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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2151
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.61B
| $727K | ﹤0.01% |
50,300
-10,200
| -17% | -$153K |
|
|
REV
2152
DELISTED
Revlon, Inc.
REV
| $726K | ﹤0.01% |
26,159
-39,700
| -60% | -$981K |
|
2153
Patrick Industries
PATK
$2.79B
| $724K | ﹤0.01% |
+81,368
| New | +$618K |
|
|
AXU
2154
DELISTED
Alexco Resource Corp
AXU
| $723K | ﹤0.01% |
505,400
-445,200
| -47% | -$660K |
|
|
KIOR
2155
DELISTED
KIOR, INC CLASS A COM STK
KIOR
| $720K | ﹤0.01% |
+255,200
| New | +$847K |
|
|
PENX
2156
DELISTED
PENFORD CORP
PENX
| $718K | ﹤0.01% |
50,400
+14,300
| +40% | +$204K |
|
2157
Lincoln Educational Services
LINC
$1.33B
| $717K | ﹤0.01% |
155,600
-75,800
| -33% | -$426K |
|
|
MPG
2158
DELISTED
MPG OFFICE TRUST, INC COM
MPG
| $716K | ﹤0.01% |
+228,600
| New | +$713K |
|
|
YDKG
2159
Yueda Digital Holding
YDKG
$5.53M
| $715K | ﹤0.01% |
203
+10
| +5% | +$36K |
|
|
ENZ
2160
DELISTED
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
ENZ
| $715K | ﹤0.01% |
283,900
+25,400
| +10% | +$60.2K |
|
2161
DHI Group
DHX
$176M
| $712K | ﹤0.01% |
+83,650
| New | +$738K |
|
2162
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.71B
| $710K | ﹤0.01% |
+33,800
| New | +$692K |
|
|
ENH
2163
DELISTED
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd
ENH
| $709K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,200
| New | +$685K |
|
2164
Data I/O
DAIO
$30M
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
232,000
+4,800
| +2% | +$11.6K |
|
2165
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$600M
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
7,900
-19,770
| -71% | -$1.51M |
|
|
PRGN
2166
DELISTED
PARAGON SHIPPING INC CL A NEW (MHL)
PRGN
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
3,221
+121
| +4% | +$25K |
|
2167
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$600M
| $707K | ﹤0.01% |
+45,900
| New | +$587K |
|
|
FRBK
2168
DELISTED
Republic First Bancorp Inc
FRBK
| $707K | ﹤0.01% |
221,500
+31,400
| +17% | +$105K |
|
2169
IES Holdings
IESC
$11.4B
| $706K | ﹤0.01% |
174,000
-600
| -0.3% | -$2.74K |
|
2170
Jakks Pacific
JAKK
$302M
| $706K | ﹤0.01% |
15,699
+12,076
| +333% | +$783K |
|
2171
DHT Holdings
DHT
$2.99B
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
160,663
+10,699
| +7% | +$46.1K |
|
|
FOLD
2172
DELISTED
Amicus Therapeutics
FOLD
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
302,600
+128,956
| +74% | +$324K |
|
2173
Inuvo
INUV
$15.9M
| $702K | ﹤0.01% |
59,002
+2,320
| +4% | +$23.6K |
|
2174
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.43B
| $699K | ﹤0.01% |
29,887
+16,007
| +115% | +$405K |
|
|
PDH
2175
DELISTED
PETROLOGISTICS LP UNIT LTD PARTNERSHIP INT
PDH
| $697K | ﹤0.01% |
58,273
-324,527
| -85% | -$4.04M |
|
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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.