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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$405M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$314M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$229M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$224M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$207M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$342M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$156M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$149M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NBG
1351
DELISTED
NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE SA ADR REPSTG 1 SHARE (NEW)
NBG
| $5.13M | 0.01% |
4,005,800
+3,699,700
| +1,209% | +$5.42M |
|
|
FWM
1352
DELISTED
FAIRWAY GROUP HLDGS CORP CL A COM STK (DE)
FWM
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
756,700
+189,300
| +33% | +$946K |
|
1353
SiriusPoint
SPNT
$2.78B
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
361,500
+337,554
| +1,410% | +$4.68M |
|
1354
Goldgroup Mining Inc.
GORO
$168M
| $5.11M | 0.01% |
1,600,688
+220,119
| +16% | +$737K |
|
|
IMPV
1355
DELISTED
Imperva, Inc.
IMPV
| $5.1M | 0.01% |
+119,500
| New | +$5.31M |
|
|
AWH
1356
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
| $5.09M | 0.01% |
125,900
-11,800
| -9% | -$467K |
|
|
GLUU
1357
DELISTED
Glu Mobile Inc.
GLUU
| $5.06M | 0.01% |
1,010,800
+822,436
| +437% | +$3.68M |
|
|
EGIO
1358
DELISTED
Edgio, Inc. Common Stock
EGIO
| $5.06M | 0.01% |
34,843
+6,736
| +24% | +$853K |
|
|
HUB.A
1359
DELISTED
HUBBELL INC CL-A
HUB.A
| $5.06M | 0.01% |
47,800
+400
| +0.8% | +$43.6K |
|
|
DCP
1360
DELISTED
DCP Midstream, LP
DCP
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
136,110
-121,400
| -47% | -$4.79M |
|
|
SEAC
1361
DELISTED
Seachange International Inc
SEAC
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
32,030
+945
| +3% | +$138K |
|
1362
New York Times
NYT
$12.3B
| $5.02M | 0.01% |
365,000
+156,800
| +75% | +$2.1M |
|
|
XRM
1363
DELISTED
Xerium Technologies Inc (new)
XRM
| $5.01M | 0.01% |
308,900
+33,000
| +12% | +$515K |
|
|
HNH
1364
DELISTED
Handy & Harman Holdings Ltd.
HNH
| $5M | 0.01% |
121,900
+29,400
| +32% | +$1.29M |
|
|
YELL
1365
DELISTED
Yellow Corporation Common Stock
YELL
| $4.99M | 0.01% |
277,806
+26,500
| +11% | +$491K |
|
1366
Delek US
DK
$4.15B
| $4.97M | 0.01% |
125,100
+38,356
| +44% | +$1.27M |
|
|
MYCC
1367
DELISTED
ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.
MYCC
| $4.95M | 0.01% |
+255,697
| New | +$4.6M |
|
1368
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.64B
| $4.94M | 0.01% |
147,700
+119,900
| +431% | +$3.55M |
|
1369
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
| $4.91M | 0.01% |
156,000
-286,600
| -65% | -$9.33M |
|
1370
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.34B
| $4.91M | 0.01% |
+169,080
| New | +$4.7M |
|
|
GNCMA
1371
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A-1 Common Stock
GNCMA
| $4.91M | 0.01% |
311,200
+108,493
| +54% | +$1.59M |
|
1372
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.7B
| $4.89M | 0.01% |
38,354
-7,361
| -16% | -$903K |
|
|
LMNX
1373
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
| $4.89M | 0.01% |
305,900
+196,700
| +180% | +$3.3M |
|
|
RSO
1374
DELISTED
Resource Capital Corp.
RSO
| $4.89M | 0.01% |
269,100
+52,775
| +24% | +$1.01M |
|
1375
Inogen
INGN
$174M
| $4.88M | 0.01% |
152,700
+142,900
| +1,458% | +$4.61M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Renaissance Technologies held 3,575 positions worth $47B, up 13% from $41.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $4.23B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 633 new positions and adding to 1,637 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2015 buy was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Gilead Sciences in Q1 2015, an estimated $314M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $342M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited SAFEWAY INC in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $210M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $47B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 633 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $47B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 May 2015.