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 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$327M |
| 2 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$271M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$233M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$224M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$707M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$396M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
+$262M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.73% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.98% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.9% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.96% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1801
Materion
MTRN
$4.44B
| $5M | 0.01% |
82,613
-27,087
| -25% | -$1.63M |
|
1802
CDW
CDW
$18.7B
| $4.99M | 0.01% |
+56,098
| New | +$4.85M |
|
|
ITCL
1803
DELISTED
Banco Itau Chile American Depositary Shares (each representing one third of one (1/3) Common Share)
ITCL
| $4.99M | 0.01% |
319,800
+2,100
| +0.7% | +$31.4K |
|
1804
Marchex
MCHX
$77.1M
| $4.98M | 0.01% |
1,791,134
+53,400
| +3% | +$153K |
|
1805
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$12.5B
| $4.97M | 0.01% |
672,500
-351,800
| -34% | -$2.99M |
|
|
ENLC
1806
DELISTED
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
ENLC
| $4.95M | 0.01% |
+301,132
| New | +$5.02M |
|
1807
NETGEAR
NTGR
$647M
| $4.95M | 0.01% |
78,790
+57,590
| +272% | +$3.94M |
|
|
PFSW
1808
DELISTED
PFSweb, Inc.
PFSW
| $4.95M | 0.01% |
669,039
+27,900
| +4% | +$251K |
|
|
PCSB
1809
DELISTED
PCSB Financial Corporation
PCSB
| $4.93M | 0.01% |
242,539
+14,939
| +7% | +$301K |
|
1810
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.23B
| $4.92M | 0.01% |
304,870
+186,500
| +158% | +$3.02M |
|
1811
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$496M
| $4.92M | 0.01% |
74,200
+45,500
| +159% | +$2.84M |
|
1812
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.26B
| $4.91M | 0.01% |
+106,200
| New | +$5.62M |
|
|
ECOL
1813
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
| $4.9M | 0.01% |
66,400
+25,200
| +61% | +$1.77M |
|
1814
AB InBev
BUD
$167B
| $4.88M | 0.01% |
55,700
-339,600
| -86% | -$33.1M |
|
1815
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series A
BATRA
$3.47B
| $4.87M | 0.01% |
178,663
-50,437
| -22% | -$1.31M |
|
1816
Air T
AIRT
$75.5M
| $4.87M | 0.01% |
216,662
+212
| +0.1% | +$4.7K |
|
|
NYRT
1817
DELISTED
New York REIT, Inc.
NYRT
| $4.87M | 0.01% |
268,350
+199,660
| +291% | +$3.61M |
|
1818
Varex Imaging
VREX
$467M
| $4.85M | 0.01% |
169,200
-102,700
| -38% | -$3.38M |
|
|
BREW
1819
DELISTED
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.
BREW
| $4.84M | 0.01% |
296,148
+126,200
| +74% | +$2.39M |
|
|
CEQP
1820
DELISTED
Crestwood Equity Partners LP
CEQP
| $4.84M | 0.01% |
131,682
-290,699
| -69% | -$10.6M |
|
|
CNXM
1821
DELISTED
CNX Midstream Partners LP
CNXM
| $4.84M | 0.01% |
251,300
+80,500
| +47% | +$1.59M |
|
1822
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$89.5B
| $4.84M | 0.01% |
1,590,800
+651,700
| +69% | +$2.09M |
|
1823
First Business Financial Services
FBIZ
$581M
| $4.83M | 0.01% |
208,600
+2,695
| +1% | +$63.4K |
|
1824
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.62B
| $4.82M | 0.01% |
+234,700
| New | +$5.05M |
|
|
RESI
1825
DELISTED
Front Yard Residential Corporation Common Stock
RESI
| $4.81M | ﹤0.01% |
443,600
-74,100
| -14% | -$826K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,734 positions worth $97.3B, up 6% from $91.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2018 filing shows 508 new, 1,623 increased, 1,169 reduced and 410 closed positions. Its largest new stake was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $707M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2018 buy was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q3 2018, an estimated $327M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $396M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $97.3B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 508 new positions and closed 410 in Q3 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 6% quarter-over-quarter to $97.3B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.