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 |
SIAL
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
|
+$237M |
| 2 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$190M |
| 3 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$149M |
| 4 |
Sysco
SYY
|
+$133M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$125M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$306M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$215M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$193M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$185M |
| 5 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$177M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.17% |
| 2 | Financials | 11.79% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.07% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.39% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.6% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TVTY
1976
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
183,500
-77,500
| -30% | -$947K |
|
1977
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.18B
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
60,845
+44,700
| +277% | +$1.7M |
|
1978
Perion Network
PERI
$377M
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
323,600
+34,550
| +12% | +$255K |
|
1979
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$4.94B
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
+175,200
| New | +$3.03M |
|
1980
Par Pacific Holdings
PARR
$4.31B
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
97,500
-33,437
| -26% | -$644K |
|
|
MATR
1981
DELISTED
Mattersight Corp.
MATR
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
262,300
+43,800
| +20% | +$290K |
|
1982
Aware
AWRE
$24.9M
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
602,500
+10,900
| +2% | +$37.2K |
|
|
EVRI
1983
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
391,600
-403,078
| -51% | -$2.31M |
|
1984
Citizens & Northern Corp
CZNC
$456M
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
102,700
+27,790
| +37% | +$553K |
|
|
CSII
1985
DELISTED
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
CSII
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
+126,539
| New | +$3.19M |
|
1986
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.11B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
43,700
-33,326
| -43% | -$1.46M |
|
1987
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$732M
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
142,100
+69,061
| +95% | +$998K |
|
1988
Granite Construction
GVA
$5.03B
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
67,200
-64,000
| -49% | -$2.15M |
|
|
GLUU
1989
DELISTED
Glu Mobile Inc.
GLUU
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
456,400
-990,800
| -68% | -$5.08M |
|
|
MPG
1990
DELISTED
Metaldyne Performance Group Inc.
MPG
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
94,700
+82,100
| +652% | +$1.61M |
|
|
AFAM
1991
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
49,700
+8,600
| +21% | +$384K |
|
|
MAGN
1992
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$475M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
+8,885
| New | +$2.2M |
|
|
TLMR
1993
DELISTED
TALMER BANCORP INC (MI)
TLMR
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
119,300
+100,400
| +531% | +$1.66M |
|
|
SHOE
1994
Shoe Station Group
SHOE
$420M
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
166,400
+46,800
| +39% | +$624K |
|
1995
ICF International
ICFI
$1.46B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
65,000
-13,417
| -17% | -$461K |
|
|
WGL
1996
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
34,200
+18,000
| +111% | +$990K |
|
1997
ClearOne Inc
CLRO
$11.5M
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
11,140
+132
| +1% | +$24.2K |
|
|
ASRT
1998
DELISTED
Assertio
ASRT
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
+1,736
| New | +$2.96M |
|
|
AGEN
1999
Agenus
AGEN
$329M
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
21,727
+13,218
| +155% | +$1.96M |
|
|
ASNA
2000
DELISTED
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
ASNA
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
+7,047
| New | +$1.84M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2015, Renaissance Technologies held 3,649 positions worth $41.9B, down 4.5% from $43.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $1.51B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 454 new positions and adding to 1,731 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, down from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walmart Inc, an estimated $185M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2015 buy was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP in Q3 2015, an estimated $237M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $185M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Microsoft in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $306M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $41.9B portfolio in Q3 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 454 new positions and closed 519 in Q3 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $41.9B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.