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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1526
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$760M
| $4.1M | 0.01% |
180,500
+159,700
| +768% | +$3.84M |
|
1527
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.79B
| $4.1M | 0.01% |
122,300
+3,800
| +3% | +$133K |
|
|
AAIC
1528
DELISTED
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
AAIC
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
291,373
+84,498
| +41% | +$1.5M |
|
1529
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$6.91B
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
+22,500
| New | +$4.46M |
|
|
AXLL
1530
DELISTED
AXIALL CORP COM STK (DE)
AXLL
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
+259,452
| New | +$6.96M |
|
|
ATSG
1531
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group
ATSG
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
475,600
-137,025
| -22% | -$1.31M |
|
|
DL
1532
DELISTED
China Distance Education Holdings Limited
DL
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
316,800
-19,700
| -6% | -$244K |
|
1533
Alamos Gold
AGI
$12B
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
1,096,560
+925,360
| +541% | +$3.71M |
|
|
ITG
1534
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
| $4.04M | 0.01% |
303,200
+9,900
| +3% | +$183K |
|
1535
ON Semiconductor
ON
$30.7B
| $4.04M | 0.01% |
430,107
-1,406,629
| -77% | -$14.3M |
|
1536
Globant
GLOB
$1.65B
| $4.03M | 0.01% |
131,700
-73,700
| -36% | -$2.27M |
|
|
ARNA
1537
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
| $4.01M | 0.01% |
210,220
+43,540
| +26% | +$1.48M |
|
|
CFNL
1538
DELISTED
Cardinal Financial Corp
CFNL
| $4.01M | 0.01% |
174,500
+85,000
| +95% | +$1.93M |
|
|
VLRS
1539
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion
VLRS
$869M
| $4.01M | 0.01% |
268,600
+180,326
| +204% | +$2.48M |
|
|
DCOM
1540
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
| $4.01M | 0.01% |
237,100
+107,700
| +83% | +$1.83M |
|
1541
HubSpot
HUBS
$12.9B
| $4M | 0.01% |
86,200
-65,200
| -43% | -$3.19M |
|
1542
Truist Financial
TFC
$63.9B
| $4M | 0.01% |
+112,244
| New | +$4.33M |
|
|
CAMP
1543
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
| $3.99M | 0.01% |
10,775
-12,925
| -55% | -$5.09M |
|
1544
NVE Corp
NVEC
$543M
| $3.98M | 0.01% |
82,085
+26,812
| +49% | +$1.59M |
|
|
PBIP
1545
DELISTED
Prudential Bancorp, Inc.
PBIP
| $3.98M | 0.01% |
276,490
+41,501
| +18% | +$604K |
|
|
NTK
1546
DELISTED
NORTEK INC COM NEW (DE)
NTK
| $3.98M | 0.01% |
62,801
-9,799
| -13% | -$766K |
|
|
HTLF
1547
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
| $3.97M | 0.01% |
109,500
+30,300
| +38% | +$1.11M |
|
|
CVGW
1548
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
| $3.96M | 0.01% |
88,700
-36,300
| -29% | -$1.89M |
|
1549
BancFirst
BANF
$3.81B
| $3.95M | 0.01% |
125,200
+4,800
| +4% | +$151K |
|
1550
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$562M
| $3.94M | 0.01% |
642,900
+443,300
| +222% | +$4.49M |
|
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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.