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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1026
Lesaka Technologies
LSAK
$402M
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
1,421,800
+15,400
| +1% | +$152K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
1027
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$4.72B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
92,100
-74,000
| -45% | -$9.11M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
ARNA
1028
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
693,650
+133,514
| +24% | +$2.21M |
2014 Q2
9 quarters
|
|
1029
WaFd
WAFD
$2.18B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
454,800
+25,600
| +6% | +$657K |
2015 Q3
4 quarters
|
|
|
ZIXI
1030
DELISTED
Zix Corporation
ZIXI
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
2,957,100
+184,700
| +7% | +$730K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
1031
Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
$2.54B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
582,470
+34,625
| +6% | +$697K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
TRCO
1032
DELISTED
TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY CLASS A
TRCO
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
331,000
+168,400
| +104% | +$6.39M |
2016 Q1
2 quarters
|
|
1033
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.22B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
337,455
-39,100
| -10% | -$1.32M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
NXH
1034
Neighborhood Intelligence Inc
NXH
$186M
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
1,047,497
+59,895
| +6% | +$715K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
PTNR
1035
DELISTED
Partner Communications
PTNR
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
2,654,300
+7,800
| +0.3% | +$37.1K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
PPLI
1036
People Inc
PPLI
$3.04B
| $12M | 0.02% |
1,076,148
-1,166,642
| -52% | -$12.3M |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
|
MNR
1037
DELISTED
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp
MNR
| $12M | 0.02% |
839,400
+267,900
| +47% | +$3.72M |
2014 Q3
8 quarters
|
|
|
PFC
1038
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
534,400
-48,400
| -8% | -$1.04M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
1039
Westwood Holdings Group
WHG
$181M
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
224,500
+31,200
| +16% | +$1.63M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
1040
Comcast
CMCSA
$73.3B
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
358,676
-1,295,800
| -78% | -$43.1M |
2016 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
|
SPIL
1041
DELISTED
Siliconware Precision Industries Co Ltd
SPIL
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
1,596,769
+264,628
| +20% | +$1.97M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
DF
1042
DELISTED
Dean Foods Company
DF
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
720,250
-439,400
| -38% | -$7.68M |
2015 Q2
5 quarters
|
|
|
KBAL
1043
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
912,191
+196,300
| +27% | +$2.39M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
1044
TD Synnex
SNX
$21.8B
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
206,800
-40,600
| -16% | -$2.09M |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
|
ILG
1045
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
684,604
+152,800
| +29% | +$2.64M |
2015 Q2
5 quarters
|
|
1046
Brown & Brown
BRO
$21B
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
622,400
+548,600
| +743% | +$10.2M |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
|
TEN
1047
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd
TEN
$1.55B
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
486,840
-2,220
| -0.5% | -$55.6K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
1048
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$27.5B
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
384,864
+14,800
| +4% | +$445K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
CHFN
1049
DELISTED
Charter Financial Corp
CHFN
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
910,159
+13,000
| +1% | +$171K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
HES
1050
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
218,463
-1,282,200
| -85% | -$68.7M |
2014 Q3
8 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.