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
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$391M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$378M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$356M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$307M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
+$279M |
| 3 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$273M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$230M |
| 5 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$225M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.59% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.11% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.92% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.85% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 7.99% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2326
Identive
INVE
$64.8M
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
395,470
-13,062
| -3% | -$65.1K |
|
2327
Columbia Financial
CLBK
$1.14B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
+132,764
| New | +$2.04M |
|
|
LDL
2328
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
99,200
+11,000
| +12% | +$239K |
|
|
ADAP
2329
DELISTED
Adaptimmune Therapeutics
ADAP
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
497,100
-297,400
| -37% | -$1.21M |
|
2330
First Community Corp
FCCO
$321M
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
107,900
+59,300
| +122% | +$1.09M |
|
2331
Larimar Therapeutics
LRMR
$398M
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
139,858
+58,143
| +71% | +$1.55M |
|
|
BRSP
2332
BrightSpire Capital
BRSP
$633M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
+128,600
| New | +$2.01M |
|
2333
Mustang Bio
MBIO
$4.5M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
721
+599
| +491% | +$1.71M |
|
|
TRVN
2334
DELISTED
Trevena, Inc.
TRVN
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
3,086
+1,032
| +50% | +$850K |
|
|
NVTR
2335
DELISTED
Nuvectra Corporation Common Stock
NVTR
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
+593,100
| New | +$3.75M |
|
|
TRUE
2336
DELISTED
TrueCar
TRUE
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
362,500
+213,300
| +143% | +$1.31M |
|
2337
The Joint Corp
JYNT
$119M
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
108,371
+2,200
| +2% | +$37.5K |
|
|
PPIH
2338
Perma-Pipe International
PPIH
$197M
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
216,563
+36,492
| +20% | +$329K |
|
2339
Transcat
TRNS
$778M
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
76,586
+31,300
| +69% | +$767K |
|
2340
Landmark Bancorp
LARK
$194M
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
115,090
+4,503
| +4% | +$76.5K |
|
|
LBC
2341
DELISTED
Luther Burbank Corporation Common Stock
LBC
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
179,600
+153,600
| +591% | +$1.6M |
|
|
FRBK
2342
DELISTED
Republic First Bancorp Inc
FRBK
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
397,533
+129,300
| +48% | +$656K |
|
|
AIOT
2343
PowerFleet Inc
AIOT
$525M
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
330,380
+8,783
| +3% | +$47.8K |
|
|
XRN
2344
Chiron Real Estate Inc
XRN
$516M
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
36,969
-18,020
| -33% | -$941K |
|
|
ARNA
2345
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
+32,816
| New | +$1.7M |
|
2346
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$169M
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
477,024
+41,000
| +9% | +$153K |
|
2347
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$758M
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
252,817
| – | – |
|
2348
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.38B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
+47,360
| New | +$1.94M |
|
|
TMHC
2349
DELISTED
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
91,192
+17,300
| +23% | +$344K |
|
|
FGH
2350
DELISTED
FG Group Holdings Inc.
FGH
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
588,903
+22,774
| +4% | +$60K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,913 positions worth $114B, up 3.3% from $110B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2019 filing shows 495 new, 1,847 increased, 1,145 reduced and 397 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Apple: 9,290,160 shares worth $460M. The largest sale was UnitedHealth, an estimated $307M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2019 buy was Apple: 9,290,160 shares worth $460M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Celgene Corp in Q2 2019, an estimated $391M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $230M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited UnitedHealth in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $307M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $114B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 495 new positions and closed 397 in Q2 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 3.3% quarter-over-quarter to $114B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 12 Aug 2019.