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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$729M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$294M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$242M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$778M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$344M |
| 5 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$343M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.7% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.02% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.09% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1351
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$4.94B
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
605,100
+280,800
| +87% | +$4.92M |
|
|
TIER
1352
DELISTED
TIER REIT, Inc.
TIER
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
555,800
+189,100
| +52% | +$3.59M |
|
1353
Banco Santander
SAN
$202B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
1,630,198
+1,600,904
| +5,465% | +$10.6M |
|
1354
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.8B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
175,700
-57,600
| -25% | -$3.66M |
|
1355
Nabors Industries
NBR
$1.27B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
29,244
-8,406
| -22% | -$3.06M |
|
1356
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$8.49B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
1,044,000
+341,000
| +49% | +$3.37M |
|
1357
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$6.04B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
569,025
+21,600
| +4% | +$424K |
|
1358
Lear
LEA
$6.54B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
54,700
-24,500
| -31% | -$4.62M |
|
1359
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$4.19B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
363,300
-579,600
| -61% | -$16.8M |
|
1360
NRC Health Common Stock
NRC
$432M
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
346,800
+56,900
| +20% | +$1.91M |
|
|
PERY
1361
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
391,800
+34,400
| +10% | +$888K |
|
1362
Entravision Communication
EVC
$1.03B
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
2,150,152
-435,600
| -17% | -$2.81M |
|
1363
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$42.1B
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
82,900
-6,200
| -7% | -$749K |
|
|
PTVCB
1364
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
459,300
+5,300
| +1% | +$123K |
|
1365
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.91B
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
53,400
+11,600
| +28% | +$2.13M |
|
1366
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.86B
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
518,532
-114,700
| -18% | -$2.44M |
|
1367
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$258M
| $10M | 0.01% |
202,100
+92,400
| +84% | +$5.22M |
|
1368
MacroGenics
MGNX
$235M
| $10M | 0.01% |
399,323
+98,800
| +33% | +$2.4M |
|
1369
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$8.6B
| $10M | 0.01% |
+227,714
| New | +$11.6M |
|
1370
Q2 Holdings
QTWO
$3.8B
| $10M | 0.01% |
220,200
+172,300
| +360% | +$7.44M |
|
1371
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$9.91B
| $10M | 0.01% |
746,700
-91,100
| -11% | -$1.35M |
|
1372
Cedar Fair
FUN
$1.77B
| $10M | 0.01% |
156,550
-72,185
| -32% | -$4.78M |
|
|
LBAI
1373
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
| $9.99M | 0.01% |
503,400
+2,500
| +0.5% | +$50.1K |
|
1374
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.4B
| $9.95M | 0.01% |
186,600
-46,275
| -20% | -$2.47M |
|
1375
Ecolab
ECL
$78.1B
| $9.94M | 0.01% |
72,522
+1,800
| +3% | +$242K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,782 positions worth $91.4B, up 0.81% from $90.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2018 filing shows 474 new, 1,646 increased, 1,191 reduced and 438 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $778M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2018 buy was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Booking.com in Q1 2018, an estimated $309M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $778M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Marathon Petroleum in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $132M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $91.4B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 474 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 0.81% quarter-over-quarter to $91.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 14 May 2018.