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 |
VIAB
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
|
+$109M |
| 2 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$107M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$105M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$100M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$93.5M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$518M |
| 2 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$286M |
| 5 |
United Parcel Service
UPS
|
+$209M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.53% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.29% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 10.94% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.57% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.3% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HNH
1726
DELISTED
Handy & Harman Holdings Ltd.
HNH
| $1.8M | ﹤0.01% |
68,600
+2,800
| +4% | +$70.7K |
|
|
VTSS
1727
DELISTED
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
VTSS
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
498,200
-78,300
| -14% | -$254K |
|
|
SPTN
1728
DELISTED
SpartanNash
SPTN
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
92,066
-61,833
| -40% | -$1.31M |
|
1729
MiMedx Group
MDXG
$630M
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
251,000
+71,100
| +40% | +$496K |
|
|
MITT
1730
TPG Mortgage Investment Trust
MITT
$228M
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
33,500
-24,571
| -42% | -$1.4M |
|
1731
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$130M
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
162,334
-1,925
| -1% | -$23.1K |
|
|
GNCMA
1732
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A-1 Common Stock
GNCMA
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
163,707
+21,449
| +15% | +$238K |
|
|
FBRC
1733
DELISTED
FBR & Co. Common Stock
FBRC
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
64,875
+37,752
| +139% | +$1.05M |
|
|
GRP.U
1734
DELISTED
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
GRP.U
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
51,700
+8,400
| +19% | +$313K |
|
|
PWE
1735
DELISTED
Penn West Energy Petroleum Ltd
PWE
| $1.78M | ﹤0.01% |
+263,103
| New | +$2.08M |
|
1736
Frequency Electronics
FEIM
$569M
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
166,300
+3,100
| +2% | +$34.7K |
|
1737
Mannatech
MTEX
$9.3M
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
113,760
+1,800
| +2% | +$24K |
|
1738
Willdan Group
WLDN
$1.02B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
122,700
+99,441
| +428% | +$1.03M |
|
1739
First Business Financial Services
FBIZ
$565M
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
80,600
+23,200
| +40% | +$522K |
|
1740
Grupo SIMEC
SIM
$4.22B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
132,400
+18,000
| +16% | +$252K |
|
1741
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$5.8B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
67,257
+15,800
| +31% | +$430K |
|
|
EGAS
1742
DELISTED
Gas Natural Inc.
EGAS
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
148,900
+129,600
| +672% | +$1.49M |
|
|
SP
1743
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
92,570
-22,294
| -19% | -$466K |
|
1744
Cytokinetics
CYTK
$10.6B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
498,161
+240,624
| +93% | +$1.01M |
|
|
BNCN
1745
DELISTED
BNC Bancorp
BNCN
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
112,000
+43,851
| +64% | +$732K |
|
|
WTT
1746
DELISTED
Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.
WTT
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
725,700
+21,100
| +3% | +$53.4K |
|
|
NSH
1747
DELISTED
NuStar GP Holdings LLC
NSH
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
39,990
-87,514
| -69% | -$3.68M |
|
|
VXX
1748
DELISTED
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
VXX
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
+3,488
| New | +$1.61M |
|
|
SCNB
1749
DELISTED
Suffolk Bancorp
SCNB
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
89,600
-1,600
| -2% | -$33.4K |
|
1750
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.56B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
103,767
-517
| -0.5% | -$8.8K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2014, Renaissance Technologies held 3,213 positions worth $36.5B, down 15% from $42.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $5.32B in Q3 2014, closing 459 positions and reducing 1,053 holdings. Its most notable exit was Apple, an estimated $518M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Staples.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Viacom Inc. Class B worth $102M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2014 buy was Viacom Inc. Class B: 1,327,500 shares worth $102M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to ConocoPhillips in Q3 2014, an estimated $105M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Intel, cutting an estimated $486M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $518M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $36.5B portfolio in Q3 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 460 new positions and closed 459 in Q3 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 15% quarter-over-quarter to $36.5B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 12 Nov 2014.