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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2301
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
VSS
$11.2B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
18,700
+16,698
| +834% | +$1.69M |
|
|
AFH
2302
DELISTED
Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. Ordinary Shares
AFH
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
218,958
-6,705
| -3% | -$64.1K |
|
2303
HUTCHMED
HCM
$1.93B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
76,500
+44,200
| +137% | +$1.37M |
|
|
MSBF
2304
DELISTED
MSB Financial Corp.
MSBF
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
98,900
-1,298
| -1% | -$24.2K |
|
|
CLPR
2305
Clipper Realty
CLPR
$45.2M
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
134,752
+66,552
| +98% | +$873K |
|
2306
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$2.43B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
63,200
+24,820
| +65% | +$880K |
|
|
ALYA
2307
DELISTED
Alithya Group Inc Class A Subordinate Voting Shares
ALYA
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+748,261
| New | +$2.79M |
|
2308
KB Financial Group
KB
$41.4B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
+41,700
| New | +$1.82M |
|
|
CRR
2309
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
502,936
+370,236
| +279% | +$1.85M |
|
2310
Inuvo
INUV
$15.1M
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
163,339
+10,427
| +7% | +$93.7K |
|
2311
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.66B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
95,620
+66,951
| +234% | +$1.34M |
|
|
MAXR
2312
DELISTED
Maxar Technologies Inc. Common Stock
MAXR
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+145,302
| New | +$2.96M |
|
|
CDMO
2313
DELISTED
Avid Bioservices, Inc. Common Stock
CDMO
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
423,357
+123,851
| +41% | +$646K |
|
|
SMTX
2314
DELISTED
SMTC Corporation
SMTX
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
424,810
+15,600
| +4% | +$52.5K |
|
2315
V2X
VVX
$2.83B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
80,200
-67,000
| -46% | -$1.71M |
|
2316
Evolent Health
EVH
$348M
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
+86,499
| New | +$2M |
|
|
WTT
2317
DELISTED
Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.
WTT
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
971,595
-15,000
| -2% | -$26.2K |
|
|
NTUS
2318
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
50,468
-43,621
| -46% | -$1.42M |
|
|
SDRL
2319
DELISTED
Seadrill Limited Common Stock
SDRL
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
176,272
+41,383
| +31% | +$719K |
|
2320
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$3.57B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
+41,756
| New | +$1.72M |
|
2321
IRIDEX
IRIX
$14.3M
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
363,800
+28,300
| +8% | +$141K |
|
2322
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.84B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
45,200
+35,100
| +348% | +$1.41M |
|
|
PFIE
2323
DELISTED
Profire Energy, Inc
PFIE
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
1,178,300
+197,100
| +20% | +$459K |
|
2324
Neogen
NEOG
$2.63B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
+59,836
| New | +$1.87M |
|
2325
STRATTEC Security
STRT
$367M
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
58,865
-13,700
| -19% | -$441K |
|
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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.