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
|
+$535M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$388M |
| 3 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$348M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$230M |
| 5 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$203M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Danaher
DHR
|
+$350M |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$349M |
| 3 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$337M |
| 4 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$332M |
| 5 |
SODA
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
|
+$251M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.48% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.21% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.74% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 9.97% |
| 5 | Utilities | 9.01% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.84B
| $3.52M | ﹤0.01% |
+97,006
| New | +$3.63M |
|
|
ECOM
1952
DELISTED
CHANNELADVISOR CORPORATION
ECOM
| $3.51M | ﹤0.01% |
309,300
-66,359
| -18% | -$745K |
|
|
LDL
1953
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
| $3.51M | ﹤0.01% |
172,700
-54,800
| -24% | -$1.49M |
|
1954
Icahn Enterprises
IEP
$5.24B
| $3.5M | ﹤0.01% |
+61,300
| New | +$4.07M |
|
|
RARX
1955
DELISTED
Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
RARX
| $3.49M | ﹤0.01% |
191,900
+46,100
| +32% | +$724K |
|
|
TVTY
1956
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
| $3.49M | ﹤0.01% |
140,689
+70,800
| +101% | +$2.35M |
|
1957
Entravision Communication
EVC
$1.03B
| $3.47M | ﹤0.01% |
1,192,734
-35,566
| -3% | -$139K |
|
1958
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.3B
| $3.46M | ﹤0.01% |
89,700
+13,500
| +18% | +$611K |
|
|
PCSB
1959
DELISTED
PCSB Financial Corporation
PCSB
| $3.46M | ﹤0.01% |
176,876
-65,663
| -27% | -$1.28M |
|
1960
MGP Ingredients
MGPI
$379M
| $3.45M | ﹤0.01% |
+60,544
| New | +$4.09M |
|
|
TEN
1961
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
| $3.43M | ﹤0.01% |
125,100
-36,700
| -23% | -$1.23M |
|
1962
Interparfums
IPAR
$3.99B
| $3.42M | ﹤0.01% |
52,200
-36,013
| -41% | -$2.16M |
|
1963
IES Holdings
IESC
$14.8B
| $3.42M | ﹤0.01% |
219,932
+9,400
| +4% | +$163K |
|
1964
Spyre Therapeutics
SYRE
$8.54B
| $3.42M | ﹤0.01% |
18,260
-430
| -2% | -$91.2K |
|
1965
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$425M
| $3.41M | ﹤0.01% |
864,100
+127,300
| +17% | +$896K |
|
|
EMKR
1966
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
| $3.4M | ﹤0.01% |
80,991
+15,100
| +23% | +$708K |
|
1967
Century Communities
CCS
$1.91B
| $3.4M | ﹤0.01% |
196,754
+150,200
| +323% | +$3.13M |
|
1968
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$121B
| $3.39M | ﹤0.01% |
89,000
+55,800
| +168% | +$2.16M |
|
|
GDEN
1969
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
| $3.39M | ﹤0.01% |
211,500
-125,500
| -37% | -$2.28M |
|
|
WDR
1970
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
| $3.37M | ﹤0.01% |
186,500
-27,456
| -13% | -$535K |
|
1971
Matrix Service
MTRX
$326M
| $3.36M | ﹤0.01% |
187,459
+66,300
| +55% | +$1.36M |
|
|
STCN
1972
DELISTED
Steel Connect, Inc. Common Stock
STCN
| $3.36M | ﹤0.01% |
208,214
-6,339
| -3% | -$108K |
|
|
TCS
1973
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
| $3.36M | ﹤0.01% |
46,967
+22,014
| +88% | +$2.31M |
|
|
CADE
1974
DELISTED
Cadence Bank
CADE
| $3.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+128,300
| New | +$3.73M |
|
|
VSA
1975
VisionSys AI
VSA
$8.35M
| $3.35M | ﹤0.01% |
212
+4
| +2% | +$76.8K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,847 positions worth $91.3B, down 6.1% from $97.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $8.84B of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 522 new positions and adding to 1,588 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Apple: 11,041,936 shares worth $435M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Dell, an estimated $332M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2018 buy was Apple: 11,041,936 shares worth $435M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2018, an estimated $388M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Dell, cutting an estimated $332M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Danaher in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $350M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $91.3B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 522 new positions and closed 504 in Q4 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 6.1% quarter-over-quarter to $91.3B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 13 Feb 2019.