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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3326
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.88B
| – | – |
-247,600
| Closed | -$7.37M |
|
3327
Range Resources
RRC
$9.33B
| – | – |
-733,450
| Closed | -$36.2M |
|
3328
RTX Corp
RTX
$290B
| – | – |
-445,556
| Closed | -$31.1M |
|
3329
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$6.34B
| – | – |
-217,976
| Closed | -$2.54M |
|
|
SA
3330
Seabridge Gold
SA
$2.72B
| – | – |
-383,198
| Closed | -$2.34M |
|
|
SAFE
3331
Safehold
SAFE
$1.17B
| – | – |
-35,767
| Closed | -$2.32M |
|
3332
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$1.02B
| – | – |
-237,209
| Closed | -$6.62M |
|
3333
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.56B
| – | – |
-65,815
| Closed | -$1.69M |
|
|
SCS
3334
DELISTED
Steelcase
SCS
| – | – |
-211,800
| Closed | -$4M |
|
3335
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
$32.1B
| – | – |
-58,895
| Closed | -$2.18M |
|
3336
Silicom
SILC
$201M
| – | – |
-12,200
| Closed | -$450K |
|
3337
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$7.11B
| – | – |
-35,379
| Closed | -$1.22M |
|
|
SJT
3338
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
SJT
$119M
| – | – |
-42,681
| Closed | -$458K |
|
3339
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.14B
| – | – |
-69,600
| Closed | -$3.76M |
|
3340
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.51B
| – | – |
-44,080
| Closed | -$1.16M |
|
3341
Semtech
SMTC
$9.65B
| – | – |
-59,200
| Closed | -$1.18M |
|
3342
TD Synnex
SNX
$19.9B
| – | – |
-274,200
| Closed | -$10M |
|
|
SSKN
3343
DELISTED
Strata Skin Sciences
SSKN
| – | – |
-511
| Closed | -$29K |
|
3344
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$18.9B
| – | – |
-99,276
| Closed | -$3.1M |
|
3345
Shutterstock
SSTK
$209M
| – | – |
-157,800
| Closed | -$9.25M |
|
3346
Stagwell
STGW
$2B
| – | – |
-86,700
| Closed | -$1.71M |
|
3347
Stellantis
STLA
$17.4B
| – | – |
-207,151
| Closed | -$1.98M |
|
3348
Seagate
STX
$173B
| – | – |
-119,293
| Closed | -$5.67M |
|
3349
Sunoco
SUN
$14.4B
| – | – |
-13,400
| Closed | -$607K |
|
|
SVM
3350
Silvercorp Metals
SVM
$2.02B
| – | – |
-10,558,500
| Closed | -$11.4M |
|
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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.