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 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$327M |
| 2 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$271M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$224M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$707M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$396M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
+$262M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.73% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.98% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.9% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.96% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1501
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$71.5B
| $7.94M | 0.01% |
61,015
-849,800
| -93% | -$105M |
|
|
CMD
1502
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
| $7.93M | 0.01% |
+86,125
| New | +$8.2M |
|
|
STFC
1503
DELISTED
State Auto Financial Corp
STFC
| $7.92M | 0.01% |
259,400
+600
| +0.2% | +$18.7K |
|
1504
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.61B
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
160,158
+55,300
| +53% | +$2.59M |
|
|
EMCI
1505
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
320,050
+11,800
| +4% | +$311K |
|
1506
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.6B
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
101,050
+27,800
| +38% | +$2.1M |
|
1507
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.4B
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
+64,100
| New | +$8.16M |
|
|
AVH
1508
DELISTED
AVIANCA HOLDINGS S.A.
AVH
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
1,403,510
+71,294
| +5% | +$426K |
|
|
NWLI
1509
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
| $7.87M | 0.01% |
24,669
+2,669
| +12% | +$858K |
|
1510
Nomad Foods
NOMD
$1.73B
| $7.81M | 0.01% |
385,700
+146,400
| +61% | +$2.9M |
|
1511
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.32B
| $7.78M | 0.01% |
162,000
+31,777
| +24% | +$1.53M |
|
|
ONIT
1512
Onity Group
ONIT
$315M
| $7.78M | 0.01% |
131,676
-11,480
| -8% | -$711K |
|
|
TPIC
1513
DELISTED
TPI Composites
TPIC
| $7.78M | 0.01% |
272,400
-377,600
| -58% | -$10.9M |
|
1514
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$567M
| $7.78M | 0.01% |
2,848,017
+456,900
| +19% | +$1.2M |
|
1515
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$19.5B
| $7.77M | 0.01% |
+170,000
| New | +$7.83M |
|
1516
CNB Financial Corp
CCNE
$1.04B
| $7.76M | 0.01% |
269,073
+19,773
| +8% | +$609K |
|
|
PVLA
1517
Palvella Therapeutics
PVLA
$2.15B
| $7.75M | 0.01% |
17,305
-1,728
| -9% | -$751K |
|
1518
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$646M
| $7.74M | 0.01% |
369,500
-77,200
| -17% | -$1.51M |
|
|
CVGW
1519
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
| $7.74M | 0.01% |
80,100
+33,200
| +71% | +$3.28M |
|
|
ABB
1520
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
| $7.71M | 0.01% |
326,100
-454,100
| -58% | -$10.4M |
|
|
AFI
1521
DELISTED
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.
AFI
| $7.7M | 0.01% |
425,445
-10,577
| -2% | -$172K |
|
|
JBGS
1522
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$820M
| $7.68M | 0.01% |
+208,600
| New | +$7.68M |
|
1523
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$15.9B
| $7.68M | 0.01% |
+88,800
| New | +$7.63M |
|
|
NCOM
1524
DELISTED
National Commerce Corporation
NCOM
| $7.67M | 0.01% |
185,739
-13,561
| -7% | -$610K |
|
|
KL
1525
DELISTED
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd Ordinary
KL
| $7.67M | 0.01% |
404,100
+364,400
| +918% | +$7.44M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,734 positions worth $97.3B, up 6% from $91.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 filing shows 508 new, 1,623 increased, 1,169 reduced and 410 closed positions. Its largest new stake was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $707M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2018 buy was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q3 2018, an estimated $327M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $396M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $97.3B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 508 new positions and closed 410 in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 6% quarter-over-quarter to $97.3B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.