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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1801
Eastern Company
EML
$145M
| $4.19M | 0.01% |
195,173
+4,873
| +3% | +$97.2K |
|
1802
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$46.3B
| $4.17M | 0.01% |
+146,181
| New | +$4.32M |
|
1803
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.6B
| $4.17M | 0.01% |
76,400
-38,400
| -33% | -$2.06M |
|
1804
Coca-Cola
KO
$383B
| $4.16M | 0.01% |
98,100
-943,200
| -91% | -$39.3M |
|
1805
Community Bank
CBU
$3.39B
| $4.16M | 0.01% |
75,629
-46,171
| -38% | -$2.69M |
|
|
XHR
1806
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$2.01B
| $4.15M | 0.01% |
243,100
-85,400
| -26% | -$1.53M |
|
1807
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.89B
| $4.14M | 0.01% |
56,300
-78,000
| -58% | -$5.76M |
|
|
DALN
1808
DELISTED
DallasNews
DALN
| $4.12M | 0.01% |
167,584
-7,563
| -4% | -$191K |
|
|
ILG
1809
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
| $4.12M | 0.01% |
196,429
-339,292
| -63% | -$6.38M |
|
|
NORD
1810
DELISTED
Nord Anglia Education, Inc.
NORD
| $4.11M | 0.01% |
162,200
+103,500
| +176% | +$2.42M |
|
1811
Globant
GLOB
$1.65B
| $4.1M | 0.01% |
112,700
-68,900
| -38% | -$2.4M |
|
1812
Avista
AVA
$3.43B
| $4.1M | 0.01% |
104,900
+88,200
| +528% | +$3.46M |
|
1813
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.2B
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
44,700
-41,300
| -48% | -$3.79M |
|
1814
Macerich
MAC
$7.4B
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
63,519
-567,600
| -90% | -$38.2M |
|
1815
Citizens & Northern Corp
CZNC
$449M
| $4.08M | 0.01% |
175,109
+41,009
| +31% | +$993K |
|
|
TFCFA
1816
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
125,731
| – | – |
|
|
ABCD
1817
DELISTED
Cambium Learning Group, Inc.
ABCD
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
830,300
+54,200
| +7% | +$271K |
|
1818
CytomX Therapeutics
CTMX
$690M
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
234,800
+143,600
| +157% | +$1.89M |
|
|
GTT
1819
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
166,471
+117,171
| +238% | +$3.18M |
|
|
INN
1820
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$766M
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
253,400
-282,812
| -53% | -$4.46M |
|
|
SMMF
1821
DELISTED
Summit Financial Group, Inc.
SMMF
| $4.04M | 0.01% |
187,335
+26,700
| +17% | +$643K |
|
1822
Kingstone Companies
KINS
$295M
| $4.03M | 0.01% |
252,813
+152,013
| +151% | +$2.09M |
|
1823
Diana Shipping
DSX
$266M
| $4.03M | 0.01% |
1,247,529
-86,249
| -6% | -$243K |
|
1824
Trimble
TRMB
$13.6B
| $4.01M | 0.01% |
+125,344
| New | +$3.88M |
|
1825
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.29B
| $3.99M | 0.01% |
140,245
+22,745
| +19% | +$634K |
|
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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.