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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OMN
1626
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
| $2.78M | 0.01% |
341,175
-83,200
| -20% | -$567K |
|
|
SASR
1627
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
| $2.77M | 0.01% |
106,400
-22,136
| -17% | -$540K |
|
|
CLMS
1628
DELISTED
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
CLMS
| $2.77M | 0.01% |
208,300
+69,200
| +50% | +$897K |
|
|
MNTA
1629
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
| $2.77M | 0.01% |
230,351
-136,000
| -37% | -$1.55M |
|
|
SNAK
1630
DELISTED
Inventure Foods, Inc.
SNAK
| $2.76M | 0.01% |
216,700
-22,000
| -9% | -$286K |
|
|
MSL
1631
DELISTED
Midsouth Bancorp, Inc.
MSL
| $2.76M | 0.01% |
159,100
+76,505
| +93% | +$1.39M |
|
|
USAK
1632
DELISTED
USA Truck Inc
USAK
| $2.75M | 0.01% |
97,000
+17,900
| +23% | +$348K |
|
1633
New York Times
NYT
$12.6B
| $2.75M | 0.01% |
208,200
-1,073,500
| -84% | -$13.8M |
|
1634
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.73B
| $2.73M | 0.01% |
155,780
+141,080
| +960% | +$2.24M |
|
|
APLP
1635
DELISTED
Archrock Partners, L.P. Common Units representing Limited Partner Interests
APLP
| $2.73M | 0.01% |
126,247
+112,960
| +850% | +$2.88M |
|
|
MFLX
1636
DELISTED
MULTI-FINELINE ELECTRONIX INC
MFLX
| $2.72M | 0.01% |
242,295
+36,495
| +18% | +$366K |
|
1637
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$4.63B
| $2.71M | 0.01% |
189,800
+63,000
| +50% | +$785K |
|
|
PMCS
1638
DELISTED
P M C SIERRA INC
PMCS
| $2.71M | 0.01% |
295,981
-46,707
| -14% | -$370K |
|
|
KEG
1639
DELISTED
KEY ENERGY SERVICES INC
KEG
| $2.71M | 0.01% |
+1,622,930
| New | +$2.71M |
|
|
GTY
1640
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$2.16B
| $2.7M | 0.01% |
150,191
+102,389
| +214% | +$1.82M |
|
1641
Nature's Sunshine
NATR
$362M
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
181,500
+24,700
| +16% | +$366K |
|
|
B
1642
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
72,600
+5,400
| +8% | +$190K |
|
1643
Equifax
EFX
$22B
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
33,200
-79,000
| -70% | -$6.11M |
|
|
SHLM
1644
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
+66,241
| New | +$2.39M |
|
|
CBD
1645
DELISTED
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao
CBD
| $2.68M | 0.01% |
+72,800
| New | +$2.94M |
|
1646
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.61B
| $2.67M | 0.01% |
144,600
+12,729
| +10% | +$221K |
|
1647
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$6.34B
| $2.67M | 0.01% |
+187,150
| New | +$2.87M |
|
|
PRA
1648
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
| $2.66M | 0.01% |
+59,000
| New | +$2.7M |
|
|
CYBE
1649
DELISTED
Cyberoptics Corp
CYBE
| $2.66M | 0.01% |
277,200
+4,700
| +2% | +$43.7K |
|
1650
Quad
QUAD
$479M
| $2.66M | 0.01% |
115,930
+77,701
| +203% | +$1.64M |
|
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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.