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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$228M |
| 2 |
General Dynamics
GD
|
+$195M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$191M |
| 4 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$180M |
| 5 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
+$175M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
|
+$380M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$284M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$181M |
| 4 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$153M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$148M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.55% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 12.92% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.48% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.29% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1601
Middleby
MIDD
$6.01B
| $2.87M | 0.01% |
28,970
-48,700
| -63% | -$4.45M |
|
|
COBZ
1602
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
| $2.86M | 0.01% |
217,900
-28,300
| -11% | -$339K |
|
|
AVTA
1603
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
| $2.86M | 0.01% |
206,500
-561,700
| -73% | -$8.26M |
|
|
RLOC
1604
DELISTED
REACHLOCAL INC COM STK (DE)
RLOC
| $2.86M | 0.01% |
830,400
-16,600
| -2% | -$61K |
|
1605
RELX
RELX
$66.7B
| $2.85M | 0.01% |
167,328
+83,200
| +99% | +$1.37M |
|
|
ANAT
1606
DELISTED
American National Group, Inc. Common Stock
ANAT
| $2.85M | 0.01% |
24,899
+3,356
| +16% | +$382K |
|
1607
C&F Financial
CFFI
$275M
| $2.84M | 0.01% |
71,500
+7,513
| +12% | +$275K |
|
1608
Simulations Plus
SLP
$371M
| $2.84M | 0.01% |
425,106
+26,906
| +7% | +$171K |
|
|
NAME
1609
DELISTED
Rightside Group, Ltd.
NAME
| $2.83M | 0.01% |
421,610
+191,530
| +83% | +$1.69M |
|
1610
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.28B
| $2.83M | 0.01% |
174,200
+16,300
| +10% | +$241K |
|
1611
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.26B
| $2.83M | 0.01% |
141,837
-67,400
| -32% | -$1.39M |
|
|
XEC
1612
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
| $2.83M | 0.01% |
26,659
-195,839
| -88% | -$21.7M |
|
1613
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$23.4B
| $2.83M | 0.01% |
+119,134
| New | +$2.81M |
|
|
PHH
1614
DELISTED
PHH Corporation
PHH
| $2.82M | 0.01% |
117,800
+22,600
| +24% | +$525K |
|
|
VCRA
1615
DELISTED
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
VCRA
| $2.8M | 0.01% |
269,121
+133,791
| +99% | +$1.27M |
|
1616
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$6.14B
| $2.8M | 0.01% |
223,650
+10,575
| +5% | +$141K |
|
|
ZQK
1617
DELISTED
QUICKSILVER,INC.
ZQK
| $2.8M | 0.01% |
1,266,400
+72,600
| +6% | +$139K |
|
1618
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.56B
| $2.79M | 0.01% |
142,833
+39,066
| +38% | +$733K |
|
|
GSH
1619
DELISTED
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd
GSH
| $2.79M | 0.01% |
115,618
-7,700
| -6% | -$165K |
|
|
AFFX
1620
DELISTED
Affymetrix Inc
AFFX
| $2.79M | 0.01% |
282,620
-294,265
| -51% | -$2.57M |
|
1621
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$16.6B
| $2.79M | 0.01% |
+799,000
| New | +$2.49M |
|
|
GNCMA
1622
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A-1 Common Stock
GNCMA
| $2.79M | 0.01% |
202,707
+39,000
| +24% | +$467K |
|
1623
Koppers
KOP
$946M
| $2.79M | 0.01% |
107,200
-136,049
| -56% | -$4.19M |
|
1624
Itron
ITRI
$4.48B
| $2.78M | 0.01% |
65,761
+49,461
| +303% | +$1.97M |
|
|
TMH
1625
DELISTED
Team Health Holdings Inc
TMH
| $2.78M | 0.01% |
48,300
-186,800
| -79% | -$10.8M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, Renaissance Technologies held 3,351 positions worth $41.4B, up 13% from $36.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $3.19B of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 590 new positions and adding to 1,468 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was General Dynamics: 1,436,400 shares worth $198M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $284M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2014 buy was General Dynamics: 1,436,400 shares worth $198M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to PepsiCo in Q4 2014, an estimated $228M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $284M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited TW TELECOM INC CL A COM in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $380M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.4B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 590 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $41.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.