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 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$628M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$567M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$405M |
| 4 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$392M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$301M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$451M |
| 2 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$256M |
| 4 |
Roku
ROKU
|
+$252M |
| 5 |
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
|
+$248M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 18.91% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.35% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.31% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.99% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.21% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AIOT
2351
PowerFleet Inc
AIOT
$526M
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
317,137
-13,243
| -4% | -$75.2K |
|
2352
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.6B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
98,115
+37,467
| +62% | +$667K |
|
|
TCS
2353
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
26,017
-12,450
| -32% | -$1.01M |
|
|
STZ.B
2354
DELISTED
CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. CLASS B
STZ.B
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
8,300
+900
| +12% | +$180K |
|
2355
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$26.6M
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
18,772
-11,560
| -38% | -$1.02M |
|
|
CBPO
2356
DELISTED
China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc.
CBPO
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
15,000
+5,900
| +65% | +$587K |
|
2357
Lipocine
LPCN
$17.5M
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
35,810
+6,654
| +23% | +$267K |
|
2358
First Community Corp
FCCO
$321M
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
87,789
-20,111
| -19% | -$381K |
|
|
LBY
2359
DELISTED
Libbey, Inc.
LBY
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
509,700
-2,100
| -0.4% | -$4.11K |
|
2360
Comstock Resources
CRK
$3.89B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
218,800
-114,600
| -34% | -$765K |
|
2361
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF
TMF
$2.16B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
5,550
+2,450
| +79% | +$701K |
|
|
ENV
2362
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
+29,892
| New | +$1.89M |
|
|
MLVF
2363
DELISTED
Malvern Bancorp, Inc.
MLVF
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
77,552
+28,700
| +59% | +$616K |
|
2364
iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
$41.7B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
+24,000
| New | +$1.66M |
|
2365
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co
CVR
$10M
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
63,810
-300
| -0.5% | -$8.1K |
|
|
CETV
2366
DELISTED
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd
CETV
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
375,725
+173,446
| +86% | +$784K |
|
|
AXU
2367
DELISTED
Alexco Resource Corp
AXU
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
972,585
+134,635
| +16% | +$248K |
|
|
KREF
2368
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust
KREF
$448M
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
86,000
-118,000
| -58% | -$2.32M |
|
|
LAND
2369
Gladstone Land Corp
LAND
$350M
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
141,233
+109,833
| +350% | +$1.28M |
|
|
VIVS
2370
VivoSim Labs
VIVS
$1.2M
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
26,802
+4,606
| +21% | +$388K |
|
|
EVBN
2371
DELISTED
Evans Bancorp Inc
EVBN
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
44,800
+5,726
| +15% | +$204K |
|
|
APHA
2372
DELISTED
Aphria Inc. Common Shares
APHA
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
321,900
+80,400
| +33% | +$511K |
|
|
DNBF
2373
DELISTED
DNB Financial Corp
DNBF
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
37,400
+10,600
| +40% | +$464K |
|
2374
Norwood Financial Corp
NWFL
$370M
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
52,639
+6,914
| +15% | +$227K |
|
2375
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.14B
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
85,901
-37,816
| -31% | -$730K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,920 positions worth $118B, up 4% from $114B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $5.29B of net new capital in Q3 2019, opening 406 new positions and adding to 1,848 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was UnitedHealth: 1,624,826 shares worth $353M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $451M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2019 buy was UnitedHealth: 1,624,826 shares worth $353M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Celgene Corp in Q3 2019, an estimated $628M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $451M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Red Hat Inc in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $248M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $118B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 406 new positions and closed 522 in Q3 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $118B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 13 Nov 2019.