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
|
+$693M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$446M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
Evergy
EVRG
|
+$288M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$265M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$596M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$519M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$518M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$268M |
| 5 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$246M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.51% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.39% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.76% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.46% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.01% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2201
Senseonics Holdings Inc
SENS
$254M
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
+27,800
| New | +$1.99M |
|
2202
VanEck JP Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF
EMLC
$4.76B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
66,950
-10,310
| -13% | -$374K |
|
|
OCLR
2203
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+255,100
| New | +$2.23M |
|
2204
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
BCRX
$2.42B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
394,581
-373,222
| -49% | -$2.05M |
|
|
CCEC
2205
Capital Clean Energy Carriers
CCEC
$1.37B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
+105,459
| New | +$2.31M |
|
2206
Townsquare Media
TSQ
$105M
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
348,100
-34,000
| -9% | -$240K |
|
2207
Asure Software
ASUR
$242M
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
+140,900
| New | +$2.3M |
|
2208
IRIDEX
IRIX
$15M
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
321,400
+28,900
| +10% | +$185K |
|
2209
Grupo SIMEC
SIM
$4.22B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
235,600
+8,800
| +4% | +$83.2K |
|
|
CXDC
2210
DELISTED
China XD Plastics Company Limited
CXDC
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
677,300
+9,200
| +1% | +$36K |
|
|
TTPH
2211
DELISTED
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
TTPH
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
31,194
-16,415
| -34% | -$1.16M |
|
|
RSYS
2212
DELISTED
Radisys Corp
RSYS
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
3,158,298
+11,499
| +0.4% | +$8.33K |
|
2213
Comp X International
CIX
$352M
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
167,062
+3,562
| +2% | +$49.3K |
|
2214
PAR Technology
PAR
$716M
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
124,600
-41,700
| -25% | -$601K |
|
|
GPL
2215
DELISTED
Great Panther Mining Limited
GPL
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
188,150
+23,200
| +14% | +$283K |
|
|
WTT
2216
DELISTED
Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.
WTT
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
995,196
-17,004
| -2% | -$38.6K |
|
2217
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.5B
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
62,017
-484,000
| -89% | -$16.6M |
|
|
SUPV
2218
Grupo Supervielle
SUPV
$823M
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+206,100
| New | +$4.49M |
|
2219
Ark Restaurants
ARKR
$20.8M
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
87,200
+5,300
| +6% | +$134K |
|
|
TCFC
2220
DELISTED
The Community Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCFC
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
61,500
+33,200
| +117% | +$1.22M |
|
2221
Network-1 Technologies
NTIP
$37.5M
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
701,200
-55,400
| -7% | -$156K |
|
|
TNAV
2222
DELISTED
Telenav Inc.
TNAV
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
387,712
-888
| -0.2% | -$4.83K |
|
2223
Manitowoc
MTW
$491M
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
83,649
-107,100
| -56% | -$2.83M |
|
|
DL
2224
DELISTED
China Distance Education Holdings Limited
DL
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
292,800
+1,700
| +0.6% | +$13.3K |
|
|
BOJA
2225
DELISTED
Bojangles', Inc. Common Stock
BOJA
| $2.14M | ﹤0.01% |
148,900
+29,545
| +25% | +$436K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,750 positions worth $91.7B, up 0.34% from $91.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $3.9B in Q2 2018, closing 524 positions and reducing 1,111 holdings. Its most notable exit was Booking.com, an estimated $519M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Apple worth $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2018 buy was Apple: 15,275,332 shares worth $707M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q2 2018, an estimated $306M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Home Depot, cutting an estimated $596M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $519M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $91.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 412 new positions and closed 524 in Q2 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $91.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 13 Aug 2018.