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
| 1 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
$199M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$187M |
| 3 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
$187M |
| 4 |
Chubb
CB
|
$158M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
$135M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$470M |
| 2 |
PRE
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
|
$186M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
$179M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$165M |
| 5 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
$147M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Financials | 11.91% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.63% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.32% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.49% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
226
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59.5B
| $52.6M | 0.1% |
253,400
-296,605
| -54% | -$61.6M |
|
227
American Woodmark
AMWD
$997M
| $52.5M | 0.1% |
703,400
-121,401
| -15% | -$9.06M |
|
228
American Tower
AMT
$92.9B
| $52.4M | 0.1% |
512,339
+56,900
| +12% | +$5.82M |
|
229
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$11.3B
| $52.2M | 0.1% |
435,715
+188,800
| +76% | +$22.6M |
|
230
Mattel
MAT
$6.06B
| $52M | 0.1% |
+1,545,700
| New | +$52M |
|
|
EQC
231
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
| $51.9M | 0.1% |
1,839,675
+413,900
| +29% | +$11.7M |
|
232
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$127B
| $51.9M | 0.1% |
1,202,300
+533,100
| +80% | +$23M |
|
233
Morningstar
MORN
$10.8B
| $51.8M | 0.1% |
586,300
+64,600
| +12% | +$5.7M |
|
|
CHS
234
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
| $51.6M | 0.1% |
3,891,800
-902,400
| -19% | -$12M |
|
|
BRCD
235
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
| $51.4M | 0.1% |
4,862,000
+2,770,900
| +133% | +$29.3M |
|
236
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.6B
| $51.3M | 0.1% |
1,347,100
+1,270,100
| +1,649% | +$48.4M |
|
|
WWAV
237
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
| $51.1M | 0.1% |
1,257,500
+90,600
| +8% | +$3.68M |
|
238
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.3B
| $51.1M | 0.1% |
218,300
-75,126
| -26% | -$17.6M |
|
239
Align Technology
ALGN
$10.1B
| $50.9M | 0.1% |
700,807
+86,526
| +14% | +$6.29M |
|
240
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$10.5B
| $50.9M | 0.1% |
2,004,313
-85,000
| -4% | -$2.16M |
|
241
Sony
SONY
$165B
| $50.8M | 0.1% |
9,869,500
+291,500
| +3% | +$1.5M |
|
|
CVA
242
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
| $50.6M | 0.1% |
2,999,916
-360,500
| -11% | -$6.08M |
|
|
DFT
243
DELISTED
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
DFT
| $50.5M | 0.1% |
1,245,800
+218,400
| +21% | +$8.85M |
|
244
Groupon
GRPN
$971M
| $50.5M | 0.1% |
632,295
+12,035
| +2% | +$960K |
|
245
Nucor
NUE
$33.8B
| $50.3M | 0.1% |
1,063,400
+1,003,600
| +1,678% | +$47.5M |
|
246
AB InBev
BUD
$118B
| $49.5M | 0.09% |
397,317
+314,209
| +378% | +$39.2M |
|
|
CPLA
247
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
| $49.5M | 0.09% |
940,300
-4,800
| -0.5% | -$253K |
|
248
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$37.3B
| $49.4M | 0.09% |
804,800
+345,900
| +75% | +$21.2M |
|
|
ORBK
249
DELISTED
Orbotech Ltd
ORBK
| $49.3M | 0.09% |
2,072,200
+222,300
| +12% | +$5.29M |
|
250
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$2.12B
| $48.9M | 0.09% |
451,550
+62,400
| +16% | +$6.76M |
|