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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$373M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
+$283M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$270M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$240M |
| 5 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$225M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$274M |
| 2 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$228M |
| 3 |
GAS
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
|
+$216M |
| 4 |
TE
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
|
+$136M |
| 5 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$133M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.61% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.42% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.99% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.6% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.36% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
XCO
1776
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
| $3.81M | 0.01% |
237,627
+56,687
| +31% | +$1.01M |
|
|
TBRG
1777
DELISTED
TruBridge
TBRG
| $3.81M | 0.01% |
146,215
+28,300
| +24% | +$889K |
|
1778
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$6.14B
| $3.81M | 0.01% |
352,350
+51,975
| +17% | +$541K |
|
1779
UMB Financial
UMBF
$11.3B
| $3.8M | 0.01% |
63,900
-54,600
| -46% | -$3.13M |
|
1780
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.22B
| $3.8M | 0.01% |
50,100
-1,700
| -3% | -$125K |
|
|
AOI
1781
DELISTED
Alliance One International
AOI
| $3.79M | 0.01% |
198,380
-30,279
| -13% | -$579K |
|
1782
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$6.05B
| $3.79M | 0.01% |
284,719
-2,026,446
| -88% | -$32.3M |
|
1783
Lakeland Industries
LAKE
$108M
| $3.78M | 0.01% |
379,802
-1,700
| -0.4% | -$16.5K |
|
1784
TechTarget
TTGT
$327M
| $3.78M | 0.01% |
468,552
+176,452
| +60% | +$1.47M |
|
1785
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.99B
| $3.76M | 0.01% |
171,876
-169,286
| -50% | -$3.65M |
|
|
BHI
1786
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
| $3.76M | 0.01% |
74,540
-588,000
| -89% | -$28.3M |
|
1787
Compass Diversified
CODI
$752M
| $3.75M | 0.01% |
215,943
+15,581
| +8% | +$266K |
|
|
GSH
1788
DELISTED
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd
GSH
| $3.75M | 0.01% |
143,500
+1,300
| +0.9% | +$32.7K |
|
|
IIJI
1789
DELISTED
Internet Initiative Japan Inc
IIJI
| $3.74M | 0.01% |
397,700
+1,400
| +0.4% | +$13.7K |
|
1790
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.86B
| $3.73M | 0.01% |
752,568
-1,361,000
| -64% | -$5.23M |
|
1791
Eastern Company
EML
$145M
| $3.73M | 0.01% |
186,200
+4,600
| +3% | +$85.1K |
|
1792
NACCO Industries
NC
$359M
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
239,860
+14,882
| +7% | +$213K |
|
|
ITCL
1793
DELISTED
Banco Itau Chile American Depositary Shares (each representing one third of one (1/3) Common Share)
ITCL
| $3.71M | 0.01% |
278,746
-3,220
| -1% | -$42K |
|
1794
Gencor Industries
GENC
$212M
| $3.71M | 0.01% |
309,700
+131,500
| +74% | +$1.5M |
|
|
CCUR
1795
DELISTED
CCUR Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CCUR
| $3.71M | 0.01% |
674,219
-7,000
| -1% | -$37.6K |
|
|
ELGX
1796
DELISTED
Endologix Inc
ELGX
| $3.7M | 0.01% |
28,872
+20,940
| +264% | +$2.68M |
|
1797
Citi Trends
CTRN
$555M
| $3.69M | 0.01% |
185,000
+16,300
| +10% | +$298K |
|
|
PSTB
1798
DELISTED
Park Sterling Corp.
PSTB
| $3.69M | 0.01% |
453,773
+104,900
| +30% | +$833K |
|
1799
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$19.1B
| $3.67M | 0.01% |
16,500
-10,700
| -39% | -$2.43M |
|
|
STL
1800
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
| $3.67M | 0.01% |
209,957
-485,636
| -70% | -$8.26M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, Renaissance Technologies held 3,713 positions worth $56.6B, up 7.7% from $52.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $1.92B of net new capital in Q3 2016, opening 414 new positions and adding to 1,834 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 811,400 shares worth $142M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was CVS Health, an estimated $274M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2016 buy was FedEx: 811,400 shares worth $142M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q3 2016, an estimated $373M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was CVS Health, cutting an estimated $274M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited EMC CORPORATION in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $228M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $56.6B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 414 new positions and closed 416 in Q3 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $56.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.