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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$199M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$187M |
| 3 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$187M |
| 4 |
Chubb
CB
|
+$158M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$135M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$470M |
| 2 |
PRE
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
|
+$186M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$179M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$165M |
| 5 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$147M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Financials | 11.91% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.63% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.32% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.45% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2826
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$4.51B
| $546K | ﹤0.01% |
8,600
-12,500
| -59% | -$794K |
|
2827
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7.02B
| $541K | ﹤0.01% |
9,900
-116,642
| -92% | -$6.37M |
|
2828
Virco
VIRC
$127M
| $539K | ﹤0.01% |
175,100
+1,500
| +0.9% | +$4.62K |
|
2829
Dynagas LNG Partners
DLNG
$139M
| $536K | ﹤0.01% |
47,000
-144,646
| -75% | -$1.65M |
|
|
FCS
2830
DELISTED
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTL INC COMMON
FCS
| $535K | ﹤0.01% |
26,766
-102,400
| -79% | -$2.05M |
|
2831
Walmart
WMT
$801B
| $534K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,400
| New | +$534K |
|
|
CEMP
2832
DELISTED
Cempra, Inc.
CEMP
| $531K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,330
| New | +$531K |
|
|
CDMO
2833
DELISTED
Avid Bioservices, Inc. Common Stock
CDMO
| $528K | ﹤0.01% |
179,250
-19,996
| -10% | -$58.9K |
|
|
FNBC
2834
DELISTED
First NBC Bank Holding Company
FNBC
| $525K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,500
| New | +$525K |
|
|
FRED
2835
DELISTED
Fred's Inc
FRED
| $521K | ﹤0.01% |
+34,950
| New | +$521K |
|
|
SRSC
2836
DELISTED
SEARS Canada Inc.
SRSC
| $520K | ﹤0.01% |
185,600
+134,800
| +265% | +$378K |
|
2837
Genasys
GNSS
$94.8M
| $519K | ﹤0.01% |
312,900
-4,400
| -1% | -$7.3K |
|
2838
SiNtx Technologies
SINT
$12M
| – | – |
0
| – | -$254K |
|
|
SIRE
2839
DELISTED
Sisecam Resources LP
SIRE
| $515K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,900
| New | +$515K |
|
2840
Tredegar Corp
TG
$271M
| $514K | ﹤0.01% |
32,700
+21,100
| +182% | +$332K |
|
|
EXAM
2841
DELISTED
EXAMWORKS GROUP INC COM STK (DE)
EXAM
| $511K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,300
| New | +$511K |
|
|
BXE
2842
DELISTED
Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.
BXE
| $508K | ﹤0.01% |
100,520
+49,920
| +99% | +$252K |
|
|
HWCC
2843
DELISTED
Houston Wire & Cable Company
HWCC
| $507K | ﹤0.01% |
72,600
+28,200
| +64% | +$197K |
|
2844
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$1.66B
| $504K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,563
| New | +$504K |
|
|
AC
2845
DELISTED
Associated Capital Group
AC
| $502K | ﹤0.01% |
17,990
-43,114
| -71% | -$1.2M |
|
2846
Sypris Solutions
SYPR
$44.9M
| $497K | ﹤0.01% |
522,900
+5,100
| +1% | +$4.85K |
|
|
HLTH
2847
DELISTED
Nobilis Health Corp.
HLTH
| $494K | ﹤0.01% |
157,500
+61,900
| +65% | +$194K |
|
|
TCS
2848
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
| $492K | ﹤0.01% |
5,587
+4,774
| +587% | +$420K |
|
2849
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$167B
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,500
| New | +$490K |
|
|
UTEK
2850
DELISTED
Ultratech Inc.
UTEK
| $489K | ﹤0.01% |
22,400
-34,500
| -61% | -$753K |
|