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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2376
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$888M
| $875K | ﹤0.01% |
53,834
+7,806
| +17% | +$120K |
|
|
ELON
2377
DELISTED
Echelon Corp
ELON
| $874K | ﹤0.01% |
92,045
+17,405
| +23% | +$220K |
|
|
CHMI
2378
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp
CHMI
$83M
| $873K | ﹤0.01% |
+49,500
| New | +$870K |
|
|
RSTI
2379
DELISTED
Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc
RSTI
| $871K | ﹤0.01% |
35,958
-38,606
| -52% | -$972K |
|
2380
Limoneira
LMNR
$235M
| $868K | ﹤0.01% |
39,800
+18,082
| +83% | +$392K |
|
2381
Harte-Hanks
HHS
$16.2M
| $867K | ﹤0.01% |
11,120
+6,780
| +156% | +$524K |
|
|
GUID
2382
DELISTED
Guidance Software, Inc.
GUID
| $867K | ﹤0.01% |
160,200
+53,400
| +50% | +$327K |
|
|
LOCK
2383
DELISTED
LifeLock, Inc.
LOCK
| $861K | ﹤0.01% |
+61,000
| New | +$871K |
|
|
RHE
2384
DELISTED
Regional Health Properties, Inc.
RHE
| $857K | ﹤0.01% |
16,300
+2,542
| +18% | +$127K |
|
|
CBB
2385
DELISTED
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
CBB
| $857K | ﹤0.01% |
+48,540
| New | +$802K |
|
|
BRDR
2386
DELISTED
BODERFREE INC COM
BRDR
| $856K | ﹤0.01% |
+142,500
| New | +$985K |
|
|
IMI
2387
DELISTED
Intermolecular, Inc.
IMI
| $855K | ﹤0.01% |
521,608
+18,184
| +4% | +$31K |
|
|
RRM
2388
DELISTED
RR MEDIA LTD ORD SHS (ISR)
RRM
| $853K | ﹤0.01% |
111,400
+1,800
| +2% | +$13.1K |
|
2389
GigaMedia
GIGM
$15.7M
| $850K | ﹤0.01% |
220,720
-192,660
| -47% | -$779K |
|
|
QGENF
2390
DELISTED
QIAGEN NV
QGENF
| $849K | ﹤0.01% |
+33,656
| New | +$849K |
|
|
VOLT
2391
DELISTED
Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
VOLT
| $847K | ﹤0.01% |
72,000
+39,700
| +123% | +$474K |
|
|
PPP
2392
DELISTED
Primero Mining Corp
PPP
| $846K | ﹤0.01% |
246,516
-558,100
| -69% | -$2.05M |
|
2393
Marcus Corp
MCS
$897M
| $843K | ﹤0.01% |
+39,600
| New | +$767K |
|
2394
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$302M
| $842K | ﹤0.01% |
26,900
+4,025
| +18% | +$123K |
|
|
BBNK
2395
DELISTED
BRIDGE CAPITAL HOLDINGS
BBNK
| $841K | ﹤0.01% |
32,200
+7,900
| +33% | +$181K |
|
|
MERU
2396
DELISTED
MERU NETWORKS INC COM STK (DE)
MERU
| $840K | ﹤0.01% |
583,100
+114,900
| +25% | +$299K |
|
|
GMAN
2397
DELISTED
Gordmans Stores, Inc.
GMAN
| $839K | ﹤0.01% |
101,100
+22,900
| +29% | +$93.7K |
|
2398
Moelis & Co
MC
$4.97B
| $834K | ﹤0.01% |
27,700
+21,400
| +340% | +$675K |
|
2399
Noodles & Co
NDLS
$111M
| $834K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,975
| New | +$1.08M |
|
2400
Tejon Ranch
TRC
$457M
| $833K | ﹤0.01% |
+32,446
| New | +$809K |
|
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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.