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 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$276M |
| 2 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$272M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$161M |
| 4 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$151M |
| 5 |
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
|
+$146M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$405M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$207M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$123M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$114M |
| 5 |
BEAM
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
|
+$109M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.92% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.46% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.99% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.52% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.55% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
PC Connection
CNXN
$2.09B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
54,800
-8,100
| -13% | -$167K |
|
|
XRA
2002
DELISTED
Exeter Resources Corporation
XRA
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
1,594,600
-81,800
| -5% | -$51.5K |
|
|
DRTX
2003
DELISTED
DURATA THERAPEUTICS INC COM STK (DE)
DRTX
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
66,200
+5,900
| +10% | +$87.8K |
|
2004
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.71B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
42,779
-136,961
| -76% | -$3.56M |
|
|
CORV
2005
DELISTED
Correvio Pharma Corp. Ordinary Shares (Canada)
CORV
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
143,298
-77,315
| -35% | -$584K |
|
2006
Taoping
TAOP
$6.72M
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
150
-3
| -2% | -$23.8K |
|
|
NED
2007
DELISTED
NOAH EDUCATION HOLDINGS LTD ADR (CYM)
NED
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
401,100
+32,700
| +9% | +$90.7K |
|
2008
Matthews International
MATW
$887M
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
26,804
-77,696
| -74% | -$3.17M |
|
2009
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$163M
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
48,500
+1,700
| +4% | +$35.8K |
|
|
STNR
2010
DELISTED
STEINER LEISURE LTD
STNR
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
+25,712
| New | +$1.09M |
|
|
SPAN
2011
DELISTED
Span-America Medical Systems I
SPAN
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
52,300
+1,700
| +3% | +$36.7K |
|
2012
SITE Centers
SITC
$236M
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
48,670
-1,335,678
| -96% | -$29.6M |
|
|
MBTF
2013
DELISTED
MBT Financial Corporation
MBTF
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
201,684
+12,992
| +7% | +$67.1K |
|
|
AUO
2014
DELISTED
AU Optronics Corp
AUO
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
+261,300
| New | +$998K |
|
2015
Innovative Solutions & Support
ISSC
$319M
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
146,800
-15,900
| -10% | -$111K |
|
|
MOFG
2016
DELISTED
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
45,200
+14,700
| +48% | +$356K |
|
|
WSR
2017
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
72,681
-14,519
| -17% | -$207K |
|
|
IIN
2018
DELISTED
IntriCon Corporation
IIN
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
126,100
+10,000
| +9% | +$67.3K |
|
|
LNBB
2019
DELISTED
L N B BANCORP INC
LNBB
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
88,275
+17,261
| +24% | +$194K |
|
|
CAW
2020
DELISTED
CCA Industries, Inc.
CAW
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
308,200
+2,200
| +0.7% | +$7.01K |
|
|
HPY
2021
DELISTED
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. COM STK
HPY
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
25,900
-106,919
| -80% | -$4.35M |
|
|
GOLD
2022
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
12,787
-6,393
| -33% | -$490K |
|
|
WAIR
2023
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
+53,300
| New | +$1.11M |
|
2024
KVH Industries
KVHI
$171M
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
81,100
-16,957
| -17% | -$224K |
|
|
DCOM
2025
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
66,955
+44,255
| +195% | +$702K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2014, Renaissance Technologies held 3,246 positions worth $42.9B, up 2.9% from $41.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q2 2014 filing shows 450 new, 1,273 increased, 1,008 reduced and 492 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Procter & Gamble: 2,001,729 shares worth $157M. The largest sale was Verizon, an estimated $405M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q2 2014 buy was Procter & Gamble: 2,001,729 shares worth $157M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Pfizer in Q2 2014, an estimated $276M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Verizon, cutting an estimated $405M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $123M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $42.9B portfolio in Q2 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 450 new positions and closed 492 in Q2 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $42.9B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 13 Aug 2014.