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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$851M
| $3.94M | ﹤0.01% |
80,300
+72,800
| +971% | +$3.59M |
|
1952
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$3.6B
| $3.94M | ﹤0.01% |
66,090
+5,800
| +10% | +$323K |
|
1953
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$5.83B
| $3.94M | ﹤0.01% |
+61,435
| New | +$3.54M |
|
1954
Comstock Resources
CRK
$3.89B
| $3.94M | ﹤0.01% |
568,000
-131,800
| -19% | -$869K |
|
1955
Boise Cascade
BCC
$2.69B
| $3.93M | ﹤0.01% |
147,000
-236,500
| -62% | -$6.37M |
|
|
VRN
1956
DELISTED
Veren
VRN
| $3.92M | ﹤0.01% |
1,211,400
-2,303,535
| -66% | -$7.1M |
|
1957
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$202M
| $3.92M | ﹤0.01% |
531,420
+16,000
| +3% | +$127K |
|
1958
Radiant Logistics
RLGT
$386M
| $3.92M | ﹤0.01% |
622,600
+187,037
| +43% | +$1.03M |
|
|
VSTO
1959
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
| $3.92M | ﹤0.01% |
489,500
+272,600
| +126% | +$2.67M |
|
|
AUD
1960
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
| $3.92M | ﹤0.01% |
746,593
+538,793
| +259% | +$3.56M |
|
1961
SiriusPoint
SPNT
$2.75B
| $3.92M | ﹤0.01% |
377,567
-156,700
| -29% | -$1.67M |
|
1962
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$32.2B
| $3.91M | ﹤0.01% |
+30,372
| New | +$3.97M |
|
|
YELL
1963
DELISTED
Yellow Corporation Common Stock
YELL
| $3.91M | ﹤0.01% |
584,553
+438,557
| +300% | +$2.82M |
|
1964
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$185M
| $3.9M | ﹤0.01% |
234,800
+8,500
| +4% | +$147K |
|
|
EIGR
1965
DELISTED
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.
EIGR
| $3.9M | ﹤0.01% |
9,298
+860
| +10% | +$345K |
|
1966
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.63B
| $3.89M | ﹤0.01% |
149,800
+36,300
| +32% | +$829K |
|
|
PRSU
1967
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality Inc
PRSU
$1.39B
| $3.89M | ﹤0.01% |
69,100
+65,100
| +1,628% | +$3.52M |
|
|
PGNX
1968
DELISTED
Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc
PGNX
| $3.88M | ﹤0.01% |
836,789
+608,078
| +266% | +$2.75M |
|
1969
RPM International
RPM
$13.7B
| $3.88M | ﹤0.01% |
66,800
-635,900
| -90% | -$36.1M |
|
1970
Starwood Property Trust
STWD
$5.92B
| $3.88M | ﹤0.01% |
+173,484
| New | +$3.78M |
|
1971
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.91B
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
94,851
-6,100
| -6% | -$287K |
|
1972
Invesco Preferred ETF
PGX
$3.81B
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
266,745
-35,255
| -12% | -$501K |
|
1973
Transact Technologies
TACT
$53.2M
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
423,000
+4,800
| +1% | +$47.3K |
|
|
SREV
1974
DELISTED
ServiceSource International, Inc.
SREV
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
4,195,816
+92,176
| +2% | +$96.6K |
|
1975
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8B
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
50,940
-137,200
| -73% | -$10.9M |
|
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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.