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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1826
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$38.3B
| $4.81M | ﹤0.01% |
1,084,914
-10,057,089
| -90% | -$46.4M |
|
1827
POSCO
PKX
$16.1B
| $4.78M | ﹤0.01% |
72,400
-25,800
| -26% | -$1.81M |
|
1828
Kingstone Companies
KINS
$293M
| $4.78M | ﹤0.01% |
251,406
+17,306
| +7% | +$302K |
|
1829
DHI Group
DHX
$178M
| $4.77M | ﹤0.01% |
2,273,300
+129,800
| +6% | +$274K |
|
1830
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.8B
| $4.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+56,100
| New | +$4.99M |
|
|
EXTN
1831
DELISTED
Exterran Corporation
EXTN
| $4.76M | ﹤0.01% |
179,400
-1,600
| -0.9% | -$43K |
|
1832
Gyre Therapeutics
GYRE
$635M
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
58,796
-19,414
| -25% | -$1.54M |
|
|
GSH
1833
DELISTED
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd
GSH
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
205,600
+37,300
| +22% | +$891K |
|
1834
OneSpan
OSPN
$569M
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
249,170
+41,970
| +20% | +$784K |
|
|
OSG
1835
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
| $4.74M | ﹤0.01% |
1,504,700
+526,500
| +54% | +$1.84M |
|
1836
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.57B
| $4.74M | ﹤0.01% |
179,598
-840,484
| -82% | -$22.1M |
|
1837
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$135M
| $4.73M | ﹤0.01% |
104,922
+3,140
| +3% | +$138K |
|
1838
Champion Homes
SKY
$4.39B
| $4.73M | ﹤0.01% |
165,600
-87,000
| -34% | -$2.52M |
|
|
OIIM
1839
DELISTED
02Micro International
OIIM
| $4.73M | ﹤0.01% |
2,047,602
-28,798
| -1% | -$56.7K |
|
1840
AstroNova
ALOT
$225M
| $4.72M | ﹤0.01% |
218,600
+19,150
| +10% | +$382K |
|
|
PHIIK
1841
DELISTED
PHI, Inc. Non-Voting Common Stock
PHIIK
| $4.72M | ﹤0.01% |
505,125
-4,875
| -1% | -$42.6K |
|
|
BERY
1842
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
| $4.71M | ﹤0.01% |
106,109
-221,829
| -68% | -$9.75M |
|
|
GRP.U
1843
DELISTED
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
GRP.U
| $4.71M | ﹤0.01% |
109,700
-72,100
| -40% | -$3.03M |
|
|
ATTU
1844
DELISTED
Attunity Ltd
ATTU
| $4.71M | ﹤0.01% |
249,255
-166,845
| -40% | -$2.83M |
|
|
ACR
1845
ACRES Commercial Realty
ACR
$122M
| $4.7M | ﹤0.01% |
142,788
+46,401
| +48% | +$1.56M |
|
|
ARQL
1846
DELISTED
Arqule Inc
ARQL
| $4.69M | ﹤0.01% |
828,100
-2,032,583
| -71% | -$11.6M |
|
|
SRT
1847
DELISTED
Startek Inc.
SRT
| $4.68M | ﹤0.01% |
707,500
-232,100
| -25% | -$1.54M |
|
|
CTB
1848
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
| $4.68M | ﹤0.01% |
165,400
-124,100
| -43% | -$3.54M |
|
|
ECOM
1849
DELISTED
CHANNELADVISOR CORPORATION
ECOM
| $4.68M | ﹤0.01% |
375,659
+111,659
| +42% | +$1.49M |
|
|
SVM
1850
Silvercorp Metals
SVM
$2.06B
| $4.67M | ﹤0.01% |
1,892,600
+118,958
| +7% | +$316K |
|
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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.