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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$316M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$185M |
| 3 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$135M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$131M |
| 5 |
McKesson
MCK
|
+$126M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$449M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$297M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$218M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$215M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$198M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.5% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.69% |
| 3 | Industrials | 10.47% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.17% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.03% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2551
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$132M
| $809K | ﹤0.01% |
23,382
+11,875
| +103% | +$399K |
|
|
ACW
2552
DELISTED
Accuride Corp
ACW
| $808K | ﹤0.01% |
209,900
+70,100
| +50% | +$298K |
|
|
UCTT
2553
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$3.29B
| $806K | ﹤0.01% |
129,400
+82,800
| +178% | +$535K |
|
|
IMUC
2554
DELISTED
ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd.
IMUC
| $804K | ﹤0.01% |
42,567
+31,417
| +282% | +$605K |
|
|
FRTX
2555
DELISTED
Fresh Tracks Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
FRTX
| $803K | ﹤0.01% |
364
+89
| +32% | +$279K |
|
2556
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.46B
| $800K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,300
| New | +$757K |
|
|
CAS
2557
DELISTED
A M Castle & Co
CAS
| $797K | ﹤0.01% |
129,100
-18,600
| -13% | -$95.7K |
|
|
TC
2558
DELISTED
Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. Ordinary Shares (Canada)
TC
| $791K | ﹤0.01% |
965,100
+655,100
| +211% | +$753K |
|
2559
TransAlta
TAC
$3.98B
| $790K | ﹤0.01% |
101,900
-195,841
| -66% | -$1.76M |
|
|
SOL
2560
DELISTED
Emeren Group
SOL
| $788K | ﹤0.01% |
115,100
+90,620
| +370% | +$715K |
|
2561
Gencor Industries
GENC
$216M
| $783K | ﹤0.01% |
121,500
-18,600
| -13% | -$120K |
|
|
NGLS
2562
DELISTED
TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP COM UTS REPTG LTD PARTERSHIP INT
NGLS
| $783K | ﹤0.01% |
20,290
-428,393
| -95% | -$18.5M |
|
2563
Kamada
KMDA
$410M
| $781K | ﹤0.01% |
204,400
+35,300
| +21% | +$154K |
|
2564
CNB Financial Corp
CCNE
$1.06B
| $778K | ﹤0.01% |
42,303
+17,504
| +71% | +$305K |
|
|
TGB
2565
Trekor Metals
TGB
$2.54B
| $778K | ﹤0.01% |
1,408,500
+136,400
| +11% | +$96K |
|
|
AMTG
2566
DELISTED
APOLLO RESIDENTIAL MTG INC COM STK
AMTG
| $778K | ﹤0.01% |
52,936
-46,364
| -47% | -$733K |
|
2567
Pluri
PLUR
$17M
| $775K | ﹤0.01% |
3,846
+473
| +14% | +$104K |
|
|
COHR
2568
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
| $774K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,200
| New | +$783K |
|
|
RHE
2569
DELISTED
Regional Health Properties, Inc.
RHE
| $774K | ﹤0.01% |
18,642
+2,342
| +14% | +$110K |
|
2570
LifeVantage
LFVN
$79.6M
| $773K | ﹤0.01% |
208,244
+33,925
| +19% | +$157K |
|
|
CHMI
2571
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp
CHMI
$82.3M
| $769K | ﹤0.01% |
47,417
-2,083
| -4% | -$36.4K |
|
2572
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$13.8M
| $768K | ﹤0.01% |
4,174
+334
| +9% | +$66.9K |
|
|
DVD
2573
DELISTED
Dover Motorsports
DVD
| $763K | ﹤0.01% |
345,100
+1,200
| +0.3% | +$2.79K |
|
2574
Scully Royalty
SRL
$76.3M
| $761K | ﹤0.01% |
37,580
+12,520
| +50% | +$270K |
|
|
SXCP
2575
DELISTED
SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.
SXCP
| $761K | ﹤0.01% |
44,500
-88,659
| -67% | -$1.87M |
|
Similar funds
Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2015, Renaissance Technologies held 3,611 positions worth $43.9B, down 6.5% from $47B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $2.38B in Q2 2015, closing 415 positions and reducing 921 holdings. Its most notable exit was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $218M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Microsoft worth $306M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2015 buy was Microsoft: 6,935,684 shares worth $306M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2015, an estimated $131M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $449M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $218M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $43.9B portfolio in Q2 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 478 new positions and closed 415 in Q2 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 6.5% quarter-over-quarter to $43.9B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.