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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$693M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$446M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
Evergy
EVRG
|
+$288M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$265M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$596M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$519M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$518M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$268M |
| 5 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$246M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.51% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.39% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.76% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.46% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.01% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DCOM
1551
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
| $7.25M | 0.01% |
371,700
-22,300
| -6% | -$437K |
|
1552
CSX Corp
CSX
$94B
| $7.2M | 0.01% |
+338,700
| New | +$6.97M |
|
1553
VanEck High Yield Muni ETF
HYD
$4.44B
| $7.2M | 0.01% |
114,345
+39,590
| +53% | +$2.47M |
|
|
LGF.A
1554
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
| $7.19M | 0.01% |
289,650
+273,350
| +1,677% | +$6.78M |
|
|
QUOT
1555
DELISTED
Quotient Technology Inc
QUOT
| $7.19M | 0.01% |
548,589
-199,711
| -27% | -$2.66M |
|
|
ACH
1556
DELISTED
Alum Corp of China Ltd
ACH
| $7.15M | 0.01% |
655,500
-92,000
| -12% | -$1.24M |
|
|
ZVO
1557
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
| $7.15M | 0.01% |
1,094,558
+236,400
| +28% | +$1.52M |
|
1558
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$201M
| $7.14M | 0.01% |
499,700
+62,800
| +14% | +$968K |
|
1559
Gencor Industries
GENC
$212M
| $7.13M | 0.01% |
441,200
+26,100
| +6% | +$413K |
|
|
BID
1560
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
| $7.11M | 0.01% |
130,900
+51,400
| +65% | +$2.84M |
|
|
SRGA
1561
DELISTED
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SRGA
| $7.11M | 0.01% |
51,525
+1,578
| +3% | +$217K |
|
|
ORBC
1562
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
| $7.06M | 0.01% |
698,618
+458,818
| +191% | +$4.37M |
|
1563
National Presto Industries
NPK
$870M
| $7.03M | 0.01% |
56,700
-26,300
| -32% | -$2.84M |
|
|
MOFG
1564
DELISTED
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
| $7.03M | 0.01% |
208,000
+8,300
| +4% | +$276K |
|
1565
Jakks Pacific
JAKK
$303M
| $7.01M | 0.01% |
214,170
+1,630
| +0.8% | +$43.4K |
|
1566
NACCO Industries
NC
$359M
| $7.01M | 0.01% |
207,700
+38,800
| +23% | +$1.4M |
|
1567
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$86.2B
| $7M | 0.01% |
405,400
-5,139,371
| -93% | -$87.2M |
|
1568
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.22B
| $6.98M | 0.01% |
97,600
-62,300
| -39% | -$4.32M |
|
|
APTS
1569
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
| $6.96M | 0.01% |
409,533
+220,233
| +116% | +$3.24M |
|
1570
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$21.7B
| $6.93M | 0.01% |
+126,800
| New | +$6.7M |
|
1571
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$581M
| $6.93M | 0.01% |
156,721
+53,421
| +52% | +$2.48M |
|
1572
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.54B
| $6.93M | 0.01% |
156,000
-270,000
| -63% | -$11M |
|
1573
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$22.5B
| $6.91M | 0.01% |
+309,800
| New | +$6.94M |
|
1574
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
WSC
$4.37B
| $6.89M | 0.01% |
465,600
+227,200
| +95% | +$2.93M |
|
|
ALDR
1575
DELISTED
Alder Biopharmaceuticals
ALDR
| $6.87M | 0.01% |
434,800
+112,500
| +35% | +$1.71M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,750 positions worth $91.7B, up 0.34% from $91.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $3.9B in Q2 2018, closing 524 positions and reducing 1,111 holdings. Its most notable exit was Booking.com, an estimated $519M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Apple worth $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2018 buy was Apple: 15,275,332 shares worth $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q2 2018, an estimated $306M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Home Depot, cutting an estimated $596M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $519M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $91.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 412 new positions and closed 524 in Q2 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $91.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 13 Aug 2018.