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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EEI
2501
DELISTED
Ecology and Environment
EEI
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
128,517
-500
| -0.4% | -$5.8K |
|
2502
Ryder
R
$9.83B
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
+22,800
| New | +$1.33M |
|
|
CSS
2503
DELISTED
CSS Industries, Inc.
CSS
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
235,670
+14,970
| +7% | +$121K |
|
|
XENT
2504
DELISTED
Intersect ENT, Inc
XENT
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
+43,900
| New | +$1.36M |
|
|
TCON
2505
DELISTED
TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
TCON
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
5,147
+942
| +22% | +$204K |
|
|
FRBK
2506
DELISTED
Republic First Bancorp Inc
FRBK
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
268,233
+112,500
| +72% | +$691K |
|
2507
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$384M
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
550,801
+44,300
| +9% | +$132K |
|
|
CGRN
2508
DELISTED
Capstone Green Energy Corporation Common Stock
CGRN
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
155,715
-24,812
| -14% | -$213K |
|
2509
Fate Therapeutics
FATE
$286M
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
+79,662
| New | +$1.26M |
|
|
BOCH
2510
DELISTED
Bank of Commerce Holdings (CA)
BOCH
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
132,500
+19,187
| +17% | +$212K |
|
|
CYRN
2511
DELISTED
CYREN Ltd.
CYRN
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
32,132
+360
| +1% | +$17.8K |
|
2512
Red Rock Resorts
RRR
$3.77B
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
53,600
-131,200
| -71% | -$3.39M |
|
|
GIFI
2513
DELISTED
Gulf Island Fabrication
GIFI
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
150,800
+30,900
| +26% | +$287K |
|
|
SHLO
2514
DELISTED
Shiloh Industries Inc
SHLO
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
251,211
+27,600
| +12% | +$166K |
|
2515
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
$3.68B
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
+19,500
| New | +$1.33M |
|
2516
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$3.92B
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
10,800
-28,400
| -72% | -$3.39M |
|
2517
Infosys
INFY
$48.7B
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
+125,600
| New | +$1.33M |
|
|
NTUS
2518
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
54,100
+3,632
| +7% | +$108K |
|
2519
Mammoth Energy Services
TUSK
$128M
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
+82,100
| New | +$1.75M |
|
2520
Tredegar Corp
TG
$265M
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
84,600
-33,400
| -28% | -$565K |
|
2521
Vanguard Health Care ETF
VHT
$18.1B
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
+7,900
| New | +$1.34M |
|
2522
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$396M
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
466,495
-5,400
| -1% | -$22.7K |
|
2523
Landstar System
LSTR
$5.93B
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
12,440
-162,800
| -93% | -$17.2M |
|
2524
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$3.85B
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
188,773
+62,373
| +49% | +$452K |
|
2525
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$9.86B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
39,100
+6,900
| +21% | +$227K |
|
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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.