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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1151
Photronics
PLAB
$1.65B
| $7.06M | 0.02% |
830,995
+247,284
| +42% | +$2.08M |
|
1152
Pampa Energía
PAM
$4.57B
| $7.06M | 0.02% |
399,400
+229,081
| +135% | +$3.02M |
|
1153
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$7.44B
| $7.06M | 0.02% |
200,300
-420,100
| -68% | -$14.9M |
|
|
HMSY
1154
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
| $7.06M | 0.02% |
456,712
+208,900
| +84% | +$3.93M |
|
|
CCF
1155
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
| $7.05M | 0.02% |
161,300
+16,129
| +11% | +$634K |
|
1156
Sabesp
SBS
$18.4B
| $7.05M | 0.02% |
+6,706,754
| New | +$7.18M |
|
|
WWAV
1157
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
| $7.05M | 0.02% |
158,900
-82,000
| -34% | -$3.13M |
|
|
AJRD
1158
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
AJRD
| $7.03M | 0.02% |
+303,300
| New | +$5.85M |
|
1159
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$28.1B
| $7.03M | 0.02% |
+469,800
| New | +$6.98M |
|
|
BSTC
1160
DELISTED
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
BSTC
| $7.02M | 0.01% |
179,200
+34,099
| +24% | +$1.34M |
|
|
JRN
1161
DELISTED
JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS INC CL-A
JRN
| $6.99M | 0.01% |
471,300
+323,100
| +218% | +$3.77M |
|
1162
Logitech
LOGI
$14.8B
| $6.98M | 0.01% |
531,012
+106,870
| +25% | +$1.49M |
|
|
CEA
1163
DELISTED
China Eastern Airlines
CEA
| $6.93M | 0.01% |
216,900
+20,500
| +10% | +$512K |
|
1164
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$850M
| $6.93M | 0.01% |
180,360
+24,009
| +15% | +$856K |
|
1165
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.88B
| $6.91M | 0.01% |
522,000
+209,100
| +67% | +$2.47M |
|
|
HRG
1166
DELISTED
HRG Group, Inc.
HRG
| $6.89M | 0.01% |
552,500
-86,244
| -14% | -$1.09M |
|
1167
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$26.2B
| $6.88M | 0.01% |
+178,987
| New | +$7.13M |
|
1168
RB Global
RBA
$21.5B
| $6.85M | 0.01% |
274,700
+19,800
| +8% | +$505K |
|
|
HCOM
1169
DELISTED
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc
HCOM
| $6.85M | 0.01% |
257,305
+21,463
| +9% | +$566K |
|
1170
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.63B
| $6.82M | 0.01% |
184,717
+167,817
| +993% | +$5.98M |
|
|
BFS
1171
Saul Centers
BFS
$858M
| $6.79M | 0.01% |
118,700
+28,400
| +31% | +$1.6M |
|
|
GRUB
1172
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
| $6.79M | 0.01% |
74,800
+61,550
| +465% | +$4.95M |
|
|
SHLD
1173
DELISTED
Sears Holding Corporation
SHLD
| $6.79M | 0.01% |
+164,100
| New | +$5.96M |
|
|
PTNR
1174
DELISTED
Partner Communications
PTNR
| $6.79M | 0.01% |
2,495,400
+91,500
| +4% | +$323K |
|
|
TESS
1175
DELISTED
Tessco Technologies Inc
TESS
| $6.79M | 0.01% |
275,200
+3,000
| +1% | +$73.1K |
|
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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.