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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$510M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$265M |
| 3 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$212M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$191M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$184M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$369M |
| 2 |
SIAL
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
|
+$330M |
| 3 |
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
|
+$230M |
| 4 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$223M |
| 5 |
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
|
+$145M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.46% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.72% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.51% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.69% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.42% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2526
VEON
VEON
$3.66B
| $867K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,574
| New | +$956K |
|
|
CNH
2527
CNH Industrial
CNH
$12.8B
| $863K | ﹤0.01% |
145,050
-2,316,642
| -94% | -$14M |
|
2528
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.88B
| $862K | ﹤0.01% |
14,691
-12,109
| -45% | -$669K |
|
2529
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.22B
| $862K | ﹤0.01% |
117,770
+24,000
| +26% | +$206K |
|
|
GPX
2530
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
| $861K | ﹤0.01% |
34,300
-50,694
| -60% | -$1.3M |
|
|
FWDI
2531
Forward Industries Inc
FWDI
$304M
| $859K | ﹤0.01% |
58,040
+4,270
| +8% | +$59.6K |
|
|
BSTG
2532
DELISTED
Biostage, Inc. Common Stock
BSTG
| $858K | ﹤0.01% |
393,800
+238,000
| +153% | +$332K |
|
|
FSBK
2533
DELISTED
First South Bancorp Inc/VA
FSBK
| $857K | ﹤0.01% |
100,200
+5,400
| +6% | +$45.3K |
|
2534
RPC Inc
RES
$1.2B
| $853K | ﹤0.01% |
71,419
-1,357,071
| -95% | -$16.3M |
|
|
GRP.U
2535
DELISTED
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
GRP.U
| $852K | ﹤0.01% |
31,000
-6,900
| -18% | -$200K |
|
|
BSFT
2536
DELISTED
BroadSoft, Inc.
BSFT
| $852K | ﹤0.01% |
24,100
-90,700
| -79% | -$3.2M |
|
|
GENE
2537
DELISTED
Genetic Technologies Ltd.
GENE
| $851K | ﹤0.01% |
15,874
-3,315
| -17% | -$167K |
|
|
YZC
2538
DELISTED
Yanzhou Coal Mining
YZC
| $851K | ﹤0.01% |
185,900
-9,100
| -5% | -$44K |
|
|
LGCY
2539
DELISTED
Legacy Reserves Inc. Common Stock
LGCY
| $850K | ﹤0.01% |
485,540
+357,636
| +280% | +$1.18M |
|
2540
Daktronics
DAKT
$941M
| $841K | ﹤0.01% |
96,400
-101,500
| -51% | -$947K |
|
2541
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$22.1B
| $839K | ﹤0.01% |
17,300
-1,775
| -9% | -$87.1K |
|
|
KEG
2542
DELISTED
KEY ENERGY SERVICES INC
KEG
| $838K | ﹤0.01% |
1,738,304
+216,204
| +14% | +$104K |
|
2543
Destination XL Group
DXLG
$29.3M
| $836K | ﹤0.01% |
151,400
-73,200
| -33% | -$397K |
|
|
WCIC
2544
DELISTED
WCI Communities, Inc.
WCIC
| $835K | ﹤0.01% |
37,491
-109
| -0.3% | -$2.54K |
|
2545
Key Tronic
KTCC
$43.4M
| $834K | ﹤0.01% |
109,700
+26,500
| +32% | +$215K |
|
2546
Veru
VERU
$35.6M
| $833K | ﹤0.01% |
57,450
+810
| +1% | +$13.2K |
|
|
GNBC
2547
DELISTED
Green Bancorp, Inc
GNBC
| $829K | ﹤0.01% |
79,100
-28,600
| -27% | -$349K |
|
|
SNCR
2548
DELISTED
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
| $824K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,600
| New | +$862K |
|
|
WMAR
2549
DELISTED
West Marine Inc
WMAR
| $824K | ﹤0.01% |
97,000
+1,300
| +1% | +$12K |
|
|
EDN
2550
Edenor
EDN
$1.19B
| $822K | ﹤0.01% |
46,900
-20,600
| -31% | -$336K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2015, Renaissance Technologies held 3,639 positions worth $45.9B, up 9.5% from $41.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.3% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $3.07B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 509 new positions and adding to 1,872 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Apple: 17,852,932 shares worth $470M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $369M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2015 buy was Apple: 17,852,932 shares worth $470M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Gilead Sciences in Q4 2015, an estimated $212M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $369M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $330M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.3% of its $45.9B portfolio in Q4 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 509 new positions and closed 386 in Q4 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 9.5% quarter-over-quarter to $45.9B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 11 Feb 2016.