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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$437M |
| 2 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$215M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$137M |
| 4 |
Vodafone
VOD
|
+$137M |
| 5 |
Kinder Morgan
KMI
|
+$133M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$263M |
| 2 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
+$246M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$229M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$221M |
| 5 |
Costco
COST
|
+$184M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.93% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.29% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.79% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.09% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N
1501
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
| $3.29M | 0.01% |
34,700
-199,700
| -85% | -$21.3M |
|
1502
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.66B
| $3.27M | 0.01% |
77,000
+14,500
| +23% | +$611K |
|
1503
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$496M
| $3.27M | 0.01% |
128,500
-11,878
| -8% | -$293K |
|
1504
TD Synnex
SNX
$19.9B
| $3.26M | 0.01% |
+107,600
| New | +$3.2M |
|
1505
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$42.9B
| $3.26M | 0.01% |
55,700
+50,900
| +1,060% | +$2.93M |
|
|
Y
1506
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
| $3.25M | 0.01% |
7,988
-13,800
| -63% | -$5.35M |
|
|
EVOL
1507
DELISTED
Evolving Systems, Inc.
EVOL
| $3.25M | 0.01% |
360,699
+36,000
| +11% | +$341K |
|
|
IPAS
1508
DELISTED
Ipass Inc Common Stock
IPAS
| $3.25M | 0.01% |
196,840
+6,690
| +4% | +$108K |
|
|
BMTC
1509
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
| $3.25M | 0.01% |
112,975
+26,175
| +30% | +$747K |
|
|
PGH
1510
DELISTED
Pengrowth Energy Corporation
PGH
| $3.24M | 0.01% |
+533,103
| New | +$3.39M |
|
|
CEA
1511
DELISTED
China Eastern Airlines
CEA
| $3.24M | 0.01% |
195,100
-16,400
| -8% | -$286K |
|
1512
Buckle
BKE
$2.32B
| $3.23M | 0.01% |
+70,635
| New | +$3.22M |
|
1513
Nokia
NOK
$46.9B
| $3.23M | 0.01% |
440,300
-3,349,500
| -88% | -$25.1M |
|
|
ICAD
1514
DELISTED
iCAD Inc
ICAD
| $3.22M | 0.01% |
351,460
+4,400
| +1% | +$50.3K |
|
|
EPAX
1515
DELISTED
Ambassadors Group Inc
EPAX
| $3.21M | 0.01% |
811,328
-4,602
| -0.6% | -$19.4K |
|
1516
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$5.31B
| $3.21M | 0.01% |
+99,038
| New | +$3.07M |
|
|
PSEM
1517
DELISTED
PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CP
PSEM
| $3.21M | 0.01% |
409,633
+12,110
| +3% | +$103K |
|
1518
Patrick Industries
PATK
$2.87B
| $3.21M | 0.01% |
244,029
-24,284
| -9% | -$269K |
|
|
MDR
1519
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
| $3.2M | 0.01% |
136,550
-194,746
| -59% | -$4.9M |
|
1520
Charter Communications
CHTR
$17.3B
| $3.2M | 0.01% |
25,976
-79,224
| -75% | -$10.4M |
|
|
EXK
1521
Endeavour Silver
EXK
$2.24B
| $3.19M | 0.01% |
740,600
-1,125,600
| -60% | -$5.31M |
|
|
OMG
1522
DELISTED
OM GROUP INC.
OMG
| $3.19M | 0.01% |
96,000
-51,100
| -35% | -$1.71M |
|
1523
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$201M
| $3.18M | 0.01% |
250,000
+32,000
| +15% | +$429K |
|
|
SNAK
1524
DELISTED
Inventure Foods, Inc.
SNAK
| $3.18M | 0.01% |
227,497
+33,997
| +18% | +$445K |
|
|
RAVN
1525
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
| $3.18M | 0.01% |
+97,066
| New | +$3.53M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2014, Renaissance Technologies held 3,290 positions worth $41.7B, down 0.16% from $41.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2014 filing shows 474 new, 1,340 increased, 961 reduced and 495 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Apple: 22,998,136 shares worth $441M. The largest sale was Johnson & Johnson, an estimated $263M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2014 buy was Apple: 22,998,136 shares worth $441M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Verizon in Q1 2014, an estimated $215M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $263M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE) in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $246M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $41.7B portfolio in Q1 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 474 new positions and closed 495 in Q1 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 0.16% quarter-over-quarter to $41.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 14 May 2014.