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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$618M |
| 2 |
Vale
VALE
|
+$332M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$309M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$342M |
| 3 |
Crown Castle
CCI
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$229M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$190M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.17% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.41% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.61% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.51% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 9.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1351
Lazard
LAZ
$4.13B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
289,900
+215,600
| +290% | +$8.11M |
|
|
TRTX
1352
TPG RE Finance Trust
TRTX
$612M
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
533,800
+126,900
| +31% | +$2.5M |
|
1353
Ascendis Pharma A/S
ASND
$16B
| $10.5M | 0.01% |
+88,799
| New | +$7.78M |
|
1354
Thor Industries
THO
$3.9B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
167,300
-94,797
| -36% | -$6M |
|
1355
Antero Resources
AR
$11.1B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
+1,179,736
| New | +$11.1M |
|
1356
Allient
ALNT
$1.49B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
454,050
-20,400
| -4% | -$564K |
|
|
DOOR
1357
DELISTED
MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP
DOOR
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
208,300
-28,200
| -12% | -$1.5M |
|
|
CTRL
1358
DELISTED
Control4 Corporation
CTRL
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
612,700
-89,200
| -13% | -$1.61M |
|
1359
IMAX
IMAX
$2.62B
| $10.4M | 0.01% |
456,600
+408,900
| +857% | +$8.73M |
|
1360
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.26B
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
566,984
+348,900
| +160% | +$6.48M |
|
1361
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.38B
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
348,900
+50,200
| +17% | +$1.39M |
|
|
NUAN
1362
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
+703,112
| New | +$9.75M |
|
|
PCOM
1363
DELISTED
Points.com Inc. Common Shares
PCOM
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
764,930
+16,200
| +2% | +$183K |
|
1364
Kadant
KAI
$3.63B
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
116,700
-25,700
| -18% | -$2.21M |
|
1365
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.56B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
226,451
+23,100
| +11% | +$1.05M |
|
1366
Coeur Mining
CDE
$15.4B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
2,508,028
+125,400
| +5% | +$605K |
|
|
FFNW
1367
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
649,600
+600
| +0.1% | +$9.46K |
|
|
TGI
1368
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
+536,400
| New | +$10.1M |
|
1369
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$1.04B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
354,600
-29,000
| -8% | -$946K |
|
1370
Cohu
COHU
$2.26B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
691,954
+215,400
| +45% | +$3.67M |
|
1371
iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SHV
$20.8B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
92,300
-6,600
| -7% | -$729K |
|
|
FNHC
1372
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
635,600
+25,700
| +4% | +$466K |
|
|
IO
1373
DELISTED
ION Geophysical Corporation
IO
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
705,849
-320,674
| -31% | -$3.75M |
|
|
FONR
1374
DELISTED
Fonar
FONR
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
497,216
+5,700
| +1% | +$124K |
|
|
SBNY
1375
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
79,474
-104,704
| -57% | -$13.3M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,883 positions worth $110B, up 20% from $91.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $7.09B of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 532 new positions and adding to 1,751 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2019 buy was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Starbucks in Q1 2019, an estimated $618M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $342M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $435M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $110B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 532 new positions and closed 465 in Q1 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $110B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.