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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$618M |
| 2 |
Vale
VALE
|
+$332M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$309M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$342M |
| 3 |
Crown Castle
CCI
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$229M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$190M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.17% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.41% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.61% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.51% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 9.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2401
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.6B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
107,778
+13,378
| +14% | +$202K |
|
2402
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$1.12B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
68,600
+13,000
| +23% | +$369K |
|
2403
Cameco
CCJ
$37.6B
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
142,800
-217,200
| -60% | -$2.61M |
|
2404
Caleres
CAL
$431M
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
+68,150
| New | +$1.95M |
|
2405
Network-1 Technologies
NTIP
$37M
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
647,106
+3,706
| +0.6% | +$9.35K |
|
2406
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$5.36B
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
60,853
-84,000
| -58% | -$2.29M |
|
|
SMED
2407
DELISTED
Sharps Compliance Corp
SMED
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
459,143
+9,243
| +2% | +$33.6K |
|
2408
Chubb
CB
$135B
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
11,983
-31,800
| -73% | -$4.23M |
|
|
INFI
2409
DELISTED
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
INFI
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
891,200
+69,300
| +8% | +$101K |
|
2410
The Joint Corp
JYNT
$118M
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
106,171
-3,200
| -3% | -$33.9K |
|
|
QUMU
2411
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
681,181
+3,529
| +0.5% | +$8.09K |
|
2412
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
SNDX
$1.69B
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
314,600
+85,500
| +37% | +$488K |
|
|
FLY
2413
DELISTED
Fly Leasing Limited
FLY
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
119,300
+38,700
| +48% | +$457K |
|
|
CASM
2414
DELISTED
CAS Medical Systems, Inc.
CASM
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
679,077
+30,300
| +5% | +$65.2K |
|
2415
MediWound
MDWD
$181M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
46,957
+14,580
| +45% | +$491K |
|
2416
LSI Industries
LYTS
$859M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
624,854
+65,424
| +12% | +$210K |
|
2417
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
SCZ
$13.4B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,600
| New | +$1.6M |
|
|
JCTC
2418
Jewett-Cameron Trading
JCTC
$9.33M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
191,400
-2,000
| -1% | -$15K |
|
2419
Fuel Tech
FTEK
$43.9M
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
977,246
+132,609
| +16% | +$174K |
|
2420
AudioCodes
AUDC
$244M
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
117,573
-251,627
| -68% | -$3.31M |
|
2421
Cerus
CERS
$433M
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
+261,200
| New | +$1.59M |
|
|
AYR
2422
DELISTED
Aircastle Ltd
AYR
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
+80,100
| New | +$1.6M |
|
2423
Ark Restaurants
ARKR
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
83,020
+920
| +1% | +$17.7K |
|
|
FFWM
2424
DELISTED
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
119,065
-44,600
| -27% | -$644K |
|
2425
Maui Land & Pineapple Co
MLP
$344M
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
141,100
+1,292
| +0.9% | +$14.5K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Renaissance Technologies held 3,883 positions worth $110B, up 20% from $91.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $7.09B of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 532 new positions and adding to 1,751 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2019 buy was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Starbucks in Q1 2019, an estimated $618M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $342M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $435M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $110B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 532 new positions and closed 465 in Q1 2019.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $110B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.