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
|
+$405M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$314M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$229M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$224M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$207M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$342M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$156M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$149M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MCF
2501
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
| $661K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,040
| New | +$773K |
|
|
ARP
2502
DELISTED
ATLAS RESOURCE PARTNERS L P COM UIT REPSTG LTD PTNRS
ARP
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
+85,300
| New | +$785K |
|
2503
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$714M
| $651K | ﹤0.01% |
15,297
-5,808
| -28% | -$221K |
|
|
HAYN
2504
DELISTED
Haynes International, Inc.
HAYN
| $651K | ﹤0.01% |
14,600
+10,000
| +217% | +$418K |
|
|
ACW
2505
DELISTED
Accuride Corp
ACW
| $651K | ﹤0.01% |
139,800
+93,900
| +205% | +$445K |
|
2506
Alamos Gold
AGI
$11.6B
| $650K | ﹤0.01% |
+111,000
| New | +$701K |
|
2507
Lifetime Brands
LCUT
$191M
| $649K | ﹤0.01% |
42,500
-5,100
| -11% | -$80K |
|
2508
Weyco Group
WEYS
$372M
| $648K | ﹤0.01% |
21,677
+6,177
| +40% | +$173K |
|
2509
LCNB Corp
LCNB
$282M
| $646K | ﹤0.01% |
42,200
+800
| +2% | +$11.9K |
|
2510
Dime Commercial Bancshares
DCOM
$1.8B
| $642K | ﹤0.01% |
24,854
+9,254
| +59% | +$237K |
|
|
FLNA
2511
Filana Therapeutics
FLNA
$48.8M
| $640K | ﹤0.01% |
48,384
+4,900
| +11% | +$66.1K |
|
|
CTO
2512
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$824M
| $638K | ﹤0.01% |
+39,419
| New | +$611K |
|
|
PLPM
2513
DELISTED
Planet Payment, Inc
PLPM
| $637K | ﹤0.01% |
335,309
+291,398
| +664% | +$503K |
|
|
MICR
2514
DELISTED
Micron Solutions, Inc.
MICR
| $635K | ﹤0.01% |
87,600
+4,200
| +5% | +$31.4K |
|
2515
Gildan
GIL
$10.3B
| $634K | ﹤0.01% |
21,500
-30,300
| -58% | -$886K |
|
|
TPC
2516
Tutor Perini Cor
TPC
$4.41B
| $626K | ﹤0.01% |
26,818
-10,883
| -29% | -$256K |
|
|
EVDY
2517
DELISTED
Everyday Health, Inc.
EVDY
| $626K | ﹤0.01% |
+48,700
| New | +$666K |
|
|
BLDP
2518
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$805M
| $625K | ﹤0.01% |
299,700
-39,900
| -12% | -$80.5K |
|
|
GDEN
2519
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
| $625K | ﹤0.01% |
73,000
+18,100
| +33% | +$146K |
|
|
BBRG
2520
DELISTED
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group Inc.
BBRG
| $623K | ﹤0.01% |
42,400
+23,200
| +121% | +$318K |
|
|
CTLP
2521
DELISTED
Cantaloupe
CTLP
| $621K | ﹤0.01% |
225,815
-69,200
| -23% | -$145K |
|
|
STBZ
2522
DELISTED
State Bank Financial Corporation. Common Stock
STBZ
| $621K | ﹤0.01% |
29,566
-46,834
| -61% | -$927K |
|
2523
United Fire Group
UFCS
$1.32B
| $620K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,500
| New | +$572K |
|
|
CCXI
2524
DELISTED
ChemoCentryx, Inc.
CCXI
| $617K | ﹤0.01% |
81,700
+17,777
| +28% | +$139K |
|
2525
Key Tronic
KTCC
$42.8M
| $613K | ﹤0.01% |
56,957
-28,932
| -34% | -$274K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Renaissance Technologies held 3,575 positions worth $47B, up 13% from $41.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $4.23B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 633 new positions and adding to 1,637 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2015 buy was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Gilead Sciences in Q1 2015, an estimated $314M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $342M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited SAFEWAY INC in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $210M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $47B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 633 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $47B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 May 2015.