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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$693M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$446M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
Evergy
EVRG
|
+$288M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$265M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$596M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$519M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$518M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$268M |
| 5 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$246M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.51% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.39% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.76% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.46% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.01% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ATTU
1801
DELISTED
Attunity Ltd
ATTU
| $4.83M | 0.01% |
416,100
+231,320
| +125% | +$2.31M |
|
|
SCWX
1802
DELISTED
SecureWorks Corp Class A Common Stock
SCWX
| $4.82M | 0.01% |
387,000
+145,700
| +60% | +$1.57M |
|
1803
Rafael Holdings
RFL
$103M
| $4.82M | 0.01% |
531,485
-165,485
| -24% | -$1.3M |
|
|
KS
1804
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
| $4.81M | 0.01% |
+139,500
| New | +$4.82M |
|
1805
Air T
AIRT
$73.1M
| $4.81M | 0.01% |
216,450
-150
| -0.1% | -$3.06K |
|
|
SWIR
1806
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
| $4.8M | 0.01% |
299,851
-179,430
| -37% | -$3.05M |
|
1807
Stratasys
SSYS
$666M
| $4.8M | 0.01% |
+250,632
| New | +$4.95M |
|
1808
Alliance Resource Partners
ARLP
$3.34B
| $4.79M | 0.01% |
261,021
+170,131
| +187% | +$3.06M |
|
1809
James Hardie Industries
JHX
$15.2B
| $4.78M | 0.01% |
282,927
+12,927
| +5% | +$224K |
|
1810
Lands' End
LE
$378M
| $4.78M | 0.01% |
+171,483
| New | +$3.8M |
|
1811
Cameco
CCJ
$36.8B
| $4.77M | 0.01% |
424,200
+241,080
| +132% | +$2.63M |
|
|
GTS
1812
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
| $4.76M | 0.01% |
128,235
-140,323
| -52% | -$4.44M |
|
1813
Invesco Mortgage Capital
IVR
$759M
| $4.75M | 0.01% |
29,853
-33,547
| -53% | -$5.44M |
|
1814
LifeVantage
LFVN
$80.1M
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
743,451
+140,823
| +23% | +$641K |
|
|
SVM
1815
Silvercorp Metals
SVM
$2.02B
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
1,773,642
+570,576
| +47% | +$1.6M |
|
|
GSH
1816
DELISTED
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd
GSH
| $4.73M | 0.01% |
168,300
+1,700
| +1% | +$48.7K |
|
|
MSL
1817
DELISTED
Midsouth Bancorp, Inc.
MSL
| $4.72M | 0.01% |
356,600
+27,400
| +8% | +$379K |
|
1818
Veracyte
VCYT
$4.45B
| $4.72M | 0.01% |
505,400
-7,400
| -1% | -$52K |
|
|
ITCL
1819
DELISTED
Banco Itau Chile American Depositary Shares (each representing one third of one (1/3) Common Share)
ITCL
| $4.72M | 0.01% |
317,700
+6,000
| +2% | +$92.1K |
|
|
AAWW
1820
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
| $4.72M | 0.01% |
65,800
-115,300
| -64% | -$7.78M |
|
|
CSS
1821
DELISTED
CSS Industries, Inc.
CSS
| $4.7M | 0.01% |
278,200
+165,500
| +147% | +$2.79M |
|
|
SPN
1822
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
| $4.67M | 0.01% |
47,960
+37,760
| +370% | +$3.87M |
|
|
GES
1823
DELISTED
Guess Inc
GES
| $4.66M | 0.01% |
217,954
+5,754
| +3% | +$132K |
|
|
SPTN
1824
DELISTED
SpartanNash
SPTN
| $4.66M | 0.01% |
+182,566
| New | +$3.77M |
|
|
KNL
1825
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
| $4.66M | 0.01% |
223,700
-1,100
| -0.5% | -$22.6K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,750 positions worth $91.7B, up 0.34% from $91.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $3.9B in Q2 2018, closing 524 positions and reducing 1,111 holdings. Its most notable exit was Booking.com, an estimated $519M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Apple worth $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2018 buy was Apple: 15,275,332 shares worth $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q2 2018, an estimated $306M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Home Depot, cutting an estimated $596M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $519M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $91.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 412 new positions and closed 524 in Q2 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $91.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 13 Aug 2018.