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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MSFG
1351
DELISTED
MainSource Financial Group Inc
MSFG
| $7.43M | 0.01% |
297,669
+4,069
| +1% | +$94K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
1352
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc
PNFP
$14.2B
| $7.42M | 0.01% |
137,168
-154,132
| -53% | -$8.32M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
ZVO
1353
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
| $7.42M | 0.01% |
1,079,658
-34,300
| -3% | -$251K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
1354
Independent Bank
INDB
$3.65B
| $7.42M | 0.01% |
137,108
-26,000
| -16% | -$1.32M |
2014 Q3
8 quarters
|
|
1355
Teekay
TK
$1.34B
| $7.41M | 0.01% |
961,200
+785,100
| +446% | +$5.46M |
2014 Q1
10 quarters
|
|
1356
AeroVironment
AVAV
$6.97B
| $7.4M | 0.01% |
303,000
+91,364
| +43% | +$2.46M |
2014 Q2
9 quarters
|
|
|
PCMI
1357
DELISTED
PCM, Inc
PCMI
| $7.38M | 0.01% |
342,600
+195,583
| +133% | +$3.19M |
2013 Q3
12 quarters
|
|
1358
News Corp Class B
NWS
$17.2B
| $7.37M | 0.01% |
518,400
+183,800
| +55% | +$2.5M |
2016 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
|
CAMP
1359
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
| $7.37M | 0.01% |
22,970
+1,313
| +6% | +$450K |
2015 Q2
5 quarters
|
|
1360
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$7.36B
| $7.37M | 0.01% |
+283,040
| New | +$6.87M |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
|
EARN
1361
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT
EARN
$128M
| $7.34M | 0.01% |
565,568
+134,288
| +31% | +$1.82M |
2013 Q4
11 quarters
|
|
|
SPNS
1362
DELISTED
Sapiens International
SPNS
| $7.33M | 0.01% |
573,600
-22,600
| -4% | -$296K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
CIO
1363
DELISTED
City Office REIT
CIO
| $7.32M | 0.01% |
575,320
+223,120
| +63% | +$2.94M |
2015 Q1
6 quarters
|
|
|
ELOS
1364
DELISTED
Syneron Medical Ltd
ELOS
| $7.32M | 0.01% |
1,021,606
+56,500
| +6% | +$393K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
NSR
1365
DELISTED
Neustar Inc
NSR
| $7.3M | 0.01% |
274,400
+53,400
| +24% | +$1.33M |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
1366
ASE Group
ASX
$121B
| $7.29M | 0.01% |
1,234,407
+442,228
| +56% | +$2.6M |
2016 Q1
2 quarters
|
|
|
LORL
1367
DELISTED
Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
LORL
| $7.29M | 0.01% |
186,500
-31,500
| -14% | -$1.14M |
2015 Q1
6 quarters
|
|
|
ZEN
1368
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
| $7.28M | 0.01% |
237,200
+216,300
| +1,035% | +$6.43M |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
|
WES
1369
DELISTED
Western Gas Partners Lp
WES
| $7.26M | 0.01% |
131,900
+13,100
| +11% | +$656K |
2015 Q1
6 quarters
|
|
|
SCNB
1370
DELISTED
Suffolk Bancorp
SCNB
| $7.26M | 0.01% |
208,700
+5,100
| +3% | +$172K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
1371
Information Services Group
III
$280M
| $7.25M | 0.01% |
1,817,211
+13,722
| +0.8% | +$53.1K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
1372
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.12B
| $7.25M | 0.01% |
232,000
+22,200
| +11% | +$658K |
2013 Q3
12 quarters
|
|
|
RDS.B
1373
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
| $7.25M | 0.01% |
137,227
+33,600
| +32% | +$1.8M |
2016 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
1374
Civeo
CVEO
$332M
| $7.22M | 0.01% |
527,917
+9,650
| +2% | +$157K |
2014 Q4
7 quarters
|
|
|
AKS
1375
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp
AKS
| $7.22M | 0.01% |
1,494,599
-2,694,358
| -64% | -$13.7M |
2016 Q1
2 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.