $8.6M | 0.01% |
+536,212
| New | +$7.52M |
|
|
TBHC
1335
DELISTED
The Brand House Collective
TBHC
| $8.57M | 0.01% |
552,800
-29,600
| -5% | -$414K |
|
1336
Atmos Energy
ATO
$29.7B
| $8.56M | 0.01% |
+115,400
| New | +$8.34M |
|
1337
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$4.35B
| $8.54M | 0.01% |
122,000
-27,800
| -19% | -$1.89M |
|
|
XCRA
1338
DELISTED
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
| $8.54M | 0.01% |
1,117,999
+225,499
| +25% | +$1.46M |
|
1339
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$54.2B
| $8.53M | 0.01% |
+205,900
| New | +$8.31M |
|
1340
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$12.8B
| $8.51M | 0.01% |
476,000
-430,000
| -47% | -$6.74M |
|
|
PCMI
1341
DELISTED
PCM, Inc
PCMI
| $8.51M | 0.01% |
378,000
+35,400
| +10% | +$746K |
|
1342
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$457M
| $8.5M | 0.01% |
264,500
+4,900
| +2% | +$135K |
|
1343
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$68.7M
| $8.49M | 0.01% |
443,352
+111,400
| +34% | +$1.9M |
|
1344
ICF International
ICFI
$1.5B
| $8.48M | 0.01% |
153,600
-500
| -0.3% | -$25.4K |
|
1345
Artesian Resources
ARTNA
$360M
| $8.47M | 0.01% |
265,300
+21,900
| +9% | +$659K |
|
1346
ArcelorMittal
MT
$49.5B
| $8.47M | 0.01% |
385,893
-1,935,517
| -83% | -$41.2M |
|
1347
Cohu
COHU
$1.86B
| $8.45M | 0.01% |
608,054
+88,000
| +17% | +$1.07M |
|
|
CLMS
1348
DELISTED
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
CLMS
| $8.45M | 0.01% |
987,800
+98,300
| +11% | +$682K |
|
|
AAIC
1349
DELISTED
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
AAIC
| $8.44M | 0.01% |
569,210
-141,865
| -20% | -$2.17M |
|
|
EARN
1350
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT
EARN
$166M
| $8.42M | 0.01% |
647,526
+81,958
| +14% | +$1.06M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2016, Renaissance Technologies held 3,715 positions worth $63.2B, up 12% from $56.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.2% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $5.07B of net new capital in Q4 2016, opening 418 new positions and adding to 1,792 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Broadcom: 10,144,960 shares worth $179M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 14% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Bristol-Myers Squibb, an estimated $227M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2016 buy was Broadcom: 10,144,960 shares worth $179M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Gilead Sciences in Q4 2016, an estimated $247M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Bristol-Myers Squibb, cutting an estimated $227M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $205M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 7.2% of its $63.2B portfolio in Q4 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 418 new positions and closed 494 in Q4 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $63.2B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 13 Feb 2017.