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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BVH
1351
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
272,503
-69,017
| -20% | -$2.76M |
|
1352
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.86B
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
178,400
+5,100
| +3% | +$312K |
|
|
HMTV
1353
DELISTED
Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.
HMTV
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
722,900
+35,399
| +5% | +$463K |
|
1354
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$532M
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
348,655
+32,755
| +10% | +$966K |
|
|
HMLP
1355
DELISTED
HOEGH LNG PARTNERS LP
HMLP
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
548,400
+71,900
| +15% | +$1.31M |
|
1356
Graham Corp
GHM
$1.03B
| $10M | 0.01% |
356,500
+21,400
| +6% | +$578K |
|
|
ARC
1357
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
| $10M | 0.01% |
3,531,670
+203,289
| +6% | +$557K |
|
|
FARM
1358
DELISTED
Farmer Brothers
FARM
| $10M | 0.01% |
379,000
-1,900
| -0.5% | -$54.4K |
|
1359
Home Bancorp
HBCP
$558M
| $10M | 0.01% |
229,900
-5,400
| -2% | -$246K |
|
1360
Xerox
XRX
$345M
| $9.98M | 0.01% |
369,924
-1,566,660
| -81% | -$41.4M |
|
1361
Brunswick
BC
$5.23B
| $9.97M | 0.01% |
148,700
+71,800
| +93% | +$4.75M |
|
|
Y
1362
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
| $9.95M | 0.01% |
15,255
-14,633
| -49% | -$9.16M |
|
|
VER
1363
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
| $9.94M | 0.01% |
273,691
-407,060
| -60% | -$15.5M |
|
|
MRT
1364
DELISTED
MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc.
MRT
| $9.92M | 0.01% |
1,020,302
+180,502
| +21% | +$1.91M |
|
|
ARA
1365
DELISTED
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc
ARA
| $9.91M | 0.01% |
457,800
+110,300
| +32% | +$2.09M |
|
1366
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.2B
| $9.9M | 0.01% |
285,300
-63,300
| -18% | -$2.4M |
|
1367
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$34.1B
| $9.89M | 0.01% |
703,000
-715,000
| -50% | -$10M |
|
1368
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$815M
| $9.88M | 0.01% |
319,720
+30,900
| +11% | +$1.03M |
|
|
TGI
1369
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
| $9.85M | 0.01% |
422,892
-135,508
| -24% | -$2.84M |
|
1370
Atkore
ATKR
$2.41B
| $9.84M | 0.01% |
370,700
+341,900
| +1,187% | +$8.54M |
|
|
EARN
1371
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT
EARN
$166M
| $9.83M | 0.01% |
870,600
+5,200
| +0.6% | +$59.6K |
|
|
LDL
1372
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
| $9.8M | 0.01% |
227,500
-117,700
| -34% | -$5.08M |
|
1373
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$5.31B
| $9.8M | 0.01% |
275,468
+158,525
| +136% | +$5.9M |
|
|
DFS
1374
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $9.76M | 0.01% |
127,700
-151,400
| -54% | -$11.4M |
|
|
CCXI
1375
DELISTED
ChemoCentryx, Inc.
CCXI
| $9.76M | 0.01% |
772,281
+52,800
| +7% | +$636K |
|
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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.