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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$729M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$294M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$242M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$778M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$344M |
| 5 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$343M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.7% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.02% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.09% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.62% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976
Preformed Line Products
PLPC
$1.75B
| $3.92M | ﹤0.01% |
60,200
+100
| +0.2% | +$7.04K |
|
|
LITS
1977
Lite Strategy Inc
LITS
$33.4M
| $3.92M | ﹤0.01% |
94,566
-6,140
| -6% | -$267K |
|
|
VER
1978
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
| $3.91M | ﹤0.01% |
112,231
-456,680
| -80% | -$16.2M |
|
1979
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.62B
| $3.9M | ﹤0.01% |
111,250
+78,600
| +241% | +$2.87M |
|
1980
Consolidated Water Co
CWCO
$473M
| $3.9M | ﹤0.01% |
268,000
+27,900
| +12% | +$368K |
|
|
IVC
1981
DELISTED
Invacare Corporation
IVC
| $3.9M | ﹤0.01% |
224,100
-85,000
| -27% | -$1.5M |
|
|
DRD
1982
DRDGold
DRD
$1.81B
| $3.9M | ﹤0.01% |
1,427,465
-66,205
| -4% | -$199K |
|
1983
Travelzoo
TZOO
$75.9M
| $3.89M | ﹤0.01% |
535,004
+16,304
| +3% | +$111K |
|
|
HSKA
1984
DELISTED
Heska Corp
HSKA
| $3.89M | ﹤0.01% |
+49,199
| New | +$3.6M |
|
1985
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$2.37B
| $3.89M | ﹤0.01% |
107,300
-49,700
| -32% | -$1.72M |
|
|
CGNT
1986
DELISTED
Cogentix Medical, Inc.
CGNT
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
1,005,137
+296,500
| +42% | +$928K |
|
|
BRG
1987
DELISTED
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
BRG
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
453,400
-938,496
| -67% | -$7.88M |
|
|
ACBI
1988
DELISTED
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock
ACBI
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
212,600
-29,800
| -12% | -$527K |
|
1989
Agilysys
AGYS
$3.09B
| $3.83M | ﹤0.01% |
321,500
+33,500
| +12% | +$400K |
|
1990
Medpace
MEDP
$16B
| $3.83M | ﹤0.01% |
109,700
-73,800
| -40% | -$2.7M |
|
1991
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.48B
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
130,617
+73,050
| +127% | +$2.21M |
|
1992
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.78B
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
+165,500
| New | +$3.81M |
|
1993
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$564M
| $3.82M | ﹤0.01% |
+69,100
| New | +$4.03M |
|
|
RNWK
1994
DELISTED
RealNetworks Inc
RNWK
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
1,246,430
+82,107
| +7% | +$259K |
|
|
TBI
1995
Trueblue
TBI
$229M
| $3.81M | ﹤0.01% |
+146,900
| New | +$4.01M |
|
1996
KVH Industries
KVHI
$179M
| $3.8M | ﹤0.01% |
366,900
+2,100
| +0.6% | +$22.5K |
|
|
SRRA
1997
DELISTED
Sierra Oncology, Inc. Common Stock
SRRA
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
45,833
+27,365
| +148% | +$3.1M |
|
1998
Harvard Bioscience
HBIO
$28.5M
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
75,730
+14,517
| +24% | +$651K |
|
1999
Materion
MTRN
$4.45B
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
74,100
+62,700
| +550% | +$3.2M |
|
|
ITIC
2000
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$551M
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
18,900
+300
| +2% | +$58.5K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, Renaissance Technologies held 3,782 positions worth $91.4B, up 0.81% from $90.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2018 filing shows 474 new, 1,646 increased, 1,191 reduced and 438 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $778M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2018 buy was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Booking.com in Q1 2018, an estimated $309M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $778M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Marathon Petroleum in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $132M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $91.4B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 474 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2018.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 0.81% quarter-over-quarter to $91.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 14 May 2018.