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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$405M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$314M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$229M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$224M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$207M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$342M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$156M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$149M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SP
1751
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
| $2.71M | 0.01% |
124,100
+28,006
| +29% | +$629K |
|
1752
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.54B
| $2.71M | 0.01% |
60,200
-309,300
| -84% | -$13.7M |
|
1753
RadNet
RDNT
$5.02B
| $2.7M | 0.01% |
321,800
-15,400
| -5% | -$129K |
|
|
TCF
1754
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
| $2.7M | 0.01% |
86,200
+27,400
| +47% | +$821K |
|
1755
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.16B
| $2.7M | 0.01% |
117,137
+45,937
| +65% | +$1.03M |
|
|
TRK
1756
DELISTED
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
TRK
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
118,400
+3,483
| +3% | +$78.7K |
|
1757
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.47B
| $2.68M | 0.01% |
46,100
-27,100
| -37% | -$1.6M |
|
|
UCB
1758
United Community Banks
UCB
$4.24B
| $2.67M | 0.01% |
141,700
+50,700
| +56% | +$937K |
|
1759
UNIFI
UFI
$119M
| $2.67M | 0.01% |
74,000
-11,800
| -14% | -$385K |
|
|
TESO
1760
DELISTED
Tesco Corp
TESO
| $2.66M | 0.01% |
234,300
+144,005
| +159% | +$1.58M |
|
|
PBIP
1761
DELISTED
Prudential Bancorp, Inc.
PBIP
| $2.66M | 0.01% |
209,590
+19,100
| +10% | +$235K |
|
1762
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$22.6B
| $2.66M | 0.01% |
70,600
+52,000
| +280% | +$1.91M |
|
|
GSH
1763
DELISTED
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd
GSH
| $2.66M | 0.01% |
115,000
-618
| -0.5% | -$15.2K |
|
|
FNFV
1764
DELISTED
Fidelity Natl Financial, Inc.
FNFV
| $2.65M | 0.01% |
+188,200
| New | +$2.54M |
|
|
POZN
1765
DELISTED
POZEN INC
POZN
| $2.65M | 0.01% |
343,400
+160,500
| +88% | +$1.17M |
|
|
INTX
1766
DELISTED
Intersections, Inc.
INTX
| $2.62M | 0.01% |
767,800
+8,100
| +1% | +$29.2K |
|
|
AIFU
1767
AIFU Inc
AIFU
$206M
| $2.62M | 0.01% |
758
-585
| -44% | -$1.92M |
|
|
RLOC
1768
DELISTED
REACHLOCAL INC COM STK (DE)
RLOC
| $2.62M | 0.01% |
898,622
+68,222
| +8% | +$211K |
|
|
XENT
1769
DELISTED
Intersect ENT, Inc
XENT
| $2.61M | 0.01% |
+101,100
| New | +$2.31M |
|
|
LMOS
1770
DELISTED
Lumos Networks Corp
LMOS
| $2.61M | 0.01% |
171,100
+78,100
| +84% | +$1.32M |
|
1771
Korn Ferry
KFY
$4.18B
| $2.61M | 0.01% |
79,400
-49,300
| -38% | -$1.49M |
|
|
TIF
1772
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
| $2.6M | 0.01% |
29,603
-34,197
| -54% | -$3.06M |
|
|
UCFC
1773
DELISTED
United Community Financial Corp
UCFC
| $2.6M | 0.01% |
477,004
+131,900
| +38% | +$700K |
|
1774
CBIZ
CBZ
$2.99B
| $2.6M | 0.01% |
278,912
+14,986
| +6% | +$131K |
|
|
SKUL
1775
DELISTED
SKULLCANDY INC
SKUL
| $2.6M | 0.01% |
230,307
+98,722
| +75% | +$1.03M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Renaissance Technologies held 3,575 positions worth $47B, up 13% from $41.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $4.23B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 633 new positions and adding to 1,637 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2015 buy was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Gilead Sciences in Q1 2015, an estimated $314M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $342M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited SAFEWAY INC in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $210M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $47B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 633 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $47B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 May 2015.