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
|
+$693M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$446M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
Evergy
EVRG
|
+$288M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$265M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$596M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$519M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$518M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$268M |
| 5 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$246M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.51% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.39% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.76% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.46% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.01% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1676
Bankwell Financial Group
BWFG
$543M
| $5.95M | 0.01% |
184,900
+10,600
| +6% | +$335K |
|
1677
Materion
MTRN
$3.94B
| $5.94M | 0.01% |
109,700
+35,600
| +48% | +$1.93M |
|
|
TERP
1678
DELISTED
TerraForm Power, Inc
TERP
| $5.92M | 0.01% |
505,680
+285,100
| +129% | +$3.18M |
|
|
GFN
1679
DELISTED
General Finance Corporation
GFN
| $5.91M | 0.01% |
436,315
+194,615
| +81% | +$1.98M |
|
|
SRT
1680
DELISTED
Startek Inc.
SRT
| $5.91M | 0.01% |
939,600
+89,400
| +11% | +$688K |
|
|
BNY
1681
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$103B
| $5.9M | 0.01% |
109,477
-392,100
| -78% | -$21.6M |
|
|
ARC
1682
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
| $5.89M | 0.01% |
3,328,381
+298,001
| +10% | +$621K |
|
1683
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series A
BATRA
$3.51B
| $5.89M | 0.01% |
229,100
+53,400
| +30% | +$1.28M |
|
|
KE
1684
Kimball Electronics
KE
$564M
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
320,275
-8,500
| -3% | -$152K |
|
1685
Element Solutions
ESI
$8.48B
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
504,200
+484,500
| +2,459% | +$5.28M |
|
1686
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
RMCF
$8.17M
| $5.84M | 0.01% |
510,185
+9,608
| +2% | +$111K |
|
|
VVUS
1687
DELISTED
Vivus Inc
VVUS
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
827,380
+42,310
| +5% | +$255K |
|
1688
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$8.16B
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
36,600
+3,500
| +11% | +$583K |
|
|
LORL
1689
DELISTED
Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
LORL
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
+154,700
| New | +$6.05M |
|
1690
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$10.5B
| $5.8M | 0.01% |
77,100
-20,500
| -21% | -$1.56M |
|
|
EXPR
1691
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
| $5.79M | 0.01% |
31,650
-1,779
| -5% | -$308K |
|
|
SPNE
1692
DELISTED
SeaSpine Holdings Corporation Common Stock
SPNE
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
458,000
+25,608
| +6% | +$307K |
|
|
AFSI
1693
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
+396,712
| New | +$5.34M |
|
1694
First Bancorp
FNLC
$401M
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
204,600
+20,500
| +11% | +$585K |
|
1695
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.93B
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
160,950
+61,450
| +62% | +$2.18M |
|
|
ITCI
1696
DELISTED
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
ITCI
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
325,476
-219,524
| -40% | -$4.46M |
|
1697
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$45.6B
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
143,100
+124,800
| +682% | +$5.17M |
|
1698
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$79.1B
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
35,100
-2,800
| -7% | -$448K |
|
1699
UroGen Pharma
URGN
$1.97B
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
115,451
-41,249
| -26% | -$2.4M |
|
1700
Aptevo Therapeutics
APVO
$4.96M
| – | – |
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| – | – |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,750 positions worth $91.7B, up 0.34% from $91.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $3.9B in Q2 2018, closing 524 positions and reducing 1,111 holdings. Its most notable exit was Booking.com, an estimated $519M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Apple worth $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2018 buy was Apple: 15,275,332 shares worth $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q2 2018, an estimated $306M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Home Depot, cutting an estimated $596M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $519M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $91.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 412 new positions and closed 524 in Q2 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $91.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 13 Aug 2018.