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
|
+$230M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$205M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$163M |
| 4 |
Costco
COST
|
+$162M |
| 5 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$131M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$396M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$219M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$154M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$138M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.36% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.06% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.03% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 11.17% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.52% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1751
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.89B
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
+71,000
| New | +$1.96M |
|
1752
Silicom
SILC
$201M
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
44,400
+12,600
| +40% | +$528K |
|
|
TECD
1753
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
39,242
-29,700
| -43% | -$1.52M |
|
|
PTRY
1754
DELISTED
PANTRY INC (THE)
PTRY
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
120,537
+75,637
| +168% | +$1.06M |
|
|
HPOL
1755
DELISTED
HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC
HPOL
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
1,008,960
+112,960
| +13% | +$223K |
|
|
HBOS
1756
DELISTED
HERITAGE FINANCIAL GROUP
HBOS
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
104,600
+6,300
| +6% | +$113K |
|
|
POZN
1757
DELISTED
POZEN INC
POZN
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
250,219
+215,333
| +617% | +$1.53M |
|
|
AHGP
1758
DELISTED
Alliance Holdings GP
AHGP
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
+34,130
| New | +$1.96M |
|
|
WAIR
1759
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
+91,200
| New | +$1.82M |
|
|
RRMS
1760
DELISTED
ROSE ROCK MIDSTREAM L P COM UNIT REPSTG LTD (DE)
RRMS
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
+51,455
| New | +$1.83M |
|
1761
Century Casinos
CNTY
$32.9M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
382,000
-227,700
| -37% | -$1.24M |
|
|
LABL
1762
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
52,500
+11,463
| +28% | +$413K |
|
|
LTRE
1763
DELISTED
LEARNING TREE INTL INC
LTRE
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
630,000
+500
| +0.1% | +$1.53K |
|
|
GIVN
1764
DELISTED
GIVEN IMAGING LTD
GIVN
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
65,700
+26,000
| +65% | +$609K |
|
|
TRR
1765
DELISTED
Trc Companies
TRR
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
275,400
+3,800
| +1% | +$28K |
|
|
SPN
1766
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
7,363
-94,770
| -93% | -$24.8M |
|
|
ARR
1767
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.32B
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
+12,199
| New | +$1.97M |
|
|
SHLO
1768
DELISTED
Shiloh Industries Inc
SHLO
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
100,100
+78,300
| +359% | +$1.43M |
|
1769
Ternium
TX
$9.43B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
+62,100
| New | +$1.7M |
|
1770
Coherent
COHR
$43.4B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
110,410
-6,700
| -6% | -$114K |
|
|
EBSB
1771
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
210,038
+12,484
| +6% | +$114K |
|
1772
Employers Holdings
EIG
$907M
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
60,800
+4,100
| +7% | +$127K |
|
|
MFLX
1773
DELISTED
MULTI-FINELINE ELECTRONIX INC
MFLX
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
138,300
+10,600
| +8% | +$145K |
|
|
IMPV
1774
DELISTED
Imperva, Inc.
IMPV
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
39,800
-78,200
| -66% | -$3.29M |
|
1775
Reading International Class A
RDI
$32.5M
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
255,500
+41,600
| +19% | +$287K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2013, Renaissance Technologies held 3,281 positions worth $41.8B, up 1.3% from $41.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $2.31B in Q4 2013, closing 464 positions and reducing 983 holdings. Its most notable exit was GE Aerospace, an estimated $156M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Pfizer worth $230M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2013 buy was Pfizer: 7,904,832 shares worth $230M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q4 2013, an estimated $205M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was IBM, cutting an estimated $396M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited GE Aerospace in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $156M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.8B portfolio in Q4 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 498 new positions and closed 464 in Q4 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $41.8B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 14 Feb 2014.