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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NSM
2301
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
112,200
+81,300
| +263% | +$1.16M |
|
2302
ORIX
IX
$42.7B
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
112,000
-10,000
| -8% | -$141K |
|
|
KIN
2303
DELISTED
Kindred Biosciences, Inc.
KIN
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
331,600
+28,900
| +10% | +$122K |
|
|
AAMI
2304
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$2.88B
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
118,900
-143,100
| -55% | -$1.94M |
|
|
XNET
2305
Xunlei
XNET
$333M
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
306,100
+140,800
| +85% | +$764K |
|
|
PRSS
2306
DELISTED
CafePress Inc.
PRSS
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
518,800
+21,600
| +4% | +$66.8K |
|
2307
Century Aluminum
CENX
$4.22B
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
237,199
+192,500
| +431% | +$1.31M |
|
2308
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.3B
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
458,800
+157,800
| +52% | +$559K |
|
2309
Caleres
CAL
$432M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
65,000
-236,550
| -78% | -$6.02M |
|
2310
KNOT Offshore Partners
KNOP
$354M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
78,700
+34,446
| +78% | +$656K |
|
|
VWTR
2311
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
139,100
+47,200
| +51% | +$496K |
|
2312
Korn Ferry
KFY
$4.31B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+78,000
| New | +$1.78M |
|
2313
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.96B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
52,700
+15,900
| +43% | +$484K |
|
|
SRGA
2314
DELISTED
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SRGA
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
17,433
+4,483
| +35% | +$449K |
|
|
BBQ
2315
DELISTED
BBQ Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
BBQ
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
298,600
+30,400
| +11% | +$171K |
|
|
DGAS
2316
DELISTED
Delta Natural Gas Co Inc
DGAS
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
68,500
-19,200
| -22% | -$489K |
|
|
SMC
2317
Summit Midstream
SMC
$420M
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
4,747
-1,180
| -20% | -$408K |
|
2318
UTStarcom
UTSI
$22M
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
196,149
+26,241
| +15% | +$209K |
|
2319
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$897M
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
109,299
+9,900
| +10% | +$142K |
|
2320
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$716M
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
37,345
-6,332
| -14% | -$260K |
|
|
GPX
2321
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
65,094
-31,100
| -32% | -$722K |
|
|
INTX
2322
DELISTED
Intersections, Inc.
INTX
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
883,600
+7,000
| +0.8% | +$13.1K |
|
2323
Axcelis
ACLS
$3.44B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
120,349
+4,699
| +4% | +$54.5K |
|
|
DTEA
2324
DELISTED
DAVIDsTEA Inc. Common Stock
DTEA
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
129,700
+31,588
| +32% | +$422K |
|
|
IVAC
2325
DELISTED
Intevac Inc
IVAC
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
270,742
+32,742
| +14% | +$195K |
|
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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.