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 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$327M |
| 2 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$271M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$224M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$707M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$396M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
+$262M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.73% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.98% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.9% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.96% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BDN
1576
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$525M
| $7.02M | 0.01% |
446,798
-638,900
| -59% | -$10.5M |
|
|
NXTM
1577
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
| $7.01M | 0.01% |
251,283
+91,000
| +57% | +$2.56M |
|
|
GLUU
1578
DELISTED
Glu Mobile Inc.
GLUU
| $7.01M | 0.01% |
940,572
-109,028
| -10% | -$735K |
|
1579
Carlyle Group
CG
$16.3B
| $6.99M | 0.01% |
310,000
-2,300
| -0.7% | -$54.1K |
|
|
AVX
1580
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
| $6.99M | 0.01% |
387,200
+42,300
| +12% | +$815K |
|
1581
Century Casinos
CNTY
$33.2M
| $6.98M | 0.01% |
935,840
+30,140
| +3% | +$241K |
|
|
LONE
1582
DELISTED
Lonestar Resources US Inc. Class A Common Stock
LONE
| $6.98M | 0.01% |
896,200
+109,100
| +14% | +$957K |
|
1583
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$11.1B
| $6.98M | 0.01% |
127,760
-40,700
| -24% | -$2.17M |
|
|
MTSC
1584
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
| $6.97M | 0.01% |
127,400
+76,800
| +152% | +$4.11M |
|
1585
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.87B
| $6.96M | 0.01% |
+315,300
| New | +$7.1M |
|
1586
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
XENE
$6.2B
| $6.96M | 0.01% |
527,337
+37,837
| +8% | +$438K |
|
|
TRK
1587
DELISTED
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
TRK
| $6.96M | 0.01% |
389,923
+1,223
| +0.3% | +$21.6K |
|
1588
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.68B
| $6.96M | 0.01% |
96,000
+26,300
| +38% | +$1.86M |
|
1589
Boise Cascade
BCC
$2.65B
| $6.96M | 0.01% |
+189,000
| New | +$8.23M |
|
1590
PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
HYS
$1.75B
| $6.95M | 0.01% |
69,100
+13,500
| +24% | +$1.35M |
|
1591
FS Bancorp
FSBW
$318M
| $6.94M | 0.01% |
249,102
-286
| -0.1% | -$8.55K |
|
|
HLG
1592
DELISTED
Hailiang Education Group Inc. American Depositary Shares
HLG
| $6.93M | 0.01% |
98,600
+21,600
| +28% | +$1.63M |
|
|
AAWW
1593
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
| $6.93M | 0.01% |
108,700
+42,900
| +65% | +$2.78M |
|
|
PCTI
1594
DELISTED
PCTEL, Inc. Common Stock
PCTI
| $6.92M | 0.01% |
1,487,399
+11,300
| +0.8% | +$58.1K |
|
|
HOUS
1595
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
| $6.91M | 0.01% |
+335,004
| New | +$7.29M |
|
1596
Paychex
PAYX
$41.4B
| $6.91M | 0.01% |
+93,801
| New | +$6.74M |
|
1597
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$126B
| $6.9M | 0.01% |
1,971,400
-25,800
| -1% | -$90K |
|
|
TESS
1598
DELISTED
Tessco Technologies Inc
TESS
| $6.9M | 0.01% |
452,400
+6,900
| +2% | +$119K |
|
1599
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$19.7B
| $6.9M | 0.01% |
188,429
-51,338
| -21% | -$2.08M |
|
1600
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$6.98B
| $6.88M | 0.01% |
380,517
+172,304
| +83% | +$3.19M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,734 positions worth $97.3B, up 6% from $91.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 filing shows 508 new, 1,623 increased, 1,169 reduced and 410 closed positions. Its largest new stake was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $707M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2018 buy was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q3 2018, an estimated $327M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $396M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $97.3B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 508 new positions and closed 410 in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 6% quarter-over-quarter to $97.3B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.