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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$618M |
| 2 |
Vale
VALE
|
+$332M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$309M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$342M |
| 3 |
Crown Castle
CCI
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$229M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$190M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.17% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.41% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.61% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.51% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 9.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2476
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.66B
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
96,400
+22,655
| +31% | +$370K |
|
|
TCFC
2477
DELISTED
The Community Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCFC
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
52,513
+2,625
| +5% | +$77.9K |
|
2478
Pixelworks
PXLW
$38.2M
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
31,602
+15,260
| +93% | +$673K |
|
2479
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.43B
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
+23,900
| New | +$1.43M |
|
2480
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.08B
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
+29,300
| New | +$1.46M |
|
2481
Educational Development Corp
EDUC
$11.8M
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
195,824
+700
| +0.4% | +$5.75K |
|
|
BEL
2482
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
59,002
-3,500
| -6% | -$87.1K |
|
2483
NextEra Energy
NEE
$181B
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
30,400
-3,402,000
| -99% | -$156M |
|
2484
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.58B
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
44,500
-33,300
| -43% | -$1.05M |
|
2485
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.65B
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
16,708
+5,700
| +52% | +$477K |
|
2486
USA Compression Partners
USAC
$3.79B
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
+93,800
| New | +$1.43M |
|
|
AUTO
2487
DELISTED
AutoWeb, Inc. Common Stock
AUTO
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
387,190
+35,200
| +10% | +$128K |
|
|
HA
2488
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
55,500
-180,500
| -76% | -$5.24M |
|
|
ESV
2489
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
92,450
-1,994,950
| -96% | -$34.8M |
|
2490
Spero Therapeutics
SPRO
$67.7M
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
113,303
+70,400
| +164% | +$747K |
|
|
GDP
2491
DELISTED
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation Common Stock
GDP
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
106,600
-4,400
| -4% | -$59.1K |
|
2492
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$163M
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
436,024
+55,300
| +15% | +$210K |
|
2493
Byline Bancorp
BY
$1.78B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
77,800
+27,800
| +56% | +$523K |
|
2494
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
VSS
$11.2B
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
13,800
-4,900
| -26% | -$498K |
|
2495
Gyre Therapeutics
GYRE
$641M
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
23,559
-2,974
| -11% | -$191K |
|
|
EVBN
2496
DELISTED
Evans Bancorp Inc
EVBN
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
40,000
-1,611
| -4% | -$56.4K |
|
2497
Matrix Service
MTRX
$326M
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
72,700
-114,759
| -61% | -$2.35M |
|
|
SC
2498
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
+67,300
| New | +$1.34M |
|
2499
Alto Ingredients
ALTO
$369M
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
1,446,231
+462,826
| +47% | +$543K |
|
|
ALTR
2500
DELISTED
Altair Engineering Inc
ALTR
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
38,476
-824
| -2% | -$27.7K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,883 positions worth $110B, up 20% from $91.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $7.09B of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 532 new positions and adding to 1,751 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2019 buy was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Starbucks in Q1 2019, an estimated $618M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $342M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $435M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $110B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 532 new positions and closed 465 in Q1 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $110B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.