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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FISV
476
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$29.7B
| $22.8M | 0.05% |
+499,008
| New | +$23.4M |
|
|
NPBC
477
DELISTED
NATL PENN BANCSHARES INC
NPBC
| $22.8M | 0.05% |
1,848,671
+370,390
| +25% | +$4.53M |
|
|
FNSR
478
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
| $22.8M | 0.05% |
1,565,610
+861,314
| +122% | +$10.7M |
|
479
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$17.6B
| $22.7M | 0.05% |
984,314
+255,400
| +35% | +$6.88M |
|
480
Medifast
MED
$107M
| $22.7M | 0.05% |
746,300
+157,800
| +27% | +$4.7M |
|
|
AFFX
481
DELISTED
Affymetrix Inc
AFFX
| $22.7M | 0.05% |
2,246,623
-217,300
| -9% | -$2.01M |
|
|
CAJ
482
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
| $22.6M | 0.05% |
749,400
+47,203
| +7% | +$1.44M |
|
|
GPT
483
DELISTED
Gramercy Property Trust
GPT
| $22.6M | 0.05% |
+974,333
| New | +$60.7M |
|
484
Magna International
MGA
$18.8B
| $22.6M | 0.05% |
556,284
+400,900
| +258% | +$18.7M |
|
|
IL
485
DELISTED
IntraLinks Holdings Inc.
IL
| $22.5M | 0.05% |
2,484,100
+17,300
| +0.7% | +$160K |
|
|
ARI
486
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$864M
| $22.5M | 0.05% |
1,306,400
+269,700
| +26% | +$4.6M |
|
|
HES
487
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| $22.4M | 0.05% |
462,263
+142,200
| +44% | +$8.07M |
|
|
ESL
488
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
| $22.4M | 0.05% |
276,300
+3,229
| +1% | +$263K |
|
489
Veeco
VECO
$2.62B
| $22.4M | 0.05% |
1,088,360
+446,260
| +70% | +$9.04M |
|
|
FRAN
490
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
| $22.4M | 0.05% |
107,000
+35,042
| +49% | +$6.14M |
|
|
CLR
491
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
| $22.4M | 0.05% |
972,600
-360,322
| -27% | -$11.5M |
|
492
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$87.2B
| $22.3M | 0.05% |
435,990
-42,000
| -9% | -$2.11M |
|
|
CEL
493
DELISTED
Cellcom Israel, Ltd.
CEL
| $22.3M | 0.05% |
3,601,800
+37,300
| +1% | +$260K |
|
|
ACC
494
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
| $22.3M | 0.05% |
539,900
+6,300
| +1% | +$249K |
|
495
Voya Financial
VOYA
$8.96B
| $22.2M | 0.05% |
602,400
+65,559
| +12% | +$2.6M |
|
|
IMOS
496
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES
IMOS
$1.59B
| $22.2M | 0.05% |
1,017,439
+32,218
| +3% | +$655K |
|
497
Repligen
RGEN
$6.91B
| $22.1M | 0.05% |
782,104
-92,686
| -11% | -$2.67M |
|
|
SAFM
498
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $22M | 0.05% |
283,417
+153,500
| +118% | +$11M |
|
|
AD
499
Array Digital Infrastructure
AD
$3.04B
| $21.9M | 0.05% |
537,600
+21,700
| +4% | +$868K |
|
500
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$3.55B
| $21.9M | 0.05% |
1,187,818
+823,500
| +226% | +$17.7M |
|
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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.