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 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$327M |
| 2 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$271M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$224M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$707M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$396M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
+$262M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.73% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.98% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.9% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.96% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1326
Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF
GSY
$3.86B
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
210,700
+9,765
| +5% | +$491K |
|
|
DOOR
1327
DELISTED
MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP
DOOR
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
165,000
+29,960
| +22% | +$2.04M |
|
|
TGA
1328
DELISTED
Transglobe Energy Corp
TGA
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
3,163,067
+243,300
| +8% | +$814K |
|
1329
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.61B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
369,000
-131,100
| -26% | -$4.01M |
|
|
FSCT
1330
DELISTED
ForeScout Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
FSCT
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
+276,400
| New | +$10M |
|
|
ONCE
1331
DELISTED
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ONCE
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
191,200
+135,200
| +241% | +$9.25M |
|
|
CHA
1332
DELISTED
China Telecom Corporation, LTD
CHA
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
210,700
+81,400
| +63% | +$3.83M |
|
1333
Foster
FSTR
$421M
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
506,400
+23,100
| +5% | +$529K |
|
1334
Wendy's
WEN
$1.46B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
607,182
-333,500
| -35% | -$5.83M |
|
|
SHI
1335
DELISTED
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
SHI
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
172,450
-5,800
| -3% | -$343K |
|
1336
Grupo Cibest SA
CIB
$21.2B
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
248,000
-59,700
| -19% | -$2.68M |
|
1337
Clarus
CLAR
$125M
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
938,193
-22,601
| -2% | -$217K |
|
1338
Q2 Holdings
QTWO
$3.78B
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
169,900
-254,909
| -60% | -$15.7M |
|
1339
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.56B
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
+267,765
| New | +$10.2M |
|
1340
Red Rock Resorts
RRR
$3.84B
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
385,700
+194,600
| +102% | +$6.27M |
|
1341
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$14.1B
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
109,938
+47,800
| +77% | +$4.42M |
|
1342
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$130M
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
1,659,505
-137,481
| -8% | -$906K |
|
|
CVG
1343
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
432,600
+403,500
| +1,387% | +$9.97M |
|
|
EXK
1344
Endeavour Silver
EXK
$2.24B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
4,423,725
+380,525
| +9% | +$966K |
|
|
BLMT
1345
DELISTED
BSB Bancorp, Inc.
BLMT
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
313,200
+23,500
| +8% | +$794K |
|
1346
HealthStream
HSTM
$863M
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
329,200
+23,000
| +8% | +$688K |
|
1347
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$69.1B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
137,100
-153,300
| -53% | -$11M |
|
|
IIN
1348
DELISTED
IntriCon Corporation
IIN
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
181,200
-129,100
| -42% | -$7.56M |
|
1349
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$41.2B
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
102,400
-184,700
| -64% | -$17.8M |
|
|
ANCX
1350
DELISTED
Access National Corp
ANCX
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
373,138
-31,557
| -8% | -$881K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,734 positions worth $97.3B, up 6% from $91.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 filing shows 508 new, 1,623 increased, 1,169 reduced and 410 closed positions. Its largest new stake was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $707M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2018 buy was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q3 2018, an estimated $327M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $396M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $97.3B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 508 new positions and closed 410 in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 6% quarter-over-quarter to $97.3B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.