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 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$328M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$229M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
Target
TGT
|
+$155M |
| 5 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$153M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$283M |
| 2 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$211M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$199M |
| 4 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$184M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$177M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.03% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.1% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.99% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 11.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HITK
1301
DELISTED
HI-TECH PHARMACAL INC
HITK
| $3.86M | 0.01% |
89,500
+64,350
| +256% | +$2.46M |
|
1302
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.32B
| $3.85M | 0.01% |
22,805
-184,441
| -89% | -$29.2M |
|
|
TMS
1303
DELISTED
TMS INTERNATIONAL CORP CLASS A COM STK
TMS
| $3.85M | 0.01% |
220,600
+80,445
| +57% | +$1.32M |
|
|
ZIGO
1304
DELISTED
ZYGO CORP
ZIGO
| $3.84M | 0.01% |
240,200
-9,900
| -4% | -$153K |
|
|
FRGI
1305
DELISTED
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
FRGI
| $3.83M | 0.01% |
101,900
-68,000
| -40% | -$2.3M |
|
|
HNP
1306
DELISTED
Huaneng Power Intl, Inc.
HNP
| $3.83M | 0.01% |
95,500
+17,700
| +23% | +$716K |
|
|
KW
1307
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
| $3.82M | 0.01% |
+205,700
| New | +$3.74M |
|
1308
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3.55B
| $3.8M | 0.01% |
193,800
-239,200
| -55% | -$5.04M |
|
|
CVA
1309
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
| $3.79M | 0.01% |
177,516
-380,800
| -68% | -$8M |
|
|
TGX
1310
DELISTED
THERAGENICS CORP
TGX
| $3.79M | 0.01% |
1,739,600
+121,300
| +7% | +$259K |
|
1311
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$5.41B
| $3.79M | 0.01% |
379,235
-94,265
| -20% | -$894K |
|
1312
Oxford Industries
OXM
$581M
| $3.78M | 0.01% |
55,600
+34,500
| +164% | +$2.28M |
|
|
LVB
1313
DELISTED
STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
LVB
| $3.78M | 0.01% |
94,400
+87,200
| +1,211% | +$3.32M |
|
1314
Braskem
BAK
$901M
| $3.77M | 0.01% |
236,400
+199,000
| +532% | +$3.05M |
|
1315
Graco
GGG
$13.2B
| $3.76M | 0.01% |
152,400
-105,600
| -41% | -$2.48M |
|
|
SHFL
1316
DELISTED
SHFL ENTMT INC
SHFL
| $3.76M | 0.01% |
+163,744
| New | +$3.61M |
|
|
CBF
1317
DELISTED
Capital Bank Financial Corp. Class A Common Stock
CBF
| $3.76M | 0.01% |
171,300
-23,000
| -12% | -$465K |
|
|
IPAS
1318
DELISTED
Ipass Inc Common Stock
IPAS
| $3.76M | 0.01% |
188,020
-10,400
| -5% | -$207K |
|
|
AXE
1319
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
| $3.75M | 0.01% |
42,800
-247,500
| -85% | -$20.8M |
|
|
HTCH
1320
DELISTED
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC
HTCH
| $3.74M | 0.01% |
1,071,950
-81,547
| -7% | -$328K |
|
1321
Great Elm Group
GEG
$68.7M
| $3.74M | 0.01% |
180,092
-11,341
| -6% | -$253K |
|
|
BEAV
1322
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
| $3.74M | 0.01% |
69,887
+14,224
| +26% | +$723K |
|
1323
Nice
NICE
$6.15B
| $3.73M | 0.01% |
+90,244
| New | +$3.48M |
|
1324
Genie Energy
GNE
$370M
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
379,297
-41,900
| -10% | -$410K |
|
1325
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$496M
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
138,599
+4,474
| +3% | +$116K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2013, Renaissance Technologies held 3,196 positions worth $41.2B, up 8.1% from $38.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2013 filing shows 439 new, 1,284 increased, 1,031 reduced and 412 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GE Aerospace: 1,361,721 shares worth $156M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $283M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2013 buy was GE Aerospace: 1,361,721 shares worth $156M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to IBM in Q3 2013, an estimated $328M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Eli Lilly, cutting an estimated $211M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $283M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.2B portfolio in Q3 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 439 new positions and closed 412 in Q3 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 8.1% quarter-over-quarter to $41.2B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 13 Nov 2013.