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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
676
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$169M
| $16.5M | 0.04% |
577,600
+24,600
| +4% | +$591K |
|
677
Carriage Services
CSV
$647M
| $16.5M | 0.04% |
689,200
+61,615
| +10% | +$1.4M |
|
678
UDR
UDR
$12.9B
| $16.4M | 0.04% |
483,300
+115,300
| +31% | +$3.79M |
|
|
SWFT
679
DELISTED
Swift Transportation Company
SWFT
| $16.3M | 0.03% |
628,200
+80,700
| +15% | +$2.22M |
|
|
EEP
680
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Partners
EEP
| $16.3M | 0.03% |
+453,795
| New | +$17.4M |
|
|
CCMP
681
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
| $16.3M | 0.03% |
326,409
+3,500
| +1% | +$172K |
|
|
CEL
682
DELISTED
Cellcom Israel, Ltd.
CEL
| $16.3M | 0.03% |
3,394,600
+110,400
| +3% | +$632K |
|
|
AEPI
683
DELISTED
AEP Industries Inc
AEPI
| $16.3M | 0.03% |
295,939
+7,496
| +3% | +$392K |
|
|
SBNY
684
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
| $16.3M | 0.03% |
125,474
-76,700
| -38% | -$9.53M |
|
|
CHSP
685
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
| $16.2M | 0.03% |
480,300
+147,600
| +44% | +$5.29M |
|
|
XOXO
686
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
| $16.2M | 0.03% |
918,800
+126,340
| +16% | +$2.14M |
|
|
TGNA
687
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
| $16.2M | 0.03% |
835,538
-245,061
| -23% | -$4.33M |
|
688
Dolby
DLB
$4.97B
| $16.2M | 0.03% |
423,900
+99,100
| +31% | +$3.96M |
|
|
CBM
689
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
| $16.2M | 0.03% |
407,900
+253,300
| +164% | +$7.49M |
|
|
CAVM
690
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
| $16.2M | 0.03% |
228,200
+223,300
| +4,557% | +$14.5M |
|
|
ZU
691
DELISTED
ZULILY INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK
ZU
| $16.2M | 0.03% |
+1,243,500
| New | +$20.6M |
|
|
LGTY
692
DELISTED
Logility Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
LGTY
| $16.1M | 0.03% |
1,577,268
-44,611
| -3% | -$413K |
|
|
ECOL
693
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
| $16.1M | 0.03% |
322,200
-138,000
| -30% | -$6.26M |
|
|
TXNM
694
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
$6.39B
| $16.1M | 0.03% |
551,000
+52,600
| +11% | +$1.53M |
|
|
UIL
695
DELISTED
UIL HOLDINGS
UIL
| $16M | 0.03% |
311,837
+166,804
| +115% | +$7.79M |
|
696
Cognizant
CTSH
$26.5B
| $16M | 0.03% |
256,600
-324,752
| -56% | -$19.2M |
|
|
SFUN
697
DELISTED
Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares)
SFUN
| $16M | 0.03% |
53,171
+50,335
| +1,775% | +$16.7M |
|
698
American Tower
AMT
$83.5B
| $15.9M | 0.03% |
169,239
-541,100
| -76% | -$52.6M |
|
|
FCE.A
699
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
| $15.9M | 0.03% |
621,300
+317,100
| +104% | +$7.78M |
|
|
DGI
700
DELISTED
DigitalGlobe Inc.
DGI
| $15.8M | 0.03% |
465,175
+97,700
| +27% | +$3.05M |
|
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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.