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 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$495M |
| 2 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$290M |
| 3 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$273M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$262M |
| 5 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$234M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
| 2 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
+$280M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$252M |
| 4 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
+$245M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$242M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.71% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.33% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.4% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.58% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1626
Data I/O
DAIO
$31.5M
| $6.23M | 0.01% |
625,200
-8,600
| -1% | -$73.5K |
|
|
VLP
1627
DELISTED
Valero Energy Partners LP
VLP
| $6.2M | 0.01% |
141,815
+18,206
| +15% | +$800K |
|
|
EXFO
1628
DELISTED
EXFO INC.
EXFO
| $6.17M | 0.01% |
1,543,200
+22,600
| +1% | +$94.2K |
|
1629
ICF International
ICFI
$1.51B
| $6.17M | 0.01% |
114,400
-34,500
| -23% | -$1.63M |
|
1630
Warner Bros
WBD
$64.2B
| $6.13M | 0.01% |
288,150
-372,300
| -56% | -$8.77M |
|
1631
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$711M
| $6.13M | 0.01% |
380,300
+6,300
| +2% | +$96.9K |
|
1632
BBVA Argentina
BBAR
$3.85B
| $6.13M | 0.01% |
300,500
-75,550
| -20% | -$1.31M |
|
|
GMS
1633
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
| $6.12M | 0.01% |
172,750
-54,950
| -24% | -$1.7M |
|
1634
Repligen
RGEN
$7.11B
| $6.11M | 0.01% |
159,500
-139,900
| -47% | -$5.86M |
|
1635
Timken Company
TKR
$9.72B
| $6.11M | 0.01% |
125,900
-246,400
| -66% | -$11.4M |
|
1636
Deluxe
DLX
$1.25B
| $6.1M | 0.01% |
83,600
-126,200
| -60% | -$8.8M |
|
|
EGL
1637
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
| $6.09M | 0.01% |
175,600
-15,000
| -8% | -$457K |
|
|
SPA
1638
DELISTED
Sparton
SPA
| $6.08M | 0.01% |
261,835
+47,000
| +22% | +$1.09M |
|
1639
inTEST
INTT
$160M
| $6.05M | 0.01% |
728,400
-24,800
| -3% | -$188K |
|
|
HMHC
1640
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
| $6.04M | 0.01% |
501,600
+369,100
| +279% | +$4.15M |
|
|
CALL
1641
DELISTED
magicJack VocalTec Ltd
CALL
| $6.03M | 0.01% |
843,500
-51,268
| -6% | -$375K |
|
1642
1st Source
SRCE
$2.18B
| $6.02M | 0.01% |
118,440
+9,400
| +9% | +$450K |
|
|
EXA
1643
DELISTED
EXA Corporation
EXA
| $6.01M | 0.01% |
248,700
+7,000
| +3% | +$102K |
|
|
KS
1644
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
| $6M | 0.01% |
279,000
+38,324
| +16% | +$852K |
|
|
AVH
1645
DELISTED
AVIANCA HOLDINGS S.A.
AVH
| $5.99M | 0.01% |
771,400
+198,700
| +35% | +$1.47M |
|
1646
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
RMCF
$8.29M
| $5.99M | 0.01% |
506,385
-19,100
| -4% | -$220K |
|
|
AY
1647
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
| $5.97M | 0.01% |
303,000
+131,300
| +76% | +$2.73M |
|
1648
Flex
FLEX
$41.5B
| $5.96M | 0.01% |
477,394
-2,996,366
| -86% | -$36.9M |
|
1649
Primis Financial Corp
FRST
$398M
| $5.96M | 0.01% |
350,642
+176,500
| +101% | +$2.96M |
|
|
WLL
1650
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
| $5.96M | 0.01% |
+3,636
| New | +$5.35M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,587 positions worth $85B, up 8.4% from $78.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.5% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $2.91B of net new capital in Q3 2017, opening 418 new positions and adding to 1,684 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was ExxonMobil: 3,652,454 shares worth $299M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Electronic Arts, an estimated $280M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2017 buy was ExxonMobil: 3,652,454 shares worth $299M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Medtronic in Q3 2017, an estimated $495M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Electronic Arts, cutting an estimated $280M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Amazon in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $290M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.5% of its $85B portfolio in Q3 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 418 new positions and closed 418 in Q3 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $85B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.