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
|
+$276M |
| 2 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$272M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$161M |
| 4 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$151M |
| 5 |
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
|
+$146M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$405M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$207M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$123M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$114M |
| 5 |
BEAM
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
|
+$109M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.92% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.46% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.99% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.52% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.55% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1651
Cognex
CGNX
$9.62B
| $2.32M | 0.01% |
120,656
-206,446
| -63% | -$3.65M |
|
|
STRP
1652
DELISTED
Straight Path Communications Inc.
STRP
| $2.31M | 0.01% |
226,347
-36,300
| -14% | -$300K |
|
1653
Arrow Financial
AROW
$662M
| $2.31M | 0.01% |
117,193
+4,460
| +4% | +$87.1K |
|
1654
Escalade
ESCA
$271M
| $2.31M | 0.01% |
142,965
+23,665
| +20% | +$360K |
|
|
SMPL
1655
DELISTED
SIMPLICITY BANCORP INC
SMPL
| $2.3M | 0.01% |
131,918
+14,718
| +13% | +$251K |
|
|
NOVB
1656
DELISTED
NORTH VALLEY BANCORP-COM
NOVB
| $2.3M | 0.01% |
105,606
+16,588
| +19% | +$367K |
|
|
GSH
1657
DELISTED
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd
GSH
| $2.3M | 0.01% |
123,467
+11,167
| +10% | +$217K |
|
1658
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.28B
| $2.29M | 0.01% |
147,800
-29,284
| -17% | -$485K |
|
|
TNH
1659
DELISTED
Terra Nitrogen
TNH
| $2.29M | 0.01% |
+15,853
| New | +$2.31M |
|
|
IMPV
1660
DELISTED
Imperva, Inc.
IMPV
| $2.28M | 0.01% |
+87,000
| New | +$2.25M |
|
1661
ICICI Bank
IBN
$107B
| $2.27M | 0.01% |
+250,344
| New | +$2.15M |
|
|
VVTV
1662
DELISTED
VALUEVISION MEDIA INC
VVTV
| $2.27M | 0.01% |
454,956
-7,919
| -2% | -$37.7K |
|
1663
Globalstar
GSAT
$10.1B
| $2.26M | 0.01% |
+35,507
| New | +$1.82M |
|
1664
NN Inc
NNBR
$237M
| $2.26M | 0.01% |
88,500
+22,200
| +33% | +$503K |
|
|
ISIL
1665
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
| $2.26M | 0.01% |
151,038
-962,907
| -86% | -$13.1M |
|
|
RC
1666
Ready Capital
RC
$260M
| $2.25M | 0.01% |
135,516
+47,921
| +55% | +$789K |
|
|
AMID
1667
DELISTED
American Midstream Partners, LP
AMID
| $2.25M | 0.01% |
+77,905
| New | +$2.16M |
|
|
CALY
1668
Callaway Golf Company
CALY
$3.28B
| $2.24M | 0.01% |
269,476
+247,576
| +1,130% | +$2.13M |
|
1669
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$68.7M
| $2.24M | 0.01% |
+169,476
| New | +$2.77M |
|
|
HMIN
1670
DELISTED
HOMEINNS HOTEL GROUP SPONSORED ADR
HMIN
| $2.23M | 0.01% |
65,300
-3,200
| -5% | -$100K |
|
1671
VOC Energy
VOC
$56.4M
| $2.23M | 0.01% |
130,400
+103,227
| +380% | +$1.57M |
|
|
CORR
1672
DELISTED
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.
CORR
| $2.22M | 0.01% |
60,032
+42,932
| +251% | +$1.52M |
|
1673
ePlus
PLUS
$2.43B
| $2.22M | 0.01% |
152,800
-86,788
| -36% | -$1.21M |
|
1674
Graham Corp
GHM
$1.03B
| $2.22M | 0.01% |
63,800
+54,100
| +558% | +$1.67M |
|
|
WTSL
1675
DELISTED
WET SEAL INC CL-A
WTSL
| $2.22M | 0.01% |
2,440,789
+1,602,562
| +191% | +$1.62M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2014, Renaissance Technologies held 3,246 positions worth $42.9B, up 2.9% from $41.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2014 filing shows 450 new, 1,273 increased, 1,008 reduced and 492 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Procter & Gamble: 2,001,729 shares worth $157M. The largest sale was Verizon, an estimated $405M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2014 buy was Procter & Gamble: 2,001,729 shares worth $157M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Pfizer in Q2 2014, an estimated $276M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Verizon, cutting an estimated $405M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $123M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $42.9B portfolio in Q2 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 450 new positions and closed 492 in Q2 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $42.9B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 13 Aug 2014.