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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$405M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$314M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$229M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$224M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$207M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$342M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$156M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$149M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$41.9B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
26,500
+7,200
| +37% | +$514K |
|
1952
inTEST
INTT
$155M
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
467,440
+18,890
| +4% | +$78.1K |
|
1953
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.66B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
78,620
+27,500
| +54% | +$593K |
|
1954
Suburban Propane Partners
SPH
$1.24B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
44,498
-87,369
| -66% | -$3.86M |
|
|
TBHC
1955
DELISTED
The Brand House Collective
TBHC
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
80,376
+46,976
| +141% | +$1.13M |
|
1956
Mistras Group
MG
$484M
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
98,500
-33,114
| -25% | -$641K |
|
|
GBNK
1957
DELISTED
Guaranty Bancorp
GBNK
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
111,420
+24,297
| +28% | +$371K |
|
|
BREW
1958
DELISTED
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.
BREW
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
138,300
+20,000
| +17% | +$249K |
|
1959
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.8B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
41,550
-149,200
| -78% | -$6.38M |
|
|
SMT
1960
DELISTED
SMART TECHNOLOGIES INC COM NEW
SMT
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
154,170
+4,120
| +3% | +$53.9K |
|
1961
Agree Realty
ADC
$9.34B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
57,000
+31,300
| +122% | +$1.04M |
|
|
CHA
1962
DELISTED
China Telecom Corporation, LTD
CHA
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
29,200
+8,600
| +42% | +$528K |
|
1963
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.71B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
58,210
+41,600
| +250% | +$1.32M |
|
|
SJI
1964
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
69,000
+42,200
| +157% | +$1.2M |
|
1965
Willdan Group
WLDN
$1.04B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
118,100
+51,500
| +77% | +$710K |
|
|
VTTI
1966
DELISTED
VTTI Energy Partners LP
VTTI
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+75,224
| New | +$1.8M |
|
1967
Primoris Services
PRIM
$4.58B
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
108,224
+58,424
| +117% | +$1.14M |
|
|
TRST
1968
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$970M
| $1.86M | ﹤0.01% |
54,040
+26,560
| +97% | +$899K |
|
|
BFX
1969
DELISTED
BowFlex Inc.
BFX
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
121,400
-83,700
| -41% | -$1.27M |
|
|
SAAS
1970
DELISTED
inContact, Inc.
SAAS
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
+169,922
| New | +$1.71M |
|
|
AVEO
1971
DELISTED
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AVEO
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
127,600
+60,020
| +89% | +$656K |
|
1972
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
AMPH
$879M
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
+123,380
| New | +$1.65M |
|
1973
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.72B
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,000
| New | +$1.88M |
|
|
CRAY
1974
DELISTED
Cray, Inc.
CRAY
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
+65,727
| New | +$2.09M |
|
|
ARG
1975
DELISTED
Airgas Inc
ARG
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,400
| New | +$1.97M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Renaissance Technologies held 3,575 positions worth $47B, up 13% from $41.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $4.23B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 633 new positions and adding to 1,637 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2015 buy was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Gilead Sciences in Q1 2015, an estimated $314M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $342M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited SAFEWAY INC in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $210M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $47B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 633 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $47B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 May 2015.