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 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$495M |
| 2 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$290M |
| 3 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$273M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$262M |
| 5 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$234M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
| 2 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
+$280M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$252M |
| 4 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
+$245M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$242M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.71% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.33% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.4% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.58% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OLBK
1726
DELISTED
Old Line Bancshares, Inc.
OLBK
| $5.37M | 0.01% |
191,900
-300
| -0.2% | -$8.25K |
|
1727
Digi International
DGII
$2.49B
| $5.36M | 0.01% |
505,200
+24,400
| +5% | +$235K |
|
1728
GSI Technology
GSIT
$214M
| $5.33M | 0.01% |
733,700
-75,000
| -9% | -$535K |
|
|
DQ
1729
Daqo New Energy
DQ
$821M
| $5.33M | 0.01% |
918,000
+767,500
| +510% | +$3.86M |
|
1730
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.71B
| $5.31M | 0.01% |
+58,640
| New | +$4.99M |
|
1731
First Solar
FSLR
$21.7B
| $5.3M | 0.01% |
115,600
-23,700
| -17% | -$1.1M |
|
1732
Hilton Grand Vacations
HGV
$4.17B
| $5.3M | 0.01% |
+137,300
| New | +$4.97M |
|
|
TPCO
1733
DELISTED
Tribune Publishing Company Common Stock
TPCO
| $5.3M | 0.01% |
365,000
+76,500
| +27% | +$1.02M |
|
1734
Cheniere Energy
CQP
$31.5B
| $5.29M | 0.01% |
183,700
+127,100
| +225% | +$3.67M |
|
1735
Greif
GEF
$4.82B
| $5.29M | 0.01% |
90,400
+58,200
| +181% | +$3.32M |
|
1736
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$815M
| $5.29M | 0.01% |
317,800
+43,900
| +16% | +$729K |
|
1737
Civista Bancshares
CIVB
$607M
| $5.29M | 0.01% |
236,800
+14,000
| +6% | +$288K |
|
1738
Richardson Electronics
RELL
$271M
| $5.28M | 0.01% |
883,599
-6,200
| -0.7% | -$35.9K |
|
|
GRP.U
1739
DELISTED
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
GRP.U
| $5.27M | 0.01% |
130,600
+39,800
| +44% | +$1.6M |
|
|
VWTR
1740
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
| $5.27M | 0.01% |
315,600
+112,500
| +55% | +$1.87M |
|
|
LITS
1741
Lite Strategy Inc
LITS
$33.2M
| $5.26M | 0.01% |
98,210
+16,669
| +20% | +$924K |
|
|
ULTI
1742
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
| $5.25M | 0.01% |
+27,714
| New | +$5.59M |
|
|
ALSK
1743
DELISTED
Alaska Communications Systems
ALSK
| $5.22M | 0.01% |
2,301,929
+235,089
| +11% | +$524K |
|
1744
Natural Alternatives International
NAII
$15M
| $5.21M | 0.01% |
482,200
+19,000
| +4% | +$197K |
|
1745
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$27.8B
| $5.21M | 0.01% |
116,200
+45,100
| +63% | +$1.99M |
|
|
SIFI
1746
DELISTED
SI Financial Group, Inc. NEW MD
SIFI
| $5.21M | 0.01% |
348,206
+19,747
| +6% | +$297K |
|
1747
Ceragon Networks
CRNT
$194M
| $5.2M | 0.01% |
2,501,700
+124,000
| +5% | +$280K |
|
|
NWLI
1748
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
| $5.2M | 0.01% |
14,900
-800
| -5% | -$269K |
|
1749
Stantec
STN
$8.06B
| $5.19M | 0.01% |
187,000
+43,800
| +31% | +$1.16M |
|
|
QTS
1750
DELISTED
QTS REALTY TRUST, INC.
QTS
| $5.18M | 0.01% |
98,900
+10,500
| +12% | +$559K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,587 positions worth $85B, up 8.4% from $78.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.5% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $2.91B of net new capital in Q3 2017, opening 418 new positions and adding to 1,684 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was ExxonMobil: 3,652,454 shares worth $299M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Electronic Arts, an estimated $280M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2017 buy was ExxonMobil: 3,652,454 shares worth $299M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Medtronic in Q3 2017, an estimated $495M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Electronic Arts, cutting an estimated $280M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Amazon in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $290M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.5% of its $85B portfolio in Q3 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 418 new positions and closed 418 in Q3 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $85B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.