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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$729M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$294M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$242M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$778M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$344M |
| 5 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$343M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.7% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.02% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.09% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MRT
1651
DELISTED
MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc.
MRT
| $6.49M | 0.01% |
617,300
+177,900
| +40% | +$1.89M |
|
1652
Arcos Dorados Holdings
ARCO
$1.72B
| $6.49M | 0.01% |
728,638
-319,578
| -30% | -$3M |
|
1653
Eastern Company
EML
$143M
| $6.46M | 0.01% |
226,605
+6,905
| +3% | +$186K |
|
1654
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$819M
| $6.46M | 0.01% |
342,300
-19,300
| -5% | -$346K |
|
1655
Seres Therapeutics
MCRB
$46.8M
| $6.44M | 0.01% |
43,890
-1,670
| -4% | -$320K |
|
1656
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.6B
| $6.44M | 0.01% |
314,600
+16,400
| +5% | +$398K |
|
|
ONIT
1657
Onity Group
ONIT
$309M
| $6.42M | 0.01% |
103,969
+76,409
| +277% | +$4.1M |
|
1658
Clearfield
CLFD
$411M
| $6.42M | 0.01% |
497,399
-2,800
| -0.6% | -$36.1K |
|
1659
Ceragon Networks
CRNT
$197M
| $6.37M | 0.01% |
2,368,800
-390,080
| -14% | -$958K |
|
1660
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$10.2B
| $6.36M | 0.01% |
376,504
+265,928
| +240% | +$4.68M |
|
1661
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$270M
| $6.36M | 0.01% |
215,274
-2,005
| -0.9% | -$67.8K |
|
1662
Mammoth Energy Services
TUSK
$128M
| $6.36M | 0.01% |
+198,400
| New | +$4.96M |
|
|
EXFO
1663
DELISTED
EXFO INC.
EXFO
| $6.36M | 0.01% |
1,514,455
-25,745
| -2% | -$113K |
|
1664
Movado Group
MOV
$849M
| $6.36M | 0.01% |
165,500
+122,000
| +280% | +$3.89M |
|
1665
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.12B
| $6.35M | 0.01% |
488,700
+197,600
| +68% | +$1.86M |
|
|
NETI
1666
DELISTED
Eneti Inc.
NETI
| $6.35M | 0.01% |
96,893
-24,081
| -20% | -$1.72M |
|
|
FPRX
1667
DELISTED
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
FPRX
| $6.34M | 0.01% |
+369,200
| New | +$7.2M |
|
1668
Civista Bancshares
CIVB
$604M
| $6.34M | 0.01% |
277,300
+31,600
| +13% | +$710K |
|
1669
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
| $6.33M | 0.01% |
273,763
-68,037
| -20% | -$1.57M |
|
|
ZOES
1670
DELISTED
Zoe's Kitchen, Inc.
ZOES
| $6.33M | 0.01% |
438,300
+152,900
| +54% | +$2.3M |
|
1671
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.43B
| $6.33M | 0.01% |
241,000
+53,700
| +29% | +$1.39M |
|
1672
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$478M
| $6.32M | 0.01% |
247,000
-7,900
| -3% | -$200K |
|
1673
Jabil
JBL
$33B
| $6.29M | 0.01% |
219,000
-487,400
| -69% | -$13.3M |
|
1674
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.06B
| $6.28M | 0.01% |
306,100
+1,300
| +0.4% | +$29.2K |
|
|
STL
1675
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
| $6.27M | 0.01% |
+277,888
| New | +$6.81M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,782 positions worth $91.4B, up 0.81% from $90.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2018 filing shows 474 new, 1,646 increased, 1,191 reduced and 438 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $778M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2018 buy was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Booking.com in Q1 2018, an estimated $309M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $778M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Marathon Petroleum in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $132M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $91.4B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 474 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 0.81% quarter-over-quarter to $91.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 14 May 2018.