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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRTN
3176
DELISTED
Cartesian, Inc.
CRTN
| $103K | ﹤0.01% |
166,880
+44,300
| +36% | +$32.3K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
FES
3177
DELISTED
Forbes Energy Services Ltd
FES
| $103K | ﹤0.01% |
720,899
+298,799
| +71% | +$47.6K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
QBAK
3178
DELISTED
Qualstar Corp
QBAK
| $103K | ﹤0.01% |
27,402
+7,700
| +39% | +$32.6K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
3179
Better Online Solutions
BOSC
$32.2M
| $102K | ﹤0.01% |
45,176
+13,476
| +43% | +$39.4K |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
|
HTGM
3180
DELISTED
HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. Common Stock
HTGM
| $100K | ﹤0.01% |
244
+88
| +56% | +$39.3K |
2016 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
|
BFYT
3181
DELISTED
Benefytt Technologies, Inc. Class A Common Stock
BFYT
| $99K | ﹤0.01% |
18,900
-14,600
| -44% | -$69.2K |
2016 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
|
NURO
3182
DELISTED
NeuroMetrix, Inc. Common Stock
NURO
| $98K | ﹤0.01% |
98
+14
| +17% | +$14K |
2015 Q1
6 quarters
|
|
|
TORM
3183
DELISTED
TOR Minerals International Inc
TORM
| $97K | ﹤0.01% |
16,400
+1,400
| +9% | +$7.51K |
2014 Q3
8 quarters
|
|
|
EMG
3184
DELISTED
Emergent Capital, Inc.
EMG
| $96K | ﹤0.01% |
+32,700
| New | +$117K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
|
TCON
3185
DELISTED
TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
TCON
| $95K | ﹤0.01% |
+72
| New | +$81.2K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
3186
IT Tech Packaging
ITP
$2.58M
| $93K | ﹤0.01% |
8,810
+340
| +4% | +$3.67K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
SAUC
3187
DELISTED
Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc. Common stock
SAUC
| $93K | ﹤0.01% |
79,800
+40,500
| +103% | +$52.7K |
2015 Q2
5 quarters
|
|
|
HGT
3188
DELISTED
Hugoton Royalty Trust
HGT
| $91K | ﹤0.01% |
38,111
-45,116
| -54% | -$101K |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
|
XOMA
3189
DELISTED
Xoma
XOMA
| $89K | ﹤0.01% |
9,655
-13,406
| -58% | -$154K |
2016 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
3190
Denison Mines
DNN
$2.2B
| $88K | ﹤0.01% |
188,340
+117,774
| +167% | +$60.9K |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
|
VISN
3191
DELISTED
VisionChina Media, Inc.
VISN
| $88K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,000
| New | +$87.8K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
|
CAS
3192
DELISTED
A M Castle & Co
CAS
| $88K | ﹤0.01% |
109,700
+64,500
| +143% | +$89.4K |
2016 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
|
ATHE
3193
Alterity Therapeutics
ATHE
$56.8M
| $87K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,922
| New | +$95.8K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
3194
Atossa Therapeutics
ATOS
$24.3M
| $87K | ﹤0.01% |
230
+100
| +77% | +$60K |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
|
MGH
3195
DELISTED
Minco Gold Corp
MGH
| $87K | ﹤0.01% |
321,220
+245,200
| +323% | +$73.8K |
2015 Q3
4 quarters
|
|
|
GNVC
3196
DELISTED
GenVec, Inc.
GNVC
| $87K | ﹤0.01% |
18,450
+2,800
| +18% | +$16.1K |
2014 Q4
7 quarters
|
|
|
MEP
3197
DELISTED
Midcoast Energy Partners, L.P.
MEP
| $85K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,100
| New | +$82.9K |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
|
IRG
3198
DELISTED
Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc.
IRG
| $85K | ﹤0.01% |
128,400
+31,000
| +32% | +$36K |
2015 Q3
4 quarters
|
|
|
TOF
3199
DELISTED
TOFUTTI BRANDS INC
TOF
| $85K | ﹤0.01% |
32,500
+500
| +2% | +$1.3K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
SELF
3200
Global Self Storage
SELF
$56M
| $84K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,900
| New | +$88.5K |
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.