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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$373M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
+$283M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$270M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$240M |
| 5 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$225M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$274M |
| 2 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$228M |
| 3 |
GAS
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
|
+$216M |
| 4 |
TE
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
|
+$136M |
| 5 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$133M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.61% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.42% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.99% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.6% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.36% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1376
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.03B
| $7.21M | 0.01% |
127,650
-11,800
| -8% | -$665K |
|
1377
Employers Holdings
EIG
$907M
| $7.21M | 0.01% |
241,600
-100,600
| -29% | -$2.98M |
|
1378
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$3.55B
| $7.21M | 0.01% |
330,000
+12,700
| +4% | +$270K |
|
1379
MSCI
MSCI
$42.4B
| $7.2M | 0.01% |
85,821
-80,600
| -48% | -$6.85M |
|
|
AGR
1380
DELISTED
Avangrid, Inc.
AGR
| $7.19M | 0.01% |
172,100
+46,900
| +37% | +$2.05M |
|
1381
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$304M
| $7.19M | 0.01% |
432,050
+281,000
| +186% | +$3.78M |
|
1382
KKR & Co
KKR
$89.1B
| $7.17M | 0.01% |
502,850
-34,000
| -6% | -$482K |
|
1383
HealthStream
HSTM
$863M
| $7.16M | 0.01% |
259,400
+7,400
| +3% | +$191K |
|
|
ACTA
1384
DELISTED
Actua Corp
ACTA
| $7.15M | 0.01% |
552,019
-7,800
| -1% | -$79.3K |
|
|
SAND
1385
DELISTED
Sandstorm Gold
SAND
| $7.14M | 0.01% |
1,419,600
-952,900
| -40% | -$5.34M |
|
|
HOS
1386
DELISTED
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
HOS
| $7.14M | 0.01% |
1,297,621
+361,121
| +39% | +$2.35M |
|
|
CCC
1387
DELISTED
Calgon Carbon Corp
CCC
| $7.13M | 0.01% |
469,900
+74,100
| +19% | +$1.05M |
|
|
INFN
1388
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
| $7.13M | 0.01% |
+789,000
| New | +$7.63M |
|
1389
ITT
ITT
$17.1B
| $7.12M | 0.01% |
+198,600
| New | +$6.79M |
|
1390
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.8B
| $7.11M | 0.01% |
363,079
+148,800
| +69% | +$2.81M |
|
|
TBHC
1391
DELISTED
The Brand House Collective
TBHC
| $7.09M | 0.01% |
582,400
+101,100
| +21% | +$1.41M |
|
1392
Donaldson
DCI
$10.7B
| $7.09M | 0.01% |
+189,900
| New | +$6.92M |
|
|
STB
1393
DELISTED
Student Transportation Inc
STB
| $7.07M | 0.01% |
1,180,144
+400,700
| +51% | +$2.2M |
|
|
CPPL
1394
DELISTED
Columbia Pipeline Partners LP
CPPL
| $7.06M | 0.01% |
437,210
+119,010
| +37% | +$1.75M |
|
|
DHC
1395
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$2.15B
| $7.05M | 0.01% |
310,600
-41,100
| -12% | -$910K |
|
|
BFIN
1396
DELISTED
BankFinancial
BFIN
| $7.04M | 0.01% |
554,700
-32,695
| -6% | -$405K |
|
1397
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$8.76B
| $7.04M | 0.01% |
43,000
-4,100
| -9% | -$622K |
|
1398
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$1.01B
| $6.99M | 0.01% |
563,600
-231,200
| -29% | -$2.61M |
|
|
ESIO
1399
DELISTED
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
| $6.99M | 0.01% |
1,239,400
-135,420
| -10% | -$793K |
|
|
FUEL
1400
DELISTED
Rocket Fuel Inc.
FUEL
| $6.99M | 0.01% |
2,647,700
+88,735
| +3% | +$236K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, Renaissance Technologies held 3,713 positions worth $56.6B, up 7.7% from $52.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $1.92B of net new capital in Q3 2016, opening 414 new positions and adding to 1,834 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 811,400 shares worth $142M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was CVS Health, an estimated $274M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2016 buy was FedEx: 811,400 shares worth $142M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q3 2016, an estimated $373M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was CVS Health, cutting an estimated $274M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited EMC CORPORATION in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $228M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $56.6B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 414 new positions and closed 416 in Q3 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $56.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.