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 |
SIAL
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
|
+$237M |
| 2 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$190M |
| 3 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$149M |
| 4 |
Sysco
SYY
|
+$133M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$125M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$306M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$215M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$193M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$185M |
| 5 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$177M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.17% |
| 2 | Financials | 11.79% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.07% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.39% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.6% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1426
Global Ship Lease
GSL
$1.56B
| $4.83M | 0.01% |
130,050
+12,112
| +10% | +$542K |
|
|
OAKS
1427
DELISTED
Five Oaks Investment Corp.
OAKS
| $4.8M | 0.01% |
760,200
-177,220
| -19% | -$1.25M |
|
|
FLIC
1428
DELISTED
First of Long Island Corp
FLIC
| $4.79M | 0.01% |
266,009
+1,031
| +0.4% | +$18.3K |
|
|
PPBI
1429
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
| $4.79M | 0.01% |
235,800
-7,860
| -3% | -$149K |
|
1430
Quad
QUAD
$479M
| $4.79M | 0.01% |
395,900
-95,710
| -19% | -$1.45M |
|
1431
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$26.2B
| $4.78M | 0.01% |
133,087
-196,400
| -60% | -$7.78M |
|
1432
Sasol
SSL
$7.4B
| $4.75M | 0.01% |
+170,878
| New | +$5.48M |
|
1433
Acacia Research
ACTG
$437M
| $4.75M | 0.01% |
523,200
+36,000
| +7% | +$324K |
|
|
SGBK
1434
DELISTED
Stonegate Bank
SGBK
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
149,000
+79,092
| +113% | +$2.43M |
|
1435
CoreCivic
CXW
$2.94B
| $4.74M | 0.01% |
+160,400
| New | +$5.15M |
|
|
EMCI
1436
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
| $4.73M | 0.01% |
203,838
+21,935
| +12% | +$531K |
|
|
OMG
1437
DELISTED
OM GROUP INC.
OMG
| $4.73M | 0.01% |
143,800
+92,182
| +179% | +$3.11M |
|
|
TRVN
1438
DELISTED
Trevena, Inc.
TRVN
| $4.72M | 0.01% |
730
+539
| +282% | +$2.66M |
|
|
TFCF
1439
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
| $4.71M | 0.01% |
174,046
+139,300
| +401% | +$4.13M |
|
1440
Ciena
CIEN
$46.8B
| $4.7M | 0.01% |
226,884
-136,421
| -38% | -$3.17M |
|
|
SCNB
1441
DELISTED
Suffolk Bancorp
SCNB
| $4.69M | 0.01% |
171,615
+39,215
| +30% | +$1.08M |
|
1442
Cato Corp
CATO
$65.7M
| $4.67M | 0.01% |
137,350
+86,900
| +172% | +$3.17M |
|
|
SIVB
1443
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
| $4.66M | 0.01% |
+40,357
| New | +$5.41M |
|
|
NXTM
1444
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
| $4.66M | 0.01% |
+295,490
| New | +$4.74M |
|
|
ABAX
1445
DELISTED
Abaxis Inc
ABAX
| $4.64M | 0.01% |
105,595
+101,095
| +2,247% | +$4.97M |
|
1446
Autoliv
ALV
$9.14B
| $4.63M | 0.01% |
58,990
+55,841
| +1,773% | +$4.22M |
|
|
WSR
1447
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
| $4.63M | 0.01% |
401,800
+119,400
| +42% | +$1.47M |
|
|
SASR
1448
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
| $4.63M | 0.01% |
176,800
+23,400
| +15% | +$627K |
|
|
ELRC
1449
DELISTED
ELECTRO RENT CORP
ELRC
| $4.63M | 0.01% |
445,740
+37,121
| +9% | +$388K |
|
|
TBHC
1450
DELISTED
The Brand House Collective
TBHC
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
214,400
-46,237
| -18% | -$1.16M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2015, Renaissance Technologies held 3,649 positions worth $41.9B, down 4.5% from $43.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $1.51B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 454 new positions and adding to 1,731 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, down from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walmart Inc, an estimated $185M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2015 buy was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP in Q3 2015, an estimated $237M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $185M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Microsoft in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $306M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $41.9B portfolio in Q3 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 454 new positions and closed 519 in Q3 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $41.9B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.