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 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
$1.76B |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
$1.37B |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$623M |
| 4 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
$398M |
| 5 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
$394M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
$1.54B |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$603M |
| 3 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
$366M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$365M |
| 5 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
$353M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 21.21% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.91% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.45% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.47% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.27% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
251
Avis
CAR
$5.5B
| $111M | 0.09% |
3,456,900
-83,500
| -2% | -$2.69M |
|
252
Bio-Techne
TECH
$8.46B
| $111M | 0.09% |
2,024,604
-243,876
| -11% | -$13.4M |
|
253
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$4.35B
| $111M | 0.09% |
1,414,215
+24,300
| +2% | +$1.91M |
|
254
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.6B
| $111M | 0.09% |
1,722,763
+1,448,408
| +528% | +$93M |
|
|
MLNX
255
DELISTED
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
MLNX
| $110M | 0.08% |
941,487
+69,504
| +8% | +$8.14M |
|
|
KL
256
DELISTED
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd Ordinary
KL
| $110M | 0.08% |
2,496,866
+357,973
| +17% | +$15.8M |
|
257
Wingstop
WING
$8.65B
| $109M | 0.08% |
1,258,705
-131,995
| -9% | -$11.4M |
|
258
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.5B
| $108M | 0.08% |
+2,662,144
| New | +$108M |
|
259
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$60.8B
| $108M | 0.08% |
288,400
-110,418
| -28% | -$41.5M |
|
260
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$24.5B
| $108M | 0.08% |
992,792
+85,900
| +9% | +$9.36M |
|
261
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$2.6B
| $108M | 0.08% |
7,211,888
+1,614,600
| +29% | +$24.2M |
|
262
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.25B
| $107M | 0.08% |
1,636,966
-317,755
| -16% | -$20.7M |
|
263
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$47.5B
| $106M | 0.08% |
313,400
+123,200
| +65% | +$41.7M |
|
264
Arista Networks
ANET
$180B
| $106M | 0.08% |
8,324,800
+3,152,000
| +61% | +$40.1M |
|
|
COR
265
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
| $105M | 0.08% |
940,300
-106,000
| -10% | -$11.9M |
|
266
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$16.5B
| $105M | 0.08% |
4,126,819
+1,394,719
| +51% | +$35.4M |
|
267
Cognizant
CTSH
$35.1B
| $105M | 0.08% |
1,687,074
+1,671,274
| +10,578% | +$104M |
|
268
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$4.29B
| $105M | 0.08% |
2,147,160
+112,160
| +6% | +$5.47M |
|
269
BCE
BCE
$23.1B
| $105M | 0.08% |
2,256,028
-445,872
| -17% | -$20.7M |
|
270
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.83B
| $104M | 0.08% |
14,372,920
+1,382,595
| +11% | +$10.1M |
|
271
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$3.8B
| $104M | 0.08% |
4,312,176
+1,502,876
| +53% | +$36.3M |
|
272
Valero Energy
VLO
$48.7B
| $104M | 0.08% |
1,110,188
+1,105,100
| +21,720% | +$103M |
|
273
Morningstar
MORN
$10.8B
| $103M | 0.08% |
683,516
+17,646
| +3% | +$2.67M |
|
274
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.53B
| $103M | 0.08% |
1,279,786
-146,028
| -10% | -$11.8M |
|
275
Medifast
MED
$149M
| $102M | 0.08% |
933,215
+10,600
| +1% | +$1.16M |
|