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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WFT
2001
DELISTED
Weatherford International plc
WFT
| $3.68M | ﹤0.01% |
5,270,432
+1,674,402
| +47% | +$1.16M |
|
|
GHG
2002
GreenTree Hospitality
GHG
$117M
| $3.68M | ﹤0.01% |
265,821
+179,021
| +206% | +$2.21M |
|
2003
Devon Energy
DVN
$50.8B
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
115,900
-2,129,200
| -95% | -$59.5M |
|
2004
Spyre Therapeutics
SYRE
$8.13B
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
18,152
-108
| -0.6% | -$22.5K |
|
|
RNWK
2005
DELISTED
RealNetworks Inc
RNWK
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
1,174,123
+845
| +0.1% | +$2.54K |
|
|
JT
2006
DELISTED
Jianpu Technology Inc. American Depositary Shares, each representing twenty Class A Ordinary Shares
JT
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
90,746
+83,096
| +1,086% | +$3.89M |
|
|
VIVS
2007
VivoSim Labs
VIVS
$1.19M
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
15,271
+6,390
| +72% | +$1.61M |
|
2008
Miller Industries
MLR
$583M
| $3.63M | ﹤0.01% |
117,800
+31,500
| +37% | +$977K |
|
2009
Espey Mfg & Electronics Corp
ESP
$181M
| $3.63M | ﹤0.01% |
146,687
+900
| +0.6% | +$22.5K |
|
|
PCSB
2010
DELISTED
PCSB Financial Corporation
PCSB
| $3.62M | ﹤0.01% |
184,776
+7,900
| +4% | +$159K |
|
|
TNAV
2011
DELISTED
Telenav Inc.
TNAV
| $3.62M | ﹤0.01% |
595,669
+208,869
| +54% | +$1.1M |
|
2012
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$18.2B
| $3.61M | ﹤0.01% |
137,200
-2,466,581
| -95% | -$62.1M |
|
2013
Upland Software
UPLD
$13M
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
8,500
+6,230
| +274% | +$2.12M |
|
2014
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$385M
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
91,900
-185,700
| -67% | -$5.67M |
|
2015
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$16.8B
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
+23,100
| New | +$3.47M |
|
2016
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.54B
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
+43,052
| New | +$3.39M |
|
2017
Valhi
VHI
$391M
| $3.55M | ﹤0.01% |
128,052
+1,708
| +1% | +$63.4K |
|
|
LNW
2018
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
| $3.54M | ﹤0.01% |
173,600
+149,100
| +609% | +$3.56M |
|
|
AEL
2019
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
| $3.54M | ﹤0.01% |
131,000
-37,900
| -22% | -$1.15M |
|
|
TRTN
2020
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
| $3.54M | ﹤0.01% |
+113,706
| New | +$3.78M |
|
|
CMA
2021
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
| $3.53M | ﹤0.01% |
48,147
-704,660
| -94% | -$56.5M |
|
2022
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.25B
| $3.53M | ﹤0.01% |
650,800
+221,300
| +52% | +$1.17M |
|
2023
Chemung Financial Corp
CHMG
$402M
| $3.52M | ﹤0.01% |
75,100
+9,300
| +14% | +$414K |
|
2024
ING
ING
$100B
| $3.52M | ﹤0.01% |
289,710
-2,325,398
| -89% | -$28.1M |
|
|
BBL
2025
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
| $3.52M | ﹤0.01% |
72,800
-217,300
| -75% | -$9.74M |
|
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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.