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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3151
Tantech Holdings
TANH
$11.4M
| – | – |
0
| – | – |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
|
FENX
3152
DELISTED
Fenix Parts, Inc.
FENX
| $120K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,214
| New | +$128K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
|
FLNT
3153
Fluent
FLNT
$89.4M
| $118K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,850
| New | +$118K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
|
PTE
3154
DELISTED
PolarityTE, Inc. Common Stock
PTE
| $118K | ﹤0.01% |
1,355
+3
| +0.2% | +$295 |
2014 Q2
9 quarters
|
|
|
EMXX
3155
DELISTED
Eurasian Minerals Inc
EMXX
| $118K | ﹤0.01% |
+110,300
| New | +$117K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
3156
Maui Land & Pineapple Co
MLP
$295M
| $117K | ﹤0.01% |
17,671
+5,471
| +45% | +$36.6K |
2014 Q2
9 quarters
|
|
|
AT
3157
DELISTED
Atlantic Power Corporation
AT
| $117K | ﹤0.01% |
+47,535
| New | +$120K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
3158
Antelope Enterprise Holdings
AEHL
$188M
| – | – |
0
| – | – |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
3159
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
$144B
| $116K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,801
| New | +$114K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
3160
Barnwell Industries
BRN
$14.1M
| $116K | ﹤0.01% |
70,400
+600
| +0.9% | +$928 |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
HH
3161
DELISTED
Hooper Holmes Inc
HH
| $116K | ﹤0.01% |
91,729
+500
| +0.5% | +$759 |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
3162
Alto Ingredients
ALTO
$289M
| $114K | ﹤0.01% |
16,500
-279,600
| -94% | -$1.8M |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
|
BSIN
3163
Big Sky Industrial
BSIN
$76.6M
| $113K | ﹤0.01% |
6,468
+270
| +4% | +$5.24K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
KALV
3164
DELISTED
KalVista Pharmaceuticals
KALV
| $112K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,337
| New | +$131K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
|
GPUS
3165
Hyperscale Data Inc
GPUS
$21.5M
| – | – |
0
| – | – |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
HLTH
3166
DELISTED
Nobilis Health Corp.
HLTH
| $112K | ﹤0.01% |
+33,500
| New | +$101K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
|
YGE
3167
DELISTED
Yingli Green Energy Holding Comp
YGE
| $112K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,989
| New | +$114K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
3168
Eltek
ELTK
$51.6M
| $111K | ﹤0.01% |
21,640
+1,880
| +10% | +$10.2K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
IDXG
3169
DELISTED
Interpace Biosciences, Inc. Common Stock
IDXG
| $110K | ﹤0.01% |
6,851
+237
| +4% | +$6.55K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
3170
Planet Green Holdings
PLAG
$10.1M
| $108K | ﹤0.01% |
687
+57
| +9% | +$11.3K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
ZX
3171
DELISTED
China Zenix Auto Internatl Ltd
ZX
| $107K | ﹤0.01% |
88,600
+32,300
| +57% | +$34.5K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
AAU
3172
DELISTED
Almaden Minerals Ltd
AAU
| $106K | ﹤0.01% |
75,800
-40,500
| -35% | -$59.7K |
2016 Q1
2 quarters
|
|
|
RLOG
3173
DELISTED
Rand Logistics, Inc.
RLOG
| $106K | ﹤0.01% |
139,600
+9,200
| +7% | +$8.64K |
2014 Q4
7 quarters
|
|
3174
ReWalk Robotics
LFWD
$18.4M
| $104K | ﹤0.01% |
+9
| New | +$119K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
3175
Protalix BioTherapeutics
PLX
$224M
| $103K | ﹤0.01% |
18,090
+7,800
| +76% | +$48.6K |
2015 Q4
3 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.