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 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$273M |
| 2 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$262M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$154M |
| 5 |
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
|
+$135M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$409M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$233M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$123M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$119M |
| 5 |
Kinder Morgan
KMI
|
+$116M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 15.87% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.46% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.99% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.44% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.58% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3001
Pearson
PSO
$9.16B
| – | – |
-129,900
| Closed | -$2.31M |
|
3002
PTC
PTC
$25.5B
| – | – |
-20,699
| Closed | -$733K |
|
3003
PVH
PVH
$4.07B
| – | – |
-93,995
| Closed | -$11.7M |
|
3004
Ryder
R
$7.67B
| – | – |
-5,000
| Closed | -$400K |
|
3005
Recon Technology
RCON
$60.9M
| – | – |
-336
| Closed | -$141K |
|
3006
Regency Centers
REG
$13.3B
| – | – |
-237,060
| Closed | -$12.1M |
|
3007
ResMed
RMD
$40.9B
| – | – |
-14,800
| Closed | -$661K |
|
3008
Republic Services
RSG
$71.2B
| – | – |
-821,261
| Closed | -$28.1M |
|
3009
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$2.83B
| – | – |
-16,430
| Closed | -$369K |
|
3010
Sabesp
SBS
$15.9B
| – | – |
-1,074,800
| Closed | -$9.95M |
|
3011
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$765M
| – | – |
-7,607
| Closed | -$239K |
|
3012
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$13.6B
| – | – |
-243,800
| Closed | -$8.78M |
|
3013
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$1.99B
| – | – |
-231,500
| Closed | -$1.01M |
|
3014
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.85B
| – | – |
-106,802
| Closed | -$2.49M |
|
3015
SiriusXM
SIRI
$8.23B
| – | – |
-739,186
| Closed | -$23.7M |
|
3016
SK Telecom
SKM
$8.27B
| – | – |
-131,184
| Closed | -$4.88M |
|
3017
Skywest
SKYW
$4.42B
| – | – |
-198,977
| Closed | -$2.54M |
|
3018
Schlumberger
SLB
$53.4B
| – | – |
-1,085,724
| Closed | -$106M |
|
3019
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.32B
| – | – |
-18,292
| Closed | -$1.78M |
|
3020
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.79B
| – | – |
-166,134
| Closed | -$4.11M |
|
3021
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH
$27.6B
| – | – |
-36,200
| Closed | -$826K |
|
3022
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
$65.2M
| – | – |
-650
| Closed | -$201K |
|
3023
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$4.19B
| – | – |
-36,000
| Closed | -$1.11M |
|
3024
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$264M
| – | – |
-21,763
| Closed | -$342K |
|
3025
Shutterstock
SSTK
$724M
| – | – |
-119,165
| Closed | -$8.65M |
|