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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$405M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$314M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$229M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$224M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$207M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$342M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$156M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$149M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PEGI
1576
DELISTED
Pattern Energy Group Inc. Class A
PEGI
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
125,800
+94,600
| +303% | +$2.65M |
|
|
SZMK
1577
DELISTED
SIZMEK INC COM STK (DE)
SZMK
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
490,300
+111,593
| +29% | +$783K |
|
|
IMN
1578
DELISTED
Imation
IMN
| $3.55M | 0.01% |
881,700
+20,327
| +2% | +$80.8K |
|
1579
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.27B
| $3.55M | 0.01% |
216,400
+42,200
| +24% | +$652K |
|
1580
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.8B
| $3.55M | 0.01% |
24,100
-87,500
| -78% | -$12.6M |
|
1581
Harvard Bioscience
HBIO
$27.1M
| $3.55M | 0.01% |
60,920
+948
| +2% | +$50.9K |
|
|
AAIC
1582
DELISTED
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
AAIC
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
+147,226
| New | +$3.75M |
|
|
FENG
1583
Phoenix New Media
FENG
$18.3M
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
104,067
+52,700
| +103% | +$2.3M |
|
|
CZZ
1584
DELISTED
Cosan Limited
CZZ
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
558,884
+159,162
| +40% | +$1.13M |
|
1585
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$187M
| $3.52M | 0.01% |
185,700
+40,900
| +28% | +$753K |
|
|
EDGW
1586
DELISTED
Edgewater Technology Inc
EDGW
| $3.51M | 0.01% |
515,800
+9,200
| +2% | +$65.7K |
|
|
PBCT
1587
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
| $3.51M | 0.01% |
230,700
+87,800
| +61% | +$1.3M |
|
|
MRLN
1588
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
| $3.51M | 0.01% |
175,100
+2,509
| +1% | +$47K |
|
1589
CGI
GIB
$15.2B
| $3.51M | 0.01% |
82,600
-84,600
| -51% | -$3.46M |
|
1590
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$7.6B
| $3.5M | 0.01% |
153,700
+35,600
| +30% | +$801K |
|
|
OMN
1591
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
| $3.5M | 0.01% |
410,275
+69,100
| +20% | +$540K |
|
|
QTS
1592
DELISTED
QTS REALTY TRUST, INC.
QTS
| $3.49M | 0.01% |
+95,800
| New | +$3.55M |
|
|
CUNB
1593
DELISTED
CU Bancorp
CUNB
| $3.49M | 0.01% |
153,300
+19,497
| +15% | +$412K |
|
|
NTUS
1594
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
| $3.49M | 0.01% |
+88,345
| New | +$3.26M |
|
1595
Orion
OEC
$373M
| $3.48M | 0.01% |
+193,600
| New | +$3.29M |
|
|
SCMP
1596
DELISTED
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
SCMP
| $3.48M | 0.01% |
223,714
+164,914
| +280% | +$2.56M |
|
|
JBTM
1597
JBT Marel
JBTM
$7.26B
| $3.48M | 0.01% |
97,300
-17,400
| -15% | -$575K |
|
|
RAS
1598
DELISTED
RAIT Financial Trust
RAS
| $3.47M | 0.01% |
506,200
+288,501
| +133% | +$2.06M |
|
1599
LivePerson
LPSN
$22.1M
| $3.46M | 0.01% |
22,564
+16,611
| +279% | +$2.81M |
|
|
ISH
1600
DELISTED
INTL SHIPHOLDING CORP
ISH
| $3.46M | 0.01% |
286,070
-8,530
| -3% | -$125K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Renaissance Technologies held 3,575 positions worth $47B, up 13% from $41.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $4.23B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 633 new positions and adding to 1,637 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2015 buy was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Gilead Sciences in Q1 2015, an estimated $314M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $342M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited SAFEWAY INC in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $210M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $47B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 633 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $47B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 May 2015.