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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$618M |
| 2 |
Vale
VALE
|
+$332M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$309M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$342M |
| 3 |
Crown Castle
CCI
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$229M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$190M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.17% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.41% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.61% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.51% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 9.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901
KVH Industries
KVHI
$181M
| $4.33M | ﹤0.01% |
424,894
+30,894
| +8% | +$339K |
|
|
LX
1902
LexinFintech Holdings
LX
$241M
| $4.33M | ﹤0.01% |
412,014
+387,500
| +1,581% | +$3.95M |
|
|
TGB
1903
Trekor Metals
TGB
$2.48B
| $4.33M | ﹤0.01% |
7,330,790
+456,180
| +7% | +$272K |
|
|
OTIC
1904
DELISTED
Otonomy, Inc.
OTIC
| $4.31M | ﹤0.01% |
1,637,348
+268,507
| +20% | +$605K |
|
|
AGS
1905
DELISTED
PlayAGS
AGS
| $4.29M | ﹤0.01% |
+179,300
| New | +$4.43M |
|
|
GV
1906
DELISTED
Goldfield Corporation
GV
| $4.29M | ﹤0.01% |
1,941,626
-8,464
| -0.4% | -$21.8K |
|
|
SAIL
1907
DELISTED
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SAIL
| $4.27M | ﹤0.01% |
148,800
-425,500
| -74% | -$12.1M |
|
1908
Apyx Medical
APYX
$173M
| $4.27M | ﹤0.01% |
676,107
+56,182
| +9% | +$435K |
|
1909
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$10.2B
| $4.25M | ﹤0.01% |
259,300
+224
| +0.1% | +$3.74K |
|
1910
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
RMCF
$7.93M
| $4.25M | ﹤0.01% |
470,707
-17,232
| -4% | -$153K |
|
|
WDR
1911
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
| $4.24M | ﹤0.01% |
245,200
+58,700
| +31% | +$1.03M |
|
1912
UTStarcom
UTSI
$23.5M
| $4.24M | ﹤0.01% |
288,733
-2,125
| -0.7% | -$30.3K |
|
|
IIJI
1913
DELISTED
Internet Initiative Japan Inc
IIJI
| $4.24M | ﹤0.01% |
423,700
+7,500
| +2% | +$83.8K |
|
|
CASA
1914
DELISTED
Casa Systems, Inc. Common Stock
CASA
| $4.24M | ﹤0.01% |
510,300
+403,000
| +376% | +$4.47M |
|
|
WCC
1915
WESCO International
WCC
$16.7B
| $4.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+79,800
| New | +$4.22M |
|
1916
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$8.74B
| $4.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+270,599
| New | +$4.26M |
|
1917
Nelnet
NNI
$4.88B
| $4.23M | ﹤0.01% |
76,800
-2,500
| -3% | -$134K |
|
|
BSCL
1918
DELISTED
Invesco BulletShares 2021 Corporate Bond ETF
BSCL
| $4.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+200,973
| New | +$4.2M |
|
|
SCWX
1919
DELISTED
SecureWorks Corp Class A Common Stock
SCWX
| $4.22M | ﹤0.01% |
229,365
-95,800
| -29% | -$1.87M |
|
1920
Kingstone Companies
KINS
$289M
| $4.21M | ﹤0.01% |
285,800
+39,749
| +16% | +$648K |
|
1921
First Business Financial Services
FBIZ
$587M
| $4.2M | ﹤0.01% |
209,900
+25,000
| +14% | +$528K |
|
|
TCS
1922
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
| $4.2M | ﹤0.01% |
31,800
-15,167
| -32% | -$1.49M |
|
1923
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SHY
$25.5B
| $4.19M | ﹤0.01% |
+49,838
| New | +$4.17M |
|
1924
Brookfield
BN
$104B
| $4.18M | ﹤0.01% |
251,405
-1,296,194
| -84% | -$20.2M |
|
|
GSH
1925
DELISTED
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd
GSH
| $4.18M | ﹤0.01% |
209,900
+4,500
| +2% | +$93.6K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,883 positions worth $110B, up 20% from $91.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $7.09B of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 532 new positions and adding to 1,751 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2019 buy was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Starbucks in Q1 2019, an estimated $618M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $342M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $435M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $110B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 532 new positions and closed 465 in Q1 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $110B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.