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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$729M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$294M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$242M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$778M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$344M |
| 5 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$343M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.7% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.02% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.09% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TOUR
1776
Tuniu
TOUR
$53.9M
| $5.31M | 0.01% |
88,250
-21,650
| -20% | -$1.65M |
|
|
KE
1777
Kimball Electronics
KE
$595M
| $5.31M | 0.01% |
328,775
+30,200
| +10% | +$543K |
|
1778
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.12B
| $5.29M | 0.01% |
180,000
+159,500
| +778% | +$4.6M |
|
|
TRK
1779
DELISTED
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
TRK
| $5.29M | 0.01% |
297,100
-1,400
| -0.5% | -$27.1K |
|
|
AOI
1780
DELISTED
Alliance One International
AOI
| $5.29M | 0.01% |
203,180
+49,321
| +32% | +$927K |
|
1781
PACCAR
PCAR
$69.8B
| $5.29M | 0.01% |
119,967
-2,223,300
| -95% | -$105M |
|
|
I
1782
DELISTED
INTELSAT S. A.
I
| $5.26M | 0.01% |
1,399,600
+344,245
| +33% | +$1.27M |
|
1783
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.14B
| $5.25M | 0.01% |
1,401,300
+613,000
| +78% | +$2.41M |
|
|
GPX
1784
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
| $5.25M | 0.01% |
231,994
+108,700
| +88% | +$2.55M |
|
|
LL
1785
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
| $5.24M | 0.01% |
219,100
-13,000
| -6% | -$344K |
|
|
GGP
1786
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
| $5.24M | 0.01% |
+256,000
| New | +$5.67M |
|
1787
Xylem
XYL
$27.3B
| $5.21M | 0.01% |
+67,800
| New | +$5.01M |
|
1788
Daktronics
DAKT
$955M
| $5.21M | 0.01% |
591,800
-5,148
| -0.9% | -$47.4K |
|
1789
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$570M
| $5.21M | 0.01% |
227,200
-206,800
| -48% | -$5.21M |
|
|
NOA
1790
North American Construction
NOA
$369M
| $5.21M | 0.01% |
983,220
+3,420
| +0.3% | +$17K |
|
|
TBHC
1791
DELISTED
The Brand House Collective
TBHC
| $5.2M | 0.01% |
536,300
-3,500
| -0.6% | -$36.7K |
|
1792
United Bankshares
UBSI
$6.63B
| $5.15M | 0.01% |
146,204
+6,100
| +4% | +$221K |
|
1793
First Bancorp
FNLC
$396M
| $5.15M | 0.01% |
184,100
+9,700
| +6% | +$272K |
|
1794
Frontline
FRO
$8.76B
| $5.15M | 0.01% |
1,162,500
-275,140
| -19% | -$1.23M |
|
|
PRCP
1795
DELISTED
Perceptron Inc
PRCP
| $5.14M | 0.01% |
587,400
+1,300
| +0.2% | +$12.4K |
|
|
PMBC
1796
DELISTED
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp
PMBC
| $5.13M | 0.01% |
536,600
+20,600
| +4% | +$182K |
|
|
RDS.B
1797
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
+78,127
| New | +$5.26M |
|
1798
Allot
ALLT
$372M
| $5.11M | 0.01% |
949,040
+98,340
| +12% | +$524K |
|
|
NLSN
1799
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $5.11M | 0.01% |
+160,600
| New | +$5.55M |
|
1800
Costamare
CMRE
$1.88B
| $5.1M | 0.01% |
817,700
+356,300
| +77% | +$2.24M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,782 positions worth $91.4B, up 0.81% from $90.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2018 filing shows 474 new, 1,646 increased, 1,191 reduced and 438 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $778M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2018 buy was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Booking.com in Q1 2018, an estimated $309M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $778M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Marathon Petroleum in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $132M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $91.4B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 474 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 0.81% quarter-over-quarter to $91.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 14 May 2018.