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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$228M |
| 2 |
General Dynamics
GD
|
+$195M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$191M |
| 4 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$180M |
| 5 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
+$175M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
|
+$380M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$284M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$181M |
| 4 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$153M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$148M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.55% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 12.92% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.48% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.29% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2226
Lifetime Brands
LCUT
$192M
| $819K | ﹤0.01% |
47,600
-2,500
| -5% | -$39.9K |
|
2227
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$14.2B
| $819K | ﹤0.01% |
+36,200
| New | +$821K |
|
2228
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.68B
| $819K | ﹤0.01% |
+27,800
| New | +$770K |
|
|
RENX
2229
DELISTED
RELX N.V.
RENX
| $819K | ﹤0.01% |
52,884
-3,275
| -6% | -$49.2K |
|
|
ENIA
2230
DELISTED
Enel Amricas S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing 50 shares of Common Stock)
ENIA
| $814K | ﹤0.01% |
+94,183
| New | +$808K |
|
|
HMHC
2231
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
| $814K | ﹤0.01% |
+39,300
| New | +$784K |
|
2232
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$13.4B
| $813K | ﹤0.01% |
21,900
-61,800
| -74% | -$2.23M |
|
2233
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.55B
| $812K | ﹤0.01% |
15,300
-54,100
| -78% | -$2.85M |
|
|
ATE
2234
DELISTED
Advantest Corp
ATE
| $812K | ﹤0.01% |
65,600
+3,500
| +6% | +$42.1K |
|
2235
Orion Energy Systems
OESX
$38.9M
| $810K | ﹤0.01% |
14,730
-6,510
| -31% | -$328K |
|
2236
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$593M
| $808K | ﹤0.01% |
123,204
+16,404
| +15% | +$114K |
|
2237
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.84B
| $805K | ﹤0.01% |
9,100
-6,905
| -43% | -$570K |
|
2238
Euroseas
ESEA
$536M
| $804K | ﹤0.01% |
16,246
+905
| +6% | +$55.8K |
|
2239
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$861M
| $802K | ﹤0.01% |
10,100
-4,425
| -30% | -$326K |
|
|
ONVI
2240
DELISTED
Onvia, Inc.
ONVI
| $802K | ﹤0.01% |
159,800
+1,900
| +1% | +$8.43K |
|
|
ARNA
2241
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
| $800K | ﹤0.01% |
23,050
-54,266
| -70% | -$2.2M |
|
2242
Agree Realty
ADC
$9.66B
| $799K | ﹤0.01% |
25,700
-10,952
| -30% | -$330K |
|
2243
Codexis
CDXS
$158M
| $799K | ﹤0.01% |
316,900
+35,100
| +12% | +$83.7K |
|
|
JCTC
2244
Jewett-Cameron Trading
JCTC
$8.98M
| $799K | ﹤0.01% |
157,800
+2,000
| +1% | +$10.2K |
|
|
ARPI
2245
DELISTED
AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PPTYS INC COM
ARPI
| $799K | ﹤0.01% |
45,500
+18,800
| +70% | +$339K |
|
|
DCOM
2246
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
| $797K | ﹤0.01% |
48,972
-18,901
| -28% | -$288K |
|
2247
Suncor Energy
SU
$77.7B
| $796K | ﹤0.01% |
25,040
-1,152,126
| -98% | -$38.1M |
|
|
GSS
2248
DELISTED
Golden Star Resources Ltd.
GSS
| $795K | ﹤0.01% |
756,880
+151,800
| +25% | +$224K |
|
|
HCT
2249
DELISTED
AMRICAN RLTY CAP HEALTHCARE TRUST INC. COMMON STOCK
HCT
| $795K | ﹤0.01% |
+66,800
| New | +$758K |
|
2250
BGC Group
BGC
$5.64B
| $793K | ﹤0.01% |
134,700
-458,607
| -77% | -$2.46M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, Renaissance Technologies held 3,351 positions worth $41.4B, up 13% from $36.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $3.19B of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 590 new positions and adding to 1,468 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was General Dynamics: 1,436,400 shares worth $198M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $284M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2014 buy was General Dynamics: 1,436,400 shares worth $198M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to PepsiCo in Q4 2014, an estimated $228M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $284M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited TW TELECOM INC CL A COM in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $380M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.4B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 590 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2014.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $41.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.