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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$373M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
+$283M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$270M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$240M |
| 5 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$225M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$274M |
| 2 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$228M |
| 3 |
GAS
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
|
+$216M |
| 4 |
TE
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
|
+$136M |
| 5 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$133M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.61% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.42% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.99% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.6% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.36% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1651
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$2.2B
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
183,400
-8,600
| -4% | -$202K |
|
|
CBPX
1652
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
CBPX
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
219,500
+27,100
| +14% | +$610K |
|
|
RMP
1653
DELISTED
Rice Midstream Partners LP
RMP
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
189,893
+13,500
| +8% | +$284K |
|
1654
IDEX
IEX
$17B
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
49,225
-38,000
| -44% | -$3.43M |
|
1655
Televisa
TV
$1.49B
| $4.6M | 0.01% |
179,100
-512,300
| -74% | -$13.5M |
|
1656
Gildan
GIL
$9.49B
| $4.57M | 0.01% |
163,500
-154,800
| -49% | -$4.57M |
|
1657
Universal Display
OLED
$3.75B
| $4.57M | 0.01% |
82,239
-161,000
| -66% | -$10.2M |
|
|
ANCX
1658
DELISTED
Access National Corp
ANCX
| $4.57M | 0.01% |
191,000
+18,200
| +11% | +$401K |
|
1659
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$9.46B
| $4.53M | 0.01% |
381,900
-67,009
| -15% | -$697K |
|
1660
Oil States International
OIS
$466M
| $4.52M | 0.01% |
+143,300
| New | +$4.41M |
|
|
INFO
1661
DELISTED
IHS Markit Ltd. Common Shares
INFO
| $4.52M | 0.01% |
120,266
-336,434
| -74% | -$12M |
|
|
CCP
1662
DELISTED
Care Capital Properties, Inc.
CCP
| $4.51M | 0.01% |
158,100
+137,800
| +679% | +$3.99M |
|
1663
Wingstop
WING
$3.8B
| $4.5M | 0.01% |
153,658
+128,558
| +512% | +$3.72M |
|
1664
Landstar System
LSTR
$6.04B
| $4.5M | 0.01% |
+66,040
| New | +$4.55M |
|
|
ATRS
1665
DELISTED
Antares Pharma, Inc.
ATRS
| $4.49M | 0.01% |
2,674,341
-43,511
| -2% | -$53.3K |
|
|
OKSB
1666
DELISTED
Southwest Bancorp Inc/OK
OKSB
| $4.48M | 0.01% |
235,900
+12,900
| +6% | +$243K |
|
1667
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.44B
| $4.48M | 0.01% |
69,100
-69,700
| -50% | -$4.32M |
|
1668
EnerSys
ENS
$6.43B
| $4.48M | 0.01% |
64,700
-71,100
| -52% | -$4.74M |
|
1669
Standex International
SXI
$3.33B
| $4.48M | 0.01% |
48,200
-17,600
| -27% | -$1.54M |
|
|
ACHN
1670
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals
ACHN
| $4.48M | 0.01% |
+552,600
| New | +$4.7M |
|
1671
Aware
AWRE
$24M
| $4.47M | 0.01% |
843,339
+179,900
| +27% | +$903K |
|
|
TESS
1672
DELISTED
Tessco Technologies Inc
TESS
| $4.47M | 0.01% |
359,900
+1,900
| +0.5% | +$24.9K |
|
|
QTS
1673
DELISTED
QTS REALTY TRUST, INC.
QTS
| $4.47M | 0.01% |
84,500
-295,200
| -78% | -$16.1M |
|
1674
Simulations Plus
SLP
$371M
| $4.46M | 0.01% |
506,000
-26,200
| -5% | -$218K |
|
|
MR
1675
DELISTED
Montage Resources Corporation Common Stock
MR
| $4.46M | 0.01% |
90,427
+63,667
| +238% | +$3.05M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, Renaissance Technologies held 3,713 positions worth $56.6B, up 7.7% from $52.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $1.92B of net new capital in Q3 2016, opening 414 new positions and adding to 1,834 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 811,400 shares worth $142M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was CVS Health, an estimated $274M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2016 buy was FedEx: 811,400 shares worth $142M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q3 2016, an estimated $373M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was CVS Health, cutting an estimated $274M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited EMC CORPORATION in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $228M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $56.6B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 414 new positions and closed 416 in Q3 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $56.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.