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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$729M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$294M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$242M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$778M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$344M |
| 5 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$343M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.7% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.02% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.09% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1501
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
| $8.15M | 0.01% |
103,900
+84,716
| +442% | +$6.66M |
|
|
CISN
1502
DELISTED
Cision Ltd. Ordinary Share
CISN
| $8.14M | 0.01% |
703,500
+550,300
| +359% | +$6.54M |
|
1503
CDW
CDW
$18.9B
| $8.13M | 0.01% |
115,600
-699,435
| -86% | -$51M |
|
1504
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.07B
| $8.11M | 0.01% |
75,367
-6,633
| -8% | -$722K |
|
1505
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$127B
| $8.1M | 0.01% |
2,190,000
-379,300
| -15% | -$1.43M |
|
1506
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.52B
| $8.1M | 0.01% |
114,100
-22,100
| -16% | -$1.54M |
|
1507
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$15B
| $8.09M | 0.01% |
71,661
+5,100
| +8% | +$579K |
|
1508
Enpro
NPO
$6.63B
| $8.08M | 0.01% |
104,400
-97,000
| -48% | -$8M |
|
1509
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44.7B
| $8.07M | 0.01% |
102,922
+32,031
| +45% | +$2.52M |
|
|
CIT
1510
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
| $8.05M | 0.01% |
156,370
-269,930
| -63% | -$14.2M |
|
1511
Information Services Group
III
$199M
| $8.04M | 0.01% |
1,922,411
+18,600
| +1% | +$78.2K |
|
1512
POSCO
PKX
$16.1B
| $8.04M | 0.01% |
101,900
+15,700
| +18% | +$1.32M |
|
|
CSW
1513
CSW Industrials
CSW
$5.2B
| $8.01M | 0.01% |
177,700
-30,200
| -15% | -$1.41M |
|
|
ENIA
1514
DELISTED
Enel Amricas S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing 50 shares of Common Stock)
ENIA
| $8M | 0.01% |
688,800
+457,000
| +197% | +$5.23M |
|
|
BHBK
1515
DELISTED
Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.
BHBK
| $7.97M | 0.01% |
382,500
+112,800
| +42% | +$2.28M |
|
|
SAFE
1516
Safehold
SAFE
$1.16B
| $7.97M | 0.01% |
160,983
+78,314
| +95% | +$4.01M |
|
|
RNET
1517
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
| $7.94M | 0.01% |
583,800
-2,800
| -0.5% | -$43K |
|
|
MRLN
1518
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
| $7.94M | 0.01% |
280,014
+29,514
| +12% | +$757K |
|
1519
Par Pacific Holdings
PARR
$4.31B
| $7.94M | 0.01% |
462,254
-114,846
| -20% | -$2.07M |
|
|
TACO
1520
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
| $7.93M | 0.01% |
765,700
+336,100
| +78% | +$4.16M |
|
1521
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.13B
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
386,391
+298,900
| +342% | +$6.49M |
|
|
SWIR
1522
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
479,281
+46,581
| +11% | +$831K |
|
1523
Fox Factory Holding Corp
FOXF
$755M
| $7.86M | 0.01% |
225,093
+79,500
| +55% | +$3.02M |
|
1524
RH
RH
$3.13B
| $7.85M | 0.01% |
82,400
+55,100
| +202% | +$4.89M |
|
1525
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.2B
| $7.84M | 0.01% |
+261,800
| New | +$8.32M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,782 positions worth $91.4B, up 0.81% from $90.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2018 filing shows 474 new, 1,646 increased, 1,191 reduced and 438 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $778M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2018 buy was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Booking.com in Q1 2018, an estimated $309M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $778M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Marathon Petroleum in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $132M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $91.4B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 474 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 0.81% quarter-over-quarter to $91.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 14 May 2018.