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 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$521M |
| 2 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$411M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$305M |
| 5 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$296M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCR
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
|
+$455M |
| 2 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$451M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$398M |
| 4 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$348M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$332M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.06% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.71% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.21% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.72% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.38% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1551
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$5.82B
| $7.56M | 0.01% |
888,900
+57,830
| +7% | +$496K |
|
1552
StealthGas
GASS
$326M
| $7.55M | 0.01% |
1,732,232
+83,732
| +5% | +$314K |
|
1553
lululemon athletica
LULU
$13.5B
| $7.55M | 0.01% |
96,100
-227,400
| -70% | -$15.2M |
|
|
CBM
1554
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
| $7.55M | 0.01% |
157,300
-4,200
| -3% | -$208K |
|
1555
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
| $7.54M | 0.01% |
+61,000
| New | +$7.39M |
|
|
MOBL
1556
DELISTED
MobileIron, Inc.
MOBL
| $7.53M | 0.01% |
1,930,500
-682,500
| -26% | -$2.64M |
|
|
LAND
1557
Gladstone Land Corp
LAND
$365M
| $7.52M | 0.01% |
560,101
-109,999
| -16% | -$1.49M |
|
1558
Pegasystems
PEGA
$5.09B
| $7.52M | 0.01% |
319,048
+158,882
| +99% | +$4.26M |
|
1559
Safe Bulkers
SB
$772M
| $7.5M | 0.01% |
2,322,800
+197,838
| +9% | +$636K |
|
1560
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.24B
| $7.5M | 0.01% |
384,600
+114,800
| +43% | +$2.41M |
|
1561
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$27.8B
| $7.5M | 0.01% |
100,000
-138,700
| -58% | -$10.3M |
|
|
TIER
1562
DELISTED
TIER REIT, Inc.
TIER
| $7.48M | 0.01% |
366,700
+157,400
| +75% | +$3.1M |
|
1563
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$476M
| $7.46M | 0.01% |
217,279
+57,105
| +36% | +$1.93M |
|
|
TUP
1564
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
| $7.46M | 0.01% |
+118,900
| New | +$7.28M |
|
|
BMCH
1565
DELISTED
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
| $7.45M | 0.01% |
+294,276
| New | +$6.59M |
|
|
APTI
1566
DELISTED
Apptio, Inc. Class A Common Stock
APTI
| $7.43M | 0.01% |
315,788
+204,988
| +185% | +$4.36M |
|
|
TLRA
1567
DELISTED
Telaria, Inc.
TLRA
| $7.42M | 0.01% |
1,840,800
+310,300
| +20% | +$1.32M |
|
1568
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.92B
| $7.41M | 0.01% |
+309,272
| New | +$6.81M |
|
|
AZUL
1569
DELISTED
Azul
AZUL
| $7.39M | 0.01% |
310,200
+181,000
| +140% | +$4.62M |
|
|
GMS
1570
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
| $7.38M | 0.01% |
196,200
+23,450
| +14% | +$836K |
|
|
HABT
1571
DELISTED
The Habit Restaurants, Inc. - Class A
HABT
| $7.38M | 0.01% |
773,000
-156,300
| -17% | -$1.66M |
|
|
GRFS
1572
Grifois
GRFS
$5.55B
| $7.34M | 0.01% |
320,104
-459,343
| -59% | -$10.2M |
|
|
ARC
1573
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
| $7.3M | 0.01% |
2,861,800
+156,400
| +6% | +$515K |
|
|
LL
1574
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
| $7.29M | 0.01% |
232,100
-205,700
| -47% | -$6.51M |
|
1575
Adecoagro
AGRO
$1.4B
| $7.28M | 0.01% |
704,295
-277,905
| -28% | -$2.79M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,692 positions worth $90.7B, up 6.7% from $85B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.4% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2017 filing shows 521 new, 1,724 increased, 1,031 reduced and 386 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class C: 3,773,700 shares worth $197M. The largest sale was CR Bard Inc., an estimated $455M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2017 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class C: 3,773,700 shares worth $197M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to ExxonMobil in Q4 2017, an estimated $521M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was NetEase, cutting an estimated $451M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited CR Bard Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $455M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.4% of its $90.7B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 521 new positions and closed 386 in Q4 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 6.7% quarter-over-quarter to $90.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 13 Feb 2018.