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 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$521M |
| 2 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$411M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$305M |
| 5 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$296M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCR
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
|
+$455M |
| 2 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$451M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$398M |
| 4 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$348M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$332M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.06% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.71% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.21% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.72% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.38% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1451
Timberland Bancorp
TSBK
$352M
| $8.98M | 0.01% |
338,200
+30,000
| +10% | +$868K |
|
|
HMTV
1452
DELISTED
Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.
HMTV
| $8.97M | 0.01% |
776,300
-182,100
| -19% | -$2.15M |
|
|
PERY
1453
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
| $8.95M | 0.01% |
357,400
+27,100
| +8% | +$646K |
|
|
ADVM
1454
DELISTED
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
| $8.94M | 0.01% |
255,468
+71,421
| +39% | +$2.35M |
|
1455
Primoris Services
PRIM
$4.19B
| $8.93M | 0.01% |
328,468
+10,568
| +3% | +$294K |
|
1456
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$2.19B
| $8.91M | 0.01% |
306,700
-1,942,200
| -86% | -$49.5M |
|
1457
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$117B
| $8.89M | 0.01% |
193,600
+174,500
| +914% | +$7.8M |
|
1458
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.84B
| $8.88M | 0.01% |
349,679
+20,700
| +6% | +$517K |
|
|
CALL
1459
DELISTED
magicJack VocalTec Ltd
CALL
| $8.86M | 0.01% |
1,048,200
+204,700
| +24% | +$1.55M |
|
|
SWIR
1460
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
| $8.85M | 0.01% |
432,700
+114,416
| +36% | +$2.44M |
|
|
TPCO
1461
DELISTED
Tribune Publishing Company Common Stock
TPCO
| $8.82M | 0.01% |
501,700
+136,700
| +37% | +$2.21M |
|
|
RNET
1462
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
| $8.77M | 0.01% |
586,600
+10,100
| +2% | +$163K |
|
|
DWCH
1463
DELISTED
Datawatch Corp
DWCH
| $8.76M | 0.01% |
922,400
+116,393
| +14% | +$1.21M |
|
|
CNBKA
1464
DELISTED
Century Bancorp Inc/Mass
CNBKA
| $8.73M | 0.01% |
111,600
+15,100
| +16% | +$1.27M |
|
|
GOGL
1465
DELISTED
Golden Ocean Group
GOGL
| $8.7M | 0.01% |
1,067,082
+121,810
| +13% | +$987K |
|
|
CBPX
1466
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
CBPX
| $8.68M | 0.01% |
308,400
+66,000
| +27% | +$1.79M |
|
|
ZVO
1467
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
| $8.67M | 0.01% |
1,044,458
-88,100
| -8% | -$816K |
|
1468
Interparfums
IPAR
$4.03B
| $8.65M | 0.01% |
199,087
-68,326
| -26% | -$2.97M |
|
|
SPA
1469
DELISTED
Sparton
SPA
| $8.63M | 0.01% |
374,040
+112,205
| +43% | +$2.6M |
|
1470
WEX
WEX
$6.42B
| $8.6M | 0.01% |
60,869
-4,431
| -7% | -$554K |
|
|
JE
1471
DELISTED
Just Energy Group Inc
JE
| $8.59M | 0.01% |
60,679
-6,687
| -10% | -$1.09M |
|
1472
Assembly Biosciences
ASMB
$496M
| $8.58M | 0.01% |
15,808
+558
| +4% | +$253K |
|
1473
Lakeland Industries
LAKE
$103M
| $8.58M | 0.01% |
589,502
+7,200
| +1% | +$106K |
|
1474
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$133M
| $8.56M | 0.01% |
1,807,850
+64,879
| +4% | +$302K |
|
1475
Sunoco
SUN
$14.5B
| $8.55M | 0.01% |
+301,150
| New | +$9.08M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,692 positions worth $90.7B, up 6.7% from $85B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.4% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2017 filing shows 521 new, 1,724 increased, 1,031 reduced and 386 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class C: 3,773,700 shares worth $197M. The largest sale was CR Bard Inc., an estimated $455M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2017 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class C: 3,773,700 shares worth $197M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to ExxonMobil in Q4 2017, an estimated $521M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was NetEase, cutting an estimated $451M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited CR Bard Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $455M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.4% of its $90.7B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 521 new positions and closed 386 in Q4 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 6.7% quarter-over-quarter to $90.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 13 Feb 2018.