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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2201
DELISTED
Mattersight Corp.
MATR
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
467,700
+23,200
| +5% | +$91K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
2202
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
26,043
+1,207
| +5% | +$97.2K |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
|
COVS
2203
DELISTED
Covisint Corporation
COVS
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
896,900
+38,200
| +4% | +$83.4K |
2015 Q1
6 quarters
|
|
2204
Lifetime Brands
LCUT
$219M
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
145,000
-20,200
| -12% | -$278K |
2013 Q4
11 quarters
|
|
2205
Navigator Holdings
NVGS
$1.47B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
271,400
-103,300
| -28% | -$889K |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
2206
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$3.86B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
172,383
+133,700
| +346% | +$1.36M |
2015 Q1
6 quarters
|
|
|
ECOM
2207
DELISTED
CHANNELADVISOR CORPORATION
ECOM
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
150,311
+89,611
| +148% | +$1.21M |
2015 Q3
4 quarters
|
|
|
CSS
2208
DELISTED
CSS Industries, Inc.
CSS
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
76,000
+12,600
| +20% | +$332K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
2209
TransAlta
TAC
$4.15B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
436,341
+127,741
| +41% | +$596K |
2014 Q2
9 quarters
|
|
2210
Grupo SIMEC
SIM
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
209,100
-1,600
| -0.8% | -$13.1K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
YUME
2211
DELISTED
YuMe, Inc.
YUME
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
487,400
+55,138
| +13% | +$199K |
2014 Q4
7 quarters
|
|
2212
Aviat Networks
AVNW
$267M
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
413,366
+86,562
| +26% | +$369K |
2013 Q2
13 quarters
|
|
|
TPCO
2213
DELISTED
Tribune Publishing Company Common Stock
TPCO
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
113,500
+81,100
| +250% | +$1.27M |
2015 Q2
5 quarters
|
|
2214
SK Telecom
SKM
$13.1B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
51,421
-342,704
| -87% | -$12.4M |
2015 Q1
6 quarters
|
|
2215
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.07B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
367,800
+2,700
| +0.7% | +$12.5K |
2016 Q1
2 quarters
|
|
|
LMIA
2216
DELISTED
LMI Aerospace Inc
LMIA
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
268,300
+53,400
| +25% | +$403K |
2015 Q1
6 quarters
|
|
|
DRNA
2217
DELISTED
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DRNA
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
324,000
+248,400
| +329% | +$871K |
2016 Q1
2 quarters
|
|
2218
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$426M
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
127,600
+50,560
| +66% | +$691K |
2015 Q2
5 quarters
|
|
|
GPP
2219
DELISTED
Green Plains Partners LP
GPP
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
98,687
+13,304
| +16% | +$238K |
2015 Q4
3 quarters
|
|
2220
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$4.61B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
156,800
-204,800
| -57% | -$2.23M |
2016 Q1
2 quarters
|
|
2221
Regional Management Corp
RM
$309M
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
87,300
+44,700
| +105% | +$870K |
2015 Q2
5 quarters
|
|
2222
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$876M
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
227,700
+107,000
| +89% | +$757K |
2016 Q1
2 quarters
|
|
2223
ePlus
PLUS
$2.43B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
+80,000
| New | +$1.74M |
2016 Q3
0 quarters
|
|
|
FFG
2224
DELISTED
FBL Financial Group
FFG
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
29,400
-300
| -1% | -$19K |
2015 Q2
5 quarters
|
|
2225
Tredegar Corp
TG
$245M
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
101,100
+38,400
| +61% | +$693K |
2015 Q1
6 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.