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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AGEN
3301
Agenus
AGEN
$340M
| – | – |
-26,342
| Closed | -$2.09M | – |
|
3302
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$59.9B
| – | – |
-64,900
| Closed | -$3.09M | – |
|
3303
Akamai
AKAM
$14.6B
| – | – |
-332,800
| Closed | -$18.6M | – |
|
3304
Alamo Group
ALG
$1.89B
| – | – |
-15,400
| Closed | -$1.02M | – |
|
3305
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$30.6B
| – | – |
-18,673
| Closed | -$1.04M | – |
|
3306
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$1.4B
| – | – |
-251,100
| Closed | -$10M | – |
|
3307
A.O. Smith
AOS
$7.74B
| – | – |
-180,800
| Closed | -$7.96M | – |
|
3308
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$847M
| – | – |
-165,483
| Closed | -$7.67M | – |
|
3309
Aqua Metals
AQMS
$7.55M
| – | – |
-244
| Closed | -$574K | – |
|
3310
Alliance Resource Partners
ARLP
$3.18B
| – | – |
-152,190
| Closed | -$2.4M | – |
|
3311
Archrock
AROC
$5.32B
| – | – |
-342,642
| Closed | -$3.23M | – |
|
3312
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$11.6B
| – | – |
-6,100
| Closed | -$378K | – |
|
|
EFOR
3313
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$1.56B
| – | – |
-6,194
| Closed | -$229K | – |
|
|
ASM
3314
Avino Silver & Gold Mines
ASM
$948M
| – | – |
-141,021
| Closed | -$343K | – |
|
3315
Atmos Energy
ATO
$27.1B
| – | – |
-35,100
| Closed | -$2.85M | – |
|
3316
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.75T
| – | – |
-2,469,960
| Closed | -$38.4M | – |
|
3317
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$6.87B
| – | – |
-155,400
| Closed | -$6.08M | – |
|
3318
Axos Financial
AX
$4.99B
| – | – |
-299,000
| Closed | -$5.29M | – |
|
|
DCH
3319
Dauch Corp
DCH
$1.35B
| – | – |
-128,500
| Closed | -$1.86M | – |
|
3320
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$4.09B
| – | – |
-43,600
| Closed | -$2.62M | – |
|
3321
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.54B
| – | – |
-663,073
| Closed | -$36M | – |
|
3322
Boise Cascade
BCC
$2.57B
| – | – |
-74,000
| Closed | -$1.7M | – |
|
3323
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$49.8B
| – | – |
-121,985
| Closed | -$20.2M | – |
|
3324
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$12.1B
| – | – |
-1,105,078
| Closed | -$35.3M | – |
|
3325
BGSF Inc
BGSF
$50.9M
| – | – |
-37,600
| Closed | -$711K | – |
|
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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.