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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WEB
2151
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
154,400
-22,100
| -13% | -$451K |
|
|
VVUS
2152
DELISTED
Vivus Inc
VVUS
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
785,070
-38,045
| -5% | -$176K |
|
2153
Texas Pacific Land
TPL
$27.8B
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
49,608
-26,100
| -34% | -$1.49M |
|
2154
Escalade
ESCA
$273M
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
203,100
-5,400
| -3% | -$70K |
|
2155
Mitek Systems
MITK
$754M
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
375,176
-50,800
| -12% | -$414K |
|
|
DRNA
2156
DELISTED
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DRNA
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
289,400
-270,900
| -48% | -$2.92M |
|
|
EXTN
2157
DELISTED
Exterran Corporation
EXTN
| $2.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+103,500
| New | +$3M |
|
2158
IES Holdings
IESC
$14.8B
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
181,832
-22,800
| -11% | -$376K |
|
|
OIIM
2159
DELISTED
02Micro International
OIIM
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
2,017,900
-5,000
| -0.2% | -$7.56K |
|
|
JASN
2160
DELISTED
Jason Industries, Inc.
JASN
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
874,540
+161,740
| +23% | +$430K |
|
2161
Urban One Class D
UONEK
$22.8M
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
132,430
+1,906
| +1% | +$36.3K |
|
|
ZGNX
2162
DELISTED
Zogenix, Inc.
ZGNX
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
67,387
-73,054
| -52% | -$2.9M |
|
|
CTIC
2163
DELISTED
CTI BioPharma Corp. (DE) Common Stock
CTIC
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
688,945
+79,096
| +13% | +$278K |
|
2164
Olin
OLN
$2.11B
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
+88,400
| New | +$3.01M |
|
|
APTS
2165
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
189,300
+27,000
| +17% | +$422K |
|
2166
Lennox International
LII
$14.4B
| $2.68M | ﹤0.01% |
13,100
-152,000
| -92% | -$31.6M |
|
|
PHLT
2167
DELISTED
Performant Healthcare Inc
PHLT
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
891,300
+47,500
| +6% | +$124K |
|
|
JAX
2168
DELISTED
J. Alexander's Holdings, Inc.
JAX
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
233,321
+39,621
| +20% | +$401K |
|
2169
Silvercrest Asset Management
SAMG
$79M
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
175,600
-200
| -0.1% | -$3.04K |
|
|
NSTG
2170
DELISTED
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
NSTG
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
355,200
+161,900
| +84% | +$1.17M |
|
2171
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$1.94B
| $2.66M | ﹤0.01% |
259,300
+54,600
| +27% | +$525K |
|
2172
Korn Ferry
KFY
$4.18B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
51,400
-52,100
| -50% | -$2.32M |
|
2173
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.73B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
+36,274
| New | +$2.85M |
|
|
PFBI
2174
DELISTED
Premier Financial Bancorp
PFBI
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
177,915
+8,251
| +5% | +$124K |
|
2175
CONMED
CNMD
$1.39B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
41,781
+22,781
| +120% | +$1.36M |
|
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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.