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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
Comstock Resources
CRK
$3.89B
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
699,800
-66,100
| -9% | -$486K |
|
2002
UTStarcom
UTSI
$23.5M
| $3.16M | ﹤0.01% |
290,858
-5,216
| -2% | -$72K |
|
2003
Woodward
WWD
$21.3B
| $3.15M | ﹤0.01% |
+42,384
| New | +$3.27M |
|
2004
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$135M
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
87,982
-16,940
| -16% | -$677K |
|
|
HALL
2005
DELISTED
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.
HALL
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
29,350
-1,600
| -5% | -$175K |
|
|
LUMO
2006
DELISTED
Lumos Pharma, Inc. Common Stock
LUMO
| $3.13M | ﹤0.01% |
229,001
+80,559
| +54% | +$1.42M |
|
|
OSG
2007
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
| $3.13M | ﹤0.01% |
1,886,448
+381,748
| +25% | +$968K |
|
2008
Koppers
KOP
$943M
| $3.13M | ﹤0.01% |
183,700
-181,206
| -50% | -$4.26M |
|
|
WLH
2009
DELISTED
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
WLH
| $3.13M | ﹤0.01% |
+292,731
| New | +$3.74M |
|
2010
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.58B
| $3.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+170,074
| New | +$3.14M |
|
|
SWIR
2011
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
| $3.12M | ﹤0.01% |
232,551
-61,500
| -21% | -$1.03M |
|
2012
Intellia Therapeutics
NTLA
$1.49B
| $3.11M | ﹤0.01% |
+228,000
| New | +$4.24M |
|
|
SWCH
2013
DELISTED
Switch, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SWCH
| $3.11M | ﹤0.01% |
+444,200
| New | +$3.7M |
|
|
MCRN
2014
DELISTED
Milacron Holdings Corp.
MCRN
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
260,989
-65,611
| -20% | -$986K |
|
2015
Jakks Pacific
JAKK
$301M
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
210,420
-1,900
| -0.9% | -$43K |
|
|
CVLY
2016
DELISTED
Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc
CVLY
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
152,534
-6,853
| -4% | -$166K |
|
2017
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.76B
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
658,500
+265,731
| +68% | +$1.15M |
|
|
OIIM
2018
DELISTED
02Micro International
OIIM
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
2,030,062
-17,540
| -0.9% | -$30.1K |
|
|
LONE
2019
DELISTED
Lonestar Resources US Inc. Class A Common Stock
LONE
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
837,900
-58,300
| -7% | -$404K |
|
2020
Aware
AWRE
$26M
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
845,797
-11,195
| -1% | -$40.5K |
|
2021
Minerva Neurosciences
NERV
$185M
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
56,450
+18,550
| +49% | +$1.36M |
|
2022
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$4.88B
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
42,200
-230,400
| -85% | -$18.5M |
|
|
VLRS
2023
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion
VLRS
$900M
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
568,000
+457,700
| +415% | +$2.91M |
|
2024
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$164B
| $3.03M | ﹤0.01% |
465,200
+269,156
| +137% | +$2.01M |
|
2025
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$1.91B
| $3.03M | ﹤0.01% |
29,687
+8,854
| +42% | +$1.1M |
|
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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.