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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HMHC
951
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
| $9.88M | 0.02% |
+486,242
| New | +$11.6M |
|
952
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.54B
| $9.86M | 0.02% |
+159,950
| New | +$11M |
|
953
CNA Financial
CNA
$14.9B
| $9.83M | 0.02% |
281,500
+21,100
| +8% | +$795K |
|
|
ASEI
954
DELISTED
AMER SCIENCE & ENGR INC.
ASEI
| $9.82M | 0.02% |
276,100
-6,300
| -2% | -$256K |
|
|
EPAY
955
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
| $9.8M | 0.02% |
391,863
+140,921
| +56% | +$3.76M |
|
|
RST
956
DELISTED
ROSETTA STONE INC
RST
| $9.79M | 0.02% |
1,461,654
+49,420
| +3% | +$352K |
|
957
Citi Trends
CTRN
$555M
| $9.78M | 0.02% |
418,325
+152,000
| +57% | +$3.74M |
|
958
FormFactor
FORM
$6.51B
| $9.78M | 0.02% |
1,441,900
+177,300
| +14% | +$1.24M |
|
959
Entravision Communication
EVC
$1.02B
| $9.77M | 0.02% |
1,472,052
+137,340
| +10% | +$1.05M |
|
960
Korn Ferry
KFY
$4.31B
| $9.75M | 0.02% |
294,900
+163,900
| +125% | +$5.6M |
|
|
ADPT
961
DELISTED
Adeptus Health Inc
ADPT
| $9.75M | 0.02% |
120,700
+102,800
| +574% | +$10.6M |
|
962
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.46B
| $9.72M | 0.02% |
494,651
+268,751
| +119% | +$6.07M |
|
963
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$888M
| $9.72M | 0.02% |
729,420
+108,300
| +17% | +$1.89M |
|
|
ASCMA
964
DELISTED
Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Series A
ASCMA
| $9.72M | 0.02% |
355,100
-56,200
| -14% | -$1.88M |
|
965
Adtran
ADTN
$675M
| $9.72M | 0.02% |
665,641
+217,013
| +48% | +$3.43M |
|
966
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$159B
| $9.68M | 0.02% |
1,269,200
-34,300
| -3% | -$288K |
|
967
Pricesmart
PSMT
$5.94B
| $9.65M | 0.02% |
+124,834
| New | +$11.2M |
|
|
NTLS
968
DELISTED
NTELOS HLDGS CORP COM
NTLS
| $9.65M | 0.02% |
1,069,000
+395,000
| +59% | +$2.98M |
|
969
Trex
TREX
$4.4B
| $9.65M | 0.02% |
1,158,384
+756,784
| +188% | +$7.78M |
|
970
Imperial Oil
IMO
$62.3B
| $9.61M | 0.02% |
303,856
+241,561
| +388% | +$8.38M |
|
|
HAR
971
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
| $9.61M | 0.02% |
+100,100
| New | +$10.5M |
|
972
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.32B
| $9.59M | 0.02% |
+46,414
| New | +$10M |
|
973
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.4B
| $9.56M | 0.02% |
104,892
+51,200
| +95% | +$4.66M |
|
974
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.23B
| $9.55M | 0.02% |
318,771
+152,571
| +92% | +$4.76M |
|
975
Hackett Group
HCKT
$281M
| $9.53M | 0.02% |
693,246
-7,749
| -1% | -$106K |
|
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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.