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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AL
1826
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
| $4.89M | 0.01% |
+114,700
| New | +$5.27M |
|
|
AY
1827
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
| $4.88M | 0.01% |
249,095
-251,405
| -50% | -$5.1M |
|
1828
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$23.3B
| $4.87M | 0.01% |
57,100
+46,100
| +419% | +$4.36M |
|
|
OSG
1829
Octave Specialty Group
OSG
$243M
| $4.85M | 0.01% |
309,400
+26,300
| +9% | +$407K |
|
|
LTC
1830
LTC Properties
LTC
$2.06B
| $4.83M | 0.01% |
127,200
+7,200
| +6% | +$283K |
|
1831
James Hardie Industries
JHX
$15.3B
| $4.83M | 0.01% |
270,000
+15,000
| +6% | +$266K |
|
|
CWEN.A
1832
DELISTED
Clearway Energy Class A
CWEN.A
| $4.82M | 0.01% |
293,300
+134,600
| +85% | +$2.33M |
|
1833
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$3.02B
| $4.82M | 0.01% |
118,800
+70,000
| +143% | +$2.93M |
|
|
OMCC
1834
DELISTED
Old Market Capital Corp
OMCC
| $4.81M | 0.01% |
529,898
+9,669
| +2% | +$87.1K |
|
1835
Citi Trends
CTRN
$555M
| $4.8M | 0.01% |
155,425
+101,025
| +186% | +$2.47M |
|
|
USAP
1836
DELISTED
Universal Stainless & Alloy
USAP
| $4.8M | 0.01% |
174,600
+49,800
| +40% | +$1.26M |
|
|
AMNB
1837
DELISTED
American National Bankshares Inc
AMNB
| $4.8M | 0.01% |
127,600
+7,300
| +6% | +$277K |
|
1838
Turning Point Brands
TPB
$1.45B
| $4.8M | 0.01% |
246,700
+64,400
| +35% | +$1.36M |
|
|
GMLP
1839
DELISTED
Golar LNG Partners LP
GMLP
| $4.79M | 0.01% |
+280,200
| New | +$5.77M |
|
1840
Comstock Resources
CRK
$3.89B
| $4.79M | 0.01% |
655,500
+510,300
| +351% | +$4.12M |
|
1841
Digi International
DGII
$2.63B
| $4.79M | 0.01% |
465,184
+3,784
| +0.8% | +$39.3K |
|
|
EXPR
1842
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
| $4.79M | 0.01% |
+33,429
| New | +$4.93M |
|
|
TST
1843
DELISTED
TheStreet, Inc.
TST
| $4.78M | 0.01% |
267,190
+35,551
| +15% | +$517K |
|
1844
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$888M
| $4.77M | 0.01% |
192,799
+2,500
| +1% | +$61K |
|
1845
BCB Bancorp
BCBP
$173M
| $4.76M | 0.01% |
304,131
+731
| +0.2% | +$11.3K |
|
1846
Heartland Express
HTLD
$948M
| $4.75M | 0.01% |
264,333
+184,803
| +232% | +$3.9M |
|
|
CDR
1847
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
182,451
-47,064
| -21% | -$1.42M |
|
1848
ATI
ATI
$25.6B
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
+199,992
| New | +$5.37M |
|
1849
Amplify Energy
AMPY
$161M
| $4.73M | 0.01% |
354,900
+216,600
| +157% | +$3.3M |
|
1850
ORIX
IX
$44B
| $4.72M | 0.01% |
262,500
-33,500
| -11% | -$606K |
|
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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.