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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$192M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$179M |
| 3 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$177M |
| 4 |
Chubb
CB
|
+$153M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$142M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$470M |
| 2 |
PRE
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
|
+$186M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$179M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$168M |
| 5 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$144M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 11.92% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.63% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.35% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.55% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.19% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1601
DHT Holdings
DHT
$2.99B
| $5.18M | 0.01% |
899,100
-156,100
| -15% | -$929K |
|
|
TNH
1602
DELISTED
Terra Nitrogen
TNH
| $5.17M | 0.01% |
46,501
+17,342
| +59% | +$1.77M |
|
|
LFC
1603
DELISTED
China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
LFC
| $5.16M | 0.01% |
420,083
+372,200
| +777% | +$4.49M |
|
|
TRST
1604
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$953M
| $5.16M | 0.01% |
170,340
+47,920
| +39% | +$1.37M |
|
|
BCOV
1605
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
| $5.16M | 0.01% |
826,300
+147,900
| +22% | +$857K |
|
|
TBHC
1606
DELISTED
The Brand House Collective
TBHC
| $5.15M | 0.01% |
294,300
+74,200
| +34% | +$1.04M |
|
|
HSKA
1607
DELISTED
Heska Corp
HSKA
| $5.15M | 0.01% |
180,781
-50,799
| -22% | -$1.68M |
|
1608
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$23.1B
| $5.15M | 0.01% |
207,600
+160,800
| +344% | +$3.71M |
|
1609
FirstCash
FCFS
$8.77B
| $5.14M | 0.01% |
111,600
+33,000
| +42% | +$1.33M |
|
1610
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$2.2B
| $5.13M | 0.01% |
579,500
-14,980
| -3% | -$129K |
|
|
DL
1611
DELISTED
China Distance Education Holdings Limited
DL
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
347,600
-37,600
| -10% | -$478K |
|
|
CBF
1612
DELISTED
Capital Bank Financial Corp. Class A Common Stock
CBF
| $5.11M | 0.01% |
165,700
+45,596
| +38% | +$1.36M |
|
|
KMG
1613
DELISTED
KMG Chemicals Inc
KMG
| $5.1M | 0.01% |
221,000
+7,800
| +4% | +$170K |
|
|
FLIC
1614
DELISTED
First of Long Island Corp
FLIC
| $5.1M | 0.01% |
268,278
-37,650
| -12% | -$697K |
|
1615
Xcel Energy
XEL
$49.2B
| $5.08M | 0.01% |
+121,400
| New | +$4.73M |
|
1616
BancFirst
BANF
$3.81B
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
177,800
+33,600
| +23% | +$942K |
|
|
VLP
1617
DELISTED
Valero Energy Partners LP
VLP
| $5.06M | 0.01% |
106,800
+36,198
| +51% | +$1.68M |
|
1618
Saga Communications
SGA
$54.9M
| $5.06M | 0.01% |
126,200
+500
| +0.4% | +$19.6K |
|
|
ANAC
1619
DELISTED
ANACOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM
ANAC
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
+94,058
| New | +$6.94M |
|
|
SNBR
1620
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
259,201
-143,499
| -36% | -$2.74M |
|
1621
Semtech
SMTC
$9.65B
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
228,516
+179,200
| +363% | +$3.45M |
|
1622
Cohu
COHU
$1.86B
| $5.02M | 0.01% |
422,754
+39,400
| +10% | +$459K |
|
|
NATL
1623
DELISTED
National Interstate Corporation
NATL
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
167,600
+53,700
| +47% | +$1.39M |
|
|
SCNB
1624
DELISTED
Suffolk Bancorp
SCNB
| $5M | 0.01% |
198,100
+5,000
| +3% | +$127K |
|
1625
CGI
GIB
$15.4B
| $4.99M | 0.01% |
104,300
-84,600
| -45% | -$3.54M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2016, Renaissance Technologies held 3,753 positions worth $52.6B, up 15% from $45.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $5.31B of net new capital in Q1 2016, opening 498 new positions and adding to 2,018 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was EMC CORPORATION: 7,000,400 shares worth $187M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 12% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Pfizer, an estimated $168M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2016 buy was EMC CORPORATION: 7,000,400 shares worth $187M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to PepsiCo in Q1 2016, an estimated $192M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $168M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $470M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $52.6B portfolio in Q1 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 498 new positions and closed 403 in Q1 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $52.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 13 May 2016.