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 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$230M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$205M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$163M |
| 4 |
Costco
COST
|
+$162M |
| 5 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$131M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$396M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$219M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$154M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$138M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.36% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.06% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.03% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 11.17% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.52% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NBG
1301
DELISTED
NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE SA ADR REPSTG 1 SHARE (NEW)
NBG
| $4.17M | 0.01% |
744,266
+423,009
| +132% | +$2.37M |
|
|
PLXT
1302
DELISTED
PLX TECHNOLOGY INC
PLXT
| $4.16M | 0.01% |
632,200
-62,900
| -9% | -$394K |
|
1303
CBIZ
CBZ
$2.95B
| $4.15M | 0.01% |
455,226
+237,678
| +109% | +$2M |
|
|
VSI
1304
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
| $4.14M | 0.01% |
79,700
-239,100
| -75% | -$11.8M |
|
|
WWAV
1305
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
| $4.14M | 0.01% |
+180,400
| New | +$3.75M |
|
1306
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.71B
| $4.11M | 0.01% |
240,030
+7,362
| +3% | +$130K |
|
1307
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.04B
| $4.11M | 0.01% |
+71,500
| New | +$3.76M |
|
1308
Gran Tierra Energy
GTE
$236M
| $4.11M | 0.01% |
56,240
+10,760
| +24% | +$787K |
|
|
PFC
1309
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
| $4.11M | 0.01% |
316,400
+37,600
| +13% | +$483K |
|
1310
Enovis
ENOV
$1.74B
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
37,358
+23,007
| +160% | +$2.3M |
|
1311
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$492M
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
179,179
+87,000
| +94% | +$1.82M |
|
|
PSB
1312
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
53,500
-13,000
| -20% | -$1.01M |
|
|
NP
1313
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
| $4.08M | 0.01% |
95,500
+24,600
| +35% | +$1.01M |
|
1314
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$16B
| $4.08M | 0.01% |
743,757
+561,511
| +308% | +$2.9M |
|
1315
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$900M
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
148,300
+76,100
| +105% | +$2.21M |
|
|
CEA
1316
DELISTED
China Eastern Airlines
CEA
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
211,500
-12,600
| -6% | -$229K |
|
|
NXGN
1317
DELISTED
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
NXGN
| $4.06M | 0.01% |
192,976
-42,500
| -18% | -$958K |
|
|
ELX
1318
DELISTED
EMULEX CORP
ELX
| $4.06M | 0.01% |
567,400
+184,300
| +48% | +$1.37M |
|
1319
FormFactor
FORM
$6.51B
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
674,615
-70,685
| -9% | -$404K |
|
|
ICAD
1320
DELISTED
iCAD Inc
ICAD
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
347,060
+74,900
| +28% | +$675K |
|
1321
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.88B
| $4.04M | 0.01% |
300,300
+21,600
| +8% | +$272K |
|
|
ABAX
1322
DELISTED
Abaxis Inc
ABAX
| $4.04M | 0.01% |
100,869
+62,898
| +166% | +$2.32M |
|
|
LUX
1323
DELISTED
Luxottica Group
LUX
| $4.03M | 0.01% |
74,784
+46,084
| +161% | +$2.39M |
|
|
TRAK
1324
DELISTED
DEALERTRACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM STK
TRAK
| $4.01M | 0.01% |
+83,400
| New | +$3.47M |
|
1325
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.85B
| $4.01M | 0.01% |
141,200
+10,692
| +8% | +$275K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2013, Renaissance Technologies held 3,281 positions worth $41.8B, up 1.3% from $41.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $2.31B in Q4 2013, closing 464 positions and reducing 983 holdings. Its most notable exit was GE Aerospace, an estimated $156M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Pfizer worth $230M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2013 buy was Pfizer: 7,904,832 shares worth $230M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q4 2013, an estimated $205M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was IBM, cutting an estimated $396M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited GE Aerospace in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $156M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.8B portfolio in Q4 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 498 new positions and closed 464 in Q4 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $41.8B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 14 Feb 2014.