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 CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$228M |
| 3 |
GAS
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
|
+$216M |
| 4 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GUID
2126
DELISTED
Guidance Software, Inc.
GUID
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
371,300
+28,800
| +8% | +$171K |
2014 Q2
9 quarters
|
|
2127
Team
TISI
$120M
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+6,760
| New | +$2M |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
2128
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.11B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+33,743
| New | +$2.13M |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
|
WFM
2129
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
77,800
-75,748
| -49% | -$2.33M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
2130
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.18B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,100
| New | +$2.21M |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
2131
Galicia Financial Group
GGAL
$5.91B
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
70,400
-39,500
| -36% | -$1.19M |
2016 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
2132
Inseego
INSG
$80.5M
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
69,950
+8,240
| +13% | +$206K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
2133
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$44.7B
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
45,584
-404,222
| -90% | -$19.6M |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
2134
DELISTED
Iteris, Inc.
ITI
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
600,200
+41,200
| +7% | +$143K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
2135
DELISTED
Invensense Inc
INVN
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
293,934
+282,834
| +2,548% | +$2M |
2016 Q1
2 quarters
|
|
|
GLBR
2136
DELISTED
Global Brokerage, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GLBR
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
248,630
+40,700
| +20% | +$377K |
2015 Q3
4 quarters
|
|
|
MOBL
2137
DELISTED
MobileIron, Inc.
MOBL
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
790,700
+403,900
| +104% | +$1.25M |
2015 Q3
4 quarters
|
|
2138
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.19B
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+61,500
| New | +$2.01M |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
2139
Hudbay
HBM
$11.6B
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
547,882
+463,100
| +546% | +$2.09M |
2016 Q2
1 quarter
|
|
|
GNBC
2140
DELISTED
Green Bancorp, Inc
GNBC
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
198,200
+20,300
| +11% | +$201K |
2015 Q1
6 quarters
|
|
|
ESL
2141
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,400
| New | +$1.99M |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
2142
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
10,500
+5,600
| +114% | +$1.1M |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
2143
inTEST
INTT
$187M
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
537,000
+7,500
| +1% | +$29.2K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
2144
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$8.54B
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
302,500
-248,500
| -45% | -$1.68M |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
2145
DELISTED
Gulf Island Fabrication
GIFI
| $2.14M | ﹤0.01% |
232,280
+36,580
| +19% | +$303K |
2015 Q2
5 quarters
|
|
2146
KVH Industries
KVHI
$120M
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
242,200
+34,900
| +17% | +$297K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
2147
Frequency Electronics
FEIM
$847M
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
202,700
+3,500
| +2% | +$37.6K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
2148
DELISTED
Regulus Therapeutics
RGLS
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
+5,375
| New | +$2.21M |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
2149
Kemper
KMPR
$1.59B
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
54,100
-48,200
| -47% | -$1.73M |
2015 Q2
5 quarters
|
|
2150
Tronox
TROX
$580M
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
225,700
+180,600
| +400% | +$1.39M |
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.