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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
QUOT
1576
DELISTED
Quotient Technology Inc
QUOT
| $7.27M | 0.01% |
618,600
+586,400
| +1,821% | +$8.14M |
|
1577
Provident Financial
PROV
$111M
| $7.26M | 0.01% |
394,723
+19,023
| +5% | +$365K |
|
1578
Stantec
STN
$8.17B
| $7.25M | 0.01% |
259,000
+72,000
| +39% | +$2.01M |
|
|
OLBK
1579
DELISTED
Old Line Bancshares, Inc.
OLBK
| $7.25M | 0.01% |
246,100
+54,200
| +28% | +$1.6M |
|
1580
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$532M
| $7.24M | 0.01% |
272,600
-5,800
| -2% | -$155K |
|
1581
YPF
YPF
$19.7B
| $7.23M | 0.01% |
315,500
-367,900
| -54% | -$8.44M |
|
1582
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.47B
| $7.21M | 0.01% |
198,200
-107,700
| -35% | -$3.59M |
|
|
DX
1583
Dynex Capital
DX
$3.17B
| $7.21M | 0.01% |
342,635
+73,002
| +27% | +$1.56M |
|
1584
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.61B
| $7.21M | 0.01% |
464,915
+372,783
| +405% | +$5.59M |
|
1585
iShares US Real Estate ETF
IYR
$4.75B
| $7.17M | 0.01% |
+88,500
| New | +$7.18M |
|
|
LEAF
1586
DELISTED
Leaf Group Ltd.
LEAF
| $7.16M | 0.01% |
723,000
| – | – |
|
|
AVH
1587
DELISTED
AVIANCA HOLDINGS S.A.
AVH
| $7.15M | 0.01% |
890,469
+119,069
| +15% | +$908K |
|
|
TFCF
1588
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
| $7.14M | 0.01% |
209,392
-716,608
| -77% | -$20.9M |
|
1589
State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF
XME
$3.75B
| $7.14M | 0.01% |
+196,200
| New | +$6.4M |
|
1590
Clarus
CLAR
$125M
| $7.11M | 0.01% |
910,323
+2,204
| +0.2% | +$16.5K |
|
|
WFBI
1591
DELISTED
WashingtonFirst Bankshares Inc
WFBI
| $7.1M | 0.01% |
207,235
+17,200
| +9% | +$598K |
|
|
MOFG
1592
DELISTED
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
| $7.1M | 0.01% |
211,700
-13,590
| -6% | -$480K |
|
|
KS
1593
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
| $7.09M | 0.01% |
312,300
+33,300
| +12% | +$736K |
|
1594
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.04B
| $7.06M | 0.01% |
304,800
+96,766
| +47% | +$2.45M |
|
|
SREV
1595
DELISTED
ServiceSource International, Inc.
SREV
| $7.05M | 0.01% |
2,282,500
+65,354
| +3% | +$210K |
|
1596
Gencor Industries
GENC
$212M
| $7.05M | 0.01% |
426,100
+57,100
| +15% | +$1,000K |
|
1597
Riot Platforms
RIOT
$6.9B
| $7.04M | 0.01% |
247,973
+212,887
| +607% | +$2.99M |
|
1598
DHT Holdings
DHT
$2.99B
| $7.03M | 0.01% |
1,958,700
+531,400
| +37% | +$2.06M |
|
1599
Graham Corp
GHM
$1.03B
| $7.03M | 0.01% |
335,900
-11,100
| -3% | -$225K |
|
|
NCOM
1600
DELISTED
National Commerce Corporation
NCOM
| $7.02M | 0.01% |
174,400
+5,200
| +3% | +$215K |
|
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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.