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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UBFO
2776
DELISTED
United Security Bancshares
UBFO
| $442K | ﹤0.01% |
86,873
+11,349
| +15% | +$56.6K |
|
|
LITS
2777
Lite Strategy Inc
LITS
$33.6M
| $440K | ﹤0.01% |
13,765
+13,170
| +2,213% | +$452K |
|
|
EPIQ
2778
DELISTED
EPIQ SYSTEMS INC
EPIQ
| $440K | ﹤0.01% |
33,700
-32,300
| -49% | -$435K |
|
2779
Good Times Restaurants
GTIM
$14.8M
| $437K | ﹤0.01% |
+91,000
| New | +$484K |
|
|
SFE
2780
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
| $435K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
+9,100
| +44% | +$147K |
|
2781
NN Inc
NNBR
$257M
| $434K | ﹤0.01% |
27,200
-7,300
| -21% | -$118K |
|
|
STML
2782
DELISTED
Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.
STML
| $433K | ﹤0.01% |
+68,600
| New | +$557K |
|
2783
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.24B
| $432K | ﹤0.01% |
+32,400
| New | +$470K |
|
|
LUB
2784
DELISTED
Luby's Inc.
LUB
| $432K | ﹤0.01% |
96,600
+17,000
| +21% | +$79.3K |
|
|
ENFC
2785
DELISTED
Entegra Financial Corp.
ENFC
| $430K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,200
| New | +$400K |
|
|
SSE
2786
DELISTED
SEVENTY SEVEN ENERGY INC COM
SSE
| $429K | ﹤0.01% |
408,619
+193,319
| +90% | +$237K |
|
2787
Radware
RDWR
$1.05B
| $426K | ﹤0.01% |
27,800
-129,500
| -82% | -$1.97M |
|
2788
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$567M
| $425K | ﹤0.01% |
265,622
+2,991
| +1% | +$5.58K |
|
2789
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5B
| $422K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,000
| New | +$463K |
|
2790
Stellantis
STLA
$17B
| $419K | ﹤0.01% |
+45,760
| New | +$430K |
|
2791
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
| $418K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,400
| New | +$403K |
|
|
CRCM
2792
DELISTED
CARE.COM, INC.
CRCM
| $415K | ﹤0.01% |
57,900
+44,100
| +320% | +$278K |
|
2793
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.79B
| $414K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,064
| New | +$413K |
|
2794
Kimco Realty
KIM
$17.2B
| $414K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,630
| New | +$407K |
|
|
STKL
2795
DELISTED
SunOpta
STKL
| $414K | ﹤0.01% |
60,530
-616,600
| -91% | -$3.82M |
|
|
FARO
2796
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
| $412K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,973
| New | +$440K |
|
2797
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.6B
| $412K | ﹤0.01% |
6,514
-130,886
| -95% | -$8.59M |
|
|
EEI
2798
DELISTED
Ecology and Environment
EEI
| $411K | ﹤0.01% |
40,200
+4,400
| +12% | +$47.4K |
|
|
AGTC
2799
DELISTED
Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation
AGTC
| $408K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$309K |
|
2800
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$22.5B
| $407K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,200
| New | +$431K |
|
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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.