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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$510M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$265M |
| 3 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$212M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$191M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$184M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$369M |
| 2 |
SIAL
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
|
+$330M |
| 3 |
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
|
+$230M |
| 4 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$223M |
| 5 |
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
|
+$145M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.46% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.72% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.51% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.69% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.42% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1276
Wipro
WIT
$19.5B
| $6.58M | 0.01% |
3,040,533
+1,169,066
| +62% | +$2.65M |
|
|
RLD
1277
DELISTED
REALD INC COM STK
RLD
| $6.58M | 0.01% |
623,200
+237,400
| +62% | +$2.47M |
|
|
THR
1278
DELISTED
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
| $6.56M | 0.01% |
387,800
+32,300
| +9% | +$615K |
|
|
HZNP
1279
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
| $6.55M | 0.01% |
302,400
-163,512
| -35% | -$3.18M |
|
|
MSFG
1280
DELISTED
MainSource Financial Group Inc
MSFG
| $6.54M | 0.01% |
285,900
+23,900
| +9% | +$537K |
|
|
HW
1281
DELISTED
Headwaters Inc
HW
| $6.54M | 0.01% |
387,358
+238,230
| +160% | +$4.48M |
|
1282
ING
ING
$92.9B
| $6.53M | 0.01% |
+485,210
| New | +$6.86M |
|
1283
Nathan's Famous
NATH
$403M
| $6.53M | 0.01% |
126,600
+6,650
| +6% | +$289K |
|
1284
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.64B
| $6.5M | 0.01% |
117,900
+33,900
| +40% | +$1.93M |
|
|
CSFL
1285
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
| $6.5M | 0.01% |
415,400
+108,800
| +35% | +$1.66M |
|
|
CHUY
1286
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
| $6.5M | 0.01% |
207,400
+186,400
| +888% | +$5.75M |
|
|
ACRE
1287
Ares Commercial Real Estate
ACRE
$247M
| $6.49M | 0.01% |
567,500
+194,100
| +52% | +$2.4M |
|
|
FRGI
1288
DELISTED
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
FRGI
| $6.49M | 0.01% |
+193,166
| New | +$7.23M |
|
1289
Provident Financial
PROV
$111M
| $6.49M | 0.01% |
343,500
+22,800
| +7% | +$403K |
|
1290
New Oriental
EDU
$9.32B
| $6.49M | 0.01% |
206,800
-435,393
| -68% | -$12.3M |
|
|
VAL
1291
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
| $6.49M | 0.01% |
+78,175
| New | +$6.33M |
|
|
INXN
1292
DELISTED
Interxion Holding N.V.
INXN
| $6.47M | 0.01% |
214,700
+11,600
| +6% | +$340K |
|
1293
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$6.76B
| $6.47M | 0.01% |
219,120
-406,000
| -65% | -$12.6M |
|
|
FFIC
1294
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
| $6.45M | 0.01% |
298,160
+38,000
| +15% | +$816K |
|
1295
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.22B
| $6.45M | 0.01% |
431,010
+42,900
| +11% | +$819K |
|
|
BNY
1296
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$103B
| $6.45M | 0.01% |
+156,477
| New | +$6.57M |
|
1297
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$4.62B
| $6.45M | 0.01% |
+95,611
| New | +$7.28M |
|
1298
Ericsson
ERIC
$32.1B
| $6.43M | 0.01% |
668,969
+544,469
| +437% | +$5.3M |
|
|
PPBI
1299
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
| $6.4M | 0.01% |
301,100
+65,300
| +28% | +$1.44M |
|
1300
Community Bank
CBU
$3.39B
| $6.4M | 0.01% |
160,158
-22,329
| -12% | -$906K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2015, Renaissance Technologies held 3,639 positions worth $45.9B, up 9.5% from $41.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.3% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $3.07B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 509 new positions and adding to 1,872 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Apple: 17,852,932 shares worth $470M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $369M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2015 buy was Apple: 17,852,932 shares worth $470M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Gilead Sciences in Q4 2015, an estimated $212M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $369M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $330M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.3% of its $45.9B portfolio in Q4 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 509 new positions and closed 386 in Q4 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 9.5% quarter-over-quarter to $45.9B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 11 Feb 2016.