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
|
+$535M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$388M |
| 3 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$348M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$230M |
| 5 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$203M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Danaher
DHR
|
+$350M |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$349M |
| 3 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$337M |
| 4 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$332M |
| 5 |
SODA
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
|
+$251M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.48% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.21% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.74% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 9.97% |
| 5 | Utilities | 9.01% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1476
Newmark Group
NMRK
$2.66B
| $7.51M | 0.01% |
936,171
+805,071
| +614% | +$7.62M |
|
|
ROIC
1477
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
| $7.5M | 0.01% |
472,600
+427,500
| +948% | +$7.51M |
|
1478
First Financial Corp
THFF
$958M
| $7.5M | 0.01% |
186,700
-2,200
| -1% | -$101K |
|
1479
Costamare
CMRE
$1.88B
| $7.49M | 0.01% |
1,706,700
+20,200
| +1% | +$107K |
|
|
QIWI
1480
DELISTED
QIWI PLC
QIWI
| $7.48M | 0.01% |
528,980
+206,200
| +64% | +$2.78M |
|
|
CHUY
1481
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
| $7.48M | 0.01% |
421,600
+9,100
| +2% | +$205K |
|
|
RNET
1482
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
| $7.48M | 0.01% |
591,600
-1,900
| -0.3% | -$31.6K |
|
1483
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$2.35B
| $7.48M | 0.01% |
411,000
-24,800
| -6% | -$483K |
|
1484
Toro Company
TTC
$8.75B
| $7.47M | 0.01% |
133,700
-76,400
| -36% | -$4.44M |
|
|
PCOM
1485
DELISTED
Points.com Inc. Common Shares
PCOM
| $7.46M | 0.01% |
748,730
-191,700
| -20% | -$2.27M |
|
1486
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$8.97B
| $7.44M | 0.01% |
64,570
-136,800
| -68% | -$16.7M |
|
1487
Akamai
AKAM
$16.7B
| $7.44M | 0.01% |
+121,800
| New | +$8.1M |
|
|
TRTX
1488
TPG RE Finance Trust
TRTX
$612M
| $7.44M | 0.01% |
406,900
-137,000
| -25% | -$2.68M |
|
|
VISN
1489
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.65B
| $7.44M | 0.01% |
453,700
+81,700
| +22% | +$1.73M |
|
1490
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$68.4M
| $7.43M | 0.01% |
489,442
+39,533
| +9% | +$651K |
|
|
PBIP
1491
DELISTED
Prudential Bancorp, Inc.
PBIP
| $7.43M | 0.01% |
422,390
+5,700
| +1% | +$100K |
|
1492
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.38B
| $7.43M | 0.01% |
298,700
+69,600
| +30% | +$1.82M |
|
1493
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.09B
| $7.38M | 0.01% |
263,200
+222,600
| +548% | +$6.19M |
|
1494
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$23.9B
| $7.38M | 0.01% |
128,417
-120,736
| -48% | -$6.95M |
|
1495
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$472M
| $7.36M | 0.01% |
447,605
-10,795
| -2% | -$207K |
|
1496
Illumina
ILMN
$31B
| $7.35M | 0.01% |
25,205
-15,111
| -37% | -$4.68M |
|
1497
Quad
QUAD
$536M
| $7.33M | 0.01% |
595,298
-152,402
| -20% | -$2.46M |
|
|
MRT
1498
DELISTED
MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc.
MRT
| $7.31M | 0.01% |
1,069,302
+49,000
| +5% | +$384K |
|
1499
Veracyte
VCYT
$3.7B
| $7.31M | 0.01% |
580,960
-359,440
| -38% | -$4.25M |
|
1500
Elevance Health
ELV
$81.5B
| $7.3M | 0.01% |
+27,800
| New | +$7.64M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,847 positions worth $91.3B, down 6.1% from $97.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $8.84B of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 522 new positions and adding to 1,588 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Apple: 11,041,936 shares worth $435M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Dell, an estimated $332M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2018 buy was Apple: 11,041,936 shares worth $435M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2018, an estimated $388M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Dell, cutting an estimated $332M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Danaher in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $350M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $91.3B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 522 new positions and closed 504 in Q4 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 6.1% quarter-over-quarter to $91.3B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 13 Feb 2019.