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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$373M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
+$283M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$270M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$240M |
| 5 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$225M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$274M |
| 2 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$228M |
| 3 |
GAS
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
|
+$216M |
| 4 |
TE
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
|
+$136M |
| 5 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$133M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.61% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.42% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.99% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.6% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.36% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2226
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$58.4M
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
7,225
-7,650
| -51% | -$1.8M |
|
|
ASFI
2227
DELISTED
Asta Funding Inc
ASFI
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
178,300
-1,500
| -0.8% | -$16.2K |
|
|
ORM
2228
DELISTED
Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc.
ORM
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
108,000
+5,700
| +6% | +$95.4K |
|
|
FCE.A
2229
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
80,900
-556,000
| -87% | -$13M |
|
2230
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.9B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
24,900
-146,100
| -85% | -$10.8M |
|
|
PRTK
2231
DELISTED
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PRTK
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
143,513
+41,249
| +40% | +$547K |
|
|
MOCO
2232
DELISTED
Mocon Inc
MOCO
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
118,916
+18,316
| +18% | +$278K |
|
|
MGCD
2233
DELISTED
MGC Diagnostics Corporation
MGCD
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
266,240
+3,000
| +1% | +$20.7K |
|
|
BLDP
2234
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$754M
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
841,400
+706,400
| +523% | +$1.33M |
|
|
ACW
2235
DELISTED
Accuride Corp
ACW
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
724,400
+144,200
| +25% | +$257K |
|
|
WSTL
2236
DELISTED
Westell Technologies Inc
WSTL
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
900,632
+26,050
| +3% | +$63.7K |
|
2237
Global Ship Lease
GSL
$1.56B
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
138,963
+4,788
| +4% | +$61K |
|
|
ALJ
2238
DELISTED
Alon USA Energy Inc
ALJ
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
228,400
+93,400
| +69% | +$693K |
|
|
OAKS
2239
DELISTED
Five Oaks Investment Corp.
OAKS
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
323,000
-183,810
| -36% | -$1.07M |
|
|
NPKI
2240
NPK International
NPKI
$1.02B
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
249,200
-64,100
| -20% | -$424K |
|
|
CTG
2241
DELISTED
Computer Task Group, Inc.
CTG
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
390,305
+27,805
| +8% | +$136K |
|
2242
The RMR Group
RMR
$335M
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
48,300
+9,765
| +25% | +$356K |
|
|
YZC
2243
DELISTED
Yanzhou Coal Mining
YZC
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
269,600
+46,200
| +21% | +$289K |
|
2244
Alico
ALCO
$280M
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
67,891
+8,200
| +14% | +$234K |
|
2245
Comp X International
CIX
$352M
| $1.82M | ﹤0.01% |
157,099
+16,299
| +12% | +$198K |
|
|
ONDK
2246
DELISTED
On Deck Capital, Inc.
ONDK
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
317,500
+105,400
| +50% | +$602K |
|
2247
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$850M
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
36,680
-62,300
| -63% | -$3.13M |
|
|
ENZY
2248
DELISTED
Enzymotec Ltd
ENZY
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
258,300
+17,300
| +7% | +$139K |
|
|
TST
2249
DELISTED
TheStreet, Inc.
TST
| $1.81M | ﹤0.01% |
164,300
+8,860
| +6% | +$103K |
|
|
SMED
2250
DELISTED
Sharps Compliance Corp
SMED
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
412,200
-59,405
| -13% | -$288K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, Renaissance Technologies held 3,713 positions worth $56.6B, up 7.7% from $52.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $1.92B of net new capital in Q3 2016, opening 414 new positions and adding to 1,834 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 811,400 shares worth $142M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was CVS Health, an estimated $274M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2016 buy was FedEx: 811,400 shares worth $142M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q3 2016, an estimated $373M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was CVS Health, cutting an estimated $274M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited EMC CORPORATION in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $228M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $56.6B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 414 new positions and closed 416 in Q3 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $56.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.