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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MHG
2626
DELISTED
Marine Harvest ASA
MHG
| $664K | ﹤0.01% |
50,400
+20,800
| +70% | +$276K |
|
2627
Greif Class B
GEF.B
$4.14B
| $663K | ﹤0.01% |
15,500
+400
| +3% | +$16.6K |
|
2628
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$559M
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
+37,200
| New | +$633K |
|
|
NPKI
2629
NPK International
NPKI
$1.05B
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
125,300
-844,697
| -87% | -$4.87M |
|
|
OTIC
2630
DELISTED
Otonomy, Inc.
OTIC
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,871
| New | +$594K |
|
|
MBRG
2631
DELISTED
Middleburg Financial Corp
MBRG
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
35,600
+4,900
| +16% | +$88.7K |
|
|
BBG
2632
DELISTED
Bill Barrett Corp
BBG
| $656K | ﹤0.01% |
167,000
-716,629
| -81% | -$3.68M |
|
|
ARMH
2633
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
| $656K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,500
| New | +$685K |
|
2634
Triumph Financial Inc
TFIN
$1.76B
| $655K | ﹤0.01% |
39,700
+22,200
| +127% | +$378K |
|
|
MAGN
2635
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$475M
| $655K | ﹤0.01% |
2,731
-6,154
| -69% | -$1.45M |
|
|
FRTX
2636
DELISTED
Fresh Tracks Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
FRTX
| $655K | ﹤0.01% |
507
+136
| +37% | +$177K |
|
|
ALTA
2637
DELISTED
Altabancorp
ALTA
| $652K | ﹤0.01% |
+37,900
| New | +$636K |
|
2638
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$3.17B
| $651K | ﹤0.01% |
28,600
-99,800
| -78% | -$2.33M |
|
|
CJES
2639
DELISTED
C&J ENERGY SVCS LTD
CJES
| $648K | ﹤0.01% |
136,200
-1,558,000
| -92% | -$7.77M |
|
2640
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$3.83B
| $646K | ﹤0.01% |
84,123
+50,983
| +154% | +$431K |
|
2641
Starwood Property Trust
STWD
$6.02B
| $646K | ﹤0.01% |
+31,400
| New | +$646K |
|
|
AVX
2642
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
| $645K | ﹤0.01% |
+53,169
| New | +$702K |
|
|
NVEE
2643
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
| $644K | ﹤0.01% |
117,200
-215,200
| -65% | -$1.18M |
|
2644
Farmers National Banc Corp
FMNB
$941M
| $641K | ﹤0.01% |
74,500
+23,000
| +45% | +$191K |
|
|
SALM
2645
DELISTED
Salem Media Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SALM
| $639K | ﹤0.01% |
128,300
+9,400
| +8% | +$54.4K |
|
2646
Fuel Tech
FTEK
$44.9M
| $638K | ﹤0.01% |
337,474
+60,829
| +22% | +$126K |
|
|
FAC
2647
DELISTED
First Acceptance Corp.
FAC
| $637K | ﹤0.01% |
267,800
+600
| +0.2% | +$1.55K |
|
|
HMSY
2648
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
| $636K | ﹤0.01% |
+51,500
| New | +$586K |
|
|
RBS.PRH.CL
2649
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRH.CL
| $636K | ﹤0.01% |
24,600
-12,300
| -33% | -$316K |
|
2650
Landmark Bancorp
LARK
$194M
| $633K | ﹤0.01% |
39,268
+1,504
| +4% | +$23.5K |
|
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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.