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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$228M |
| 2 |
General Dynamics
GD
|
+$195M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$191M |
| 4 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$180M |
| 5 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
+$175M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
|
+$380M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$284M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$181M |
| 4 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$153M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$148M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.55% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 12.92% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.48% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.29% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CVG
1376
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
| $4.2M | 0.01% |
206,000
+189,200
| +1,126% | +$3.75M |
|
|
ENZ
1377
DELISTED
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
ENZ
| $4.19M | 0.01% |
944,337
+15,537
| +2% | +$74.1K |
|
|
PKY
1378
DELISTED
Parkway, Inc.
PKY
| $4.19M | 0.01% |
227,980
+186,780
| +453% | +$3.56M |
|
1379
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$796M
| $4.19M | 0.01% |
320,866
+32,666
| +11% | +$398K |
|
1380
Hackett Group
HCKT
$281M
| $4.19M | 0.01% |
476,199
+24,455
| +5% | +$189K |
|
|
CKP
1381
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
| $4.18M | 0.01% |
304,387
+181,587
| +148% | +$2.35M |
|
1382
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$496M
| $4.18M | 0.01% |
133,900
+16,300
| +14% | +$476K |
|
1383
Unilever
UL
$142B
| $4.14M | 0.01% |
90,844
-255,991
| -74% | -$11.7M |
|
|
MFA
1384
MFA Financial
MFA
$932M
| $4.12M | 0.01% |
128,875
+88,125
| +216% | +$2.9M |
|
1385
Provident Financial
PROV
$111M
| $4.11M | 0.01% |
271,817
+15,717
| +6% | +$233K |
|
1386
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.03B
| $4.11M | 0.01% |
90,150
+38,056
| +73% | +$1.65M |
|
1387
G. Willi-Food International
WILC
$364M
| $4.11M | 0.01% |
593,200
-3,900
| -0.7% | -$26.5K |
|
|
EZCH
1388
DELISTED
EZCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED ORD SHS (IL)
EZCH
| $4.11M | 0.01% |
214,800
+125,200
| +140% | +$2.56M |
|
1389
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.94B
| $4.11M | 0.01% |
+94,897
| New | +$4M |
|
1390
Home Depot
HD
$337B
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
39,000
-1,163,800
| -97% | -$113M |
|
1391
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.76T
| $4.08M | 0.01% |
406,000
-3,608,320
| -90% | -$32.2M |
|
1392
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.58B
| $4.08M | 0.01% |
319,505
-145,289
| -31% | -$1.83M |
|
1393
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.14B
| $4.08M | 0.01% |
+68,700
| New | +$3.96M |
|
1394
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$49.7M
| $4.06M | 0.01% |
128,944
-33,106
| -20% | -$1.21M |
|
|
EMCI
1395
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
171,494
-2,356
| -1% | -$49.4K |
|
|
HMIN
1396
DELISTED
HOMEINNS HOTEL GROUP SPONSORED ADR
HMIN
| $4.04M | 0.01% |
134,745
+38,245
| +40% | +$1.13M |
|
|
DALN
1397
DELISTED
DallasNews
DALN
| $4.04M | 0.01% |
97,173
+25,173
| +35% | +$1.17M |
|
|
HIBB
1398
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
| $4.03M | 0.01% |
83,289
-69,700
| -46% | -$3.23M |
|
1399
RCM Technologies
RCMT
$202M
| $4.03M | 0.01% |
576,100
+35,200
| +7% | +$274K |
|
1400
Lakeland Industries
LAKE
$108M
| $4.02M | 0.01% |
+429,402
| New | +$5.32M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, Renaissance Technologies held 3,351 positions worth $41.4B, up 13% from $36.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $3.19B of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 590 new positions and adding to 1,468 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was General Dynamics: 1,436,400 shares worth $198M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $284M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2014 buy was General Dynamics: 1,436,400 shares worth $198M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to PepsiCo in Q4 2014, an estimated $228M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $284M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited TW TELECOM INC CL A COM in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $380M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.4B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 590 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $41.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.