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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1926
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$9.46B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
81,609
+60,700
| +290% | +$793K |
|
1927
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$15.2B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
129,100
-32,246
| -20% | -$315K |
|
1928
Consolidated Water Co
CWCO
$472M
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
79,300
-23,300
| -23% | -$298K |
|
|
CXDC
1929
DELISTED
China XD Plastics Company Limited
CXDC
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
258,000
+4,500
| +2% | +$19.1K |
|
|
TRNX
1930
DELISTED
TORNIER N V SHARES (NLD)
TRNX
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
+61,400
| New | +$1.14M |
|
|
ATHN
1931
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
10,898
-100,602
| -90% | -$10.9M |
|
1932
Silicom
SILC
$201M
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
31,800
+10,600
| +50% | +$371K |
|
1933
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$829M
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
139,925
+22,533
| +19% | +$177K |
|
|
TEN
1934
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd
TEN
$1.19B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
44,900
-18,580
| -29% | -$461K |
|
1935
NRC Health Common Stock
NRC
$405M
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
61,932
-5,868
| -9% | -$101K |
|
1936
MasTec
MTZ
$22.7B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
38,400
-258,500
| -87% | -$8.49M |
|
|
ACAT
1937
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,400
| New | +$1.11M |
|
|
KMG
1938
DELISTED
KMG Chemicals Inc
KMG
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
52,800
+9,000
| +21% | +$206K |
|
|
WTT
1939
DELISTED
Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.
WTT
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
573,600
+7,800
| +1% | +$12.9K |
|
|
GHDX
1940
DELISTED
Genomic Health, Inc.
GHDX
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
37,800
-129,200
| -77% | -$4.32M |
|
|
SGNT
1941
DELISTED
SAGENT PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM STK (DE)
SGNT
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
56,600
+46,400
| +455% | +$1.03M |
|
|
VIMC
1942
DELISTED
VIMICRO INTERNATIONAL CORP ADR (KY)
VIMC
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
819,400
+7,600
| +0.9% | +$10.5K |
|
|
HTLF
1943
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
41,300
| – | – |
|
|
FGH
1944
DELISTED
FG Group Holdings Inc.
FGH
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
269,900
+9,800
| +4% | +$41.5K |
|
|
CTCT
1945
DELISTED
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
48,513
-113,700
| -70% | -$2.16M |
|
|
GST
1946
DELISTED
Gastar Exploration Inc.
GST
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
290,580
+193,080
| +198% | +$667K |
|
1947
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.28B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
80,400
-31,900
| -28% | -$458K |
|
|
SPRT
1948
DELISTED
support.com, Inc.
SPRT
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
70,133
-35,202
| -33% | -$573K |
|
1949
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$14.4B
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
47,532
-83,461
| -64% | -$1.89M |
|
1950
Tower Semiconductor
TSEM
$21.2B
| $1.14M | ﹤0.01% |
234,951
+9,198
| +4% | +$43.7K |
|
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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.