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 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$328M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$229M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
Target
TGT
|
+$155M |
| 5 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$153M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$283M |
| 2 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$211M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$199M |
| 4 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$184M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$177M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.03% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.1% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.99% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 11.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BFS
1826
Saul Centers
BFS
$858M
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
31,200
+7,000
| +29% | +$320K |
|
|
LNW
1827
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
88,900
-84,700
| -49% | -$1.2M |
|
|
ICAD
1828
DELISTED
iCAD Inc
ICAD
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
272,160
+12,300
| +5% | +$71K |
|
1829
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$4.82B
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
118,012
+42,300
| +56% | +$545K |
|
1830
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.24B
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
122,000
-9,840
| -7% | -$115K |
|
|
HF
1831
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
60,834
+34,235
| +129% | +$699K |
|
1832
Navios Maritime Partners
NMM
$2.22B
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
+6,464
| New | +$1.42M |
|
1833
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$368M
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
136,400
-30,816
| -18% | -$340K |
|
|
EMMS
1834
DELISTED
Emmis Communications Corp
EMMS
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
140,235
+39,235
| +39% | +$429K |
|
1835
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$42.9B
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
28,000
-12,500
| -31% | -$628K |
|
1836
Consumer Portfolio Services
CPSS
$209M
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
238,719
-81,881
| -26% | -$519K |
|
|
WLB
1837
DELISTED
Westmoreland Coal Company
WLB
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
107,231
+30,147
| +39% | +$386K |
|
|
EIHI
1838
DELISTED
EASTERN INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC COM STK
EIHI
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
57,887
+29,019
| +101% | +$609K |
|
1839
Scholastic
SCHL
$774M
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
+49,201
| New | +$1.49M |
|
1840
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.23B
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
60,171
-24,400
| -29% | -$564K |
|
|
PGNX
1841
DELISTED
Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc
PGNX
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
280,100
+177,011
| +172% | +$960K |
|
1842
Reading International Class A
RDI
$32.5M
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
213,900
+5,333
| +3% | +$33.8K |
|
1843
Foster
FSTR
$421M
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
30,700
-7,400
| -19% | -$330K |
|
1844
Taoping
TAOP
$6.72M
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
151
-9
| -6% | -$57.9K |
|
1845
Enovis
ENOV
$1.74B
| $1.4M | ﹤0.01% |
14,351
-63,677
| -82% | -$5.87M |
|
1846
Dine Brands
DIN
$462M
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
20,200
+7,502
| +59% | +$515K |
|
|
RSE
1847
DELISTED
ROUSE PPTYS INC COM (DE)
RSE
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
67,700
-3,400
| -5% | -$67.7K |
|
|
LABL
1848
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
41,037
+19,337
| +89% | +$634K |
|
|
MHGC
1849
DELISTED
Morgans Hotel Group Co.
MHGC
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
181,020
+49,920
| +38% | +$357K |
|
1850
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.9B
| $1.39M | ﹤0.01% |
28,800
+800
| +3% | +$34.9K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2013, Renaissance Technologies held 3,196 positions worth $41.2B, up 8.1% from $38.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2013 filing shows 439 new, 1,284 increased, 1,031 reduced and 412 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GE Aerospace: 1,361,721 shares worth $156M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $283M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2013 buy was GE Aerospace: 1,361,721 shares worth $156M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to IBM in Q3 2013, an estimated $328M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Eli Lilly, cutting an estimated $211M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $283M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.2B portfolio in Q3 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 439 new positions and closed 412 in Q3 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 8.1% quarter-over-quarter to $41.2B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 13 Nov 2013.