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 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$468M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$440M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$355M |
| 4 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$332M |
| 5 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
+$331M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LLTC
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
|
+$482M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$247M |
| 3 |
Visa
V
|
+$219M |
| 4 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$200M |
| 5 |
Johnson Controls International
JCI
|
+$179M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.02% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.31% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.25% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.65% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.54% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SUP
1476
DELISTED
Superior Industries International
SUP
| $7.11M | 0.01% |
280,400
+400
| +0.1% | +$9.83K |
|
|
SNC
1477
DELISTED
State National Companies, Inc.
SNC
| $7.08M | 0.01% |
491,700
+13,300
| +3% | +$185K |
|
1478
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$4.35B
| $7.07M | 0.01% |
97,500
-24,500
| -20% | -$1.72M |
|
1479
Saga Communications
SGA
$54.9M
| $7.05M | 0.01% |
138,200
+2,600
| +2% | +$130K |
|
1480
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$815M
| $7.05M | 0.01% |
238,338
+5,418
| +2% | +$167K |
|
|
EQM
1481
DELISTED
EQM Midstream Partners, LP
EQM
| $7.04M | 0.01% |
+91,550
| New | +$7.15M |
|
1482
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.64B
| $7.04M | 0.01% |
84,900
+27,900
| +49% | +$2.28M |
|
1483
Quantum Corp
QMCO
$411M
| $6.98M | 0.01% |
50,164
+10,596
| +27% | +$1.52M |
|
1484
National Presto Industries
NPK
$870M
| $6.97M | 0.01% |
68,200
+12,900
| +23% | +$1.33M |
|
|
NSTG
1485
DELISTED
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
NSTG
| $6.96M | 0.01% |
350,000
+109,800
| +46% | +$2.09M |
|
|
PBIP
1486
DELISTED
Prudential Bancorp, Inc.
PBIP
| $6.95M | 0.01% |
389,579
+31,089
| +9% | +$543K |
|
1487
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$38.4B
| $6.94M | 0.01% |
+799,600
| New | +$7.45M |
|
|
CHMT
1488
DELISTED
Chemtura Corporation
CHMT
| $6.94M | 0.01% |
+207,668
| New | +$6.89M |
|
1489
Broadwind
BWEN
$81.7M
| $6.92M | 0.01% |
831,190
+206,200
| +33% | +$1.07M |
|
|
VVUS
1490
DELISTED
Vivus Inc
VVUS
| $6.92M | 0.01% |
618,245
+180,510
| +41% | +$2.04M |
|
|
BLMT
1491
DELISTED
BSB Bancorp, Inc.
BLMT
| $6.9M | 0.01% |
244,300
-5,911
| -2% | -$165K |
|
1492
Regional Management Corp
RM
$390M
| $6.9M | 0.01% |
355,000
+122,900
| +53% | +$2.75M |
|
|
IIP
1493
DELISTED
INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION
IIP
| $6.9M | 0.01% |
1,854,219
+290,799
| +19% | +$1.08M |
|
|
IPXL
1494
DELISTED
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
IPXL
| $6.88M | 0.01% |
544,100
-548,902
| -50% | -$6.63M |
|
|
AIMC
1495
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp
AIMC
| $6.88M | 0.01% |
176,600
+3,400
| +2% | +$131K |
|
|
ELLI
1496
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
| $6.86M | 0.01% |
+68,400
| New | +$6.28M |
|
1497
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$3.05B
| $6.85M | 0.01% |
576,599
+403,619
| +233% | +$3.65M |
|
|
POT
1498
DELISTED
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
| $6.84M | 0.01% |
400,399
-859,600
| -68% | -$15.6M |
|
|
ISEE
1499
DELISTED
IVERIC bio, Inc. Common Stock
ISEE
| $6.8M | 0.01% |
+1,858,300
| New | +$7.85M |
|
|
OPLN
1500
Openlane
OPLN
$4.28B
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
409,246
+121,796
| +42% | +$2.08M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,652 positions worth $71.6B, up 13% from $63.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $5.19B of net new capital in Q1 2017, opening 433 new positions and adding to 1,585 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Merck: 7,716,460 shares worth $468M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walt Disney, an estimated $247M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2017 buy was Merck: 7,716,460 shares worth $468M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q1 2017, an estimated $440M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $247M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Linear Technology Corp in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $482M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $71.6B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 433 new positions and closed 462 in Q1 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $71.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 12 May 2017.