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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1576
Vipshop
VIPS
$7.26B
| $2.74M | 0.01% |
327,000
-1,916,000
| -85% | -$14.6M |
|
|
REIS
1577
DELISTED
Reis, Inc.
REIS
| $2.73M | 0.01% |
142,000
-8,900
| -6% | -$154K |
|
|
HZNP
1578
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
| $2.73M | 0.01% |
+358,000
| New | +$1.93M |
|
|
PLNR
1579
DELISTED
PLANAR SYSTEMS INC
PLNR
| $2.72M | 0.01% |
1,070,800
+19,900
| +2% | +$44.4K |
|
|
UHT
1580
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
UHT
$621M
| $2.72M | 0.01% |
67,800
-8,000
| -11% | -$338K |
|
|
RUTH
1581
DELISTED
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.
RUTH
| $2.7M | 0.01% |
190,100
-196,900
| -51% | -$2.59M |
|
|
FLNA
1582
Filana Therapeutics
FLNA
$42M
| $2.7M | 0.01% |
79,369
-59,871
| -43% | -$1.59M |
|
|
LOJN
1583
DELISTED
LO JACK CORP
LOJN
| $2.7M | 0.01% |
747,600
+44,900
| +6% | +$188K |
|
1584
Great Elm Group
GEG
$68.7M
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
162,375
-17,717
| -10% | -$326K |
|
|
GSH
1585
DELISTED
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd
GSH
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
116,300
+16,800
| +17% | +$425K |
|
|
NPKI
1586
NPK International
NPKI
$1.02B
| $2.68M | 0.01% |
218,200
+74,300
| +52% | +$928K |
|
1587
Portland General Electric
POR
$5.82B
| $2.68M | 0.01% |
88,700
-479,500
| -84% | -$14.1M |
|
1588
Marchex
MCHX
$77.8M
| $2.67M | 0.01% |
309,200
+45,800
| +17% | +$397K |
|
1589
BancFirst
BANF
$3.81B
| $2.67M | 0.01% |
95,182
+10,182
| +12% | +$282K |
|
|
BSMX
1590
DELISTED
Banco Santander México, S, A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México
BSMX
| $2.66M | 0.01% |
+195,300
| New | +$2.69M |
|
1591
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$4.6B
| $2.66M | 0.01% |
200,625
-174,500
| -47% | -$2.21M |
|
|
LF
1592
DELISTED
LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES INC.
LF
| $2.66M | 0.01% |
+334,900
| New | +$2.84M |
|
1593
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$22.2B
| $2.66M | 0.01% |
63,075
-184,700
| -75% | -$8.04M |
|
|
RTK
1594
DELISTED
Rentech, Inc.
RTK
| $2.65M | 0.01% |
151,670
-334,450
| -69% | -$6.13M |
|
1595
Herc Holdings
HRI
$4.78B
| $2.64M | 0.01% |
+30,767
| New | +$2.2M |
|
|
PPS
1596
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
| $2.64M | 0.01% |
58,300
+8,600
| +17% | +$386K |
|
|
KNGT
1597
DELISTED
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
| $2.63M | 0.01% |
143,549
-343,301
| -71% | -$6.3M |
|
|
BMTC
1598
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
| $2.62M | 0.01% |
86,800
+17,400
| +25% | +$493K |
|
1599
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$13.4B
| $2.6M | 0.01% |
73,100
-32,600
| -31% | -$1.09M |
|
|
LORL
1600
DELISTED
Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
LORL
| $2.6M | 0.01% |
32,100
+11,900
| +59% | +$867K |
|
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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.