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 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$230M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$205M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$163M |
| 4 |
Costco
COST
|
+$162M |
| 5 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$131M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$396M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$219M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$154M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$138M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.36% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.06% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.03% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 11.17% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.52% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FSBK
2376
DELISTED
First South Bancorp Inc/VA
FSBK
| $464K | ﹤0.01% |
59,500
+5,900
| +11% | +$40.9K |
|
2377
First Bancorp
FNLC
$394M
| $463K | ﹤0.01% |
26,600
-20
| -0.1% | -$346 |
|
2378
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.15B
| $463K | ﹤0.01% |
10,700
-201,298
| -95% | -$8.24M |
|
|
EGT
2379
DELISTED
Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc.
EGT
| $462K | ﹤0.01% |
93,213
+1,075
| +1% | +$5.58K |
|
|
CBR
2380
DELISTED
CIBER Inc.
CBR
| $460K | ﹤0.01% |
111,000
-47,300
| -30% | -$169K |
|
2381
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$712M
| $458K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,976
| New | +$401K |
|
2382
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.05B
| $454K | ﹤0.01% |
+72,649
| New | +$439K |
|
|
IMI
2383
DELISTED
Intermolecular, Inc.
IMI
| $453K | ﹤0.01% |
91,989
+49,889
| +119% | +$282K |
|
2384
Eterna Therapeutics
ERNA
$4.05M
| $451K | ﹤0.01% |
1
| – | – |
|
2385
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$8.56B
| $450K | ﹤0.01% |
+34,100
| New | +$462K |
|
|
HDNG
2386
DELISTED
Hardinge Inc
HDNG
| $449K | ﹤0.01% |
+31,062
| New | +$461K |
|
|
ALSK
2387
DELISTED
Alaska Communications Systems
ALSK
| $448K | ﹤0.01% |
211,100
-650,940
| -76% | -$1.5M |
|
|
PCMI
2388
DELISTED
PCM, Inc
PCMI
| $446K | ﹤0.01% |
43,400
-1,200
| -3% | -$12.1K |
|
|
PDO
2389
DELISTED
PYRAMID OIL CO
PDO
| $446K | ﹤0.01% |
88,400
+6,000
| +7% | +$30.9K |
|
2390
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$1.04B
| $443K | ﹤0.01% |
+35,192
| New | +$560K |
|
2391
Odyssey Marine Exploration
OMEX
$37.9M
| $443K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,283
| New | +$510K |
|
2392
SemiLEDS
LEDS
$16.1M
| $441K | ﹤0.01% |
47,050
-20,520
| -30% | -$227K |
|
|
IIN
2393
DELISTED
IntriCon Corporation
IIN
| $440K | ﹤0.01% |
114,100
+500
| +0.4% | +$2.04K |
|
|
HH
2394
DELISTED
Hooper Holmes Inc
HH
| $438K | ﹤0.01% |
55,040
-2,953
| -5% | -$24.9K |
|
|
CSG
2395
DELISTED
CHAMBERS STR PPTYS COM
CSG
| $438K | ﹤0.01% |
+57,200
| New | +$487K |
|
|
ATEA
2396
DELISTED
ASTEA INTERNATIONAL INC
ATEA
| $438K | ﹤0.01% |
171,800
-1,200
| -0.7% | -$3.36K |
|
|
WILN
2397
DELISTED
Wi-LAN Inc.
WILN
| $437K | ﹤0.01% |
130,800
-33,700
| -20% | -$115K |
|
|
GPL
2398
DELISTED
Great Panther Mining Limited
GPL
| $435K | ﹤0.01% |
59,650
+8,150
| +16% | +$62.9K |
|
2399
AMCON Distributing
DIT
$61.1M
| $432K | ﹤0.01% |
8,100
+300
| +4% | +$15.9K |
|
|
HXM
2400
DELISTED
DESARROLLADORA HOMES DA DE CV (HOMEX DEV. CORP)
HXM
| $432K | ﹤0.01% |
369,377
-118,723
| -24% | -$169K |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2013, Renaissance Technologies held 3,281 positions worth $41.8B, up 1.3% from $41.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $2.31B in Q4 2013, closing 464 positions and reducing 983 holdings. Its most notable exit was GE Aerospace, an estimated $156M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Pfizer worth $230M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q4 2013 buy was Pfizer: 7,904,832 shares worth $230M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q4 2013, an estimated $205M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was IBM, cutting an estimated $396M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited GE Aerospace in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $156M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.8B portfolio in Q4 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 498 new positions and closed 464 in Q4 2013.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $41.8B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 14 Feb 2014.