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 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$247M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$225M |
| 3 |
MON
Monsanto Co
MON
|
+$213M |
| 4 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$208M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$176M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$227M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$224M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$205M |
| 4 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$187M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$184M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 14.12% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.96% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.08% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.23% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CLGX
1526
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
| $6.22M | 0.01% |
168,986
+150,700
| +824% | +$5.83M |
|
|
TCF
1527
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
| $6.22M | 0.01% |
114,775
-82,069
| -42% | -$4M |
|
|
ABB
1528
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
| $6.21M | 0.01% |
+294,800
| New | +$6.29M |
|
|
OME
1529
DELISTED
Omega Protein
OME
| $6.21M | 0.01% |
247,900
+114,400
| +86% | +$2.7M |
|
1530
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.8B
| $6.21M | 0.01% |
81,000
-119,700
| -60% | -$8.95M |
|
1531
UNIFI
UFI
$114M
| $6.17M | 0.01% |
189,034
+19,500
| +12% | +$599K |
|
|
PZN
1532
DELISTED
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Class A
PZN
| $6.16M | 0.01% |
554,600
+16,300
| +3% | +$146K |
|
1533
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$23.8B
| $6.15M | 0.01% |
126,200
+6,822
| +6% | +$308K |
|
|
PBIP
1534
DELISTED
Prudential Bancorp, Inc.
PBIP
| $6.14M | 0.01% |
358,490
+69,200
| +24% | +$1.08M |
|
1535
Ceragon Networks
CRNT
$188M
| $6.12M | 0.01% |
2,335,470
+254,990
| +12% | +$611K |
|
1536
Regional Management Corp
RM
$390M
| $6.1M | 0.01% |
232,100
+144,800
| +166% | +$3.45M |
|
|
RT
1537
DELISTED
Ruby Tuesday Georgia
RT
| $6.08M | 0.01% |
1,883,869
+107,800
| +6% | +$328K |
|
|
HNP
1538
DELISTED
Huaneng Power Intl, Inc.
HNP
| $6.06M | 0.01% |
232,700
-24,700
| -10% | -$613K |
|
1539
Globant
GLOB
$1.65B
| $6.06M | 0.01% |
+181,600
| New | +$7.11M |
|
|
HOS
1540
DELISTED
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
HOS
| $6.05M | 0.01% |
838,400
-459,221
| -35% | -$2.69M |
|
|
EXFO
1541
DELISTED
EXFO INC.
EXFO
| $6.05M | 0.01% |
1,375,380
+58,468
| +4% | +$247K |
|
1542
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$7.44B
| $6.04M | 0.01% |
319,400
-470,900
| -60% | -$9.89M |
|
1543
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.05B
| $6.04M | 0.01% |
89,300
-5,800
| -6% | -$337K |
|
|
HSNI
1544
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
| $6.01M | 0.01% |
175,200
+6,900
| +4% | +$258K |
|
1545
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$9.72B
| $6M | 0.01% |
192,900
+164,300
| +574% | +$4.46M |
|
|
MNTA
1546
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
| $5.98M | 0.01% |
397,100
+104,300
| +36% | +$1.38M |
|
1547
Acco Brands
ACCO
$399M
| $5.94M | 0.01% |
455,347
+404,800
| +801% | +$4.73M |
|
1548
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$72.4B
| $5.94M | 0.01% |
+72,767
| New | +$5.35M |
|
1549
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.6B
| $5.94M | 0.01% |
114,800
+71,900
| +168% | +$3.72M |
|
|
EGIO
1550
DELISTED
Edgio, Inc. Common Stock
EGIO
| $5.93M | 0.01% |
58,827
+1,966
| +3% | +$167K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2016, Renaissance Technologies held 3,715 positions worth $63.2B, up 12% from $56.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.2% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $5.07B of net new capital in Q4 2016, opening 418 new positions and adding to 1,792 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Broadcom: 10,144,960 shares worth $179M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 14% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Bristol-Myers Squibb, an estimated $227M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2016 buy was Broadcom: 10,144,960 shares worth $179M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Gilead Sciences in Q4 2016, an estimated $247M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Bristol-Myers Squibb, cutting an estimated $227M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $205M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 7.2% of its $63.2B portfolio in Q4 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 418 new positions and closed 494 in Q4 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $63.2B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 13 Feb 2017.