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 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$363M |
| 2 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$271M |
| 4 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$180M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$158M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$226M |
| 2 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$225M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$205M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$199M |
| 5 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$185M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.84% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.18% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.43% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.05% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.9% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ANCX
1876
DELISTED
Access National Corp
ANCX
| $3.37M | 0.01% |
172,800
+3,100
| +2% | +$61.6K |
|
1877
VEON
VEON
$3.5B
| $3.36M | 0.01% |
34,644
-22,257
| -39% | -$2.09M |
|
|
VTTI
1878
DELISTED
VTTI Energy Partners LP
VTTI
| $3.36M | 0.01% |
165,486
+150,486
| +1,003% | +$2.95M |
|
1879
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
ENTA
$362M
| $3.36M | 0.01% |
152,200
+96,600
| +174% | +$2.53M |
|
1880
Galicia Financial Group
GGAL
$7.89B
| $3.36M | 0.01% |
+109,900
| New | +$3.17M |
|
|
HEP
1881
DELISTED
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
HEP
| $3.35M | 0.01% |
+96,829
| New | +$3.27M |
|
|
CHUY
1882
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
| $3.35M | 0.01% |
96,800
-113,900
| -54% | -$3.7M |
|
1883
Compass Diversified
CODI
$752M
| $3.32M | 0.01% |
200,362
+85,539
| +74% | +$1.37M |
|
1884
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.68B
| $3.32M | 0.01% |
246,045
-236,500
| -49% | -$3.24M |
|
1885
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$58.4M
| $3.31M | 0.01% |
14,875
+12,387
| +498% | +$2.74M |
|
1886
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$19.5B
| $3.31M | 0.01% |
+44,500
| New | +$3.67M |
|
1887
Lakeland Industries
LAKE
$108M
| $3.31M | 0.01% |
381,502
-21,100
| -5% | -$199K |
|
|
LEAF
1888
DELISTED
Leaf Group Ltd.
LEAF
| $3.31M | 0.01% |
639,200
+204,900
| +47% | +$1.13M |
|
1889
Arista Networks
ANET
$199B
| $3.3M | 0.01% |
819,200
-2,296,000
| -74% | -$9.76M |
|
|
HMTV
1890
DELISTED
Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.
HMTV
| $3.29M | 0.01% |
278,818
+111,218
| +66% | +$1.3M |
|
1891
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.64B
| $3.29M | 0.01% |
118,100
-23,700
| -17% | -$621K |
|
|
LUX
1892
DELISTED
Luxottica Group
LUX
| $3.29M | 0.01% |
67,263
-23,234
| -26% | -$1.25M |
|
1893
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.76B
| $3.28M | 0.01% |
102,112
-499,704
| -83% | -$16M |
|
1894
Air T
AIRT
$73.1M
| $3.28M | 0.01% |
228,900
+600
| +0.3% | +$9.8K |
|
1895
Dillards
DDS
$9.2B
| $3.27M | 0.01% |
54,000
-20,500
| -28% | -$1.34M |
|
1896
Ericsson
ERIC
$32.1B
| $3.27M | 0.01% |
425,400
-1,068,700
| -72% | -$8.76M |
|
|
GDEN
1897
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
| $3.27M | 0.01% |
279,500
+69,500
| +33% | +$842K |
|
1898
Nature's Sunshine
NATR
$362M
| $3.27M | 0.01% |
342,789
+2,689
| +0.8% | +$26.1K |
|
|
VLP
1899
DELISTED
Valero Energy Partners LP
VLP
| $3.27M | 0.01% |
69,500
-37,300
| -35% | -$1.72M |
|
1900
Alpha Pro Tech
APT
$49.9M
| $3.26M | 0.01% |
1,437,747
+3,449
| +0.2% | +$7.42K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2016, Renaissance Technologies held 3,774 positions worth $52.5B, down 0.13% from $52.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $1.64B in Q2 2016, closing 474 positions and reducing 1,158 holdings. Its most notable exit was TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK, an estimated $185M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Nike worth $280M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2016 buy was Nike: 5,066,500 shares worth $280M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to CVS Health in Q2 2016, an estimated $363M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was PepsiCo, cutting an estimated $226M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $185M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8% of its $52.5B portfolio in Q2 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 423 new positions and closed 474 in Q2 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 0.13% quarter-over-quarter to $52.5B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 12 Aug 2016.