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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1251
Hooker Furnishings Corp
HOFT
$147M
| $6.08M | 0.01% |
258,065
-44,500
| -15% | -$1.1M |
|
1252
Philip Morris
PM
$309B
| $6.07M | 0.01% |
76,500
-1,146,100
| -94% | -$94.3M |
|
|
CLNY
1253
DELISTED
Colony Capital, Inc.
CLNY
| $6.06M | 0.01% |
309,945
-243,855
| -44% | -$5.4M |
|
1254
Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
OMAB
$5.14B
| $6.06M | 0.01% |
152,700
+66,200
| +77% | +$2.76M |
|
1255
Clearfield
CLFD
$401M
| $6.05M | 0.01% |
450,399
+62,900
| +16% | +$1.07M |
|
1256
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$201M
| $6.03M | 0.01% |
326,900
-70,600
| -18% | -$1.4M |
|
1257
Orion
OEC
$403M
| $6.03M | 0.01% |
417,400
-52,335
| -11% | -$900K |
|
|
CEA
1258
DELISTED
China Eastern Airlines
CEA
| $6.02M | 0.01% |
201,100
-38,200
| -16% | -$1.32M |
|
|
FFKT
1259
DELISTED
Farmers Capital Bank Corp
FFKT
| $6.01M | 0.01% |
241,890
+14,715
| +6% | +$391K |
|
|
BWLD
1260
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
| $6M | 0.01% |
31,000
-17,300
| -36% | -$3.25M |
|
1261
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$10.6B
| $5.98M | 0.01% |
960,229
+534,915
| +126% | +$4.21M |
|
1262
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.72B
| $5.97M | 0.01% |
+210,545
| New | +$6.41M |
|
|
CJES
1263
DELISTED
C&J ENERGY SVCS LTD
CJES
| $5.96M | 0.01% |
1,694,200
+1,410,600
| +497% | +$10.3M |
|
1264
Deluxe
DLX
$1.25B
| $5.95M | 0.01% |
106,800
-181,900
| -63% | -$11M |
|
|
TCF
1265
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
| $5.93M | 0.01% |
183,454
+78,654
| +75% | +$2.55M |
|
|
CKP
1266
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
| $5.93M | 0.01% |
818,100
+177,875
| +28% | +$1.48M |
|
|
HIBB
1267
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
| $5.91M | 0.01% |
168,919
+46,230
| +38% | +$1.93M |
|
|
ARPI
1268
DELISTED
AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PPTYS INC COM
ARPI
| $5.91M | 0.01% |
342,100
+27,255
| +9% | +$481K |
|
|
CMO
1269
DELISTED
Capstead Mortgage Corp.
CMO
| $5.89M | 0.01% |
595,100
+378,300
| +174% | +$4.1M |
|
|
PRGX
1270
DELISTED
PRGX Global, Inc.
PRGX
| $5.88M | 0.01% |
1,560,200
+96,954
| +7% | +$378K |
|
|
OREX
1271
DELISTED
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.
OREX
| $5.87M | 0.01% |
278,038
+235,998
| +561% | +$8.09M |
|
|
PERY
1272
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
267,018
+21,200
| +9% | +$504K |
|
1273
Antero Resources
AR
$10.9B
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
276,804
+13,304
| +5% | +$354K |
|
1274
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$1.35B
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
195,029
-106,171
| -35% | -$3.5M |
|
1275
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$21.7B
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
153,800
-4,504,180
| -97% | -$166M |
|
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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.