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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2726
Zedge
ZDGE
$40.6M
| $583K | ﹤0.01% |
189,994
-30,500
| -14% | -$93.6K |
|
2727
Amtech Systems
ASYS
$127M
| $582K | ﹤0.01% |
105,736
+6,500
| +7% | +$35.8K |
|
|
SDLP
2728
DELISTED
SEADRILL PARTNERS LLC
SDLP
| $582K | ﹤0.01% |
16,180
-19,340
| -54% | -$696K |
|
2729
Arq
ARQ
$301M
| $578K | ﹤0.01% |
60,600
-2,800
| -4% | -$26.7K |
|
|
LXFT
2730
DELISTED
Luxoft Holding, Inc.
LXFT
| $575K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,193
| New | +$575K |
|
2731
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$8.84B
| $574K | ﹤0.01% |
7,800
+4,800
| +160% | +$353K |
|
2732
Cassava Sciences
SAVA
$103M
| $574K | ﹤0.01% |
91,827
-27,628
| -23% | -$173K |
|
2733
Kopin
KOPN
$363M
| $572K | ﹤0.01% |
139,500
-130,700
| -48% | -$536K |
|
2734
Minerva Neurosciences
NERV
$15M
| $565K | ﹤0.01% |
8,713
+6,663
| +325% | +$432K |
|
|
PES
2735
DELISTED
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
PES
| $565K | ﹤0.01% |
+141,298
| New | +$565K |
|
|
GLOP
2736
DELISTED
GASLOG PARTNERS LP
GLOP
| $563K | ﹤0.01% |
22,993
-3,846
| -14% | -$94.2K |
|
2737
Fuel Tech
FTEK
$104M
| $560K | ﹤0.01% |
549,200
+40,796
| +8% | +$41.6K |
|
|
RETA
2738
DELISTED
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A Common Stock
RETA
| $559K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,670
| New | +$559K |
|
2739
AppFolio
APPF
$10.1B
| $558K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,510
| New | +$558K |
|
|
EVBN
2740
DELISTED
Evans Bancorp Inc
EVBN
| $557K | ﹤0.01% |
14,510
+8,110
| +127% | +$311K |
|
|
LUB
2741
DELISTED
Luby's Inc.
LUB
| $557K | ﹤0.01% |
179,200
-13,500
| -7% | -$42K |
|
2742
Sypris Solutions
SYPR
$44.2M
| $555K | ﹤0.01% |
523,700
+1,600
| +0.3% | +$1.7K |
|
|
SCTL
2743
DELISTED
Societal CDMO, Inc. Common Stock
SCTL
| $555K | ﹤0.01% |
70,803
+50,287
| +245% | +$394K |
|
2744
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$2.01B
| $554K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,700
| New | +$554K |
|
|
AT
2745
DELISTED
Atlantic Power Corporation
AT
| $552K | ﹤0.01% |
208,403
+71,473
| +52% | +$189K |
|
2746
MarineMax
HZO
$561M
| $550K | ﹤0.01% |
25,410
-59,990
| -70% | -$1.3M |
|
2747
Merus
MRUS
$5.19B
| $549K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,500
| New | +$549K |
|
2748
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$7.6B
| $544K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,900
| New | +$544K |
|
2749
A-Mark Precious Metals
AMRK
$618M
| $543K | ﹤0.01% |
63,600
-30,400
| -32% | -$260K |
|
|
AEL
2750
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
| $539K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,800
| New | +$539K |
|