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 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$382M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$266M |
| 3 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
+$240M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$221M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$216M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$358M |
| 2 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$263M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$258M |
| 4 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$257M |
| 5 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$189M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.14% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.55% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.85% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.18% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.44% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CCXI
1501
DELISTED
ChemoCentryx, Inc.
CCXI
| $6.77M | 0.01% |
723,151
+106,570
| +17% | +$782K |
|
|
SIR
1502
DELISTED
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
640,412
-164,483
| -20% | -$1.8M |
|
1503
Asure Software
ASUR
$235M
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
462,876
+47,400
| +11% | +$610K |
|
1504
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$9.01B
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
569,499
+549,199
| +2,705% | +$5.24M |
|
|
PBIP
1505
DELISTED
Prudential Bancorp, Inc.
PBIP
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
372,090
-17,489
| -4% | -$316K |
|
|
THR
1506
DELISTED
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
352,400
-71,800
| -17% | -$1.41M |
|
1507
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$14.1B
| $6.74M | 0.01% |
+592,800
| New | +$6.18M |
|
1508
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.93B
| $6.74M | 0.01% |
+252,459
| New | +$7.02M |
|
1509
GE Aerospace
GE
$378B
| $6.74M | 0.01% |
52,033
-242,070
| -82% | -$33.2M |
|
1510
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.68B
| $6.73M | 0.01% |
238,120
-36,700
| -13% | -$1.08M |
|
1511
Ooma
OOMA
$604M
| $6.73M | 0.01% |
841,100
+61,100
| +8% | +$623K |
|
|
TEN
1512
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
| $6.72M | 0.01% |
+116,200
| New | +$6.71M |
|
|
IRBT
1513
DELISTED
iRobot
IRBT
| $6.69M | 0.01% |
79,500
-164,804
| -67% | -$14.2M |
|
1514
Pegasystems
PEGA
$4.82B
| $6.67M | 0.01% |
228,648
-42,000
| -16% | -$1.11M |
|
|
PZN
1515
DELISTED
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Class A
PZN
| $6.67M | 0.01% |
656,600
+52,200
| +9% | +$498K |
|
1516
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$8.64B
| $6.66M | 0.01% |
727,500
-486,100
| -40% | -$4.33M |
|
1517
Koppers
KOP
$969M
| $6.64M | 0.01% |
183,700
+5,700
| +3% | +$220K |
|
|
GRFS
1518
Grifois
GRFS
$5.39B
| $6.64M | 0.01% |
314,078
+78,874
| +34% | +$1.65M |
|
|
VSM
1519
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
| $6.63M | 0.01% |
+203,900
| New | +$6.36M |
|
1520
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$2.39B
| $6.63M | 0.01% |
194,300
+56,800
| +41% | +$1.89M |
|
|
TA
1521
DELISTED
TravelCenters of America LLC
TA
| $6.61M | 0.01% |
322,320
| – | – |
|
|
REIS
1522
DELISTED
Reis, Inc.
REIS
| $6.59M | 0.01% |
310,100
-1,600
| -0.5% | -$30.7K |
|
1523
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$10.2B
| $6.59M | 0.01% |
188,700
-215,600
| -53% | -$7.32M |
|
|
ELLI
1524
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
| $6.58M | 0.01% |
59,900
-8,500
| -12% | -$920K |
|
1525
Rio Tinto
RIO
$149B
| $6.58M | 0.01% |
+155,500
| New | +$6.23M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,586 positions worth $78.4B, up 9.5% from $71.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $4.59B of net new capital in Q2 2017, opening 398 new positions and adding to 1,648 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Pfizer: 8,421,609 shares worth $268M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Comcast, an estimated $263M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2017 buy was Pfizer: 8,421,609 shares worth $268M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Bristol-Myers Squibb in Q2 2017, an estimated $382M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Comcast, cutting an estimated $263M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $358M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $78.4B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 398 new positions and closed 418 in Q2 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 9.5% quarter-over-quarter to $78.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 11 Aug 2017.