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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$405M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$314M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$229M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$224M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$207M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$342M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$156M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$149M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VRTV
2301
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+22,900
| New | +$1.14M |
|
|
STV
2302
DELISTED
China Digital Tv Hldgs Co Ltd
STV
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
309,609
-771,783
| -71% | -$2.29M |
|
2303
National CineMedia
NCMI
$376M
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+6,680
| New | +$996K |
|
|
PHLT
2304
DELISTED
Performant Healthcare Inc
PHLT
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
296,583
+96,783
| +48% | +$491K |
|
|
ITIC
2305
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$546M
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
13,600
+1,300
| +11% | +$94.1K |
|
2306
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.58B
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
+23,600
| New | +$932K |
|
|
SSE
2307
DELISTED
SEVENTY SEVEN ENERGY INC COM
SSE
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
+241,500
| New | +$1.07M |
|
2308
Travelzoo
TZOO
$74.3M
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
103,800
+38,500
| +59% | +$382K |
|
|
CASC
2309
DELISTED
Cascadian Therapeutics, Inc.
CASC
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
+102,363
| New | +$1M |
|
|
MVNR
2310
DELISTED
MAVENIR SYS INC COM STK (DE)
MVNR
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
+56,400
| New | +$847K |
|
2311
Prudential
PUK
$37.6B
| $998K | ﹤0.01% |
20,620
-24,125
| -54% | -$1.15M |
|
2312
RTX Corp
RTX
$290B
| $996K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,507
| New | +$1.01M |
|
|
VSR
2313
DELISTED
Versar, Inc.
VSR
| $990K | ﹤0.01% |
316,400
-6,800
| -2% | -$21.8K |
|
|
NXTM
2314
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
| $989K | ﹤0.01% |
57,190
-69,800
| -55% | -$1.23M |
|
2315
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.64B
| $985K | ﹤0.01% |
42,900
+4,350
| +11% | +$94.9K |
|
|
PFNX
2316
DELISTED
Pfenex Inc.
PFNX
| $980K | ﹤0.01% |
+61,500
| New | +$678K |
|
|
LTRE
2317
DELISTED
LEARNING TREE INTL INC
LTRE
| $980K | ﹤0.01% |
634,500
+1,800
| +0.3% | +$3.12K |
|
|
SHI
2318
DELISTED
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
SHI
| $978K | ﹤0.01% |
26,200
+2,700
| +11% | +$84.3K |
|
|
TAHO
2319
DELISTED
Tahoe Resources Inc
TAHO
| $975K | ﹤0.01% |
89,000
+48,000
| +117% | +$638K |
|
2320
Celanese
CE
$4.9B
| $972K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,400
| New | +$985K |
|
2321
Natural Alternatives International
NAII
$14.4M
| $972K | ﹤0.01% |
177,400
+2,200
| +1% | +$11.8K |
|
|
BMCH
2322
DELISTED
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
| $972K | ﹤0.01% |
+53,800
| New | +$868K |
|
|
ATE
2323
DELISTED
Advantest Corp
ATE
| $971K | ﹤0.01% |
76,800
+11,200
| +17% | +$141K |
|
2324
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.97B
| $970K | ﹤0.01% |
98,600
+7,700
| +8% | +$80K |
|
2325
James Hardie Industries
JHX
$15.3B
| $966K | ﹤0.01% |
83,500
+12,000
| +17% | +$132K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Renaissance Technologies held 3,575 positions worth $47B, up 13% from $41.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies deployed $4.23B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 633 new positions and adding to 1,637 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2015 buy was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Gilead Sciences in Q1 2015, an estimated $314M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $342M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited SAFEWAY INC in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $210M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $47B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 633 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2015.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $47B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 May 2015.