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 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$628M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$567M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$405M |
| 4 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$392M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$301M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$451M |
| 2 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$256M |
| 4 |
Roku
ROKU
|
+$252M |
| 5 |
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
|
+$248M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 18.91% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.35% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.31% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.99% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.21% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TESS
1626
DELISTED
Tessco Technologies Inc
TESS
| $6.89M | 0.01% |
479,800
+42,900
| +10% | +$667K |
|
1627
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$819M
| $6.89M | 0.01% |
447,195
+30,995
| +7% | +$489K |
|
1628
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$2.75B
| $6.89M | 0.01% |
+309,802
| New | +$7.18M |
|
|
CDR
1629
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
| $6.88M | 0.01% |
347,653
+12,207
| +4% | +$206K |
|
1630
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.63B
| $6.88M | 0.01% |
210,100
+55,600
| +36% | +$1.65M |
|
1631
SouthState Bank Corp
SSB
$10.2B
| $6.88M | 0.01% |
91,310
+44,192
| +94% | +$3.33M |
|
1632
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.99B
| $6.84M | 0.01% |
244,139
-137,041
| -36% | -$3.82M |
|
|
GSS
1633
DELISTED
Golden Star Resources Ltd.
GSS
| $6.82M | 0.01% |
2,384,596
-286,800
| -11% | -$1,000K |
|
1634
Civista Bancshares
CIVB
$604M
| $6.82M | 0.01% |
313,691
+19,900
| +7% | +$426K |
|
|
FG
1635
DELISTED
FGL Holdings Ordinary Shares
FG
| $6.79M | 0.01% |
850,700
+72,300
| +9% | +$575K |
|
|
HLG
1636
DELISTED
Hailiang Education Group Inc. American Depositary Shares
HLG
| $6.78M | 0.01% |
104,100
-701
| -0.7% | -$43.1K |
|
1637
JELD-WEN Holding
JELD
$122M
| $6.75M | 0.01% |
350,200
+124,600
| +55% | +$2.41M |
|
1638
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.4B
| $6.75M | 0.01% |
1,476,708
+424,982
| +40% | +$1.7M |
|
1639
Clearfield
CLFD
$411M
| $6.68M | 0.01% |
563,899
+17,600
| +3% | +$215K |
|
|
ODP
1640
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
| $6.67M | 0.01% |
380,147
-263,260
| -41% | -$4.53M |
|
1641
Protagonist Therapeutics
PTGX
$8.79B
| $6.67M | 0.01% |
555,100
+42,800
| +8% | +$539K |
|
1642
StealthGas
GASS
$332M
| $6.66M | 0.01% |
2,197,130
+109,404
| +5% | +$373K |
|
1643
BGC Group
BGC
$5.45B
| $6.65M | 0.01% |
1,209,764
+766,244
| +173% | +$4.1M |
|
1644
California Water Service
CWT
$3.1B
| $6.65M | 0.01% |
125,600
+48,700
| +63% | +$2.61M |
|
1645
Constellium
CSTM
$3.76B
| $6.63M | 0.01% |
522,000
+357,600
| +218% | +$4.21M |
|
1646
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF
SJNK
$4.89B
| $6.62M | 0.01% |
245,073
-128,027
| -34% | -$3.46M |
|
1647
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$888M
| $6.6M | 0.01% |
240,429
+13,401
| +6% | +$338K |
|
|
GFN
1648
DELISTED
General Finance Corporation
GFN
| $6.6M | 0.01% |
746,618
-26,722
| -3% | -$213K |
|
1649
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
$32.8B
| $6.58M | 0.01% |
84,792
-42,800
| -34% | -$3.28M |
|
|
WBT
1650
DELISTED
Welbilt, Inc.
WBT
| $6.54M | 0.01% |
388,175
+137,575
| +55% | +$2.23M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,920 positions worth $118B, up 4% from $114B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $5.29B of net new capital in Q3 2019, opening 406 new positions and adding to 1,848 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was UnitedHealth: 1,624,826 shares worth $353M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $451M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2019 buy was UnitedHealth: 1,624,826 shares worth $353M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Celgene Corp in Q3 2019, an estimated $628M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $451M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Red Hat Inc in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $248M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $118B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 406 new positions and closed 522 in Q3 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $118B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 13 Nov 2019.