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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1426
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.42B
| $6.58M | 0.01% |
177,200
+6,423
| +4% | +$231K |
|
|
REIS
1427
DELISTED
Reis, Inc.
REIS
| $6.49M | 0.01% |
317,200
+4,900
| +2% | +$107K |
|
1428
LifeVantage
LFVN
$80.1M
| $6.49M | 0.01% |
685,471
+95,400
| +16% | +$1.24M |
|
|
WSR
1429
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
| $6.48M | 0.01% |
466,900
-5,687
| -1% | -$85K |
|
1430
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.45B
| $6.48M | 0.01% |
+145,400
| New | +$6.41M |
|
1431
Simmons First National
SFNC
$3.39B
| $6.47M | 0.01% |
259,400
-29,200
| -10% | -$701K |
|
|
HNP
1432
DELISTED
Huaneng Power Intl, Inc.
HNP
| $6.46M | 0.01% |
257,400
+24,600
| +11% | +$607K |
|
|
LMOS
1433
DELISTED
Lumos Networks Corp
LMOS
| $6.46M | 0.01% |
461,300
+99,000
| +27% | +$1.3M |
|
1434
CME Group
CME
$95.4B
| $6.43M | 0.01% |
61,483
-391,612
| -86% | -$40.9M |
|
1435
Willdan Group
WLDN
$1.02B
| $6.42M | 0.01% |
365,800
+58,700
| +19% | +$844K |
|
1436
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.6B
| $6.41M | 0.01% |
101,487
+40,125
| +65% | +$2.68M |
|
|
PCBK
1437
DELISTED
Pacific Continental Corp
PCBK
| $6.41M | 0.01% |
381,300
-20,300
| -5% | -$323K |
|
|
BHBK
1438
DELISTED
Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.
BHBK
| $6.41M | 0.01% |
426,500
-115,600
| -21% | -$1.68M |
|
|
CORE
1439
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
| $6.41M | 0.01% |
178,900
-137,500
| -43% | -$5.93M |
|
1440
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$8.33B
| $6.4M | 0.01% |
325,860
-504,700
| -61% | -$10.4M |
|
1441
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$457M
| $6.38M | 0.01% |
259,600
+20,100
| +8% | +$489K |
|
|
PCTI
1442
DELISTED
PCTEL, Inc. Common Stock
PCTI
| $6.38M | 0.01% |
1,206,699
+38,899
| +3% | +$197K |
|
1443
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$445M
| $6.38M | 0.01% |
615,600
-67,600
| -10% | -$827K |
|
1444
CACI
CACI
$10.8B
| $6.36M | 0.01% |
+63,000
| New | +$6.08M |
|
|
CXP
1445
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
CXP
| $6.35M | 0.01% |
283,800
+33,300
| +13% | +$776K |
|
|
COBZ
1446
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
| $6.34M | 0.01% |
476,600
-20,200
| -4% | -$257K |
|
|
LHCG
1447
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
| $6.34M | 0.01% |
172,000
+49,700
| +41% | +$1.99M |
|
1448
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$2.07B
| $6.34M | 0.01% |
137,100
-143,900
| -51% | -$6.63M |
|
|
ZLTQ
1449
DELISTED
ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc.
ZLTQ
| $6.34M | 0.01% |
161,600
+115,690
| +252% | +$4.13M |
|
1450
Cato Corp
CATO
$65.7M
| $6.31M | 0.01% |
191,950
+91,800
| +92% | +$3.18M |
|
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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.