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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1351
argenx
ARGX
$54.6B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
+166,827
| New | +$5.46M |
|
1352
Ooma
OOMA
$608M
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
879,800
+75,825
| +9% | +$806K |
|
|
HAWK
1353
DELISTED
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
HAWK
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
294,863
+184,600
| +167% | +$6.65M |
|
1354
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$9.13B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
259,800
+88,100
| +51% | +$3.56M |
|
|
OAK
1355
DELISTED
OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
OAK
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
249,175
-56,095
| -18% | -$2.48M |
|
|
FFNW
1356
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
675,700
-17,300
| -2% | -$288K |
|
1357
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.52B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
320,479
+7,279
| +2% | +$243K |
|
1358
SM Energy
SM
$7.11B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
473,200
+329,600
| +230% | +$6.65M |
|
1359
Apollo Global Management
APO
$71.9B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
312,034
-264,878
| -46% | -$8.3M |
|
|
LGF.B
1360
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
328,500
+262,400
| +397% | +$7.87M |
|
|
BFIN
1361
DELISTED
BankFinancial
BFIN
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
679,200
+9,900
| +1% | +$158K |
|
1362
Veeco
VECO
$2.79B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
700,352
-595,987
| -46% | -$10.3M |
|
1363
Aaon
AAON
$7.68B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
424,613
-250,125
| -37% | -$5.87M |
|
1364
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.46B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
12,200
-21,100
| -63% | -$18.4M |
|
|
TSC
1365
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
451,402
-73,998
| -14% | -$1.72M |
|
1366
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.14B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
+334,252
| New | +$9.77M |
|
|
THR
1367
DELISTED
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
436,100
+67,100
| +18% | +$1.46M |
|
|
CPE
1368
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
+84,699
| New | +$9.38M |
|
|
XENT
1369
DELISTED
Intersect ENT, Inc
XENT
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
317,600
+68,803
| +28% | +$2.06M |
|
1370
Unum
UNM
$14B
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
187,413
-351,087
| -65% | -$18.8M |
|
|
LSXMA
1371
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
358,169
-203,791
| -36% | -$6.14M |
|
1372
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$460M
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
390,200
+9,500
| +2% | +$253K |
|
1373
Home Bancorp
HBCP
$563M
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
235,500
+70,114
| +42% | +$2.96M |
|
1374
Powell Industries
POWL
$7.32B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
1,065,000
+112,800
| +12% | +$1.08M |
|
1375
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.5B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
136,200
-26,100
| -16% | -$1.92M |
|
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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.