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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1701
Fabrinet
FN
$14.9B
| $2.41M | 0.01% |
135,900
-55,900
| -29% | -$930K |
|
|
SBY
1702
DELISTED
Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.
SBY
| $2.4M | 0.01% |
144,600
+89,400
| +162% | +$1.48M |
|
|
METR
1703
DELISTED
METRO BANCORP, INC COMMON STOCK
METR
| $2.39M | 0.01% |
92,300
+15,100
| +20% | +$371K |
|
1704
Compass Diversified
CODI
$752M
| $2.39M | 0.01% |
147,034
+124,018
| +539% | +$2.15M |
|
1705
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$59.2M
| $2.38M | 0.01% |
36,623
-72,750
| -67% | -$4.18M |
|
1706
Hooker Furnishings Corp
HOFT
$147M
| $2.38M | 0.01% |
138,676
+55,911
| +68% | +$870K |
|
|
PBIP
1707
DELISTED
Prudential Bancorp, Inc.
PBIP
| $2.38M | 0.01% |
190,490
+16,482
| +9% | +$200K |
|
1708
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.64B
| $2.38M | 0.01% |
+164,278
| New | +$2.78M |
|
|
SQI
1709
DELISTED
SCIQUEST, INC. COMMON STOCK
SQI
| $2.38M | 0.01% |
164,400
-91,100
| -36% | -$1.37M |
|
|
SZMK
1710
DELISTED
SIZMEK INC COM STK (DE)
SZMK
| $2.37M | 0.01% |
378,707
+127,112
| +51% | +$763K |
|
1711
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.14B
| $2.37M | 0.01% |
+61,300
| New | +$2.33M |
|
|
HSKA
1712
DELISTED
Heska Corp
HSKA
| $2.37M | 0.01% |
130,580
+23,700
| +22% | +$351K |
|
1713
Delek US
DK
$3.98B
| $2.37M | 0.01% |
86,744
+20,498
| +31% | +$620K |
|
|
ESIO
1714
DELISTED
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
| $2.36M | 0.01% |
303,900
+36,000
| +13% | +$257K |
|
|
HPJ
1715
DELISTED
Highpower International Inc
HPJ
| $2.35M | 0.01% |
473,700
-2,800
| -0.6% | -$16.6K |
|
|
BLMT
1716
DELISTED
BSB Bancorp, Inc.
BLMT
| $2.34M | 0.01% |
125,700
+22,300
| +22% | +$417K |
|
1717
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.26B
| $2.33M | 0.01% |
+69,600
| New | +$2.03M |
|
|
MFSF
1718
DELISTED
MutualFirst Financial Inc
MFSF
| $2.33M | 0.01% |
106,400
+6,300
| +6% | +$136K |
|
|
ACRE
1719
Ares Commercial Real Estate
ACRE
$247M
| $2.31M | 0.01% |
201,568
-29,832
| -13% | -$354K |
|
1720
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.5B
| $2.31M | 0.01% |
82,266
+55,313
| +205% | +$1.6M |
|
|
EFC
1721
Ellington Financial
EFC
$1.69B
| $2.3M | 0.01% |
115,400
-199,150
| -63% | -$4.3M |
|
1722
TechTarget
TTGT
$327M
| $2.29M | 0.01% |
201,710
+120,810
| +149% | +$1.21M |
|
|
MODN
1723
DELISTED
MODEL N, INC.
MODN
| $2.29M | 0.01% |
215,600
+182,883
| +559% | +$1.85M |
|
1724
Crawford & Co Class A
CRD.A
$542M
| $2.29M | 0.01% |
266,900
+5,500
| +2% | +$45.3K |
|
1725
NN Inc
NNBR
$237M
| $2.29M | 0.01% |
111,200
+65,700
| +144% | +$1.41M |
|
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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.