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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$391M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$378M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$356M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$307M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
+$279M |
| 3 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$273M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$230M |
| 5 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$225M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.59% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.11% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.92% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.85% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 7.99% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1451
Jabil
JBL
$30.1B
| $9.45M | 0.01% |
299,100
-158,600
| -35% | -$4.55M |
|
1452
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$33.5B
| $9.45M | 0.01% |
167,663
-339,000
| -67% | -$19.3M |
|
|
B
1453
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
| $9.44M | 0.01% |
167,500
+56,800
| +51% | +$3.09M |
|
1454
Century Casinos
CNTY
$32.9M
| $9.43M | 0.01% |
971,666
+165,200
| +20% | +$1.51M |
|
1455
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.73B
| $9.4M | 0.01% |
176,600
+18,500
| +12% | +$980K |
|
1456
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$61.4B
| $9.38M | 0.01% |
+69,086
| New | +$9.4M |
|
|
FFNW
1457
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
| $9.35M | 0.01% |
660,900
+11,300
| +2% | +$177K |
|
|
BPYU
1458
DELISTED
Brookfield Property REIT Inc. Class A Common Stock
BPYU
| $9.35M | 0.01% |
+494,800
| New | +$9.86M |
|
1459
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
| $9.34M | 0.01% |
+70,100
| New | +$8.66M |
|
|
TVTY
1460
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
| $9.33M | 0.01% |
567,697
-306,727
| -35% | -$5.92M |
|
|
JMEI
1461
DELISTED
Jumei International Holding Limited American depositary shares, each representing ten Class A ordina
JMEI
| $9.33M | 0.01% |
379,360
-47,980
| -11% | -$1.18M |
|
|
HTLF
1462
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
| $9.33M | 0.01% |
208,600
+3,800
| +2% | +$168K |
|
|
PCOM
1463
DELISTED
Points.com Inc. Common Shares
PCOM
| $9.3M | 0.01% |
752,830
-12,100
| -2% | -$148K |
|
1464
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.49B
| $9.29M | 0.01% |
100,200
-223,700
| -69% | -$19.7M |
|
|
VNET
1465
VNET Group
VNET
$1.79B
| $9.28M | 0.01% |
1,190,567
+242,800
| +26% | +$1.86M |
|
1466
Magnite
MGNI
$2.83B
| $9.27M | 0.01% |
1,457,889
+67,800
| +5% | +$416K |
|
|
XHR
1467
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$2.01B
| $9.26M | 0.01% |
444,160
-156,900
| -26% | -$3.39M |
|
1468
Provident Financial
PROV
$111M
| $9.26M | 0.01% |
441,047
+6,799
| +2% | +$138K |
|
|
FNHC
1469
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
| $9.25M | 0.01% |
647,900
+12,300
| +2% | +$187K |
|
|
ESV
1470
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
| $9.22M | 0.01% |
1,081,383
+988,933
| +1,070% | +$11.4M |
|
1471
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.8B
| $9.22M | 0.01% |
+79,700
| New | +$8.72M |
|
1472
Aon
AON
$80.6B
| $9.21M | 0.01% |
47,701
-349,200
| -88% | -$63.3M |
|
1473
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3B
| $9.2M | 0.01% |
198,300
-46,000
| -19% | -$2.12M |
|
1474
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$4.22B
| $9.2M | 0.01% |
78,600
-271,400
| -78% | -$32.4M |
|
1475
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$20.3B
| $9.18M | 0.01% |
63,300
+24,100
| +61% | +$3.35M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,913 positions worth $114B, up 3.3% from $110B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2019 filing shows 495 new, 1,847 increased, 1,145 reduced and 397 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Apple: 9,290,160 shares worth $460M. The largest sale was UnitedHealth, an estimated $307M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2019 buy was Apple: 9,290,160 shares worth $460M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Celgene Corp in Q2 2019, an estimated $391M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $230M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited UnitedHealth in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $307M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $114B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 495 new positions and closed 397 in Q2 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 3.3% quarter-over-quarter to $114B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 12 Aug 2019.