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 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$671M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$636M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$515M |
| 4 |
NVO
Novo Nordisk
NVO
|
+$465M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$458M |
Top Sells
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.45% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.58% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.68% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.61% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
Roper Technologies
ROP
$36.3B
| $50.2M | 0.13% |
+404,000
| New | +$49.5M |
|
|
FLIR
177
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
| $50M | 0.13% |
+1,854,360
| New | +$46M |
|
178
TFS Financial
TFSL
$5.1B
| $49.7M | 0.13% |
+4,437,322
| New | +$48.1M |
|
179
eBay
EBAY
$48.6B
| $49.6M | 0.13% |
+2,277,253
| New | +$51.6M |
|
180
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.31B
| $49.5M | 0.13% |
+1,632,193
| New | +$49.9M |
|
181
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77B
| $49.4M | 0.13% |
+596,200
| New | +$46.4M |
|
182
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.7B
| $49.3M | 0.13% |
+681,403
| New | +$50M |
|
|
BEAM
183
DELISTED
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
| $49.2M | 0.13% |
+779,800
| New | +$50.5M |
|
184
KKR & Co
KKR
$89.2B
| $48.8M | 0.13% |
+2,482,800
| New | +$49.3M |
|
185
Tapestry
TPR
$28.8B
| $48.7M | 0.13% |
+853,800
| New | +$48M |
|
186
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$5.2B
| $48.7M | 0.13% |
+3,294,700
| New | +$59.8M |
|
|
LSI
187
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
| $48.7M | 0.13% |
+1,126,350
| New | +$49.8M |
|
188
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$10.9B
| $48.6M | 0.13% |
+1,184,309
| New | +$50.7M |
|
189
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$40.3B
| $48.6M | 0.13% |
+3,396,000
| New | +$61.2M |
|
190
Macy's
M
$6.15B
| $48.1M | 0.13% |
+1,001,764
| New | +$46.5M |
|
191
Akamai
AKAM
$16.8B
| $48M | 0.13% |
+1,128,700
| New | +$47.2M |
|
192
Loews
L
$24.3B
| $47.4M | 0.12% |
+1,067,400
| New | +$47.8M |
|
193
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
| $47.3M | 0.12% |
+1,533,400
| New | +$47.9M |
|
194
McKesson
MCK
$98.5B
| $47.3M | 0.12% |
+412,900
| New | +$46M |
|
|
CLWR
195
DELISTED
CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A COM STK (DE)
CLWR
| $47M | 0.12% |
+9,419,264
| New | +$35.4M |
|
|
AGU
196
DELISTED
Agrium
AGU
| $47M | 0.12% |
+540,700
| New | +$49.3M |
|
197
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$116B
| $46.5M | 0.12% |
+1,136,800
| New | +$45.8M |
|
|
TGNA
198
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
| $46.3M | 0.12% |
+3,618,753
| New | +$40.9M |
|
199
American Electric Power
AEP
$73.7B
| $46.3M | 0.12% |
+1,033,300
| New | +$49.6M |
|
200
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$78.3B
| $46.2M | 0.12% |
+949,200
| New | +$46.8M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2013 Portfolio in Review
Q2 2013 is the first quarter with a 13F filing on record for Renaissance Technologies, which disclosed 2,756 positions worth $38.1B. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Its largest position is Eli Lilly: 12,326,205 shares worth $605M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2013 buy was Eli Lilly: 12,326,205 shares worth $605M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $38.1B portfolio in Q2 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies disclosed 2,756 positions in Q2 2013, its first 13F filing on record.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2013, filed 12 Aug 2013.