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 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$468M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$458M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$358M |
| 4 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$352M |
| 5 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
+$347M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
LLTC
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
|
+$482M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$255M |
| 3 |
Visa
V
|
+$226M |
| 4 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$201M |
| 5 |
Johnson Controls International
JCI
|
+$179M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.02% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.41% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.25% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.57% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.49% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
226
Charter Communications
CHTR
$36B
| $76.2M | 0.11% |
+232,858
| New | +$76.2M |
|
227
Icon
ICLR
$13.8B
| $76.2M | 0.11% |
955,860
+684,760
| +253% | +$54.6M |
|
228
Aon
AON
$79.8B
| $76.1M | 0.11% |
641,401
-79,200
| -11% | -$9.4M |
|
229
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$18.8B
| $76M | 0.11% |
1,559,000
+174,000
| +13% | +$8.49M |
|
|
PXD
230
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $75.6M | 0.11% |
406,088
+251,200
| +162% | +$46.8M |
|
231
EOG Resources
EOG
$64.2B
| $75.5M | 0.11% |
774,000
+162,500
| +27% | +$15.9M |
|
232
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.7B
| $75.2M | 0.11% |
1,257,000
-334,900
| -21% | -$20M |
|
|
ORBK
233
DELISTED
Orbotech Ltd
ORBK
| $74.9M | 0.1% |
2,322,300
-57,900
| -2% | -$1.87M |
|
234
AutoZone
AZO
$71B
| $74.3M | 0.1% |
102,800
-54,800
| -35% | -$39.6M |
|
235
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$53.2B
| $73.9M | 0.1% |
8,290,000
+4,125,000
| +99% | +$36.8M |
|
236
Bunge Global
BG
$16.9B
| $73.8M | 0.1% |
931,500
-8,400
| -0.9% | -$666K |
|
237
IAMGOLD
IAG
$5.8B
| $71.9M | 0.1% |
17,978,100
+959,000
| +6% | +$3.84M |
|
238
Owens Corning
OC
$13B
| $71.8M | 0.1% |
1,169,800
+488,500
| +72% | +$30M |
|
239
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$3.59B
| $71.5M | 0.1% |
836,045
+183,200
| +28% | +$15.7M |
|
240
Dolby
DLB
$7.02B
| $71.1M | 0.1% |
1,357,500
-534,900
| -28% | -$28M |
|
|
CZZ
241
DELISTED
Cosan Limited
CZZ
| $70.4M | 0.1% |
8,238,199
+1,529,500
| +23% | +$13.1M |
|
242
Waste Connections
WCN
$45.9B
| $70.2M | 0.1% |
1,192,661
+790,050
| +196% | +$46.5M |
|
243
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$47.7B
| $70M | 0.1% |
+300,700
| New | +$70M |
|
244
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
$3.3B
| $69.9M | 0.1% |
1,528,553
+47,453
| +3% | +$2.17M |
|
|
SBY
245
DELISTED
Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.
SBY
| $69.8M | 0.1% |
3,252,000
+586,500
| +22% | +$12.6M |
|
246
LivaNova
LIVN
$3.18B
| $68.9M | 0.1% |
1,405,600
-195,500
| -12% | -$9.58M |
|
247
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.41B
| $68.6M | 0.1% |
2,587,308
-258,384
| -9% | -$6.85M |
|
248
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$17.8B
| $68.5M | 0.1% |
506,200
+85,000
| +20% | +$11.5M |
|
249
Deutsche Bank
DB
$67.8B
| $68.4M | 0.1% |
3,971,796
+2,544,761
| +178% | +$43.8M |
|
250
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$90.9B
| $67.7M | 0.09% |
905,295
+338,600
| +60% | +$25.3M |
|