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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$253B
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
780,900
+742,000
| +1,907% | +$3.86M |
|
|
BREW
1977
DELISTED
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.
BREW
| $3.86M | ﹤0.01% |
276,148
+92,700
| +51% | +$1.47M |
|
1978
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$5.65B
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
60,794
+8,200
| +16% | +$516K |
|
|
BSCJ
1979
DELISTED
Invesco BulletShares 2019 Corporate Bond ETF
BSCJ
| $3.84M | ﹤0.01% |
182,200
+160,800
| +751% | +$3.39M |
|
|
ALTA
1980
DELISTED
Altabancorp
ALTA
| $3.83M | ﹤0.01% |
145,300
+40,000
| +38% | +$1.16M |
|
|
ERF
1981
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
| $3.83M | ﹤0.01% |
455,375
-123,500
| -21% | -$1.06M |
|
1982
Friedman Industries
FRD
$240M
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
497,020
-13,100
| -3% | -$102K |
|
1983
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$229B
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
+93,187
| New | +$3.72M |
|
1984
Data I/O
DAIO
$29.2M
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
685,888
+19,300
| +3% | +$114K |
|
|
LGF.B
1985
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
| $3.8M | ﹤0.01% |
251,600
-115,500
| -31% | -$1.81M |
|
1986
Sonoco
SON
$5.57B
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
+61,400
| New | +$3.53M |
|
|
ECOM
1987
DELISTED
CHANNELADVISOR CORPORATION
ECOM
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
310,100
+800
| +0.3% | +$9.55K |
|
|
CMBT
1988
CMB.TECH NV
CMBT
$4.69B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
+462,339
| New | +$3.63M |
|
|
FENG
1989
Phoenix New Media
FENG
$18.3M
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
148,598
+7,950
| +6% | +$181K |
|
1990
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$910M
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
138,800
+57,229
| +70% | +$1.55M |
|
1991
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.75B
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+186,000
| New | +$4.35M |
|
|
PNTR
1992
DELISTED
Pointer Telocation Ltd.
PNTR
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
238,700
+19,000
| +9% | +$268K |
|
1993
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$4.23B
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
87,982
+29,882
| +51% | +$1.16M |
|
|
AGTC
1994
DELISTED
Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation
AGTC
| $3.71M | ﹤0.01% |
886,600
+38,500
| +5% | +$135K |
|
1995
Axcelis
ACLS
$4.01B
| $3.71M | ﹤0.01% |
184,499
-16,400
| -8% | -$333K |
|
1996
ATI
ATI
$25.6B
| $3.7M | ﹤0.01% |
144,792
+124,700
| +621% | +$3.28M |
|
|
SOHO
1997
DELISTED
Sotherly Hotels
SOHO
| $3.7M | ﹤0.01% |
542,713
+4,800
| +0.9% | +$32K |
|
|
RLH
1998
DELISTED
Red Lions Hotel Corporation
RLH
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
456,800
-133,900
| -23% | -$1.14M |
|
|
MRTX
1999
DELISTED
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
MRTX
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
50,300
+11,400
| +29% | +$776K |
|
2000
Kforce
KFRC
$1.02B
| $3.68M | ﹤0.01% |
104,800
+33,700
| +47% | +$1.17M |
|
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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.