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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$618M |
| 2 |
Vale
VALE
|
+$332M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$309M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$342M |
| 3 |
Crown Castle
CCI
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$229M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$190M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.17% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.41% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.61% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.51% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 9.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PZN
1526
DELISTED
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Class A
PZN
| $7.73M | 0.01% |
955,900
+74,700
| +8% | +$667K |
|
|
EGIO
1527
DELISTED
Edgio, Inc. Common Stock
EGIO
| $7.72M | 0.01% |
59,789
-104
| -0.2% | -$12.1K |
|
|
SCS
1528
DELISTED
Steelcase
SCS
| $7.72M | 0.01% |
530,600
-223,900
| -30% | -$3.72M |
|
|
ATCO
1529
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
| $7.71M | 0.01% |
885,800
+689,300
| +351% | +$6.01M |
|
1530
First Hawaiian
FHB
$3.38B
| $7.69M | 0.01% |
295,300
-161,300
| -35% | -$4.17M |
|
|
ACC
1531
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
| $7.69M | 0.01% |
161,528
-334,600
| -67% | -$15.1M |
|
|
TA
1532
DELISTED
TravelCenters of America LLC
TA
| $7.68M | 0.01% |
373,508
-1,560
| -0.4% | -$35.5K |
|
1533
Hooker Furnishings Corp
HOFT
$150M
| $7.67M | 0.01% |
266,043
-47,122
| -15% | -$1.38M |
|
1534
Veeco
VECO
$3.05B
| $7.67M | 0.01% |
707,113
+134,132
| +23% | +$1.38M |
|
1535
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$2.2B
| $7.64M | 0.01% |
174,000
-9,100
| -5% | -$391K |
|
|
ESSA
1536
DELISTED
ESSA Bancorp
ESSA
| $7.62M | 0.01% |
494,489
+28,300
| +6% | +$446K |
|
|
TPCO
1537
DELISTED
Tribune Publishing Company Common Stock
TPCO
| $7.58M | 0.01% |
643,200
-33,000
| -5% | -$387K |
|
1538
United Fire Group
UFCS
$1.32B
| $7.58M | 0.01% |
173,456
-16,300
| -9% | -$815K |
|
|
TSC
1539
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
| $7.56M | 0.01% |
370,100
-75,300
| -17% | -$1.6M |
|
1540
O-I Glass
OI
$1.1B
| $7.56M | 0.01% |
+398,100
| New | +$7.72M |
|
1541
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.66B
| $7.54M | 0.01% |
169,800
+85,300
| +101% | +$3.55M |
|
1542
Home Bancorp
HBCP
$561M
| $7.54M | 0.01% |
226,700
+6,200
| +3% | +$220K |
|
|
OSIR
1543
DELISTED
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
OSIR
| $7.54M | 0.01% |
396,605
+344,200
| +657% | +$5.58M |
|
|
VNET
1544
VNET Group
VNET
$2.04B
| $7.53M | 0.01% |
947,767
+236,300
| +33% | +$2.11M |
|
|
LEAF
1545
DELISTED
Leaf Group Ltd.
LEAF
| $7.51M | 0.01% |
936,406
+35,506
| +4% | +$282K |
|
|
TEN
1546
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd
TEN
$1.21B
| $7.51M | 0.01% |
484,480
+15,120
| +3% | +$243K |
|
1547
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$127B
| $7.5M | 0.01% |
2,450,400
+383,000
| +19% | +$1.2M |
|
|
GTS
1548
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
| $7.49M | 0.01% |
344,763
-78,833
| -19% | -$1.6M |
|
|
SVM
1549
Silvercorp Metals
SVM
$2.07B
| $7.48M | 0.01% |
2,934,410
+712,200
| +32% | +$1.72M |
|
|
PBIP
1550
DELISTED
Prudential Bancorp, Inc.
PBIP
| $7.47M | 0.01% |
430,390
+8,000
| +2% | +$143K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,883 positions worth $110B, up 20% from $91.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $7.09B of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 532 new positions and adding to 1,751 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2019 buy was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Starbucks in Q1 2019, an estimated $618M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $342M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $435M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $110B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 532 new positions and closed 465 in Q1 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $110B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.