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 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$382M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$266M |
| 3 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
+$240M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$221M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$358M |
| 2 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$263M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$258M |
| 4 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$257M |
| 5 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$189M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.14% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.55% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.85% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.18% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.44% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GLUU
1351
DELISTED
Glu Mobile Inc.
GLUU
| $8.86M | 0.01% |
3,545,000
+3,158,800
| +818% | +$7.89M |
|
1352
James River Group Holdings
JRVR
$223M
| $8.86M | 0.01% |
223,000
+52,600
| +31% | +$2.15M |
|
|
CSW
1353
CSW Industrials
CSW
$4.84B
| $8.85M | 0.01% |
229,000
+31,600
| +16% | +$1.14M |
|
1354
American Water Works
AWK
$27B
| $8.85M | 0.01% |
113,500
-181,100
| -61% | -$14.2M |
|
1355
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.84B
| $8.84M | 0.01% |
1,147,418
-12,300
| -1% | -$107K |
|
|
SPN
1356
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
| $8.83M | 0.01% |
84,683
-13,737
| -14% | -$1.6M |
|
1357
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$461M
| $8.78M | 0.01% |
353,100
+38,700
| +12% | +$1.03M |
|
1358
Emcor
EME
$31.8B
| $8.77M | 0.01% |
134,100
+109,100
| +436% | +$7.02M |
|
|
CUB
1359
DELISTED
Cubic Corporation
CUB
| $8.74M | 0.01% |
188,800
+4,600
| +2% | +$221K |
|
|
OSG
1360
Octave Specialty Group
OSG
$264M
| $8.72M | 0.01% |
502,900
+261,700
| +108% | +$4.65M |
|
|
AIMC
1361
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp
AIMC
| $8.7M | 0.01% |
218,700
+42,100
| +24% | +$1.73M |
|
1362
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
BIP
$18.7B
| $8.68M | 0.01% |
+356,496
| New | +$8.43M |
|
1363
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.97B
| $8.68M | 0.01% |
117,300
+51,980
| +80% | +$3.88M |
|
|
PRAH
1364
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
| $8.65M | 0.01% |
115,300
-196,500
| -63% | -$13.6M |
|
|
QIWI
1365
DELISTED
QIWI PLC
QIWI
| $8.59M | 0.01% |
348,200
+300
| +0.1% | +$6.29K |
|
|
1366
Comcast
CMCSA
$84B
| $8.59M | 0.01% |
220,576
-6,672,432
| -97% | -$263M |
|
|
SPNS
1367
DELISTED
Sapiens International
SPNS
| $8.57M | 0.01% |
765,700
+100,400
| +15% | +$1.25M |
|
1368
Robert Half
RHI
$4.17B
| $8.56M | 0.01% |
+178,700
| New | +$8.35M |
|
|
HTLF
1369
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
| $8.56M | 0.01% |
181,700
+14,000
| +8% | +$664K |
|
1370
First Financial Corp
THFF
$943M
| $8.55M | 0.01% |
180,800
+16,700
| +10% | +$790K |
|
1371
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$8.05B
| $8.54M | 0.01% |
557,100
-46,593
| -8% | -$696K |
|
|
RSYS
1372
DELISTED
Radisys Corp
RSYS
| $8.52M | 0.01% |
2,266,999
+5,000
| +0.2% | +$19.5K |
|
|
SNV
1373
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
| $8.52M | 0.01% |
192,500
-194,773
| -50% | -$8.18M |
|
|
LVNTA
1374
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
| $8.52M | 0.01% |
+162,856
| New | +$8.52M |
|
|
TAST
1375
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
| $8.51M | 0.01% |
694,800
-184,500
| -21% | -$2.41M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,586 positions worth $78.4B, up 9.5% from $71.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $4.59B of net new capital in Q2 2017, opening 398 new positions and adding to 1,648 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Pfizer: 8,421,609 shares worth $268M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Comcast, an estimated $263M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2017 buy was Pfizer: 8,421,609 shares worth $268M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Bristol-Myers Squibb in Q2 2017, an estimated $382M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Comcast, cutting an estimated $263M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $358M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $78.4B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 398 new positions and closed 418 in Q2 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 9.5% quarter-over-quarter to $78.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 11 Aug 2017.