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
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$391M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$378M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$356M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$307M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
+$279M |
| 3 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$273M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$230M |
| 5 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$225M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.59% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.11% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.92% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.85% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 7.99% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WRI
1551
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
| $7.96M | 0.01% |
290,400
+105,500
| +57% | +$3.04M |
|
|
FTR
1552
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $7.96M | 0.01% |
4,548,973
-281,744
| -6% | -$574K |
|
1553
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4.28B
| $7.94M | 0.01% |
129,400
-196,800
| -60% | -$12M |
|
|
HAYN
1554
DELISTED
Haynes International, Inc.
HAYN
| $7.89M | 0.01% |
248,200
+38,200
| +18% | +$1.23M |
|
|
HOLI
1555
DELISTED
Hollsys Automation Technologies INTERNATIONAL, LTD. COMMON (British Virgin Island)
HOLI
| $7.88M | 0.01% |
414,818
+42,900
| +12% | +$832K |
|
1556
Halozyme
HALO
$9.88B
| $7.88M | 0.01% |
458,600
-290,800
| -39% | -$4.69M |
|
1557
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.04B
| $7.85M | 0.01% |
284,745
+41,900
| +17% | +$886K |
|
|
KE
1558
Kimball Electronics
KE
$564M
| $7.84M | 0.01% |
483,075
-19,729
| -4% | -$306K |
|
1559
AT&T
T
$164B
| $7.84M | 0.01% |
309,930
-6,380,223
| -95% | -$153M |
|
|
BHR
1560
Braemar Hotels & Resorts
BHR
$163M
| $7.84M | 0.01% |
800,097
+17,439
| +2% | +$207K |
|
1561
Dillards
DDS
$9.2B
| $7.84M | 0.01% |
125,900
+38,300
| +44% | +$2.46M |
|
1562
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.1B
| $7.83M | 0.01% |
268,000
-43,800
| -14% | -$1.27M |
|
|
SCTL
1563
DELISTED
Societal CDMO, Inc. Common Stock
SCTL
| $7.82M | 0.01% |
857,770
+30,217
| +4% | +$242K |
|
1564
C&F Financial
CFFI
$275M
| $7.82M | 0.01% |
143,200
-2,750
| -2% | -$137K |
|
|
TESS
1565
DELISTED
Tessco Technologies Inc
TESS
| $7.8M | 0.01% |
436,900
-9,000
| -2% | -$165K |
|
1566
Dime Commercial Bancshares
DCOM
$1.79B
| $7.8M | 0.01% |
264,800
-1,100
| -0.4% | -$32.7K |
|
|
PMT
1567
PennyMac Mortgage Investment
PMT
$845M
| $7.77M | 0.01% |
355,900
+106,600
| +43% | +$2.26M |
|
|
TRK
1568
DELISTED
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
TRK
| $7.75M | 0.01% |
417,537
-19,207
| -4% | -$333K |
|
1569
Talos Energy
TALO
$2.38B
| $7.74M | 0.01% |
321,938
+12,998
| +4% | +$340K |
|
|
KEM
1570
DELISTED
KEMET Corporation
KEM
| $7.74M | 0.01% |
411,199
-120,637
| -23% | -$2.11M |
|
1571
Rapid7
RPD
$628M
| $7.73M | 0.01% |
133,696
-584,002
| -81% | -$30.7M |
|
1572
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.14B
| $7.73M | 0.01% |
273,600
-10,341
| -4% | -$284K |
|
|
SWIR
1573
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
| $7.73M | 0.01% |
639,800
+181,749
| +40% | +$2.3M |
|
|
FARM
1574
DELISTED
Farmer Brothers
FARM
| $7.68M | 0.01% |
469,400
+57,200
| +14% | +$1.09M |
|
1575
Autoliv
ALV
$9.14B
| $7.66M | 0.01% |
108,600
+29,800
| +38% | +$2.18M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,913 positions worth $114B, up 3.3% from $110B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2019 filing shows 495 new, 1,847 increased, 1,145 reduced and 397 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Apple: 9,290,160 shares worth $460M. The largest sale was UnitedHealth, an estimated $307M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2019 buy was Apple: 9,290,160 shares worth $460M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Celgene Corp in Q2 2019, an estimated $391M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $230M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited UnitedHealth in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $307M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $114B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 495 new positions and closed 397 in Q2 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 3.3% quarter-over-quarter to $114B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 12 Aug 2019.