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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
$383M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
$267M |
| 3 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$231M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
$230M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
$227M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
$258M |
| 2 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
$228M |
| 3 |
GAS
AGL RESOURCES INC (HOLDING CO)
GAS
|
$216M |
| 4 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
$142M |
| 5 |
TE
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
|
$136M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 15.67% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.42% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.99% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.63% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ZNGA
226
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
| $57.5M | 0.1% |
19,767,600
+2,209,600
| +13% | +$6.43M |
|
227
WIX.com
WIX
$8.52B
| $57.5M | 0.1% |
1,323,526
+120,126
| +10% | +$5.22M |
|
228
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$64.5B
| $57.1M | 0.1% |
+410,564
| New | +$57.1M |
|
229
Cisco
CSCO
$264B
| $57M | 0.1% |
1,797,305
+1,126,705
| +168% | +$35.7M |
|
230
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$71.9B
| $56.8M | 0.1% |
844,116
+550,918
| +188% | +$37.1M |
|
231
Shopify
SHOP
$191B
| $56.8M | 0.1% |
13,226,080
+10,706,080
| +425% | +$46M |
|
232
Kellanova
K
$27.8B
| $56.7M | 0.1% |
779,367
+221,626
| +40% | +$16.1M |
|
233
RTX Corp
RTX
$211B
| $56.7M | 0.1% |
886,503
-167,322
| -16% | -$10.7M |
|
234
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$10.5B
| $56.3M | 0.1% |
2,664,713
+1,126,113
| +73% | +$23.8M |
|
235
CorVel
CRVL
$4.39B
| $56.1M | 0.1% |
4,381,500
+135,900
| +3% | +$1.74M |
|
236
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.58B
| $56M | 0.1% |
710,300
-107,900
| -13% | -$8.51M |
|
|
PRMW
237
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
| $56M | 0.1% |
3,929,600
+300,900
| +8% | +$4.29M |
|
|
EQC
238
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
| $55.9M | 0.1% |
1,848,175
+136,900
| +8% | +$4.14M |
|
239
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.2B
| $55.8M | 0.1% |
480,970
+51,000
| +12% | +$5.92M |
|
|
CPLA
240
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
| $55.7M | 0.1% |
959,525
-10,300
| -1% | -$598K |
|
|
SBNY
241
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
| $55.6M | 0.1% |
469,174
+364,500
| +348% | +$43.2M |
|
242
American Woodmark
AMWD
$997M
| $55.4M | 0.1% |
687,601
-20,100
| -3% | -$1.62M |
|
243
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$3.46B
| $55.3M | 0.1% |
1,952,300
+875,000
| +81% | +$24.8M |
|
244
Argan
AGX
$2.92B
| $55.3M | 0.1% |
934,300
+181,700
| +24% | +$10.8M |
|
245
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$92.9B
| $55.2M | 0.1% |
599,100
-143,400
| -19% | -$13.2M |
|
246
Synchrony
SYF
$28.1B
| $55.2M | 0.1% |
+1,972,700
| New | +$55.2M |
|
247
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$120B
| $54.9M | 0.1% |
622,800
-36,200
| -5% | -$3.19M |
|
248
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
$3.31B
| $54.9M | 0.1% |
1,412,100
+196,200
| +16% | +$7.63M |
|
249
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$20.6B
| $54.7M | 0.1% |
693,503
-32,800
| -5% | -$2.59M |
|
|
DISH
250
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
| $54.6M | 0.1% |
995,979
-19,400
| -2% | -$1.06M |
|