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 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$468M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$440M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$355M |
| 4 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$332M |
| 5 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
+$331M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LLTC
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
|
+$482M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$247M |
| 3 |
Visa
V
|
+$219M |
| 4 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$200M |
| 5 |
Johnson Controls International
JCI
|
+$179M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.02% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.31% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.25% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.65% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.54% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WSR
1726
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
332,700
-45,100
| -12% | -$622K |
|
|
1727
Visa
V
$677B
| $4.6M | 0.01% |
51,800
-2,542,700
| -98% | -$219M |
|
|
HES
1728
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| $4.6M | 0.01% |
95,463
-107,000
| -53% | -$5.67M |
|
|
DEA
1729
Easterly Government Properties
DEA
$1.16B
| $4.6M | 0.01% |
92,922
+67,202
| +261% | +$3.35M |
|
1730
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$888M
| $4.59M | 0.01% |
378,560
+194,400
| +106% | +$2.5M |
|
1731
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.8B
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
239,194
-103,436
| -30% | -$2.17M |
|
|
ARAV
1732
DELISTED
Aravive, Inc. Common Stock
ARAV
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
35,783
+27,550
| +335% | +$2.91M |
|
1733
Element Solutions
ESI
$8.48B
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
351,900
+136,700
| +64% | +$1.68M |
|
1734
Gaia
GAIA
$46.6M
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
460,400
+25,805
| +6% | +$226K |
|
1735
GeoPark
GPRK
$609M
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
640,050
+291,573
| +84% | +$1.6M |
|
|
PNK
1736
DELISTED
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.
PNK
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
+234,500
| New | +$3.87M |
|
|
AMBR
1737
DELISTED
Amber Road Inc
AMBR
| $4.56M | 0.01% |
590,500
-161,600
| -21% | -$1.34M |
|
|
OSG
1738
Octave Specialty Group
OSG
$257M
| $4.55M | 0.01% |
241,200
+80,400
| +50% | +$1.69M |
|
|
ACBI
1739
DELISTED
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock
ACBI
| $4.54M | 0.01% |
239,767
+47,951
| +25% | +$911K |
|
|
HNP
1740
DELISTED
Huaneng Power Intl, Inc.
HNP
| $4.54M | 0.01% |
170,500
-62,200
| -27% | -$1.68M |
|
|
STRR
1741
DELISTED
Star Equity Holdings
STRR
| $4.54M | 0.01% |
17,118
-4
| -0% | -$1.03K |
|
|
FIG
1742
DELISTED
Fortress Investment Group Llc
FIG
| $4.52M | 0.01% |
568,300
-247,800
| -30% | -$1.67M |
|
|
SNBC
1743
DELISTED
Sun Bancorp Inc
SNBC
| $4.52M | 0.01% |
185,079
-18,700
| -9% | -$469K |
|
1744
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$41.2B
| $4.51M | 0.01% |
51,000
-158,900
| -76% | -$12.9M |
|
1745
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$2.37B
| $4.51M | 0.01% |
183,300
+64,200
| +54% | +$1.51M |
|
|
RAVN
1746
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
| $4.49M | 0.01% |
154,600
-32,900
| -18% | -$892K |
|
|
CCXI
1747
DELISTED
ChemoCentryx, Inc.
CCXI
| $4.49M | 0.01% |
616,581
+146,000
| +31% | +$1.05M |
|
1748
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$12.7B
| $4.49M | 0.01% |
225,561
-544,602
| -71% | -$10.5M |
|
|
ITCI
1749
DELISTED
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
ITCI
| $4.49M | 0.01% |
+276,000
| New | +$3.99M |
|
1750
1st Source
SRCE
$2.17B
| $4.48M | 0.01% |
95,440
-1,900
| -2% | -$86.6K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,652 positions worth $71.6B, up 13% from $63.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $5.19B of net new capital in Q1 2017, opening 433 new positions and adding to 1,585 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Merck: 7,716,460 shares worth $468M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walt Disney, an estimated $247M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2017 buy was Merck: 7,716,460 shares worth $468M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q1 2017, an estimated $440M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $247M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Linear Technology Corp in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $482M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $71.6B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 433 new positions and closed 462 in Q1 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $71.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 12 May 2017.