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 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$328M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$229M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
Target
TGT
|
+$155M |
| 5 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$153M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$283M |
| 2 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$211M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$199M |
| 4 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$184M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$177M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.03% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.1% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.99% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 11.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
USCR
2101
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
| $812K | ﹤0.01% |
+40,500
| New | +$743K |
|
|
AVID
2102
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
| $811K | ﹤0.01% |
+135,187
| New | +$781K |
|
|
FMD
2103
DELISTED
FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
FMD
| $811K | ﹤0.01% |
98,930
+86,130
| +673% | +$1.07M |
|
2104
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.69B
| $809K | ﹤0.01% |
140,671
+89,595
| +175% | +$451K |
|
2105
Pampa Energía
PAM
$4.77B
| $806K | ﹤0.01% |
161,100
+4,700
| +3% | +$17.5K |
|
2106
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
CPIX
$101M
| $805K | ﹤0.01% |
177,662
-73,206
| -29% | -$364K |
|
|
HGG
2107
DELISTED
hhgregg Inc.
HGG
| $801K | ﹤0.01% |
+44,700
| New | +$770K |
|
2108
Amtech Systems
ASYS
$259M
| $799K | ﹤0.01% |
109,491
-1,105
| -1% | -$7.38K |
|
|
SCMP
2109
DELISTED
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
SCMP
| $797K | ﹤0.01% |
127,800
-107,200
| -46% | -$670K |
|
2110
Stantec
STN
$7.92B
| $793K | ﹤0.01% |
31,000
+18,600
| +150% | +$441K |
|
2111
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.3B
| $792K | ﹤0.01% |
19,900
+4,000
| +25% | +$163K |
|
|
FRS
2112
DELISTED
FRISCH'S RESTAURANTS INC
FRS
| $789K | ﹤0.01% |
32,700
+1,900
| +6% | +$39.1K |
|
2113
Escalade
ESCA
$288M
| $788K | ﹤0.01% |
91,496
+8,096
| +10% | +$58.6K |
|
|
MSO
2114
DELISTED
MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA INC
MSO
| $788K | ﹤0.01% |
342,500
-6,428
| -2% | -$15.8K |
|
|
METR
2115
DELISTED
METRO BANCORP, INC COMMON STOCK
METR
| $786K | ﹤0.01% |
37,400
+13,698
| +58% | +$291K |
|
|
VTSS
2116
DELISTED
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
VTSS
| $786K | ﹤0.01% |
258,600
+173,700
| +205% | +$482K |
|
|
SAAS
2117
DELISTED
inContact, Inc.
SAAS
| $785K | ﹤0.01% |
95,200
+45,300
| +91% | +$387K |
|
2118
Galicia Financial Group
GGAL
$8.29B
| $781K | ﹤0.01% |
82,165
-37,035
| -31% | -$250K |
|
|
SNMX
2119
DELISTED
Senomyx, Inc.
SNMX
| $780K | ﹤0.01% |
221,000
-86,044
| -28% | -$257K |
|
2120
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.79B
| $778K | ﹤0.01% |
46,118
+3,100
| +7% | +$55.5K |
|
|
GRP.U
2121
DELISTED
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
GRP.U
| $777K | ﹤0.01% |
21,800
-14,100
| -39% | -$489K |
|
2122
ICF International
ICFI
$1.46B
| $772K | ﹤0.01% |
21,800
-100
| -0.5% | -$3.37K |
|
|
USAK
2123
DELISTED
USA Truck Inc
USAK
| $772K | ﹤0.01% |
86,200
-3,600
| -4% | -$22.1K |
|
|
GV
2124
DELISTED
Goldfield Corporation
GV
| $771K | ﹤0.01% |
450,600
-139,600
| -24% | -$273K |
|
|
GRT
2125
DELISTED
GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST
GRT
| $770K | ﹤0.01% |
79,000
-111,900
| -59% | -$1.2M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2013, Renaissance Technologies held 3,196 positions worth $41.2B, up 8.1% from $38.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2013 filing shows 439 new, 1,284 increased, 1,031 reduced and 412 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GE Aerospace: 1,361,721 shares worth $156M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $283M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2013 buy was GE Aerospace: 1,361,721 shares worth $156M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to IBM in Q3 2013, an estimated $328M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Eli Lilly, cutting an estimated $211M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Apple in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $283M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.2B portfolio in Q3 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 439 new positions and closed 412 in Q3 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 8.1% quarter-over-quarter to $41.2B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 13 Nov 2013.