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 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$327M |
| 2 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$271M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$224M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$707M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$396M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
+$262M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.73% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.98% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.9% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.96% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1676
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$712M
| $6.03M | 0.01% |
111,190
+11,402
| +11% | +$661K |
|
1677
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$26.5B
| $6.03M | 0.01% |
43,900
-55,000
| -56% | -$7.21M |
|
1678
Entravision Communication
EVC
$1.07B
| $6.02M | 0.01% |
1,228,300
-276,800
| -18% | -$1.38M |
|
1679
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.92B
| $6.01M | 0.01% |
170,500
+9,550
| +6% | +$352K |
|
1680
BOK Financial
BOKF
$8.57B
| $6.01M | 0.01% |
61,803
-70,339
| -53% | -$7.02M |
|
1681
Lazard
LAZ
$4.09B
| $5.98M | 0.01% |
124,200
-211,500
| -63% | -$10.5M |
|
1682
First Mid Bancshares
FMBH
$1.38B
| $5.97M | 0.01% |
148,100
+7,987
| +6% | +$326K |
|
1683
Genpact
G
$5.99B
| $5.97M | 0.01% |
194,900
-396,200
| -67% | -$12M |
|
1684
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.18B
| $5.97M | 0.01% |
364,696
-381,600
| -51% | -$6.3M |
|
|
MBTF
1685
DELISTED
MBT Financial Corporation
MBTF
| $5.96M | 0.01% |
527,747
-7,900
| -1% | -$88.4K |
|
1686
Fox Factory Holding Corp
FOXF
$747M
| $5.96M | 0.01% |
85,093
-3,200
| -4% | -$196K |
|
|
NWY
1687
DELISTED
New York & Co Inc
NWY
| $5.96M | 0.01% |
1,543,000
-407,950
| -21% | -$1.92M |
|
1688
Unisys
UIS
$230M
| $5.95M | 0.01% |
291,533
+148,033
| +103% | +$2.44M |
|
|
XIFR
1689
XPLR Infrastructure LP
XIFR
$1.12B
| $5.94M | 0.01% |
122,500
+48,800
| +66% | +$2.32M |
|
1690
Zymeworks
ZYME
$1.67B
| $5.92M | 0.01% |
376,800
+39,800
| +12% | +$570K |
|
|
SWIR
1691
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
| $5.91M | 0.01% |
294,051
-5,800
| -2% | -$108K |
|
|
PRCP
1692
DELISTED
Perceptron Inc
PRCP
| $5.91M | 0.01% |
606,100
+15,000
| +3% | +$158K |
|
1693
Hudbay
HBM
$10.1B
| $5.89M | 0.01% |
1,165,791
-240,031
| -17% | -$1.19M |
|
|
TGP
1694
DELISTED
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
TGP
| $5.89M | 0.01% |
352,500
+144,200
| +69% | +$2.31M |
|
1695
Adeia
ADEA
$2.8B
| $5.88M | 0.01% |
1,495,746
-1,216,026
| -45% | -$5.17M |
|
1696
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$402M
| $5.87M | 0.01% |
155,564
+37,900
| +32% | +$1.48M |
|
1697
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.92B
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
134,851
-64,249
| -32% | -$3.12M |
|
1698
Globe Life
GL
$14.2B
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
67,500
-13,700
| -17% | -$1.18M |
|
1699
Interface
TILE
$1.96B
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
250,500
-75,800
| -23% | -$1.76M |
|
1700
Teekay
TK
$983M
| $5.84M | 0.01% |
866,900
+294,500
| +51% | +$2.03M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,734 positions worth $97.3B, up 6% from $91.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 filing shows 508 new, 1,623 increased, 1,169 reduced and 410 closed positions. Its largest new stake was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $707M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2018 buy was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q3 2018, an estimated $327M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $396M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $97.3B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 508 new positions and closed 410 in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 6% quarter-over-quarter to $97.3B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.