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
|
+$276M |
| 2 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$272M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$161M |
| 4 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$151M |
| 5 |
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
|
+$146M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$405M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$207M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$123M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$114M |
| 5 |
BEAM
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
|
+$109M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.92% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.46% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.99% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.52% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.55% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1501
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$497M
| $3.09M | 0.01% |
119,600
-8,900
| -7% | -$212K |
|
|
PPBI
1502
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
| $3.08M | 0.01% |
218,800
-17,628
| -7% | -$258K |
|
1503
Veru
VERU
$36.1M
| $3.08M | 0.01% |
55,910
-6,774
| -11% | -$442K |
|
1504
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$2.06B
| $3.07M | 0.01% |
+62,400
| New | +$2.85M |
|
|
SXCP
1505
DELISTED
SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.
SXCP
| $3.07M | 0.01% |
101,613
+24,001
| +31% | +$707K |
|
1506
eHealth
EHTH
$42.9M
| $3.05M | 0.01% |
80,400
-56,083
| -41% | -$2.22M |
|
|
RAVN
1507
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
| $3.04M | 0.01% |
91,844
-5,222
| -5% | -$167K |
|
1508
W&T Offshore
WTI
$512M
| $3.01M | 0.01% |
+184,100
| New | +$3.04M |
|
|
FMER
1509
DELISTED
FIRSTMERIT CORP
FMER
| $3M | 0.01% |
152,041
-454,600
| -75% | -$8.9M |
|
|
FXCB
1510
DELISTED
FOX CHASE BANCORP INC COM STK (MD)
FXCB
| $3M | 0.01% |
177,800
+25,032
| +16% | +$415K |
|
|
EGIO
1511
DELISTED
Edgio, Inc. Common Stock
EGIO
| $2.99M | 0.01% |
24,435
+3,209
| +15% | +$305K |
|
|
AIMC
1512
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp
AIMC
| $2.99M | 0.01% |
82,200
-34,400
| -30% | -$1.21M |
|
1513
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.99B
| $2.98M | 0.01% |
+103,943
| New | +$2.81M |
|
|
STB
1514
DELISTED
Student Transportation Inc
STB
| $2.98M | 0.01% |
450,400
+78,675
| +21% | +$497K |
|
|
QLTY
1515
DELISTED
QUALITY DISTR INC FLA
QLTY
| $2.98M | 0.01% |
200,700
+85,300
| +74% | +$1.18M |
|
1516
USA Compression Partners
USAC
$3.7B
| $2.98M | 0.01% |
115,891
+98,758
| +576% | +$2.57M |
|
|
EBSB
1517
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
| $2.97M | 0.01% |
282,989
+30,727
| +12% | +$316K |
|
|
BFIN
1518
DELISTED
BankFinancial
BFIN
| $2.96M | 0.01% |
265,200
-901
| -0.3% | -$9.06K |
|
|
ENZ
1519
DELISTED
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
ENZ
| $2.96M | 0.01% |
563,818
+115,937
| +26% | +$501K |
|
|
CHDX
1520
DELISTED
CHINDEX INTL INC
CHDX
| $2.96M | 0.01% |
124,900
+67,666
| +118% | +$1.56M |
|
1521
Aware
AWRE
$23.8M
| $2.95M | 0.01% |
450,300
+3,110
| +0.7% | +$17.8K |
|
|
MAGN
1522
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$492M
| $2.95M | 0.01% |
8,554
-5,261
| -38% | -$1.79M |
|
|
PZN
1523
DELISTED
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Class A
PZN
| $2.95M | 0.01% |
264,356
+2,523
| +1% | +$26.9K |
|
|
ABCO
1524
DELISTED
Advisory Board Co
ABCO
| $2.95M | 0.01% |
+56,840
| New | +$3.08M |
|
|
TST
1525
DELISTED
TheStreet, Inc.
TST
| $2.94M | 0.01% |
122,140
-4,250
| -3% | -$108K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2014, Renaissance Technologies held 3,246 positions worth $42.9B, up 2.9% from $41.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2014 filing shows 450 new, 1,273 increased, 1,008 reduced and 492 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Procter & Gamble: 2,001,729 shares worth $157M. The largest sale was Verizon, an estimated $405M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2014 buy was Procter & Gamble: 2,001,729 shares worth $157M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Pfizer in Q2 2014, an estimated $276M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Verizon, cutting an estimated $405M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $123M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $42.9B portfolio in Q2 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 450 new positions and closed 492 in Q2 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $42.9B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 13 Aug 2014.