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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1776
Camden National
CAC
$988M
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
70,500
-4,050
| -5% | -$98.1K |
|
1777
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.79B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
56,400
+1,800
| +3% | +$58.3K |
|
1778
Allient
ALNT
$1.34B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
173,400
-29,700
| -15% | -$284K |
|
|
WSR
1779
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
117,700
+45,019
| +62% | +$672K |
|
1780
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1.42B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
36,989
+29,259
| +379% | +$1.33M |
|
|
AMRE
1781
DELISTED
AMREIT INC NEW COM STK
AMRE
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
+70,906
| New | +$1.62M |
|
|
TULP
1782
Bloomia Holdings
TULP
$16.1M
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
75,600
+4,114
| +6% | +$88.3K |
|
1783
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.3B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
148,200
+65,386
| +79% | +$690K |
|
|
GBL
1784
DELISTED
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
GBL
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
42,340
-3,157
| -7% | -$133K |
|
|
ROIC
1785
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
109,400
-167,260
| -60% | -$2.61M |
|
|
NKA
1786
DELISTED
NISKA GAS STORAGE PARTNERS LLC UNIT LTD LIABILITY CO INTS
NKA
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
128,500
+9,500
| +8% | +$138K |
|
|
TAHO
1787
DELISTED
Tahoe Resources Inc
TAHO
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+78,900
| New | +$1.98M |
|
|
JCP
1788
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+159,600
| New | +$1.56M |
|
1789
Air T
AIRT
$73.1M
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
184,200
+15,600
| +9% | +$125K |
|
1790
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$25.5B
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
+63,385
| New | +$1.62M |
|
|
IGTE
1791
DELISTED
IGATE CORPORATION
IGTE
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
43,349
-287,300
| -87% | -$10.7M |
|
1792
Silicom
SILC
$201M
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
54,200
-71,800
| -57% | -$2.23M |
|
|
TGB
1793
Trekor Metals
TGB
$2.45B
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
929,500
-393,000
| -30% | -$865K |
|
1794
Cemex
CX
$16.9B
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
136,155
-368,843
| -73% | -$4.28M |
|
1795
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$492M
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
50,783
-62,986
| -55% | -$2.09M |
|
1796
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.68B
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
141,666
-308,379
| -69% | -$3.58M |
|
|
CLMS
1797
DELISTED
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
CLMS
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
139,100
+40,900
| +42% | +$517K |
|
1798
AstroNova
ALOT
$223M
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
118,750
+4,000
| +3% | +$53.4K |
|
|
AZUR
1799
DELISTED
AZURE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP COM UNT LTD PARTNER INT
AZUR
| $1.56M | ﹤0.01% |
73,326
+29,183
| +66% | +$604K |
|
|
STS
1800
DELISTED
Supreme Industries Inc Class A
STS
| $1.56M | ﹤0.01% |
199,903
+21,900
| +12% | +$159K |
|
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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.