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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2826
Perma-Fix Environmental Services
PESI
$292M
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
96,300
+7,300
| +8% | +$37.2K |
2015 Q1
6 quarters
|
|
2827
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$5.22B
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
34,200
-66,309
| -66% | -$892K |
2015 Q1
6 quarters
|
|
|
TRT
2828
Trio-Tech International Common Stock
TRT
$58.9M
| $481K | ﹤0.01% |
267,200
+5,000
| +2% | +$8.78K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
2829
Daktronics
DAKT
$866M
| $479K | ﹤0.01% |
50,248
+33,548
| +201% | +$267K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
2830
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12B
| $476K | ﹤0.01% |
21,980
-181,000
| -89% | -$3.85M |
2016 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
2831
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$5.2B
| $476K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,500
| New | +$513K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
|
SNMP
2832
DELISTED
Evolve Transition Infrastructure LP
SNMP
| $476K | ﹤0.01% |
1,473
+593
| +67% | +$194K |
2016 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
2833
Icahn Enterprises
IEP
$4.66B
| $474K | ﹤0.01% |
9,386
-16,456
| -64% | -$868K |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
|
RBPAA
2834
DELISTED
Royal Bancshares Of Pennsylvania Inc
RBPAA
| $474K | ﹤0.01% |
200,692
+23,300
| +13% | +$55.8K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
2835
Security National Financial
SNFCA
$239M
| $473K | ﹤0.01% |
134,890
+439
| +0.3% | +$1.44K |
2014 Q4
7 quarters
|
|
2836
Valhi
VHI
$402M
| $472K | ﹤0.01% |
17,108
+7,100
| +71% | +$179K |
2014 Q2
9 quarters
|
|
|
MTEM
2837
DELISTED
Molecular Templates, Inc.
MTEM
| $468K | ﹤0.01% |
4,184
-512
| -11% | -$70.3K |
2013 Q3
12 quarters
|
|
2838
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$14.6M
| $467K | ﹤0.01% |
5,753
+475
| +9% | +$47.3K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
2839
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$2.35B
| $466K | ﹤0.01% |
51,800
-26,600
| -34% | -$250K |
2016 Q1
2 quarters
|
|
|
USAP
2840
DELISTED
Universal Stainless & Alloy
USAP
| $466K | ﹤0.01% |
44,367
+5,567
| +14% | +$61K |
2016 Q1
2 quarters
|
|
|
LOV
2841
DELISTED
Spark Networks SE American Depositary Shares
LOV
| $465K | ﹤0.01% |
294,200
+45,800
| +18% | +$76K |
2015 Q1
6 quarters
|
|
|
ATTO
2842
DELISTED
Atento S.A.
ATTO
| $461K | ﹤0.01% |
10,821
-6,286
| -37% | -$299K |
2015 Q2
5 quarters
|
|
2843
Achieve Life Sciences
ACHV
$764M
| $460K | ﹤0.01% |
413
+15
| +4% | +$23.9K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
GRFS
2844
Grifois
GRFS
$5.08B
| $460K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,804
| New | +$474K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
|
FBRC
2845
DELISTED
FBR & Co. Common Stock
FBRC
| $457K | ﹤0.01% |
34,500
+16,200
| +89% | +$233K |
2016 Q1
2 quarters
|
|
|
ROIC
2846
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
| $455K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,700
| New | +$460K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
|
SUMR
2847
DELISTED
Summer Infant, Inc.
SUMR
| $450K | ﹤0.01% |
23,167
+3,667
| +19% | +$67.8K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
2848
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$25.2B
| $445K | ﹤0.01% |
10,500
-92,300
| -90% | -$3.62M |
2016 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
|
RBCN
2849
DELISTED
Rubicon Technology, Inc.
RBCN
| $445K | ﹤0.01% |
70,690
+1,680
| +2% | +$10.7K |
2014 Q3
8 quarters
|
|
2850
Autohome
ATHM
$2.38B
| $444K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,300
| New | +$425K |
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.