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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HIBB
1601
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
| $6.87M | 0.01% |
365,389
+91,500
| +33% | +$2.07M |
|
1602
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.5B
| $6.86M | 0.01% |
118,000
+91,400
| +344% | +$5.49M |
|
1603
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$10.1B
| $6.86M | 0.01% |
4,129,700
+2,138,200
| +107% | +$3.6M |
|
1604
Clearfield
CLFD
$420M
| $6.85M | 0.01% |
508,999
+7,700
| +2% | +$98K |
|
1605
StealthGas
GASS
$329M
| $6.84M | 0.01% |
1,922,000
+35,312
| +2% | +$130K |
|
|
TEN
1606
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
| $6.82M | 0.01% |
161,800
+139,800
| +635% | +$6.13M |
|
1607
HEICO Corp
HEI
$49.5B
| $6.82M | 0.01% |
73,608
-89,817
| -55% | -$7.38M |
|
1608
Sanmina
SANM
$9.83B
| $6.8M | 0.01% |
246,533
+21,200
| +9% | +$635K |
|
1609
inTEST
INTT
$155M
| $6.79M | 0.01% |
876,362
+29,862
| +4% | +$241K |
|
1610
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$473M
| $6.77M | 0.01% |
288,201
+33,901
| +13% | +$833K |
|
1611
Bar Harbor Bankshares
BHB
$660M
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
235,450
-12,846
| -5% | -$379K |
|
1612
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$366M
| $6.75M | 0.01% |
238,385
-21,215
| -8% | -$619K |
|
1613
KNOT Offshore Partners
KNOP
$358M
| $6.74M | 0.01% |
310,700
+67,600
| +28% | +$1.49M |
|
|
WAAS
1614
DELISTED
AquaVenture Holdings Limited
WAAS
| $6.74M | 0.01% |
373,100
+142,100
| +62% | +$2.42M |
|
|
TUP
1615
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
| $6.74M | 0.01% |
201,500
+173,900
| +630% | +$6.22M |
|
|
DCOM
1616
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
| $6.71M | 0.01% |
376,200
+4,500
| +1% | +$83.4K |
|
|
TBHC
1617
DELISTED
The Brand House Collective
TBHC
| $6.71M | 0.01% |
665,100
-78,900
| -11% | -$853K |
|
1618
Deluxe
DLX
$1.19B
| $6.71M | 0.01% |
+117,754
| New | +$7.1M |
|
|
INVX
1619
Innovex International
INVX
$1.85B
| $6.7M | 0.01% |
128,297
-228,403
| -64% | -$11.9M |
|
|
UNVR
1620
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
| $6.7M | 0.01% |
218,500
+50,705
| +30% | +$1.41M |
|
1621
BlackLine
BL
$1.8B
| $6.7M | 0.01% |
118,590
-222,550
| -65% | -$11.1M |
|
1622
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$817M
| $6.67M | 0.01% |
374,600
+15,300
| +4% | +$289K |
|
1623
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$442M
| $6.67M | 0.01% |
736,800
+141,000
| +24% | +$1.18M |
|
|
MSL
1624
DELISTED
Midsouth Bancorp, Inc.
MSL
| $6.67M | 0.01% |
433,000
+76,400
| +21% | +$1.12M |
|
1625
Orrstown Financial Services
ORRF
$841M
| $6.65M | 0.01% |
279,600
-300
| -0.1% | -$7.66K |
|
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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.