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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2251
Radcom
RDCM
$168M
| $580K | ﹤0.01% |
110,125
+4,500
| +4% | +$22.9K |
|
2252
Republic Services
RSG
$65B
| $580K | ﹤0.01% |
17,400
-249,561
| -93% | -$8.49M |
|
|
VRTU
2253
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
| $578K | ﹤0.01% |
19,900
-77,200
| -80% | -$2.06M |
|
|
ATMI
2254
DELISTED
A T M I INC
ATMI
| $578K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,785
| New | +$553K |
|
2255
Global Partners
GLP
$1.66B
| $574K | ﹤0.01% |
16,515
-2,685
| -14% | -$96.3K |
|
|
BRT
2256
BRT Apartments
BRT
$284M
| $572K | ﹤0.01% |
79,760
-400
| -0.5% | -$2.87K |
|
2257
AmeriServ Financial
ASRV
$77.5M
| $571K | ﹤0.01% |
181,400
+8,000
| +5% | +$24.6K |
|
2258
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$9.6B
| $571K | ﹤0.01% |
20,500
+10,950
| +115% | +$299K |
|
|
BBRG
2259
DELISTED
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group Inc.
BBRG
| $566K | ﹤0.01% |
37,500
-43,600
| -54% | -$712K |
|
|
RFMD
2260
DELISTED
RF MICRO DEVICES INC
RFMD
| $566K | ﹤0.01% |
100,299
-1,213,448
| -92% | -$6.38M |
|
|
NCIT
2261
DELISTED
NCI, Inc.
NCIT
| $565K | ﹤0.01% |
100,300
+8,600
| +9% | +$44K |
|
2262
Comfort Systems
FIX
$59.8B
| $561K | ﹤0.01% |
+33,400
| New | +$535K |
|
|
NRT
2263
North European Oil Royalty Trust
NRT
$81.5M
| $561K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,658
| New | +$624K |
|
|
SYUT
2264
DELISTED
Synutra International, Inc.
SYUT
| $559K | ﹤0.01% |
105,500
+19,100
| +22% | +$94.8K |
|
|
MANT
2265
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
| $558K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,400
| New | +$545K |
|
|
ISLE
2266
DELISTED
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc
ISLE
| $554K | ﹤0.01% |
73,300
-9,000
| -11% | -$69.1K |
|
|
ANLY
2267
DELISTED
ANALYSTS INTL CORP COM STK (MN)
ANLY
| $552K | ﹤0.01% |
85,660
-1,700
| -2% | -$8.28K |
|
2268
Interparfums
IPAR
$4.02B
| $549K | ﹤0.01% |
18,313
-51,400
| -74% | -$1.56M |
|
|
DBLE
2269
DELISTED
DOUBLE EAGLE PETROLEUM CO
DBLE
| $545K | ﹤0.01% |
179,800
+4,100
| +2% | +$13.8K |
|
|
MBTF
2270
DELISTED
MBT Financial Corporation
MBTF
| $544K | ﹤0.01% |
142,000
+26,600
| +23% | +$106K |
|
|
IXYS
2271
DELISTED
IXYS Corp
IXYS
| $543K | ﹤0.01% |
+56,281
| New | +$602K |
|
|
MOCO
2272
DELISTED
Mocon Inc
MOCO
| $535K | ﹤0.01% |
39,100
+800
| +2% | +$11.2K |
|
2273
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$13.9M
| $533K | ﹤0.01% |
3,701
+737
| +25% | +$123K |
|
|
UCFC
2274
DELISTED
United Community Financial Corp
UCFC
| $533K | ﹤0.01% |
137,104
+11,800
| +9% | +$50.8K |
|
|
RBS.PRF.CL
2275
DELISTED
Royal Bk Of Scotland Gp
RBS.PRF.CL
| $532K | ﹤0.01% |
21,400
-400
| -2% | -$9.83K |
|
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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.