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 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$495M |
| 2 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$290M |
| 3 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$273M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$262M |
| 5 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$234M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
| 2 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
+$280M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$252M |
| 4 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
+$245M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$242M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.71% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.33% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.4% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.58% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PRCP
1876
DELISTED
Perceptron Inc
PRCP
| $4.2M | ﹤0.01% |
531,900
+6,300
| +1% | +$46.7K |
|
1877
Triumph Financial Inc
TFIN
$1.81B
| $4.19M | ﹤0.01% |
129,888
+37,988
| +41% | +$1.07M |
|
1878
Encompass Health
EHC
$11.3B
| $4.18M | ﹤0.01% |
113,381
-101,315
| -47% | -$3.61M |
|
|
HEES
1879
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
| $4.17M | ﹤0.01% |
142,800
+65,700
| +85% | +$1.53M |
|
1880
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.93B
| $4.16M | ﹤0.01% |
109,500
-51,050
| -32% | -$1.73M |
|
1881
Outfront Media
OUT
$5.75B
| $4.16M | ﹤0.01% |
167,941
+124,660
| +288% | +$2.75M |
|
|
NOA
1882
North American Construction
NOA
$357M
| $4.16M | ﹤0.01% |
956,600
+21,100
| +2% | +$87.4K |
|
|
FLY
1883
DELISTED
Fly Leasing Limited
FLY
| $4.16M | ﹤0.01% |
296,600
-26,300
| -8% | -$362K |
|
|
MR
1884
DELISTED
Montage Resources Corporation Common Stock
MR
| $4.15M | ﹤0.01% |
110,753
+27,973
| +34% | +$1.05M |
|
|
NDRM
1885
DELISTED
NeuroDerm Ltd. Ordinary Shares
NDRM
| $4.14M | ﹤0.01% |
+106,500
| New | +$3.92M |
|
1886
BOK Financial
BOKF
$8.58B
| $4.14M | ﹤0.01% |
46,442
-19,303
| -29% | -$1.61M |
|
1887
United-Guardian
UG
$32.8M
| $4.14M | ﹤0.01% |
212,100
+5,700
| +3% | +$94.5K |
|
1888
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$199M
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
180,400
+900
| +0.5% | +$20K |
|
1889
Trex
TREX
$4.4B
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
183,200
+54,400
| +42% | +$1.04M |
|
|
ATSG
1890
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group
ATSG
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
169,300
-293,000
| -63% | -$6.83M |
|
|
LBY
1891
DELISTED
Libbey, Inc.
LBY
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
444,093
-120,107
| -21% | -$984K |
|
1892
RCM Technologies
RCMT
$202M
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
717,800
-10,400
| -1% | -$55.6K |
|
1893
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.4B
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
108,660
+80,300
| +283% | +$2.91M |
|
|
FFWM
1894
DELISTED
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
229,305
+67,905
| +42% | +$1.15M |
|
1895
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$33.1B
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
+149,000
| New | +$3.51M |
|
1896
Transact Technologies
TACT
$50.5M
| $4.06M | ﹤0.01% |
416,600
+18,299
| +5% | +$172K |
|
1897
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.38B
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
152,900
-49,700
| -25% | -$1.13M |
|
1898
Kingstone Companies
KINS
$295M
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
247,900
-12,825
| -5% | -$198K |
|
|
TIER
1899
DELISTED
TIER REIT, Inc.
TIER
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
209,300
+73,000
| +54% | +$1.34M |
|
1900
LG Display
LPL
$2.79B
| $4.03M | ﹤0.01% |
300,149
+132,749
| +79% | +$1.9M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,587 positions worth $85B, up 8.4% from $78.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.5% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $2.91B of net new capital in Q3 2017, opening 418 new positions and adding to 1,684 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was ExxonMobil: 3,652,454 shares worth $299M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Electronic Arts, an estimated $280M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2017 buy was ExxonMobil: 3,652,454 shares worth $299M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Medtronic in Q3 2017, an estimated $495M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Electronic Arts, cutting an estimated $280M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Amazon in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $290M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.5% of its $85B portfolio in Q3 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 418 new positions and closed 418 in Q3 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $85B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.