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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1326
Hackett Group
HCKT
$266M
| $11M | 0.01% |
697,544
-56,200
| -7% | -$871K |
|
1327
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$846M
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
312,332
+3,912
| +1% | +$134K |
|
|
PCTI
1328
DELISTED
PCTEL, Inc. Common Stock
PCTI
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
1,478,515
+11,962
| +0.8% | +$84.4K |
|
1329
Luxfer Holdings
LXFR
$456M
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
689,100
+147,100
| +27% | +$2.01M |
|
1330
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.86B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
528,698
+215,200
| +69% | +$4.63M |
|
|
PTVCB
1331
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
454,000
-38,100
| -8% | -$887K |
|
1332
Suncor Energy
SU
$75.4B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
295,466
-24,200
| -8% | -$841K |
|
|
UNVR
1333
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
350,300
-476,200
| -58% | -$14.2M |
|
1334
NRC Health Common Stock
NRC
$503M
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
289,900
+61,900
| +27% | +$2.2M |
|
|
EEQ
1335
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Management Llc
EEQ
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
885,778
+62,264
| +8% | +$781K |
|
1336
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$1.23B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
2,224,979
+23,740
| +1% | +$129K |
|
1337
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$74.1M
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
547,952
+67,800
| +14% | +$1.4M |
|
1338
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$2.2B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
238,700
+14,800
| +7% | +$656K |
|
1339
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.79B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
114,840
+56,200
| +96% | +$5.11M |
|
|
NGD
1340
DELISTED
New Gold Inc
NGD
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
3,231,700
+2,807,200
| +661% | +$9.43M |
|
|
AY
1341
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
500,500
+197,500
| +65% | +$4.31M |
|
1342
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.8B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
+278,394
| New | +$10.5M |
|
|
SBNY
1343
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
77,274
-54,200
| -41% | -$7.14M |
|
|
MYOK
1344
DELISTED
MyoKardia, Inc. Common Stock
MYOK
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
251,800
-94,566
| -27% | -$3.64M |
|
1345
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$8.23B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
845,748
-606,192
| -42% | -$7.31M |
|
|
ASCMA
1346
DELISTED
Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Series A
ASCMA
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
919,200
+100
| +0% | +$1.2K |
|
|
HCCI
1347
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
485,500
+30,314
| +7% | +$611K |
|
|
MCBC
1348
DELISTED
Macatawa Bank Corp
MCBC
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
1,055,900
+112,949
| +12% | +$1.14M |
|
1349
Arcos Dorados Holdings
ARCO
$1.77B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
1,048,216
+65,061
| +7% | +$636K |
|
|
MIXT
1350
DELISTED
MIX TELEMATICS LIMITED
MIXT
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
826,800
+60,200
| +8% | +$664K |
|
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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.