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 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$628M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$567M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$405M |
| 4 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$392M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$301M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$451M |
| 2 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$256M |
| 4 |
Roku
ROKU
|
+$252M |
| 5 |
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
|
+$248M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 18.91% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.35% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.31% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.99% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.21% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2451
PCB Bancorp
PCB
$392M
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
+85,670
| New | +$1.42M |
|
|
CTRA
2452
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
80,100
-1,293,700
| -94% | -$24.8M |
|
|
EMMS
2453
DELISTED
Emmis Communications Corp
EMMS
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
298,685
+56,326
| +23% | +$275K |
|
2454
Amdocs
DOX
$5.92B
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
21,200
-344,600
| -94% | -$22.1M |
|
2455
Radcom
RDCM
$171M
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
152,733
-300
| -0.2% | -$2.56K |
|
2456
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.85B
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
60,072
+19,200
| +47% | +$407K |
|
2457
Genasys
GNSS
$76.1M
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
416,161
-5,399
| -1% | -$19.7K |
|
|
NE
2458
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
+1,097,637
| New | +$1.88M |
|
2459
Coffee Holding Co
JVA
$19.5M
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
356,222
-29,537
| -8% | -$119K |
|
2460
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$257M
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
104,600
-447,300
| -81% | -$6.16M |
|
2461
Amerant Bancorp
AMTB
$1.16B
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
66,100
+42,900
| +185% | +$786K |
|
|
BREW
2462
DELISTED
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.
BREW
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
168,048
-72,800
| -30% | -$911K |
|
|
FSB
2463
DELISTED
Franklin Financial Network, Inc.
FSB
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
45,300
+23,000
| +103% | +$666K |
|
2464
Rimini Street
RMNI
$449M
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
312,349
+154,300
| +98% | +$751K |
|
2465
Stratus Properties
STRS
$156M
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
46,500
+1,300
| +3% | +$35.5K |
|
|
UBP
2466
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.
UBP
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
72,200
+12,300
| +21% | +$212K |
|
2467
Invesco Financial Preferred ETF
PGF
$677M
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
+72,400
| New | +$1.35M |
|
|
CDTX
2468
DELISTED
Cidara Therapeutics
CDTX
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
33,784
+3,247
| +11% | +$109K |
|
|
STEL
2469
DELISTED
Stellar Bancorp
STEL
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
48,300
+35,400
| +274% | +$1.01M |
|
2470
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$12.5B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
44,290
-114,220
| -72% | -$3.57M |
|
2471
CryoPort
CYRX
$761M
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+82,300
| New | +$1.65M |
|
2472
Matthews International
MATW
$866M
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
37,953
+13,786
| +57% | +$453K |
|
|
ISEE
2473
DELISTED
IVERIC bio, Inc. Common Stock
ISEE
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
1,198,255
-35,246
| -3% | -$41K |
|
|
ATHX
2474
DELISTED
Athersys, Inc. Common Stock
ATHX
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
40,277
-816
| -2% | -$28.9K |
|
2475
Axcelis
ACLS
$4.01B
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
78,099
-41,500
| -35% | -$663K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,920 positions worth $118B, up 4% from $114B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $5.29B of net new capital in Q3 2019, opening 406 new positions and adding to 1,848 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was UnitedHealth: 1,624,826 shares worth $353M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $451M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2019 buy was UnitedHealth: 1,624,826 shares worth $353M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Celgene Corp in Q3 2019, an estimated $628M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $451M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Red Hat Inc in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $248M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $118B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 406 new positions and closed 522 in Q3 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $118B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 13 Nov 2019.