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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1401
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF
VGSH
$29.3B
| $9.64M | 0.01% |
+159,600
| New | +$9.6M |
|
|
FTR
1402
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $9.61M | 0.01% |
4,830,717
+2,466,444
| +104% | +$5.99M |
|
|
TPH
1403
DELISTED
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
| $9.59M | 0.01% |
758,336
-95,600
| -11% | -$1.22M |
|
|
CLUB
1404
DELISTED
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
CLUB
| $9.58M | 0.01% |
2,013,062
-61,300
| -3% | -$349K |
|
1405
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10.2B
| $9.58M | 0.01% |
+71,600
| New | +$9.43M |
|
1406
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
FLRN
$3.08B
| $9.56M | 0.01% |
+311,370
| New | +$9.52M |
|
1407
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.42B
| $9.55M | 0.01% |
742,647
+628,689
| +552% | +$8.55M |
|
|
ZVO
1408
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
| $9.54M | 0.01% |
1,560,900
+47,542
| +3% | +$383K |
|
|
AEGN
1409
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
| $9.52M | 0.01% |
541,800
-78,196
| -13% | -$1.42M |
|
|
LSXMK
1410
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
| $9.49M | 0.01% |
325,873
-306,836
| -48% | -$9.26M |
|
1411
Bruker
BRKR
$9.57B
| $9.49M | 0.01% |
246,810
+136,000
| +123% | +$4.91M |
|
|
BHR
1412
Braemar Hotels & Resorts
BHR
$156M
| $9.46M | 0.01% |
782,658
+145,701
| +23% | +$1.63M |
|
1413
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$68.4M
| $9.46M | 0.01% |
549,215
+59,773
| +12% | +$1.05M |
|
1414
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
SHM
$3.46B
| $9.44M | 0.01% |
194,800
-81,500
| -29% | -$3.94M |
|
|
GCP
1415
DELISTED
GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
GCP
| $9.43M | 0.01% |
+318,500
| New | +$8.56M |
|
1416
Emcor
EME
$35.2B
| $9.43M | 0.01% |
129,000
-137,700
| -52% | -$9.34M |
|
1417
Voyager Therapeutics
VYGR
$183M
| $9.42M | 0.01% |
492,301
+60,000
| +14% | +$782K |
|
1418
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.84B
| $9.42M | 0.01% |
4,956,400
-463,700
| -9% | -$910K |
|
1419
NNN REIT
NNN
$9.04B
| $9.41M | 0.01% |
169,900
-273,700
| -62% | -$14.2M |
|
1420
York Water
YORW
$502M
| $9.37M | 0.01% |
273,036
+3,301
| +1% | +$111K |
|
1421
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$7.87B
| $9.36M | 0.01% |
2,020,989
+1,340,199
| +197% | +$5.22M |
|
|
EVBG
1422
DELISTED
Everbridge, Inc. Common Stock
EVBG
| $9.34M | 0.01% |
+124,500
| New | +$8.13M |
|
1423
Under Armour
UAA
$2.84B
| $9.34M | 0.01% |
+441,700
| New | +$9.25M |
|
1424
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$50.3M
| $9.34M | 0.01% |
402,050
-92,000
| -19% | -$2.28M |
|
1425
Hexcel
HXL
$7.79B
| $9.32M | 0.01% |
+134,700
| New | +$9.06M |
|
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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.