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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$693M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$446M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
Evergy
EVRG
|
+$288M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$265M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$596M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$519M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$518M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$268M |
| 5 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$246M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.51% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.39% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.76% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.46% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.01% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1926
Harvard Bioscience
HBIO
$27.6M
| $4M | ﹤0.01% |
74,747
-983
| -1% | -$50.4K |
|
1927
Nature's Sunshine
NATR
$362M
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
426,128
+33,428
| +9% | +$313K |
|
1928
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$1.34B
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
477,327
+433,900
| +999% | +$3.19M |
|
1929
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
VTIP
$19.1B
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
81,366
+74,800
| +1,139% | +$3.66M |
|
1930
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$33.1B
| $3.97M | ﹤0.01% |
135,200
-534,700
| -80% | -$16.8M |
|
|
TRHC
1931
DELISTED
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. Common Stock
TRHC
| $3.96M | ﹤0.01% |
62,100
+18,200
| +41% | +$893K |
|
|
PFBI
1932
DELISTED
Premier Financial Bancorp
PFBI
| $3.96M | ﹤0.01% |
212,188
+34,273
| +19% | +$591K |
|
1933
Kingstone Companies
KINS
$295M
| $3.96M | ﹤0.01% |
234,100
-21,582
| -8% | -$373K |
|
|
TCO
1934
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
| $3.96M | ﹤0.01% |
+67,300
| New | +$3.78M |
|
1935
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$42.9B
| $3.95M | ﹤0.01% |
47,300
-37,000
| -44% | -$3.07M |
|
1936
Innovative Industrial Properties
IIPR
$1.77B
| $3.92M | ﹤0.01% |
107,000
+43,400
| +68% | +$1.49M |
|
1937
Constellium
CSTM
$3.76B
| $3.88M | ﹤0.01% |
376,900
-797,700
| -68% | -$9.27M |
|
|
MSGN
1938
DELISTED
MSG Networks Inc.
MSGN
| $3.88M | ﹤0.01% |
162,037
-19,763
| -11% | -$419K |
|
1939
RCM Technologies
RCMT
$202M
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
783,270
-18,117
| -2% | -$94.1K |
|
|
FLY
1940
DELISTED
Fly Leasing Limited
FLY
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
274,280
+77,931
| +40% | +$1.08M |
|
1941
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
$6.86B
| $3.86M | ﹤0.01% |
+118,100
| New | +$3.89M |
|
1942
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.3B
| $3.86M | ﹤0.01% |
527,000
+17,600
| +3% | +$104K |
|
|
TOWR
1943
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
| $3.86M | ﹤0.01% |
121,300
+79,800
| +192% | +$2.4M |
|
1944
Espey Mfg & Electronics Corp
ESP
$170M
| $3.86M | ﹤0.01% |
143,700
+1,900
| +1% | +$52K |
|
|
CTIC
1945
DELISTED
CTI BioPharma Corp. (DE) Common Stock
CTIC
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
773,445
+84,500
| +12% | +$370K |
|
|
DALN
1946
DELISTED
DallasNews
DALN
| $3.83M | ﹤0.01% |
203,615
+6,765
| +3% | +$135K |
|
|
OIIM
1947
DELISTED
02Micro International
OIIM
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
2,076,400
+58,500
| +3% | +$90.7K |
|
|
ALBO
1948
DELISTED
Albireo Pharma Inc
ALBO
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
107,366
+14,934
| +16% | +$484K |
|
|
FARO
1949
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
70,042
+35,900
| +105% | +$2M |
|
|
SPNS
1950
DELISTED
Sapiens International
SPNS
| $3.8M | ﹤0.01% |
389,100
-2,400
| -0.6% | -$22.2K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,750 positions worth $91.7B, up 0.34% from $91.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $3.9B in Q2 2018, closing 524 positions and reducing 1,111 holdings. Its most notable exit was Booking.com, an estimated $519M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Apple worth $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2018 buy was Apple: 15,275,332 shares worth $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q2 2018, an estimated $306M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Home Depot, cutting an estimated $596M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $519M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $91.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 412 new positions and closed 524 in Q2 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $91.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 13 Aug 2018.