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
|
+$230M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$205M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$163M |
| 4 |
Costco
COST
|
+$162M |
| 5 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$131M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$396M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$219M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$154M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$138M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.36% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.06% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.03% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 11.17% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.52% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1551
Hackett Group
HCKT
$281M
| $2.84M | 0.01% |
456,650
-159,694
| -26% | -$1.03M |
|
|
RAS
1552
DELISTED
RAIT Financial Trust
RAS
| $2.83M | 0.01% |
315,699
-259,900
| -45% | -$2.03M |
|
|
MWW
1553
DELISTED
Monster Worldwide Inc
MWW
| $2.83M | 0.01% |
+397,148
| New | +$2.08M |
|
1554
Innospec
IOSP
$2.09B
| $2.82M | 0.01% |
61,100
-57,280
| -48% | -$2.63M |
|
|
AGU
1555
DELISTED
Agrium
AGU
| $2.82M | 0.01% |
+30,800
| New | +$2.72M |
|
1556
Franklin Covey
FC
$239M
| $2.81M | 0.01% |
141,400
+23,800
| +20% | +$464K |
|
|
ININ
1557
DELISTED
Interactive Intelligence Group, inc.
ININ
| $2.8M | 0.01% |
41,600
+37,600
| +940% | +$2.41M |
|
|
ESND
1558
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
| $2.79M | 0.01% |
+60,822
| New | +$2.67M |
|
1559
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.66B
| $2.79M | 0.01% |
+62,500
| New | +$2.55M |
|
|
FTR
1560
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $2.79M | 0.01% |
+39,942
| New | +$2.73M |
|
|
RENT
1561
DELISTED
RENTRAK CORP
RENT
| $2.77M | 0.01% |
73,200
-15,400
| -17% | -$565K |
|
|
IMN
1562
DELISTED
Imation
IMN
| $2.77M | 0.01% |
592,600
-33,871
| -5% | -$147K |
|
1563
Regency Centers
REG
$14.9B
| $2.76M | 0.01% |
+59,700
| New | +$2.92M |
|
|
SASR
1564
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
| $2.76M | 0.01% |
98,000
+19,246
| +24% | +$504K |
|
|
CKP
1565
DELISTED
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC
CKP
| $2.76M | 0.01% |
175,100
+7,400
| +4% | +$116K |
|
|
CS
1566
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
| $2.76M | 0.01% |
88,900
-277,700
| -76% | -$8.42M |
|
1567
WesBanco
WSBC
$4.02B
| $2.75M | 0.01% |
86,055
+26,600
| +45% | +$808K |
|
1568
Kemper
KMPR
$1.81B
| $2.75M | 0.01% |
67,300
-6,100
| -8% | -$232K |
|
|
SREV
1569
DELISTED
ServiceSource International, Inc.
SREV
| $2.75M | 0.01% |
328,300
-478,000
| -59% | -$4.8M |
|
|
ZIPR
1570
DELISTED
ZIP REALTY, INC
ZIPR
| $2.74M | 0.01% |
489,600
+25,384
| +5% | +$143K |
|
1571
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$368M
| $2.74M | 0.01% |
188,100
-2,500
| -1% | -$41K |
|
1572
United Microelectronic
UMC
$42.9B
| $2.74M | 0.01% |
1,343,389
+179,715
| +15% | +$364K |
|
|
ALX
1573
Alexander's
ALX
$1.36B
| $2.74M | 0.01% |
8,300
-1,600
| -16% | -$502K |
|
|
SPNS
1574
DELISTED
Sapiens International
SPNS
| $2.74M | 0.01% |
355,058
+182,258
| +105% | +$1.24M |
|
1575
Helen of Troy
HELE
$656M
| $2.74M | 0.01% |
55,400
-15,910
| -22% | -$746K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2013, Renaissance Technologies held 3,281 positions worth $41.8B, up 1.3% from $41.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $2.31B in Q4 2013, closing 464 positions and reducing 983 holdings. Its most notable exit was GE Aerospace, an estimated $156M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Pfizer worth $230M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2013 buy was Pfizer: 7,904,832 shares worth $230M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q4 2013, an estimated $205M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was IBM, cutting an estimated $396M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited GE Aerospace in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $156M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.8B portfolio in Q4 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 498 new positions and closed 464 in Q4 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $41.8B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 14 Feb 2014.