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 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$328M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$229M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
Target
TGT
|
+$155M |
| 5 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$153M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$283M |
| 2 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$211M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$199M |
| 4 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$184M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$177M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.03% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.1% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.99% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 11.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
751
Fluor
FLR
$6.89B
| $10.9M | 0.03% |
154,300
+77,500
| +101% | +$5.02M |
|
752
KBR
KBR
$4.74B
| $10.9M | 0.03% |
334,400
+144,700
| +76% | +$4.59M |
|
|
ARI
753
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$881M
| $10.9M | 0.03% |
713,796
-218,400
| -23% | -$3.41M |
|
754
Diana Shipping
DSX
$270M
| $10.9M | 0.03% |
1,289,152
-737,762
| -36% | -$5.65M |
|
|
OAK
755
DELISTED
OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
OAK
| $10.9M | 0.03% |
207,370
-64,880
| -24% | -$3.45M |
|
756
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.92B
| $10.9M | 0.03% |
243,880
-944,220
| -79% | -$33.8M |
|
|
HPY
757
DELISTED
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. COM STK
HPY
| $10.8M | 0.03% |
271,300
-600
| -0.2% | -$23.1K |
|
758
Ituran Location and Control
ITRN
$1.08B
| $10.8M | 0.03% |
583,700
+98,700
| +20% | +$1.77M |
|
759
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.81B
| $10.7M | 0.03% |
188,800
-22,695
| -11% | -$1.35M |
|
760
Hormel Foods
HRL
$14.1B
| $10.7M | 0.03% |
508,800
+468,400
| +1,159% | +$9.84M |
|
761
Gold Fields
GFI
$29.2B
| $10.7M | 0.03% |
2,338,095
-1,734,005
| -43% | -$9.3M |
|
|
WBMD
762
DELISTED
WebMD Health Corp.
WBMD
| $10.7M | 0.03% |
374,080
+191,900
| +105% | +$5.99M |
|
763
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$943M
| $10.7M | 0.03% |
642,985
+63,455
| +11% | +$1.09M |
|
|
CAJ
764
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
| $10.6M | 0.03% |
332,200
+75,300
| +29% | +$2.42M |
|
|
TFCF
765
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
| $10.6M | 0.03% |
+317,700
| New | +$10M |
|
|
ACCL
766
DELISTED
Accelrys Inc
ACCL
| $10.6M | 0.03% |
1,076,754
+65,000
| +6% | +$593K |
|
|
CEO
767
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
| $10.6M | 0.03% |
52,500
-50,900
| -49% | -$9.68M |
|
768
Ryder
R
$9.98B
| $10.6M | 0.03% |
177,100
-166,300
| -48% | -$9.98M |
|
|
SWI
769
DELISTED
SOLARWINDS INC COM STK (DE)
SWI
| $10.6M | 0.03% |
301,400
-1,261,100
| -81% | -$49.3M |
|
770
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$124B
| $10.6M | 0.03% |
+139,220
| New | +$11.1M |
|
771
CVR Partners
UAN
$1.29B
| $10.5M | 0.03% |
59,540
+31,790
| +115% | +$6.44M |
|
|
IL
772
DELISTED
IntraLinks Holdings Inc.
IL
| $10.5M | 0.03% |
1,197,000
+497,700
| +71% | +$4.35M |
|
|
SQI
773
DELISTED
SCIQUEST, INC. COMMON STOCK
SQI
| $10.5M | 0.03% |
466,500
+24,400
| +6% | +$555K |
|
774
Markel Group
MKL
$25.5B
| $10.4M | 0.03% |
20,181
+5,400
| +37% | +$2.84M |
|
775
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.13B
| $10.4M | 0.03% |
550,300
+27,200
| +5% | +$475K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2013, Renaissance Technologies held 3,196 positions worth $41.2B, up 8.1% from $38.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2013 filing shows 439 new, 1,284 increased, 1,031 reduced and 412 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GE Aerospace: 1,361,721 shares worth $156M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $283M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2013 buy was GE Aerospace: 1,361,721 shares worth $156M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to IBM in Q3 2013, an estimated $328M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Eli Lilly, cutting an estimated $211M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $283M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.2B portfolio in Q3 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 439 new positions and closed 412 in Q3 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 8.1% quarter-over-quarter to $41.2B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 13 Nov 2013.