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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$405M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$314M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$229M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$224M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$207M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$342M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$156M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$149M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2776
Urban One Class A
UONE
$22.8M
| $289K | ﹤0.01% |
9,610
+30
| +0.3% | +$695 |
|
2777
Daxor
DXR
$61.3M
| $288K | ﹤0.01% |
50,700
+2,200
| +5% | +$14K |
|
|
EMAN
2778
DELISTED
eMagin Corporation
EMAN
| $288K | ﹤0.01% |
118,100
+28,100
| +31% | +$80.6K |
|
|
AIFC
2779
AI Financial Corp
AIFC
$57.6M
| $283K | ﹤0.01% |
27,620
+1,600
| +6% | +$21.8K |
|
|
GV
2780
DELISTED
Goldfield Corporation
GV
| $283K | ﹤0.01% |
145,700
+60,400
| +71% | +$148K |
|
|
HSNI
2781
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
| $280K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,100
| New | +$289K |
|
2782
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.37B
| $279K | ﹤0.01% |
22,800
+3,700
| +19% | +$47.4K |
|
|
FMBI
2783
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
| $278K | ﹤0.01% |
16,000
-2,700
| -14% | -$45.2K |
|
|
PKT
2784
DELISTED
PROCERA NETWORKS INC NEW COM STK (DE)
PKT
| $277K | ﹤0.01% |
29,540
-50,516
| -63% | -$451K |
|
|
SBR
2785
Sabine Royalty Trust
SBR
$1.06B
| $274K | ﹤0.01% |
6,957
-18,931
| -73% | -$766K |
|
|
AXU
2786
DELISTED
Alexco Resource Corp
AXU
| $274K | ﹤0.01% |
730,554
+257,781
| +55% | +$122K |
|
|
WSCI
2787
DELISTED
WSI Industries Inc
WSCI
| $272K | ﹤0.01% |
46,400
+1,900
| +4% | +$11.2K |
|
|
FDML
2788
DELISTED
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation
FDML
| $272K | ﹤0.01% |
20,400
-56,810
| -74% | -$789K |
|
2789
Moog Inc Class B
MOG.B
$12.7B
| $271K | ﹤0.01% |
3,600
| – | – |
|
|
HQCL
2790
DELISTED
Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd.
HQCL
| $270K | ﹤0.01% |
13,290
+639
| +5% | +$7.65K |
|
|
SAFE
2791
Safehold
SAFE
$1.16B
| $269K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,253
| New | +$273K |
|
|
OXFD
2792
DELISTED
Oxford Immunotec Global PLC Ordinary Shares
OXFD
| $269K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,100
| New | +$260K |
|
2793
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.95B
| $267K | ﹤0.01% |
10,797
-4,803
| -31% | -$115K |
|
|
REED
2794
DELISTED
Reeds, Inc. Common Stock
REED
| $266K | ﹤0.01% |
950
+244
| +35% | +$70.1K |
|
|
LMIA
2795
DELISTED
LMI Aerospace Inc
LMIA
| $266K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,800
| New | +$299K |
|
2796
LGL Group
LGL
$45.2M
| $265K | ﹤0.01% |
169,463
+3,183
| +2% | +$4.83K |
|
|
SMIT
2797
DELISTED
Schmitt Industries Inc
SMIT
| $265K | ﹤0.01% |
98,100
+1,300
| +1% | +$3.56K |
|
2798
Traws Pharma
TRAW
$6.85M
| $264K | ﹤0.01% |
2
+1
| +100% | +$164K |
|
2799
A10 Networks
ATEN
$2.13B
| $263K | ﹤0.01% |
60,700
+43,555
| +254% | +$199K |
|
2800
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$9.91B
| $263K | ﹤0.01% |
19,400
-3,300
| -15% | -$42.6K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Renaissance Technologies held 3,575 positions worth $47B, up 13% from $41.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $4.23B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 633 new positions and adding to 1,637 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2015 buy was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Gilead Sciences in Q1 2015, an estimated $314M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $342M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited SAFEWAY INC in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $210M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $47B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 633 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $47B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 May 2015.