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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$368M
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
129,800
+47,800
| +58% | +$502K |
|
1902
Resources Connection
RGP
$140M
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
+92,428
| New | +$1.36M |
|
|
STBZ
1903
DELISTED
State Bank Financial Corporation. Common Stock
STBZ
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
79,300
+6,000
| +8% | +$99.9K |
|
|
PMBC
1904
DELISTED
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp
PMBC
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
184,200
+11,300
| +7% | +$78.3K |
|
1905
Haemonetics
HAE
$3.88B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
36,700
-178,100
| -83% | -$6.36M |
|
1906
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$279M
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
191,101
-32,129
| -14% | -$247K |
|
1907
LPL Financial
LPLA
$27B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
27,600
-60,800
| -69% | -$2.93M |
|
|
JE
1908
DELISTED
Just Energy Group Inc
JE
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+8,267
| New | +$1.51M |
|
|
MFA
1909
MFA Financial
MFA
$932M
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+40,750
| New | +$1.34M |
|
1910
Comp X International
CIX
$352M
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
122,900
| – | – |
|
1911
American Coastal Insurance
ACIC
$536M
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
84,200
-111,400
| -57% | -$1.75M |
|
1912
Hooker Furnishings Corp
HOFT
$147M
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
82,765
+1,700
| +2% | +$26.1K |
|
|
PHX
1913
DELISTED
PHX Minerals
PHX
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
+42,150
| New | +$1.3M |
|
|
GSS
1914
DELISTED
Golden Star Resources Ltd.
GSS
| $1.26M | ﹤0.01% |
605,080
+120,600
| +25% | +$308K |
|
|
ARQL
1915
DELISTED
Arqule Inc
ARQL
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
1,120,035
+17,867
| +2% | +$23.5K |
|
|
SMC
1916
Summit Midstream
SMC
$420M
| $1.25M | ﹤0.01% |
1,635
-479
| -23% | -$367K |
|
|
ORBC
1917
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
215,300
-90,700
| -30% | -$566K |
|
|
STML
1918
DELISTED
Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.
STML
| $1.24M | ﹤0.01% |
99,300
-1,752
| -2% | -$21.6K |
|
1919
Geospace Technologies
GEOS
$84M
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
+35,100
| New | +$1.47M |
|
|
CACB
1920
DELISTED
Cascade Bancorp
CACB
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
244,307
-119,004
| -33% | -$624K |
|
1921
Entravision Communication
EVC
$1.02B
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
311,097
+110,258
| +55% | +$555K |
|
|
RLD
1922
DELISTED
REALD INC COM STK
RLD
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
131,500
+76,200
| +138% | +$767K |
|
|
EARN
1923
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT
EARN
$166M
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
75,900
-40,724
| -35% | -$689K |
|
|
JAH
1924
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
30,636
-187,650
| -86% | -$7.34M |
|
|
APTS
1925
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
| $1.23M | ﹤0.01% |
147,198
+91,398
| +164% | +$804K |
|
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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.