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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$729M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$294M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$242M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$778M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$344M |
| 5 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$343M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.7% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.02% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.09% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2126
ICL Group
ICL
$6.53B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
684,300
-157,400
| -19% | -$673K |
|
2127
TransAlta
TAC
$3.95B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
531,500
+30,300
| +6% | +$167K |
|
2128
CSP Inc
CSPI
$79.7M
| $2.89M | ﹤0.01% |
538,000
+30,220
| +6% | +$214K |
|
2129
Alerian MLP ETF
AMLP
$13B
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
61,420
+29,560
| +93% | +$1.58M |
|
2130
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$575M
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
74,000
-5,600
| -7% | -$239K |
|
|
GAU
2131
Galiano Gold
GAU
$455M
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
2,873,500
-102,380
| -3% | -$85.4K |
|
2132
Flowserve
FLS
$9.71B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+66,200
| New | +$2.88M |
|
2133
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$14.9B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
181,300
-417,600
| -70% | -$6.87M |
|
2134
Digital Turbine
APPS
$975M
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
1,422,400
+476,526
| +50% | +$1.04M |
|
2135
Dine Brands
DIN
$456M
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
43,500
+22,700
| +109% | +$1.39M |
|
2136
Veracyte
VCYT
$3.7B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
512,800
-36,500
| -7% | -$226K |
|
2137
Full House Resorts
FLL
$80.1M
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
887,713
+28,800
| +3% | +$95.5K |
|
|
BT
2138
DELISTED
BT Group plc (ADR)
BT
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
176,300
-1,142,100
| -87% | -$19.6M |
|
2139
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$6.13B
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
103,100
+32,200
| +45% | +$923K |
|
|
CXDC
2140
DELISTED
China XD Plastics Company Limited
CXDC
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
668,100
-2,928
| -0.4% | -$12.9K |
|
2141
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
$32.8B
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
+66,900
| New | +$3.04M |
|
2142
Pixelworks
PXLW
$38.2M
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
61,043
-61
| -0.1% | -$3.87K |
|
|
CBK
2143
DELISTED
Christopher & Banks Corporation
CBK
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
2,642,100
-53,000
| -2% | -$61.6K |
|
|
EVOL
2144
DELISTED
Evolving Systems, Inc.
EVOL
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
586,999
-9,500
| -2% | -$51.1K |
|
2145
Franklin Covey
FC
$242M
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
104,700
+35,100
| +50% | +$957K |
|
2146
Compass Diversified
CODI
$758M
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
171,523
-75,509
| -31% | -$1.27M |
|
|
DFRG
2147
DELISTED
Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc. Common Stock
DFRG
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
+183,981
| New | +$3.03M |
|
|
LN
2148
DELISTED
LINE Corporation
LN
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
+71,900
| New | +$3M |
|
|
TPC
2149
Tutor Perini Cor
TPC
$4.41B
| $2.8M | ﹤0.01% |
126,900
+18,100
| +17% | +$428K |
|
2150
SiriusXM
SIRI
$9.98B
| $2.8M | ﹤0.01% |
44,810
-32,410
| -42% | -$1.95M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,782 positions worth $91.4B, up 0.81% from $90.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2018 filing shows 474 new, 1,646 increased, 1,191 reduced and 438 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $778M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2018 buy was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Booking.com in Q1 2018, an estimated $309M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $778M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Marathon Petroleum in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $132M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $91.4B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 474 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 0.81% quarter-over-quarter to $91.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 14 May 2018.