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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RLOC
2001
DELISTED
REACHLOCAL INC COM STK (DE)
RLOC
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
928,800
-26,896
| -3% | -$71.9K |
|
2002
Paycom
PAYC
$7.53B
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
54,550
-32,400
| -37% | -$1.18M |
|
|
MFA
2003
MFA Financial
MFA
$935M
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
+71,650
| New | +$2.1M |
|
2004
National Bankshares
NKSH
$253M
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
62,700
+10,606
| +20% | +$327K |
|
|
ACTA
2005
DELISTED
Actua Corp
ACTA
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
165,919
-13,880
| -8% | -$189K |
|
2006
Stoneridge
SRI
$200M
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
158,000
+47,400
| +43% | +$563K |
|
|
MSO
2007
DELISTED
MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA INC
MSO
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
326,500
-325,100
| -50% | -$1.97M |
|
|
MRC
2008
DELISTED
MRC Global
MRC
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
174,200
-755,200
| -81% | -$9.87M |
|
2009
IRIDEX
IRIX
$14.5M
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
254,900
+21,087
| +9% | +$152K |
|
|
GPX
2010
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
84,994
-2,700
| -3% | -$73.5K |
|
|
PRAH
2011
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
+49,900
| New | +$2M |
|
2012
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$5.64B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
62,294
+36,394
| +141% | +$1.11M |
|
|
CRESY
2013
Cresud
CRESY
$823M
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
221,988
-9,125
| -4% | -$89.9K |
|
|
SSNI
2014
DELISTED
Silver Spring Networks, Inc.
SSNI
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
150,100
-55,631
| -27% | -$680K |
|
|
AMRI
2015
DELISTED
Albany Molecular Research Inc
AMRI
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
110,881
+83,557
| +306% | +$1.7M |
|
|
ENH
2016
DELISTED
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd
ENH
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
+31,600
| New | +$2.06M |
|
2017
Great Elm Group
GEG
$68.4M
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
221,227
-19,459
| -8% | -$172K |
|
2018
Orrstown Financial Services
ORRF
$841M
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
114,200
+11,500
| +11% | +$193K |
|
2019
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.24B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
59,000
-254,600
| -81% | -$8.7M |
|
|
BGC
2020
DELISTED
General Cable Corporation
BGC
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
161,100
+101,800
| +172% | +$1.59M |
|
2021
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.79B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
310,376
+68,558
| +28% | +$434K |
|
2022
Graham Corp
GHM
$1.1B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
108,400
+18,107
| +20% | +$328K |
|
2023
United Fire Group
UFCS
$1.34B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
54,500
+16,700
| +44% | +$577K |
|
2024
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$2.82B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
71,395
-21,116
| -23% | -$563K |
|
2025
GSI Technology
GSIT
$224M
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
469,300
+26,100
| +6% | +$124K |
|
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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.