Renaissance Technologies

Renaissance Technologies Portfolio holdings

AUM $75.2B
1-Year Return 41.49%
 

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.

This Quarter Return
+8.44%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$67.6B
AUM Growth
+$1.06B
Cap. Flow
-$1.22B
Cap. Flow %
-1.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.48%
Holding
4,032
New
548
Increased
1,486
Reduced
1,480
Closed
499

Top Buys

1
RDDT icon
Reddit
RDDT
+$196M
2
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$183M
3
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$172M
4
SHOP icon
Shopify
SHOP
+$167M
5
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$154M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.89%
2 Healthcare 15.54%
3 Consumer Discretionary 14.08%
4 Industrials 8.96%
5 Financials 8.95%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NXGL icon
2676
NexGel
NXGL
$19.4M
$706K ﹤0.01%
158,331
+129,876
+456% +$579K
ICCC icon
2677
ImmuCell
ICCC
$53.6M
$705K ﹤0.01%
136,989
-12,500
-8% -$64.4K
WBTN
2678
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. Common Stock
WBTN
$1.86B
$705K ﹤0.01%
51,950
+40,550
+356% +$551K
TAIT icon
2679
Taitron Components
TAIT
$16.8M
$705K ﹤0.01%
273,788
+338
+0.1% +$871
JETS icon
2680
US Global Jets ETF
JETS
$824M
$705K ﹤0.01%
+27,800
New +$705K
XYF
2681
X Financial
XYF
$579M
$703K ﹤0.01%
84,375
-2,200
-3% -$18.3K
VPU icon
2682
Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU
$7.37B
$703K ﹤0.01%
+4,300
New +$703K
QIPT
2683
Quipt Home Medical
QIPT
$117M
$700K ﹤0.01%
229,600
+13,300
+6% +$40.6K
USIO icon
2684
Usio Inc
USIO
$40M
$700K ﹤0.01%
479,383
+97,442
+26% +$142K
AXTI icon
2685
AXT Inc
AXTI
$169M
$699K ﹤0.01%
321,996
-131,304
-29% -$285K
KG
2686
Kestrel Group, Ltd.
KG
$211M
$698K ﹤0.01%
20,646
-635
-3% -$21.5K
VXUS icon
2687
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
VXUS
$104B
$689K ﹤0.01%
+11,700
New +$689K
PDEX icon
2688
Pro-Dex
PDEX
$108M
$689K ﹤0.01%
14,740
+1,100
+8% +$51.4K
AURA icon
2689
Aura Biosciences
AURA
$384M
$688K ﹤0.01%
83,700
+69,500
+489% +$571K
DV icon
2690
DoubleVerify
DV
$2.13B
$688K ﹤0.01%
35,800
-156,900
-81% -$3.01M
PAL
2691
Proficient Auto Logistics
PAL
$195M
$687K ﹤0.01%
85,100
-82,300
-49% -$664K
CLSD icon
2692
Clearside Biomedical
CLSD
$25.1M
$686K ﹤0.01%
721,789
-23,100
-3% -$21.9K
IIIV icon
2693
i3 Verticals
IIIV
$724M
$684K ﹤0.01%
29,700
-30,544
-51% -$704K
PACK icon
2694
Ranpak Holdings
PACK
$395M
$683K ﹤0.01%
99,309
-80,991
-45% -$557K
LASR icon
2695
nLIGHT
LASR
$1.43B
$683K ﹤0.01%
65,100
-28,600
-31% -$300K
NIU
2696
Niu Technologies
NIU
$316M
$683K ﹤0.01%
381,300
+66,100
+21% +$118K
NTIP icon
2697
Network-1 Technologies
NTIP
$36M
$682K ﹤0.01%
513,114
-20,754
-4% -$27.6K
GTIM icon
2698
Good Times Restaurants
GTIM
$17.1M
$682K ﹤0.01%
263,183
-7,900
-3% -$20.5K
CINT icon
2699
CI&T Inc
CINT
$696M
$678K ﹤0.01%
111,700
+58,500
+110% +$355K
FALN icon
2700
iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF
FALN
$1.88B
$678K ﹤0.01%
25,383
-60,917
-71% -$1.63M