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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PBT
3326
Permian Basin Royalty Trust
PBT
$1.29B
| – | – |
-70,573
| Closed | -$571K |
|
3327
Paylocity
PCTY
$6.97B
| – | – |
-41,000
| Closed | -$1.17M |
|
|
PDS
3328
Precision Drilling
PDS
$1.04B
| – | – |
-5,555
| Closed | -$706K |
|
3329
PEDEVCO
PED
$153M
| – | – |
-71
| Closed | -$12K |
|
3330
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$24B
| – | – |
-71,300
| Closed | -$3.66M |
|
3331
Progressive
PGR
$125B
| – | – |
-478,800
| Closed | -$13M |
|
3332
Polaris
PII
$4.25B
| – | – |
-384,500
| Closed | -$54.3M |
|
3333
Pentair
PNR
$10.2B
| – | – |
-108,346
| Closed | -$4.58M |
|
3334
Post Holdings
POST
$4.14B
| – | – |
-264,344
| Closed | -$8.1M |
|
|
PPL
3335
PPL Corp
PPL
$27.1B
| – | – |
-877,389
| Closed | -$27.5M |
|
3336
Primoris Services
PRIM
$4.64B
| – | – |
-108,224
| Closed | -$1.86M |
|
|
PRO
3337
DELISTED
PROS Holdings
PRO
| – | – |
-29,200
| Closed | -$722K |
|
3338
Pricesmart
PSMT
$5.81B
| – | – |
-92,000
| Closed | -$7.82M |
|
3339
PTC
PTC
$14.5B
| – | – |
-437,500
| Closed | -$15.8M |
|
3340
Qualys
QLYS
$4.75B
| – | – |
-10,900
| Closed | -$507K |
|
3341
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$69.9B
| – | – |
-167,488
| Closed | -$75.6M |
|
3342
RH
RH
$3.4B
| – | – |
-495,300
| Closed | -$49.1M |
|
3343
ResMed
RMD
$29.5B
| – | – |
-83,100
| Closed | -$5.96M |
|
3344
Roper Technologies
ROP
$37.1B
| – | – |
-148,800
| Closed | -$25.6M |
|
3345
Riverview Bancorp
RVSB
$108M
| – | – |
-16,500
| Closed | -$74K |
|
|
SAGE
3346
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
| – | – |
-11,100
| Closed | -$558K |
|
3347
Saic
SAIC
$5.01B
| – | – |
-11,600
| Closed | -$596K |
|
3348
Sanmina
SANM
$11.2B
| – | – |
-428,733
| Closed | -$10.4M |
|
3349
Safe Bulkers
SB
$766M
| – | – |
-282,302
| Closed | -$1.01M |
|
3350
Sabesp
SBS
$19.9B
| – | – |
-6,706,754
| Closed | -$7.05M |
|
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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.