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 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$462M |
| 2 |
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
|
+$390M |
| 3 |
AT&T
T
|
+$371M |
| 4 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$353M |
| 5 |
NextEra Energy
NEE
|
+$326M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$1.97B |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$435M |
| 3 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$377M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$354M |
| 5 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$323M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 25.43% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.71% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 9.79% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.2% |
| 5 | Utilities | 8.06% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2176
Banco Macro
BMA
$5.35B
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
93,700
-7,215
| -7% | -$207K |
|
2177
Cars.com
CARS
$660M
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
+369,400
| New | +$3.57M |
|
2178
Norwood Financial Corp
NWFL
$368M
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
59,475
+4,048
| +7% | +$134K |
|
2179
Valhi
VHI
$450M
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
128,287
-895
| -0.7% | -$15.5K |
|
2180
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$12.8B
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
+8,700
| New | +$2.03M |
|
2181
iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF
ITOT
$97.8B
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
27,700
+21,500
| +347% | +$1.48M |
|
2182
Embotelladora Andina Series A
AKO.A
$3.65B
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
155,800
-200
| -0.1% | -$2.58K |
|
|
TLRA
2183
DELISTED
Telaria, Inc.
TLRA
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
262,600
+203,500
| +344% | +$2.02M |
|
|
ARCH
2184
DELISTED
Arch Resources, Inc.
ARCH
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
54,500
-143,300
| -72% | -$7.34M |
|
|
INFN
2185
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
+296,800
| New | +$2.04M |
|
|
NOTV
2186
DELISTED
Inotiv
NOTV
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
481,804
+40,100
| +9% | +$188K |
|
|
AIMT
2187
DELISTED
Aimmune Therapeutics
AIMT
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
+108,900
| New | +$2.78M |
|
|
SF
2188
Stifel
SF
$12.6B
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
+85,448
| New | +$2.14M |
|
2189
Ponce Financial Group
PDLB
$485M
| $1.56M | ﹤0.01% |
211,917
-10,323
| -5% | -$98.9K |
|
|
AZUL
2190
DELISTED
Azul
AZUL
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
+152,400
| New | +$4.83M |
|
|
X
2191
DELISTED
US Steel
X
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
246,000
-8,288,700
| -97% | -$69.4M |
|
|
ELVT
2192
DELISTED
Elevate Credit, Inc.
ELVT
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
1,491,798
+246,182
| +20% | +$884K |
|
|
MNTA
2193
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
57,014
-707,834
| -93% | -$19.7M |
|
2194
Gran Tierra Energy
GTE
$317M
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
617,679
+201,520
| +48% | +$1.6M |
|
2195
Axogen
AXGN
$2.5B
| $1.54M | ﹤0.01% |
148,300
+124,600
| +526% | +$1.59M |
|
|
SVA
2196
DELISTED
Sinovac Biotech, Ltd
SVA
| $1.54M | ﹤0.01% |
2,375,841
| – | – |
|
2197
SouthState Bank Corp
SSB
$10.5B
| $1.53M | ﹤0.01% |
26,082
-3,050
| -10% | -$225K |
|
|
TCFC
2198
DELISTED
The Community Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCFC
| $1.53M | ﹤0.01% |
69,187
-8,827
| -11% | -$269K |
|
2199
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.2B
| $1.53M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,800
| New | +$1.77M |
|
|
SCX
2200
DELISTED
The L.S. Starrett Company
SCX
| $1.53M | ﹤0.01% |
471,322
-60,754
| -11% | -$294K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2020, Renaissance Technologies held 4,047 positions worth $103B, down 21% from $130B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2020 filing shows 573 new, 1,474 increased, 1,328 reduced and 645 closed positions. Its largest new stake was AT&T: 13,563,699 shares worth $299M. The largest sale was Tesla, an estimated $1.97B.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 25% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2020 buy was AT&T: 13,563,699 shares worth $299M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Baidu in Q1 2020, an estimated $462M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2020 reduction was Tesla, cutting an estimated $1.97B.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Phillips 66 in Q1 2020, selling an estimated $214M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $103B portfolio in Q1 2020.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 573 new positions and closed 645 in Q1 2020.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 21% quarter-over-quarter to $103B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2020, filed 14 May 2020.