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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HWCC
2626
DELISTED
Houston Wire & Cable Company
HWCC
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
173,000
+18,080
| +12% | +$106K |
|
2627
Graco
GGG
$12.9B
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
22,100
-270,200
| -92% | -$12.2M |
|
|
CDOR
2628
DELISTED
Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. Common Stock
CDOR
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
121,325
+24,610
| +25% | +$207K |
|
|
WAIR
2629
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
+124,100
| New | +$1.02M |
|
|
CTO
2630
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$824M
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
67,786
-5,157
| -7% | -$83.5K |
|
2631
Dollar General
DG
$28B
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
9,100
-1,800
| -17% | -$209K |
|
2632
Dorchester Minerals
DMLP
$1.33B
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
59,474
-73,826
| -55% | -$1.29M |
|
2633
HNI Corp
HNI
$3.24B
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
29,900
-10,700
| -26% | -$412K |
|
|
PBFX
2634
DELISTED
PBF LOGISTICS LP
PBFX
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+51,500
| New | +$1.11M |
|
|
AIU
2635
DELISTED
Meta Data Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing ten (10) Class A Ordinary Shares
AIU
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
1,092
+853
| +357% | +$901K |
|
|
TIVO
2636
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+115,500
| New | +$1.2M |
|
|
STRR
2637
Star Equity Holdings
STRR
$39.9M
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
70,710
+651
| +0.9% | +$9.54K |
|
|
TULP
2638
Bloomia Holdings
TULP
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
115,403
-2,808
| -2% | -$26.4K |
|
2639
Expro Ltd
XPRO
$1.79B
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
28,783
-14,750
| -34% | -$538K |
|
2640
iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF
EIDO
$480M
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
41,706
+800
| +2% | +$21.1K |
|
2641
Celestica
CLS
$38.1B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
+125,588
| New | +$1.12M |
|
2642
KT
KT
$8.62B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
+85,300
| New | +$1.16M |
|
2643
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.14B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
452,870
-763,576
| -63% | -$1.77M |
|
2644
Orion Energy Systems
OESX
$41M
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
119,634
+2,790
| +2% | +$25.7K |
|
|
ALIM
2645
DELISTED
Alimera Sciences
ALIM
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
66,533
+12,540
| +23% | +$191K |
|
|
FWDI
2646
Forward Industries Inc
FWDI
$297M
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
71,361
-537
| -0.7% | -$8.17K |
|
2647
VanEck JP Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF
EMLC
$4.79B
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
31,550
-25,000
| -44% | -$849K |
|
|
CDTX
2648
DELISTED
Cidara Therapeutics
CDTX
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
19,837
+4,012
| +25% | +$220K |
|
2649
China Automotive Systems
CAAS
$136M
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
325,691
+34,658
| +12% | +$111K |
|
|
SBT
2650
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
SBT
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
103,500
+62,100
| +150% | +$574K |
|
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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.