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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$228M |
| 2 |
General Dynamics
GD
|
+$195M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$191M |
| 4 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$180M |
| 5 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
+$175M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
|
+$380M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$284M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$181M |
| 4 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$153M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$148M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.55% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 12.92% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.48% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.29% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1251
Pool Corp
POOL
$7.05B
| $5.14M | 0.01% |
81,036
+17,400
| +27% | +$1.03M |
|
|
CLUB
1252
DELISTED
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
CLUB
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
860,800
+22,800
| +3% | +$139K |
|
1253
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$41.2B
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
+58,100
| New | +$5.32M |
|
1254
Fair Isaac
FICO
$31.8B
| $5.1M | 0.01% |
+70,550
| New | +$4.63M |
|
1255
Saga Communications
SGA
$54.9M
| $5.1M | 0.01% |
117,300
+241
| +0.2% | +$9.57K |
|
1256
Lesaka Technologies
LSAK
$384M
| $5.1M | 0.01% |
447,109
-289,391
| -39% | -$3.44M |
|
|
TSYS
1257
DELISTED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYS INC "A"
TSYS
| $5.08M | 0.01% |
1,629,000
+100,500
| +7% | +$299K |
|
1258
Imperial Oil
IMO
$62.3B
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
117,700
+103,200
| +712% | +$4.7M |
|
|
NATI
1259
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
163,066
+85,900
| +111% | +$2.67M |
|
1260
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.39B
| $5.06M | 0.01% |
207,800
-550,700
| -73% | -$13.5M |
|
|
VTLE
1261
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
| $5.06M | 0.01% |
+24,445
| New | +$7.4M |
|
1262
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.8B
| $5.05M | 0.01% |
222,500
-429,600
| -66% | -$9.42M |
|
1263
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$19.3B
| $5.05M | 0.01% |
217,186
+192,712
| +787% | +$4.51M |
|
|
GFIG
1264
DELISTED
GFI GROUP INC
GFIG
| $5.04M | 0.01% |
924,238
-104,616
| -10% | -$548K |
|
|
HOLI
1265
DELISTED
Hollsys Automation Technologies INTERNATIONAL, LTD. COMMON (British Virgin Island)
HOLI
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
205,918
-54,782
| -21% | -$1.3M |
|
|
REIS
1266
DELISTED
Reis, Inc.
REIS
| $5M | 0.01% |
191,200
+43,851
| +30% | +$1.05M |
|
1267
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$604M
| $5M | 0.01% |
501,775
+33,342
| +7% | +$336K |
|
|
USCR
1268
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
| $4.99M | 0.01% |
175,500
+70,400
| +67% | +$1.85M |
|
|
ELOS
1269
DELISTED
Syneron Medical Ltd
ELOS
| $4.99M | 0.01% |
534,967
+40,787
| +8% | +$393K |
|
|
HTB
1270
HomeTrust Bancshares
HTB
$866M
| $4.99M | 0.01% |
299,215
-21,800
| -7% | -$338K |
|
|
AMRE
1271
DELISTED
AMREIT INC NEW COM STK
AMRE
| $4.98M | 0.01% |
187,736
+116,830
| +165% | +$2.97M |
|
1272
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.22B
| $4.97M | 0.01% |
82,400
+23,300
| +39% | +$1.33M |
|
1273
Stantec
STN
$8.17B
| $4.97M | 0.01% |
181,300
-44,100
| -20% | -$1.31M |
|
1274
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.8B
| $4.96M | 0.01% |
82,000
+53,300
| +186% | +$3.03M |
|
1275
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.86B
| $4.96M | 0.01% |
+128,115
| New | +$4.69M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, Renaissance Technologies held 3,351 positions worth $41.4B, up 13% from $36.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $3.19B of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 590 new positions and adding to 1,468 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was General Dynamics: 1,436,400 shares worth $198M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $284M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2014 buy was General Dynamics: 1,436,400 shares worth $198M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to PepsiCo in Q4 2014, an estimated $228M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $284M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited TW TELECOM INC CL A COM in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $380M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.4B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 590 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $41.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.