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 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$521M |
| 2 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$411M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$305M |
| 5 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$296M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCR
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
|
+$455M |
| 2 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$451M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$398M |
| 4 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$348M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$332M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.06% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.71% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.21% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.72% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.38% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TLP
2351
DELISTED
Transmontaigne
TLP
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
50,200
-12,886
| -20% | -$527K |
|
2352
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$1.97B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
+3,795
| New | +$1.88M |
|
2353
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3.55B
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
+109,000
| New | +$2.02M |
|
2354
Crown Crafts
CRWS
$31.6M
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
304,529
+17,729
| +6% | +$112K |
|
2355
Hallador Energy
HNRG
$646M
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
321,700
-97,500
| -23% | -$549K |
|
2356
Pampa Energía
PAM
$4.57B
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
+29,100
| New | +$1.91M |
|
2357
Omega Flex
OFLX
$292M
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
27,400
+12,500
| +84% | +$828K |
|
2358
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co
CVR
$10.1M
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
61,500
+1,500
| +3% | +$46.6K |
|
2359
Triumph Financial Inc
TFIN
$1.81B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
62,000
-67,888
| -52% | -$2.14M |
|
|
NBSE
2360
DELISTED
NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
NBSE
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
2,625
+654
| +33% | +$253K |
|
|
CJ
2361
DELISTED
C&J Energy Services, Inc.
CJ
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
+58,300
| New | +$1.76M |
|
|
EPZM
2362
DELISTED
Epizyme, Inc
EPZM
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
155,276
-75,112
| -33% | -$1.09M |
|
|
CAVM
2363
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
23,233
-361,499
| -94% | -$28M |
|
2364
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
BCRX
$2.42B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
396,203
+169,700
| +75% | +$822K |
|
|
TELL
2365
DELISTED
Tellurian Inc.
TELL
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
+199,600
| New | +$2.14M |
|
|
AFH
2366
DELISTED
Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. Ordinary Shares
AFH
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
94,600
+20,300
| +27% | +$394K |
|
2367
Broadwind
BWEN
$81.7M
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
714,490
-100,000
| -12% | -$273K |
|
2368
Network-1 Technologies
NTIP
$37.5M
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
806,462
+38,462
| +5% | +$127K |
|
|
SIEN
2369
DELISTED
Sientra, Inc.
SIEN
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
13,760
-3,410
| -20% | -$496K |
|
|
ATTO
2370
DELISTED
Atento S.A.
ATTO
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
37,875
+23,473
| +163% | +$1.25M |
|
|
ORM
2371
DELISTED
Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc.
ORM
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
120,700
-11,500
| -9% | -$196K |
|
2372
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$10.2B
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
110,576
-20,400
| -16% | -$367K |
|
2373
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$6.06B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
1,823,029
+25,109
| +1% | +$28.5K |
|
|
CEQP
2374
DELISTED
Crestwood Equity Partners LP
CEQP
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
73,942
-14,340
| -16% | -$349K |
|
|
WAGE
2375
DELISTED
WageWorks, Inc.
WAGE
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
30,700
-589,500
| -95% | -$36.9M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Renaissance Technologies held 3,692 positions worth $90.7B, up 6.7% from $85B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.4% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2017 filing shows 521 new, 1,724 increased, 1,031 reduced and 386 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class C: 3,773,700 shares worth $197M. The largest sale was CR Bard Inc., an estimated $455M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2017 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class C: 3,773,700 shares worth $197M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to ExxonMobil in Q4 2017, an estimated $521M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was NetEase, cutting an estimated $451M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited CR Bard Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $455M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.4% of its $90.7B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 521 new positions and closed 386 in Q4 2017.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 6.7% quarter-over-quarter to $90.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 13 Feb 2018.