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 |
SIAL
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
|
+$237M |
| 2 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$190M |
| 3 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$149M |
| 4 |
Sysco
SYY
|
+$133M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$125M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$306M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$215M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$193M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$185M |
| 5 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$177M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.17% |
| 2 | Financials | 11.79% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.07% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.39% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.6% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RNF
2526
DELISTED
RENTECH NITROGEN PARTNERS, L.P. INT
RNF
| $690K | ﹤0.01% |
+58,450
| New | +$781K |
|
|
ELON
2527
DELISTED
Echelon Corp
ELON
| $689K | ﹤0.01% |
115,960
+12,780
| +12% | +$77.1K |
|
2528
Data I/O
DAIO
$30M
| $687K | ﹤0.01% |
295,000
+3,000
| +1% | +$8.49K |
|
2529
NRC Health Common Stock
NRC
$440M
| $685K | ﹤0.01% |
57,400
-200
| -0.3% | -$2.66K |
|
|
GENE
2530
DELISTED
Genetic Technologies Ltd.
GENE
| $683K | ﹤0.01% |
19,189
-11,350
| -37% | -$609K |
|
2531
Woodward
WWD
$21.6B
| $679K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,684
| New | +$789K |
|
|
AVG
2532
DELISTED
AVG Technologies N.V.
AVG
| $679K | ﹤0.01% |
31,200
-21,100
| -40% | -$535K |
|
|
CHMI
2533
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp
CHMI
$83.4M
| $676K | ﹤0.01% |
44,400
-3,017
| -6% | -$49K |
|
2534
Timken Company
TKR
$9.62B
| $676K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,600
| New | +$785K |
|
|
TAHO
2535
DELISTED
Tahoe Resources Inc
TAHO
| $676K | ﹤0.01% |
87,382
-148,300
| -63% | -$1.32M |
|
2536
Arbutus Biopharma
ABUS
$845M
| $671K | ﹤0.01% |
+110,100
| New | +$976K |
|
2537
PAR Technology
PAR
$700M
| $671K | ﹤0.01% |
126,900
+2,200
| +2% | +$10.4K |
|
|
HMNF
2538
DELISTED
HMN Financial Inc
HMNF
| $671K | ﹤0.01% |
58,300
+900
| +2% | +$10.4K |
|
|
SYNC
2539
DELISTED
Synacor, Inc.
SYNC
| $671K | ﹤0.01% |
496,800
+62,800
| +14% | +$97.3K |
|
|
GIFI
2540
DELISTED
Gulf Island Fabrication
GIFI
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
63,600
-1,835
| -3% | -$21.1K |
|
|
SMRT
2541
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
| $664K | ﹤0.01% |
68,586
+58,586
| +586% | +$604K |
|
2542
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.67B
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
27,150
-5,400
| -17% | -$131K |
|
|
VRML
2543
DELISTED
Vermillion, Inc.
VRML
| $655K | ﹤0.01% |
327,700
-1,700
| -0.5% | -$3.41K |
|
2544
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.11B
| $654K | ﹤0.01% |
19,700
+10,600
| +116% | +$367K |
|
2545
Hecla Mining
HL
$9.53B
| $648K | ﹤0.01% |
329,069
+232,900
| +242% | +$496K |
|
2546
Kopin
KOPN
$663M
| $645K | ﹤0.01% |
205,400
+107,200
| +109% | +$327K |
|
|
SCU
2547
DELISTED
Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SCU
| $644K | ﹤0.01% |
7,380
-20,713
| -74% | -$2.23M |
|
|
SOL
2548
DELISTED
Emeren Group
SOL
| $643K | ﹤0.01% |
132,240
+17,140
| +15% | +$106K |
|
|
VYNT
2549
DELISTED
Vyant Bio, Inc. Common Stock
VYNT
| $642K | ﹤0.01% |
547
+88
| +19% | +$135K |
|
|
ACFC
2550
DELISTED
Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation
ACFC
| $640K | ﹤0.01% |
115,800
+84,400
| +269% | +$447K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2015, Renaissance Technologies held 3,649 positions worth $41.9B, down 4.5% from $43.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $1.51B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 454 new positions and adding to 1,731 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, down from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walmart Inc, an estimated $185M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2015 buy was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP in Q3 2015, an estimated $237M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $185M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Microsoft in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $306M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $41.9B portfolio in Q3 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 454 new positions and closed 519 in Q3 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $41.9B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.