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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1376
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$29.2B
| $3.73M | 0.01% |
40,600
+5,200
| +15% | +$463K |
|
|
COBZ
1377
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
311,300
-34,700
| -10% | -$378K |
|
|
OMN
1378
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
408,175
+101,400
| +33% | +$870K |
|
|
LOGM
1379
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
+110,785
| New | +$3.54M |
|
1380
RCM Technologies
RCMT
$202M
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
532,395
+18,495
| +4% | +$120K |
|
1381
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.01B
| $3.71M | 0.01% |
66,600
-177,280
| -73% | -$8.47M |
|
1382
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$49.7M
| $3.71M | 0.01% |
+117,650
| New | +$3.53M |
|
|
OPEN
1383
DELISTED
OPENTABLE,INC COMMON STOCK
OPEN
| $3.69M | 0.01% |
+46,500
| New | +$3.57M |
|
1384
SiriusXM
SIRI
$11B
| $3.69M | 0.01% |
105,710
-1,095,409
| -91% | -$40.9M |
|
1385
Huazhu Hotels Group
HTHT
$13.3B
| $3.68M | 0.01% |
482,800
-244,800
| -34% | -$1.48M |
|
|
KW
1386
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
| $3.67M | 0.01% |
164,900
-40,800
| -20% | -$820K |
|
|
HCOM
1387
DELISTED
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc
HCOM
| $3.67M | 0.01% |
124,800
+19,500
| +19% | +$542K |
|
1388
United-Guardian
UG
$32.8M
| $3.66M | 0.01% |
129,900
+2,200
| +2% | +$56.9K |
|
|
GAME
1389
DELISTED
SHANDA GAMES LTD SPON ADR REPSTG CL A (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
GAME
| $3.66M | 0.01% |
799,000
-334,800
| -30% | -$1.44M |
|
1390
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$902M
| $3.65M | 0.01% |
99,100
+24,900
| +34% | +$857K |
|
1391
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.68B
| $3.65M | 0.01% |
+107,400
| New | +$3.32M |
|
|
MDSO
1392
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
| $3.64M | 0.01% |
+60,094
| New | +$3.33M |
|
|
LMOS
1393
DELISTED
Lumos Networks Corp
LMOS
| $3.63M | 0.01% |
172,700
+93,800
| +119% | +$2.07M |
|
1394
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$130M
| $3.62M | 0.01% |
173,464
-10,640
| -6% | -$222K |
|
|
CRTX
1395
DELISTED
CORNERSTONE THERAPEUTICS INC
CRTX
| $3.61M | 0.01% |
380,774
+69,145
| +22% | +$655K |
|
|
PER
1396
DELISTED
SANDRIDGE PERMIAN TRUST
PER
| $3.61M | 0.01% |
304,900
+279,900
| +1,120% | +$3.79M |
|
1397
Genie Energy
GNE
$370M
| $3.61M | 0.01% |
353,397
-25,900
| -7% | -$290K |
|
|
IO
1398
DELISTED
ION Geophysical Corporation
IO
| $3.6M | 0.01% |
72,733
+67,340
| +1,249% | +$4.08M |
|
|
WDR
1399
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
| $3.59M | 0.01% |
55,100
+7,100
| +15% | +$434K |
|
1400
Dorman Products
DORM
$4.22B
| $3.58M | 0.01% |
63,900
+33,800
| +112% | +$1.7M |
|
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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.