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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2401
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$1.86B
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
+60,000
| New | +$1.41M |
|
2402
Farmers National Banc Corp
FMNB
$945M
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
129,300
-51,200
| -28% | -$500K |
|
|
CSCI
2403
DELISTED
COSCIENS Biopharma Inc. Common Stock
CSCI
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
4,053
-400
| -9% | -$140K |
|
|
RPRX
2404
DELISTED
Repros Therapeutics Inc.
RPRX
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
667,113
+105,400
| +19% | +$208K |
|
2405
FreightCar America
RAIL
$263M
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
96,813
+50,313
| +108% | +$718K |
|
2406
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$339M
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
233,400
+13,900
| +6% | +$70K |
|
|
WIRE
2407
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
37,737
-17,100
| -31% | -$654K |
|
2408
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$368M
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
131,200
+11,000
| +9% | +$120K |
|
2409
Harvard Bioscience
HBIO
$27.6M
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
50,870
-2,550
| -5% | -$70.8K |
|
2410
Akebia Therapeutics
AKBA
$338M
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
151,800
+127,500
| +525% | +$1.08M |
|
|
KNL
2411
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
60,000
-29,500
| -33% | -$736K |
|
|
SPNE
2412
DELISTED
SeaSpine Holdings Corporation Common Stock
SPNE
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
135,400
+58,700
| +77% | +$607K |
|
|
SCU
2413
DELISTED
Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SCU
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
31,530
-7,760
| -20% | -$293K |
|
2414
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$307M
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,185
| New | +$1.19M |
|
2415
MarineMax
HZO
$748M
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+64,500
| New | +$1.27M |
|
|
WG
2416
DELISTED
Willbros Group
WG
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
718,100
-93,041
| -11% | -$191K |
|
|
GPIC
2417
DELISTED
Gaming Partners International Corporation
GPIC
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
126,800
| – | – |
|
|
FMSA
2418
DELISTED
Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc.
FMSA
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
158,154
-341,200
| -68% | -$2.53M |
|
|
NSH
2419
DELISTED
NuStar GP Holdings LLC
NSH
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
52,300
-34,000
| -39% | -$831K |
|
|
NADL
2420
DELISTED
North Atlantic Drilling Ltd
NADL
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
440,640
+91,400
| +26% | +$390K |
|
|
MRVC
2421
DELISTED
MRV Communications Inc
MRVC
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
117,800
+11,100
| +10% | +$134K |
|
|
MHGC
2422
DELISTED
Morgans Hotel Group Co.
MHGC
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
659,598
+33,798
| +5% | +$75.2K |
|
|
SPAN
2423
DELISTED
Span-America Medical Systems I
SPAN
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
72,401
+2,201
| +3% | +$39.8K |
|
2424
Toro Company
TTC
$8.79B
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,400
| New | +$1.33M |
|
2425
United Fire Group
UFCS
$1.35B
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
31,200
-10,500
| -25% | -$447K |
|
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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.