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
|
+$535M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$388M |
| 3 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$348M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$230M |
| 5 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$203M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Danaher
DHR
|
+$350M |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$349M |
| 3 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$337M |
| 4 |
Dell
DELL
|
+$332M |
| 5 |
SODA
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
|
+$251M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.48% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.21% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.74% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 9.97% |
| 5 | Utilities | 9.01% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2201
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44.7B
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+27,170
| New | +$2.11M |
|
|
AGTC
2202
DELISTED
Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation
AGTC
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
848,100
+140,600
| +20% | +$823K |
|
|
FFWM
2203
DELISTED
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
163,665
-91,635
| -36% | -$1.38M |
|
|
FCCY
2204
DELISTED
1st Constitution Bancorp
FCCY
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
105,100
-17,300
| -14% | -$341K |
|
2205
Escalade
ESCA
$273M
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
182,400
-12,100
| -6% | -$143K |
|
|
PHLT
2206
DELISTED
Performant Healthcare Inc
PHLT
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
927,700
-840
| -0.1% | -$1.4K |
|
|
DL
2207
DELISTED
China Distance Education Holdings Limited
DL
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
309,800
+6,205
| +2% | +$46.7K |
|
2208
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$22.8B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
78,400
-278,000
| -78% | -$7.55M |
|
2209
News Corp Class B
NWS
$16.9B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
179,000
-23,300
| -12% | -$305K |
|
2210
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$14.2B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
26,138
-83,800
| -76% | -$6.96M |
|
2211
Peoples Financial Services
PFIS
$704M
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
46,681
+6,214
| +15% | +$264K |
|
|
DEST
2212
DELISTED
Destination Maternity Corporation
DEST
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
724,400
-16,300
| -2% | -$67.8K |
|
2213
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$70.1B
| $2.05M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,642
| New | +$2.11M |
|
2214
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$575M
| $2.05M | ﹤0.01% |
66,700
-45,300
| -40% | -$1.58M |
|
2215
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.14B
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
1,216,446
-729,454
| -37% | -$2.02M |
|
|
VIVS
2216
VivoSim Labs
VIVS
$1.2M
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
8,881
+2,377
| +37% | +$599K |
|
|
ARNA
2217
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
+52,368
| New | +$2.06M |
|
|
AIMC
2218
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp
AIMC
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
80,909
-556,700
| -87% | -$18.1M |
|
2219
Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF
PCY
$1.38B
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
77,000
-45,700
| -37% | -$1.2M |
|
|
IVAC
2220
DELISTED
Intevac Inc
IVAC
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
387,900
-53,000
| -12% | -$252K |
|
2221
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.25B
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
429,500
+165,273
| +63% | +$902K |
|
2222
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$396M
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
471,895
-207,394
| -31% | -$1.04M |
|
|
SCX
2223
DELISTED
The L.S. Starrett Company
SCX
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
386,945
-1,789
| -0.5% | -$9.91K |
|
|
WFT
2224
DELISTED
Weatherford International plc
WFT
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+3,596,030
| New | +$4.69M |
|
|
RPT
2225
Rithm Property Trust
RPT
$95.8M
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
28,752
+4,443
| +18% | +$334K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,847 positions worth $91.3B, down 6.1% from $97.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $8.84B of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 522 new positions and adding to 1,588 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Apple: 11,041,936 shares worth $435M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Dell, an estimated $332M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2018 buy was Apple: 11,041,936 shares worth $435M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2018, an estimated $388M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Dell, cutting an estimated $332M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Danaher in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $350M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $91.3B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 522 new positions and closed 504 in Q4 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 6.1% quarter-over-quarter to $91.3B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 13 Feb 2019.