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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$391M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$378M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$356M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$307M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
+$279M |
| 3 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$273M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$230M |
| 5 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$225M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.59% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.11% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.92% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.85% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 7.99% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1626
Information Services Group
III
$204M
| $6.97M | 0.01% |
2,207,247
-80,707
| -4% | -$272K |
|
1627
Phillips 66
PSX
$82.9B
| $6.96M | 0.01% |
74,400
-555,800
| -88% | -$49.9M |
|
1628
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$14.3B
| $6.94M | 0.01% |
60,008
-410,100
| -87% | -$48.4M |
|
|
FPRX
1629
DELISTED
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
FPRX
| $6.93M | 0.01% |
1,149,200
+533,100
| +87% | +$5.1M |
|
|
SNCR
1630
DELISTED
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
| $6.91M | 0.01% |
97,024
+45,325
| +88% | +$2.56M |
|
1631
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$21.7B
| $6.9M | 0.01% |
115,800
+107,600
| +1,312% | +$6.3M |
|
1632
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$2.07B
| $6.89M | 0.01% |
210,015
+56,400
| +37% | +$1.83M |
|
1633
Bar Harbor Bankshares
BHB
$665M
| $6.87M | 0.01% |
258,450
+5,000
| +2% | +$128K |
|
1634
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$8.23B
| $6.84M | 0.01% |
298,899
+28,300
| +10% | +$534K |
|
|
JE
1635
DELISTED
Just Energy Group Inc
JE
| $6.84M | 0.01% |
48,184
+5,658
| +13% | +$682K |
|
1636
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
SHM
$3.47B
| $6.83M | 0.01% |
139,600
-55,200
| -28% | -$2.68M |
|
1637
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$1.13B
| $6.83M | 0.01% |
115,087
-169,100
| -60% | -$10.1M |
|
1638
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44.7B
| $6.83M | 0.01% |
+84,602
| New | +$6.75M |
|
|
BKI
1639
DELISTED
Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock
BKI
| $6.81M | 0.01% |
+113,178
| New | +$6.43M |
|
1640
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.64B
| $6.8M | 0.01% |
221,900
+177,400
| +399% | +$5.78M |
|
1641
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$820M
| $6.8M | 0.01% |
416,200
+18,700
| +5% | +$292K |
|
|
AQ
1642
DELISTED
Aquantia Corp. Common Stock
AQ
| $6.8M | 0.01% |
521,700
+251,900
| +93% | +$2.94M |
|
1643
Sensata Technologies
ST
$6.69B
| $6.8M | 0.01% |
138,700
+2,400
| +2% | +$114K |
|
|
AXIA
1644
AXIA Energia
AXIA
$22.9B
| $6.79M | 0.01% |
940,814
+407,770
| +76% | +$2.78M |
|
|
CTB
1645
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
| $6.77M | 0.01% |
214,500
+156,400
| +269% | +$4.75M |
|
|
SGMO
1646
DELISTED
SANGAMO THERAPEUTICS INC
SGMO
| $6.75M | 0.01% |
626,800
-278,400
| -31% | -$2.96M |
|
|
AAMI
1647
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$2.88B
| $6.75M | 0.01% |
591,200
+53,100
| +10% | +$672K |
|
1648
Consolidated Water Co
CWCO
$472M
| $6.72M | 0.01% |
471,397
+40,997
| +10% | +$545K |
|
|
NEX
1649
DELISTED
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.
NEX
| $6.71M | 0.01% |
999,300
+264,400
| +36% | +$2.47M |
|
1650
Enel Chile
ENIC
$6.03B
| $6.69M | 0.01% |
1,400,406
+99,300
| +8% | +$477K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,913 positions worth $114B, up 3.3% from $110B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2019 filing shows 495 new, 1,847 increased, 1,145 reduced and 397 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Apple: 9,290,160 shares worth $460M. The largest sale was UnitedHealth, an estimated $307M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2019 buy was Apple: 9,290,160 shares worth $460M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Celgene Corp in Q2 2019, an estimated $391M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $230M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited UnitedHealth in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $307M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $114B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 495 new positions and closed 397 in Q2 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 3.3% quarter-over-quarter to $114B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 12 Aug 2019.