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 |
VIAB
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
|
+$109M |
| 2 |
Oracle
ORCL
|
+$107M |
| 3 |
ConocoPhillips
COP
|
+$105M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$100M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$93.5M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$518M |
| 2 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$486M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$286M |
| 5 |
United Parcel Service
UPS
|
+$209M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.53% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.29% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 10.94% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.57% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.3% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2051
Vera Bradley
VRA
$98.7M
| $951K | ﹤0.01% |
46,000
-206,100
| -82% | -$4.34M |
|
|
GSOL
2052
DELISTED
Global Sources Ltd
GSOL
| $950K | ﹤0.01% |
141,621
-22,200
| -14% | -$163K |
|
|
DATE
2053
DELISTED
JIAYUAN COM INTL LTD SPON ADR (CYM)
DATE
| $950K | ﹤0.01% |
144,800
-24,500
| -14% | -$140K |
|
2054
TAT Technologies
TATT
$527M
| $943K | ﹤0.01% |
129,900
+6,200
| +5% | +$46.9K |
|
|
RSE
2055
DELISTED
ROUSE PPTYS INC COM (DE)
RSE
| $941K | ﹤0.01% |
58,200
-17,187
| -23% | -$296K |
|
2056
Wabash National
WNC
$504M
| $939K | ﹤0.01% |
70,500
-68,700
| -49% | -$948K |
|
|
IPXL
2057
DELISTED
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
IPXL
| $934K | ﹤0.01% |
+39,400
| New | +$1.01M |
|
2058
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
$142B
| $930K | ﹤0.01% |
+81,530
| New | +$950K |
|
2059
Innodata
INOD
$1.81B
| $930K | ﹤0.01% |
305,000
+23,300
| +8% | +$71.3K |
|
2060
Hawkins
HWKN
$2.9B
| $928K | ﹤0.01% |
51,600
+21,000
| +69% | +$380K |
|
2061
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.46B
| $927K | ﹤0.01% |
+41,300
| New | +$1.08M |
|
|
ULTR
2062
DELISTED
ULTRAPETROL (BAHAMAS) LTD COM STK
ULTR
| $923K | ﹤0.01% |
295,700
-8,500
| -3% | -$28.2K |
|
|
WSTC
2063
DELISTED
West Corporation
WSTC
| $922K | ﹤0.01% |
31,300
+13,100
| +72% | +$368K |
|
|
GCAP
2064
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
| $916K | ﹤0.01% |
143,800
+73,800
| +105% | +$489K |
|
|
UCFC
2065
DELISTED
United Community Financial Corp
UCFC
| $915K | ﹤0.01% |
195,504
+55,000
| +39% | +$242K |
|
|
FNBC
2066
DELISTED
First NBC Bank Holding Company
FNBC
| $914K | ﹤0.01% |
27,900
+13,200
| +90% | +$428K |
|
|
MNRK
2067
DELISTED
MONARCH FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC COM STK
MNRK
| $913K | ﹤0.01% |
79,948
+9,820
| +14% | +$107K |
|
2068
Inuvo
INUV
$15.3M
| $910K | ﹤0.01% |
60,642
+150
| +0.2% | +$1.73K |
|
|
THRD
2069
DELISTED
TF FINANCIAL CORP COM STK (PA)
THRD
| $908K | ﹤0.01% |
21,839
+2,800
| +15% | +$118K |
|
2070
UDR
UDR
$12.8B
| $907K | ﹤0.01% |
+33,300
| New | +$963K |
|
|
MBVT
2071
DELISTED
Merchants Bancshares Inc
MBVT
| $898K | ﹤0.01% |
31,856
+4,137
| +15% | +$123K |
|
|
FMER
2072
DELISTED
FIRSTMERIT CORP
FMER
| $898K | ﹤0.01% |
51,041
-101,000
| -66% | -$1.82M |
|
2073
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$8.66B
| $896K | ﹤0.01% |
53,000
-177,300
| -77% | -$3.23M |
|
|
SBY
2074
DELISTED
Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.
SBY
| $895K | ﹤0.01% |
55,200
-15,900
| -22% | -$259K |
|
|
CTWS
2075
DELISTED
Connecticut Water Service Inc
CTWS
| $894K | ﹤0.01% |
27,500
+13,900
| +102% | +$455K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2014, Renaissance Technologies held 3,213 positions worth $36.5B, down 15% from $42.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $5.32B in Q3 2014, closing 459 positions and reducing 1,053 holdings. Its most notable exit was Apple, an estimated $518M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Staples.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Viacom Inc. Class B worth $102M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2014 buy was Viacom Inc. Class B: 1,327,500 shares worth $102M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to ConocoPhillips in Q3 2014, an estimated $105M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Intel, cutting an estimated $486M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $518M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $36.5B portfolio in Q3 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 460 new positions and closed 459 in Q3 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 15% quarter-over-quarter to $36.5B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 12 Nov 2014.