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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
INWK
2676
DELISTED
InnerWorkings, Inc.
INWK
| $419K | ﹤0.01% |
67,000
-30,500
| -31% | -$215K |
|
|
EGLT
2677
DELISTED
Egalet Corporation
EGLT
| $419K | ﹤0.01% |
31,800
-4,600
| -13% | -$58.4K |
|
|
TISA
2678
DELISTED
TOP Image Systems Ltd
TISA
| $416K | ﹤0.01% |
124,800
+4,700
| +4% | +$17.1K |
|
|
EEI
2679
DELISTED
Ecology and Environment
EEI
| $415K | ﹤0.01% |
35,800
+4,900
| +16% | +$54.5K |
|
|
KZIA
2680
Kazia Therapeutics
KZIA
$146M
| $413K | ﹤0.01% |
839
-239
| -22% | -$155K |
|
2681
Security National Financial
SNFCA
$245M
| $413K | ﹤0.01% |
107,807
+61,376
| +132% | +$253K |
|
|
SONC
2682
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
| $413K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,974
| New | +$497K |
|
2683
Amtech Systems
ASYS
$259M
| $408K | ﹤0.01% |
94,836
-47,600
| -33% | -$314K |
|
2684
AtriCure
ATRC
$2.04B
| $405K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,500
| New | +$462K |
|
|
FMSA
2685
DELISTED
Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc.
FMSA
| $405K | ﹤0.01% |
+150,058
| New | +$792K |
|
|
WLH
2686
DELISTED
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
WLH
| $404K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,600
| New | +$466K |
|
|
HEOP
2687
DELISTED
Heritage Oaks Bancorp
HEOP
| $404K | ﹤0.01% |
50,700
+13,200
| +35% | +$105K |
|
|
DRRX
2688
DELISTED
DURECT Corp
DRRX
| $403K | ﹤0.01% |
20,680
-2,030
| -9% | -$46.2K |
|
2689
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$1B
| $402K | ﹤0.01% |
24,200
-1,143,102
| -98% | -$25.4M |
|
|
PPIH
2690
Perma-Pipe International
PPIH
$197M
| $402K | ﹤0.01% |
78,200
+552
| +0.7% | +$2.97K |
|
|
AXIA
2691
AXIA Energia
AXIA
$23.9B
| $400K | ﹤0.01% |
391,859
+28,288
| +8% | +$33.5K |
|
2692
Identive
INVE
$64.8M
| $397K | ﹤0.01% |
113,860
-1,900
| -2% | -$8.41K |
|
|
TCPI
2693
DELISTED
TCP International Hldgs Ltd.
TCPI
| $397K | ﹤0.01% |
144,300
-1,222
| -0.8% | -$4.37K |
|
2694
Genco Shipping & Trading
GNK
$1.13B
| $396K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,137
| New | +$604K |
|
|
LUB
2695
DELISTED
Luby's Inc.
LUB
| $396K | ﹤0.01% |
79,600
+16,800
| +27% | +$82.8K |
|
|
XNET
2696
Xunlei
XNET
$360M
| $395K | ﹤0.01% |
54,100
| – | – |
|
|
REXI
2697
DELISTED
RESOURCE AMERICA INC CL-A
REXI
| $394K | ﹤0.01% |
59,200
+15,421
| +35% | +$117K |
|
|
PSIX
2698
Power Solutions International
PSIX
$641M
| $393K | ﹤0.01% |
17,326
-28,967
| -63% | -$1.06M |
|
2699
CME Group
CME
$96.1B
| $392K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
| – | – |
|
|
GTS
2700
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
| $385K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,704
| New | +$466K |
|
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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.