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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CYBE
1826
DELISTED
Cyberoptics Corp
CYBE
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
269,000
-9,100
| -3% | -$49.9K |
|
|
XOOM
1827
DELISTED
XOOM CORP COM
XOOM
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
+62,799
| New | +$1.83M |
|
1828
Comp X International
CIX
$350M
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
121,700
+100
| +0.1% | +$1.32K |
|
1829
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$402M
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
67,750
-11,400
| -14% | -$288K |
|
|
NILE
1830
DELISTED
Blue Nile, Inc.
NILE
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
36,406
+16,196
| +80% | +$701K |
|
1831
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$440M
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
+64,600
| New | +$1.62M |
|
|
PZN
1832
DELISTED
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Class A
PZN
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
145,500
+23,400
| +19% | +$198K |
|
|
WES
1833
DELISTED
Western Gas Partners Lp
WES
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
+27,700
| New | +$1.67M |
|
1834
Simulations Plus
SLP
$370M
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
337,200
+31,000
| +10% | +$157K |
|
1835
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.55B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
+33,100
| New | +$1.57M |
|
1836
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.24B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
138,500
+16,500
| +14% | +$189K |
|
1837
Crawford & Co Class A
CRD.A
$532M
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
220,100
+23,000
| +12% | +$175K |
|
1838
Plexus
PLXS
$6.47B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
+39,103
| New | +$1.55M |
|
1839
Matrix Service
MTRX
$320M
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
69,200
-61,423
| -47% | -$1.31M |
|
|
ENFY
1840
DELISTED
Enlightify Inc
ENFY
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
38,850
-204
| -0.5% | -$10.1K |
|
1841
Moog Inc Class A
MOG.A
$13.3B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
24,800
-9,200
| -27% | -$579K |
|
1842
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$273M
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
267,304
-243,099
| -48% | -$1.53M |
|
|
CYRN
1843
DELISTED
CYREN Ltd.
CYRN
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
26,957
+115
| +0.4% | +$6.25K |
|
|
FMBI
1844
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
95,471
-24,500
| -20% | -$414K |
|
|
HNR
1845
DELISTED
Harvest Natural Resources
HNR
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
92,444
+33,924
| +58% | +$606K |
|
|
VIMC
1846
DELISTED
VIMICRO INTERNATIONAL CORP ADR (KY)
VIMC
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
857,200
+37,800
| +5% | +$72.1K |
|
|
CYN
1847
DELISTED
CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION
CYN
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
20,900
-106,100
| -84% | -$7.82M |
|
1848
GigaMedia
GIGM
$14.5M
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
330,840
+7,280
| +2% | +$36.3K |
|
|
MANT
1849
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
55,100
+35,700
| +184% | +$1.02M |
|
1850
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$899M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
98,144
+38,652
| +65% | +$651K |
|
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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.