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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$618M |
| 2 |
Vale
VALE
|
+$332M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$309M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$342M |
| 3 |
Crown Castle
CCI
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$229M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$190M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.17% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.41% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.61% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.51% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 9.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1601
StealthGas
GASS
$332M
| $6.92M | 0.01% |
1,977,793
+59,567
| +3% | +$191K |
|
|
SMMF
1602
DELISTED
Summit Financial Group, Inc.
SMMF
| $6.92M | 0.01% |
260,835
+30,100
| +13% | +$710K |
|
|
CHUY
1603
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
| $6.91M | 0.01% |
303,400
-118,200
| -28% | -$2.58M |
|
1604
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.39B
| $6.9M | 0.01% |
13,697
-13,100
| -49% | -$7.76M |
|
|
TESS
1605
DELISTED
Tessco Technologies Inc
TESS
| $6.9M | 0.01% |
445,900
+4,700
| +1% | +$70.9K |
|
1606
Glaukos
GKOS
$9.83B
| $6.9M | 0.01% |
87,995
-54,000
| -38% | -$3.61M |
|
|
HAYN
1607
DELISTED
Haynes International, Inc.
HAYN
| $6.89M | 0.01% |
210,000
+34,200
| +19% | +$1.1M |
|
1608
Gildan
GIL
$10.3B
| $6.86M | 0.01% |
190,600
+177,800
| +1,389% | +$6.08M |
|
|
GSB
1609
DELISTED
GlobalSCAPE, Inc.
GSB
| $6.84M | 0.01% |
1,078,690
+36,590
| +4% | +$188K |
|
1610
Qiagen
QGEN
$8.54B
| $6.83M | 0.01% |
158,441
-210,396
| -57% | -$8.46M |
|
1611
Oil States International
OIS
$489M
| $6.79M | 0.01% |
400,600
-32,100
| -7% | -$543K |
|
1612
Aramark
ARMK
$15B
| $6.78M | 0.01% |
+317,968
| New | +$7.12M |
|
|
ROIC
1613
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
| $6.78M | 0.01% |
391,200
-81,400
| -17% | -$1.39M |
|
1614
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.25B
| $6.77M | 0.01% |
154,200
+21,800
| +16% | +$908K |
|
1615
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10.4B
| $6.76M | 0.01% |
141,108
+15,287
| +12% | +$668K |
|
|
ACHN
1616
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals
ACHN
| $6.75M | 0.01% |
2,279,000
+1,347,200
| +145% | +$3.31M |
|
1617
Enel Chile
ENIC
$6.14B
| $6.74M | 0.01% |
1,301,106
+62,610
| +5% | +$327K |
|
|
BNFT
1618
DELISTED
Benefitfocus, Inc.
BNFT
| $6.73M | 0.01% |
+135,839
| New | +$6.94M |
|
1619
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.3B
| $6.71M | 0.01% |
54,200
-100,300
| -65% | -$11.7M |
|
1620
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$731M
| $6.71M | 0.01% |
499,209
+5,800
| +1% | +$78.2K |
|
|
BVH
1621
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
| $6.7M | 0.01% |
226,335
+10,985
| +5% | +$336K |
|
1622
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$15.1B
| $6.69M | 0.01% |
213,700
-1,637,101
| -88% | -$49.9M |
|
|
MBTF
1623
DELISTED
MBT Financial Corporation
MBTF
| $6.69M | 0.01% |
667,447
+24,300
| +4% | +$254K |
|
|
BMS
1624
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
| $6.68M | 0.01% |
120,500
-106,600
| -47% | -$5.42M |
|
|
LTXB
1625
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
| $6.67M | 0.01% |
178,379
-113,900
| -39% | -$4.45M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,883 positions worth $110B, up 20% from $91.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $7.09B of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 532 new positions and adding to 1,751 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2019 buy was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Starbucks in Q1 2019, an estimated $618M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $342M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $435M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $110B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 532 new positions and closed 465 in Q1 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $110B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.