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 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$247M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$225M |
| 3 |
MON
Monsanto Co
MON
|
+$213M |
| 4 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$208M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$176M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$227M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$224M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$205M |
| 4 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$187M |
| 5 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$184M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 14.12% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.96% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.08% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.23% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1851
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.8B
| $3.77M | 0.01% |
74,133
-111,600
| -60% | -$4.96M |
|
1852
EnerSys
ENS
$6.43B
| $3.76M | 0.01% |
48,133
-16,567
| -26% | -$1.21M |
|
1853
Gaia
GAIA
$46.6M
| $3.76M | 0.01% |
434,595
-8,305
| -2% | -$66.8K |
|
1854
Natera
NTRA
$36.4B
| $3.76M | 0.01% |
320,800
+108,900
| +51% | +$1.2M |
|
|
HBP
1855
DELISTED
Huttig Building Products, Inc.
HBP
| $3.76M | 0.01% |
568,300
+122,800
| +28% | +$707K |
|
1856
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.82B
| $3.75M | 0.01% |
89,500
-52,200
| -37% | -$1.94M |
|
|
KTWO
1857
DELISTED
K2M Group Holdings, Inc
KTWO
| $3.75M | 0.01% |
187,000
+129,900
| +227% | +$2.47M |
|
|
RMP
1858
DELISTED
Rice Midstream Partners LP
RMP
| $3.75M | 0.01% |
152,459
-37,434
| -20% | -$834K |
|
|
DYN
1859
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
| $3.74M | 0.01% |
+442,100
| New | +$4.36M |
|
|
BKI
1860
DELISTED
Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock
BKI
| $3.74M | 0.01% |
98,900
-33,000
| -25% | -$1.26M |
|
1861
Urban One Class D
UONEK
$22.4M
| $3.73M | 0.01% |
128,560
+1,280
| +1% | +$35.5K |
|
|
OLBK
1862
DELISTED
Old Line Bancshares, Inc.
OLBK
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
155,300
+50,700
| +48% | +$1.09M |
|
|
GNBC
1863
DELISTED
Green Bancorp, Inc
GNBC
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
245,000
+46,800
| +24% | +$575K |
|
1864
Oil States International
OIS
$466M
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
95,300
-48,000
| -33% | -$1.63M |
|
1865
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$593M
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
470,400
+96,400
| +26% | +$667K |
|
|
ARR
1866
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.32B
| $3.69M | 0.01% |
+34,056
| New | +$3.78M |
|
|
EXA
1867
DELISTED
EXA Corporation
EXA
| $3.69M | 0.01% |
240,300
+12,300
| +5% | +$182K |
|
|
SUM
1868
DELISTED
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SUM
| $3.68M | 0.01% |
+159,551
| New | +$3.35M |
|
1869
Radcom
RDCM
$213M
| $3.68M | 0.01% |
206,700
-131,600
| -39% | -$2.53M |
|
1870
RadNet
RDNT
$4.98B
| $3.68M | 0.01% |
570,101
+135,701
| +31% | +$916K |
|
1871
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$89.8B
| $3.67M | 0.01% |
+735,642
| New | +$3.77M |
|
1872
First Business Financial Services
FBIZ
$565M
| $3.67M | 0.01% |
154,522
+25,922
| +20% | +$576K |
|
|
OIIM
1873
DELISTED
02Micro International
OIIM
| $3.66M | 0.01% |
2,033,300
+28,400
| +1% | +$53K |
|
|
CNXM
1874
DELISTED
CNX Midstream Partners LP
CNXM
| $3.66M | 0.01% |
155,413
+13,313
| +9% | +$281K |
|
|
CLVS
1875
DELISTED
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
CLVS
| $3.65M | 0.01% |
+82,100
| New | +$2.89M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2016, Renaissance Technologies held 3,715 positions worth $63.2B, up 12% from $56.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.2% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $5.07B of net new capital in Q4 2016, opening 418 new positions and adding to 1,792 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Broadcom: 10,144,960 shares worth $179M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 14% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Bristol-Myers Squibb, an estimated $227M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2016 buy was Broadcom: 10,144,960 shares worth $179M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Gilead Sciences in Q4 2016, an estimated $247M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Bristol-Myers Squibb, cutting an estimated $227M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $205M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 7.2% of its $63.2B portfolio in Q4 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 418 new positions and closed 494 in Q4 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $63.2B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 13 Feb 2017.