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 | 16.75% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.12% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.46% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.7% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.54% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HOLI
2676
DELISTED
Hollsys Automation Technologies INTERNATIONAL, LTD. COMMON (British Virgin Island)
HOLI
| $776K | ﹤0.01% |
+35,018
| New | +$715K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
2677
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.8B
| $773K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,700
| New | +$760K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
|
UBP
2678
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.
UBP
| $771K | ﹤0.01% |
42,600
+700
| +2% | +$14K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
PN
2679
DELISTED
Patriot National, Inc.
PN
| $771K | ﹤0.01% |
85,600
+73,300
| +596% | +$638K |
2016 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
|
WCG
2680
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
| $761K | ﹤0.01% |
6,500
-89,000
| -93% | -$9.94M |
2015 Q1
6 quarters
|
|
2681
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Common Stock
FWONA
$21.7B
| $757K | ﹤0.01% |
27,600
-65,384
| -70% | -$1.43M |
2014 Q4
7 quarters
|
|
|
PBT
2682
Permian Basin Royalty Trust
PBT
$1.62B
| $755K | ﹤0.01% |
108,301
+33,100
| +44% | +$231K |
2016 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
|
IMI
2683
DELISTED
Intermolecular, Inc.
IMI
| $753K | ﹤0.01% |
759,200
+10,000
| +1% | +$12.3K |
2013 Q3
12 quarters
|
|
|
XBKS
2684
DELISTED
Xenith Bankshares, Inc. Common Stock
XBKS
| $752K | ﹤0.01% |
32,536
+11,760
| +57% | +$244K |
2014 Q1
10 quarters
|
|
|
COB
2685
DELISTED
CommunityOne Bancorp
COB
| $752K | ﹤0.01% |
54,300
-1,800
| -3% | -$23.8K |
2015 Q2
5 quarters
|
|
|
CHUY
2686
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
| $749K | ﹤0.01% |
26,800
-70,000
| -72% | -$2.25M |
2015 Q3
4 quarters
|
|
2687
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.07B
| $748K | ﹤0.01% |
28,600
-79,900
| -74% | -$2.12M |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
|
LOAN
2688
Manhattan Bridge Capital
LOAN
$39.2M
| $746K | ﹤0.01% |
104,100
+4,272
| +4% | +$25.6K |
2014 Q4
7 quarters
|
|
2689
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.6B
| $740K | ﹤0.01% |
51,300
-5,200
| -9% | -$72.7K |
2016 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
|
CTIC
2690
DELISTED
CTI BioPharma Corp. (DE) Common Stock
CTIC
| $736K | ﹤0.01% |
196,685
+165,131
| +523% | +$601K |
2016 Q1
2 quarters
|
|
|
SGMA
2691
DELISTED
Sigmatron International
SGMA
| $733K | ﹤0.01% |
134,800
+5,300
| +4% | +$31.6K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
WNRL
2692
DELISTED
Western Refining Logistics, LP
WNRL
| $732K | ﹤0.01% |
31,600
-29,400
| -48% | -$697K |
2016 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
2693
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.62B
| $731K | ﹤0.01% |
82,432
-13,568
| -14% | -$121K |
2014 Q3
8 quarters
|
|
|
XIFR
2694
XPLR Infrastructure LP
XIFR
$978M
| $728K | ﹤0.01% |
26,026
-43,574
| -63% | -$1.31M |
2016 Q1
2 quarters
|
|
2695
SemiLEDS
LEDS
$18.4M
| $721K | ﹤0.01% |
126,470
+85,900
| +212% | +$531K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
VOXX
2696
DELISTED
VOXX International Corporation Class A
VOXX
| $720K | ﹤0.01% |
240,641
+116,241
| +93% | +$336K |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
|
EMMS
2697
DELISTED
Emmis Communications Corp
EMMS
| $720K | ﹤0.01% |
189,046
+31,361
| +20% | +$116K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
NP
2698
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
| $719K | ﹤0.01% |
9,100
-15,400
| -63% | -$1.18M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
CLGX
2699
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
| $717K | ﹤0.01% |
18,286
-69,500
| -79% | -$2.77M |
2015 Q2
5 quarters
|
|
2700
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$9.1B
| $716K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,600
| New | +$689K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
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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 413 new positions and adding to 1,833 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 811,400 shares worth $142M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 15% 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 413 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.