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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1401
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$23.1B
| $9.38M | 0.01% |
356,400
-221,400
| -38% | -$5.88M |
|
1402
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.61B
| $9.37M | 0.01% |
674,132
-763,830
| -53% | -$11M |
|
1403
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.34B
| $9.32M | 0.01% |
158,926
+30,200
| +23% | +$1.79M |
|
|
GSS
1404
DELISTED
Golden Star Resources Ltd.
GSS
| $9.31M | 0.01% |
2,569,813
+117,955
| +5% | +$420K |
|
|
GOOS
1405
Canada Goose Holdings
GOOS
$903M
| $9.3M | 0.01% |
144,100
+92,794
| +181% | +$5.42M |
|
1406
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$8.77B
| $9.29M | 0.01% |
680,100
-143,400
| -17% | -$1.9M |
|
1407
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$32.8B
| $9.27M | 0.01% |
+168,200
| New | +$10.1M |
|
1408
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$779M
| $9.27M | 0.01% |
231,632
-15,680
| -6% | -$635K |
|
1409
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
$32.2B
| $9.25M | 0.01% |
+118,000
| New | +$8.99M |
|
1410
State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF
SRLN
$5.3B
| $9.24M | 0.01% |
195,100
+9,672
| +5% | +$456K |
|
|
MRLN
1411
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
| $9.24M | 0.01% |
320,200
+1,000
| +0.3% | +$29.2K |
|
1412
Goldgroup Mining Inc.
GORO
$155M
| $9.23M | 0.01% |
1,795,830
+414,630
| +30% | +$2.4M |
|
1413
Equinix
EQIX
$99.4B
| $9.18M | 0.01% |
+21,200
| New | +$9.28M |
|
1414
United Fire Group
UFCS
$1.35B
| $9.15M | 0.01% |
180,300
+7,200
| +4% | +$384K |
|
1415
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.14B
| $9.14M | 0.01% |
327,600
-11,404
| -3% | -$303K |
|
|
ARI
1416
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$864M
| $9.14M | 0.01% |
484,340
-477,408
| -50% | -$9.11M |
|
1417
Agilysys
AGYS
$3.21B
| $9.13M | 0.01% |
560,052
+146,400
| +35% | +$2.35M |
|
|
TACO
1418
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
| $9.11M | 0.01% |
771,700
+79,200
| +11% | +$1.03M |
|
|
OCLR
1419
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
| $9.1M | 0.01% |
1,017,700
+762,600
| +299% | +$6.91M |
|
1420
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
FLRN
$3.07B
| $9.08M | 0.01% |
294,900
-38,699
| -12% | -$1.19M |
|
|
LGF.A
1421
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
| $9.08M | 0.01% |
372,150
+82,500
| +28% | +$1.95M |
|
1422
Roper Technologies
ROP
$40.4B
| $9.06M | 0.01% |
+30,600
| New | +$9.03M |
|
1423
ATI
ATI
$24.3B
| $9.06M | 0.01% |
306,492
+279,000
| +1,015% | +$7.5M |
|
1424
UBS Group
UBS
$170B
| $9.04M | 0.01% |
574,600
-449,400
| -44% | -$7.07M |
|
|
VRNT
1425
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
| $9.03M | 0.01% |
353,870
-467,979
| -57% | -$11.4M |
|
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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.