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 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$495M |
| 2 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$290M |
| 3 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$273M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$262M |
| 5 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$234M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
| 2 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
+$280M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$252M |
| 4 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
+$245M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$242M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.71% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.33% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.4% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.58% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MOBL
1351
DELISTED
MobileIron, Inc.
MOBL
| $9.67M | 0.01% |
2,613,000
-128,600
| -5% | -$577K |
|
1352
Timberland Bancorp
TSBK
$348M
| $9.66M | 0.01% |
308,200
+22,000
| +8% | +$605K |
|
1353
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.45B
| $9.64M | 0.01% |
169,326
+144,300
| +577% | +$8.61M |
|
|
CSW
1354
CSW Industrials
CSW
$4.87B
| $9.64M | 0.01% |
217,300
-11,700
| -5% | -$475K |
|
1355
Arcos Dorados Holdings
ARCO
$1.77B
| $9.61M | 0.01% |
983,155
-444,431
| -31% | -$3.84M |
|
|
ITG
1356
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
| $9.58M | 0.01% |
432,900
+172,600
| +66% | +$3.61M |
|
1357
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$451M
| $9.55M | 0.01% |
163,300
+120,800
| +284% | +$7.19M |
|
1358
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$1.05B
| $9.53M | 0.01% |
267,700
+184,400
| +221% | +$6.26M |
|
1359
Powell Industries
POWL
$7.32B
| $9.52M | 0.01% |
952,200
+114,900
| +14% | +$1.17M |
|
1360
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.19B
| $9.51M | 0.01% |
+591,996
| New | +$9.41M |
|
|
DCH
1361
Dauch Corp
DCH
$1.33B
| $9.5M | 0.01% |
540,199
-37,000
| -6% | -$569K |
|
1362
Hecla Mining
HL
$9.76B
| $9.5M | 0.01% |
1,891,600
-77,600
| -4% | -$398K |
|
|
AEGN
1363
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
| $9.48M | 0.01% |
407,400
-98,996
| -20% | -$2.18M |
|
|
ADAP
1364
DELISTED
Adaptimmune Therapeutics
ADAP
| $9.46M | 0.01% |
1,155,100
+85,800
| +8% | +$536K |
|
1365
Barclays
BCS
$91B
| $9.45M | 0.01% |
955,204
+685,384
| +254% | +$6.79M |
|
1366
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$2.34B
| $9.45M | 0.01% |
252,600
-62,000
| -20% | -$2.11M |
|
|
CIM
1367
Chimera Investment
CIM
$1.06B
| $9.45M | 0.01% |
166,453
-37,434
| -18% | -$2.12M |
|
|
PKY
1368
DELISTED
Parkway, Inc.
PKY
| $9.45M | 0.01% |
+410,200
| New | +$9.41M |
|
1369
EnerSys
ENS
$6.69B
| $9.44M | 0.01% |
136,500
+126,600
| +1,279% | +$8.66M |
|
|
EIGI
1370
DELISTED
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.
EIGI
| $9.43M | 0.01% |
1,149,600
+515,200
| +81% | +$4.16M |
|
1371
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.27B
| $9.39M | 0.01% |
392,900
-167,600
| -30% | -$3.88M |
|
1372
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$123B
| $9.38M | 0.01% |
2,642,855
-54,145
| -2% | -$190K |
|
1373
D.R. Horton
DHI
$42.3B
| $9.37M | 0.01% |
+234,638
| New | +$8.55M |
|
1374
IDEX
IEX
$16.6B
| $9.36M | 0.01% |
77,025
-40,300
| -34% | -$4.71M |
|
1375
Primoris Services
PRIM
$4.28B
| $9.35M | 0.01% |
317,900
+136,300
| +75% | +$3.63M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,587 positions worth $85B, up 8.4% from $78.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.5% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $2.91B of net new capital in Q3 2017, opening 418 new positions and adding to 1,684 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was ExxonMobil: 3,652,454 shares worth $299M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Electronic Arts, an estimated $280M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2017 buy was ExxonMobil: 3,652,454 shares worth $299M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Medtronic in Q3 2017, an estimated $495M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Electronic Arts, cutting an estimated $280M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Amazon in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $290M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.5% of its $85B portfolio in Q3 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 418 new positions and closed 418 in Q3 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $85B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.