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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$192M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$179M |
| 3 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$177M |
| 4 |
Chubb
CB
|
+$153M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$142M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$470M |
| 2 |
PRE
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
|
+$186M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$179M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$168M |
| 5 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$144M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 11.92% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.63% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.35% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.55% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.19% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2251
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$3.08B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
53,700
+5,000
| +10% | +$166K |
|
2252
ClearOne Inc
CLRO
$11.5M
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
10,820
-374
| -3% | -$66.6K |
|
|
FLY
2253
DELISTED
Fly Leasing Limited
FLY
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
148,034
+65,588
| +80% | +$808K |
|
|
CXDC
2254
DELISTED
China XD Plastics Company Limited
CXDC
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
583,500
+1,400
| +0.2% | +$4.49K |
|
|
ACAT
2255
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
111,796
-8,530
| -7% | -$129K |
|
2256
FMC
FMC
$1.48B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
53,615
-111,841
| -68% | -$3.63M |
|
|
YDKG
2257
Yueda Digital Holding
YDKG
$5.53M
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
167
-276
| -62% | -$3.02M |
|
|
GURE
2258
Gulf Resources
GURE
$4.65M
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
23,276
+744
| +3% | +$60.2K |
|
|
VSI
2259
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
60,400
-110,700
| -65% | -$3.33M |
|
2260
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$817M
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
155,700
+41,778
| +37% | +$474K |
|
2261
First Internet Bancorp
INBK
$229M
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
79,700
+19,200
| +32% | +$483K |
|
2262
Crawford & Co Class B
CRD.B
$489M
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
287,000
+12,900
| +5% | +$64K |
|
2263
Alto Ingredients
ALTO
$358M
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
397,200
-499,182
| -56% | -$1.96M |
|
|
EGL
2264
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
99,100
-35,000
| -26% | -$629K |
|
|
RLOC
2265
DELISTED
REACHLOCAL INC COM STK (DE)
RLOC
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
1,033,800
+18,000
| +2% | +$31.1K |
|
2266
EnerSys
ENS
$6.74B
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
+33,200
| New | +$1.71M |
|
2267
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$137M
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
56,082
-4,319
| -7% | -$118K |
|
|
EBIX
2268
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
45,280
+9,377
| +26% | +$327K |
|
|
CMD
2269
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
25,825
-5,644
| -18% | -$354K |
|
2270
TechTarget
TTGT
$325M
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
248,000
+49,100
| +25% | +$365K |
|
|
EXAC
2271
DELISTED
Exactech Inc
EXAC
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
90,800
+11,400
| +14% | +$214K |
|
2272
Immersion
IMMR
$246M
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
222,513
+98,100
| +79% | +$811K |
|
2273
RF Industries
RFIL
$130M
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
679,100
-4,500
| -0.7% | -$17.7K |
|
|
NSM
2274
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
185,000
-363,800
| -66% | -$3.88M |
|
|
FGH
2275
DELISTED
FG Group Holdings Inc.
FGH
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
398,900
+46,600
| +13% | +$204K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2016, Renaissance Technologies held 3,753 positions worth $52.6B, up 15% from $45.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $5.31B of net new capital in Q1 2016, opening 498 new positions and adding to 2,018 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was EMC CORPORATION: 7,000,400 shares worth $187M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 12% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Pfizer, an estimated $168M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2016 buy was EMC CORPORATION: 7,000,400 shares worth $187M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to PepsiCo in Q1 2016, an estimated $192M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $168M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $470M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $52.6B portfolio in Q1 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 498 new positions and closed 403 in Q1 2016.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $52.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 13 May 2016.