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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2376
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$8.56B
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
30,500
+12,200
| +67% | +$648K |
|
|
SAFE
2377
Safehold
SAFE
$1.17B
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
28,125
+20,236
| +257% | +$1.03M |
|
|
HGG
2378
DELISTED
hhgregg Inc.
HGG
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
798,100
+17,400
| +2% | +$34.5K |
|
|
SUNE
2379
SUNation Energy
SUNE
$8.91M
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
+1
| New | +$3.77M |
|
|
AMFW
2380
DELISTED
AMEC Foster Wheeler plc
AMFW
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
197,500
-300
| -0.2% | -$2K |
|
2381
LSB Industries
LXU
$824M
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
+222,170
| New | +$1.89M |
|
|
SPLK
2382
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
24,900
-704,000
| -97% | -$42.2M |
|
|
AFCO
2383
DELISTED
American Farmland Company
AFCO
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
185,003
+157,103
| +563% | +$1M |
|
2384
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$132M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
51,882
-3,200
| -6% | -$90.3K |
|
|
FOLD
2385
DELISTED
Amicus Therapeutics
FOLD
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
+196,400
| New | +$1.33M |
|
|
CYRN
2386
DELISTED
CYREN Ltd.
CYRN
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
29,487
+905
| +3% | +$40.7K |
|
|
BZUN
2387
Baozun
BZUN
$179M
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
+95,700
| New | +$1M |
|
|
ACFC
2388
DELISTED
Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation
ACFC
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
228,100
+50,300
| +28% | +$313K |
|
|
QUMU
2389
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
635,259
+11,200
| +2% | +$36.1K |
|
|
FLY
2390
DELISTED
Fly Leasing Limited
FLY
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
124,200
-55,172
| -31% | -$637K |
|
|
CUK
2391
DELISTED
Carnival PLC
CUK
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
29,200
+10,700
| +58% | +$504K |
|
|
RIGP
2392
DELISTED
Transocean Partners LLC
RIGP
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
115,900
+83,300
| +256% | +$977K |
|
|
WTT
2393
DELISTED
Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.
WTT
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
839,600
+13,900
| +2% | +$21.3K |
|
|
ENTL
2394
DELISTED
Entellus Medical, Inc. Common Stock
ENTL
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
64,000
+32,600
| +104% | +$612K |
|
|
APU
2395
DELISTED
AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
APU
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
+31,000
| New | +$1.45M |
|
|
AKAO
2396
DELISTED
Achaogen Inc
AKAO
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
295,500
+125,400
| +74% | +$500K |
|
2397
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.24B
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
108,500
+33,100
| +44% | +$473K |
|
|
LPT
2398
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
34,900
-143,800
| -80% | -$5.81M |
|
2399
AtriCure
ATRC
$2.08B
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
88,900
-1,700
| -2% | -$26.1K |
|
|
TULP
2400
Bloomia Holdings
TULP
$16.1M
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
84,414
+471
| +0.6% | +$7.51K |
|
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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.