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 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$495M |
| 2 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$290M |
| 3 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$273M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$262M |
| 5 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$234M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
| 2 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
+$280M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$252M |
| 4 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
+$245M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$242M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.71% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.33% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.4% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.58% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1451
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.04B
| $8.12M | 0.01% |
112,900
+17,500
| +18% | +$1.14M |
|
1452
AXT Inc
AXTI
$2.8B
| $8.11M | 0.01% |
886,800
-15,300
| -2% | -$120K |
|
1453
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.9B
| $8.1M | 0.01% |
168,783
-37,600
| -18% | -$1.71M |
|
|
NGHC
1454
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
| $8.1M | 0.01% |
423,900
+290,000
| +217% | +$5.53M |
|
1455
Constellium
CSTM
$3.96B
| $8.09M | 0.01% |
+789,000
| New | +$7.47M |
|
1456
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.6B
| $8.08M | 0.01% |
+131,300
| New | +$8.08M |
|
1457
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.42B
| $8.04M | 0.01% |
172,800
-1,300
| -0.7% | -$55.9K |
|
1458
Zillow
ZG
$7.74B
| $8.03M | 0.01% |
200,000
+77,700
| +64% | +$3.29M |
|
1459
Dime Commercial Bancshares
DCOM
$1.8B
| $8M | 0.01% |
235,700
-8,432
| -3% | -$270K |
|
|
PAMT
1460
PAMT Corp
PAMT
$360M
| $8M | 0.01% |
1,336,800
-6,000
| -0.4% | -$28.5K |
|
1461
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.86B
| $7.98M | 0.01% |
328,979
+76,663
| +30% | +$1.79M |
|
|
SHYF
1462
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
| $7.96M | 0.01% |
720,556
+107,756
| +18% | +$1M |
|
|
GPOR
1463
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
| $7.94M | 0.01% |
+553,400
| New | +$7.19M |
|
|
TSRO
1464
DELISTED
TESARO, Inc.
TSRO
| $7.93M | 0.01% |
+61,400
| New | +$7.62M |
|
1465
Simulations Plus
SLP
$371M
| $7.92M | 0.01% |
511,000
+32,853
| +7% | +$477K |
|
|
SVU
1466
DELISTED
SUPERVALU Inc.
SVU
| $7.92M | 0.01% |
+364,055
| New | +$8.06M |
|
1467
Crawford & Co Class B
CRD.B
$502M
| $7.88M | 0.01% |
659,200
-8,103
| -1% | -$78.6K |
|
|
WMGI
1468
DELISTED
Wright Medical Group Inc
WMGI
| $7.87M | 0.01% |
304,318
-905,089
| -75% | -$24.9M |
|
|
FOE
1469
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
| $7.86M | 0.01% |
352,600
+78,500
| +29% | +$1.53M |
|
1470
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$593M
| $7.85M | 0.01% |
459,500
-214,210
| -32% | -$3.6M |
|
|
HRG
1471
DELISTED
HRG Group, Inc.
HRG
| $7.85M | 0.01% |
502,600
-303,407
| -38% | -$4.9M |
|
|
GDEN
1472
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
| $7.83M | 0.01% |
321,000
+68,350
| +27% | +$1.5M |
|
|
BLMT
1473
DELISTED
BSB Bancorp, Inc.
BLMT
| $7.82M | 0.01% |
261,200
+2,600
| +1% | +$74.8K |
|
1474
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$4.05B
| $7.82M | 0.01% |
610,951
+480,151
| +367% | +$5.7M |
|
|
PERY
1475
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
| $7.82M | 0.01% |
330,300
-55,600
| -14% | -$1.13M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,587 positions worth $85B, up 8.4% from $78.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.5% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $2.91B of net new capital in Q3 2017, opening 418 new positions and adding to 1,684 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was ExxonMobil: 3,652,454 shares worth $299M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Electronic Arts, an estimated $280M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2017 buy was ExxonMobil: 3,652,454 shares worth $299M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Medtronic in Q3 2017, an estimated $495M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Electronic Arts, cutting an estimated $280M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Amazon in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $290M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.5% of its $85B portfolio in Q3 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 418 new positions and closed 418 in Q3 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $85B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.