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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TPCO
1376
DELISTED
Tribune Publishing Company Common Stock
TPCO
| $9.94M | 0.01% |
605,300
+103,600
| +21% | +$1.93M |
|
1377
eGain
EGAN
$187M
| $9.93M | 0.01% |
1,248,400
+470,386
| +60% | +$3.12M |
|
|
SMI
1378
DELISTED
Semiconductor Manufacturing Intl
SMI
| $9.92M | 0.01% |
1,503,000
-382,600
| -20% | -$2.68M |
|
1379
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$85.6B
| $9.91M | 0.01% |
136,700
-985,090
| -88% | -$72M |
|
1380
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.81B
| $9.91M | 0.01% |
296,000
+152,500
| +106% | +$5.58M |
|
1381
Arrow Financial
AROW
$659M
| $9.9M | 0.01% |
348,377
-5,731
| -2% | -$161K |
|
|
NCOM
1382
DELISTED
National Commerce Corporation
NCOM
| $9.87M | 0.01% |
226,600
+52,200
| +30% | +$2.29M |
|
1383
1st Source
SRCE
$2.16B
| $9.86M | 0.01% |
194,714
+75,574
| +63% | +$3.88M |
|
1384
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$121M
| $9.83M | 0.01% |
320,222
+78,822
| +33% | +$2.93M |
|
1385
Allient
ALNT
$1.49B
| $9.82M | 0.01% |
370,652
+91,952
| +33% | +$2.09M |
|
1386
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.89B
| $9.81M | 0.01% |
280,873
+157,300
| +127% | +$5.69M |
|
|
QUOT
1387
DELISTED
Quotient Technology Inc
QUOT
| $9.8M | 0.01% |
748,300
+129,700
| +21% | +$1.64M |
|
1388
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$874M
| $9.77M | 0.01% |
195,600
+9,700
| +5% | +$492K |
|
|
CBPX
1389
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
CBPX
| $9.76M | 0.01% |
341,700
+33,300
| +11% | +$932K |
|
|
FBNK
1390
DELISTED
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc
FBNK
| $9.71M | 0.01% |
379,400
+31,000
| +9% | +$808K |
|
|
EARN
1391
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT
EARN
$162M
| $9.67M | 0.01% |
882,500
-192,900
| -18% | -$2.15M |
|
1392
Varex Imaging
VREX
$472M
| $9.63M | 0.01% |
269,200
-162,300
| -38% | -$6.19M |
|
|
PMD
1393
DELISTED
Psychemedics Corporation
PMD
| $9.61M | 0.01% |
449,800
-14,629
| -3% | -$304K |
|
|
CNBKA
1394
DELISTED
Century Bancorp Inc/Mass
CNBKA
| $9.6M | 0.01% |
120,900
+9,300
| +8% | +$728K |
|
|
HTLF
1395
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
| $9.57M | 0.01% |
180,400
+28,600
| +19% | +$1.54M |
|
|
GOGL
1396
DELISTED
Golden Ocean Group
GOGL
| $9.56M | 0.01% |
1,202,872
+135,790
| +13% | +$1.19M |
|
|
HTBK
1397
DELISTED
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
| $9.56M | 0.01% |
580,200
+37,400
| +7% | +$605K |
|
|
ABAX
1398
DELISTED
Abaxis Inc
ABAX
| $9.56M | 0.01% |
135,400
-27,571
| -17% | -$1.85M |
|
|
RDUS
1399
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
| $9.55M | 0.01% |
295,296
+131,200
| +80% | +$4.58M |
|
1400
Lesaka Technologies
LSAK
$396M
| $9.54M | 0.01% |
1,008,000
-600,200
| -37% | -$6.54M |
|
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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.