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
|
$225M |
| 2 |
General Dynamics
GD
|
$198M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$194M |
| 4 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
$187M |
| 5 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
$183M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
|
$380M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
$284M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$181M |
| 4 |
Exxon Mobil
XOM
|
$152M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
$148M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 13.51% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 12.97% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.48% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.23% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PARA
3101
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
| – | – |
-599,500
| Closed | -$32.1M |
|
3102
Paychex
PAYX
$48.7B
| – | – |
-243,601
| Closed | -$10.8M |
|
3103
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$253M
| – | – |
-30,200
| Closed | -$7.21M |
|
3104
PACCAR
PCAR
$52B
| – | – |
-965,667
| Closed | -$36.6M |
|
3105
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$788M
| – | – |
-93,700
| Closed | -$1.18M |
|
3106
Peraso
PRSO
$8.59M
| – | – |
-6
| Closed | -$116K |
|
3107
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$460M
| – | – |
-17,300
| Closed | -$383K |
|
3108
Plus Therapeutics
PSTV
$48.8M
| – | – |
-4
| Closed | -$321K |
|
3109
Phillips 66
PSX
$53.2B
| – | – |
-139,209
| Closed | -$11.3M |
|
3110
PVH
PVH
$4.22B
| – | – |
-44,970
| Closed | -$5.45M |
|
3111
Pixelworks
PXLW
$46.2M
| – | – |
-4,017
| Closed | -$311K |
|
3112
Qualcomm
QCOM
$172B
| – | – |
-427,500
| Closed | -$32M |
|
3113
FreightCar America
RAIL
$160M
| – | – |
-24,200
| Closed | -$806K |
|
3114
RBC Bearings
RBC
$12.2B
| – | – |
-7,700
| Closed | -$437K |
|
3115
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$60.8B
| – | – |
-26,562
| Closed | -$9.58M |
|
3116
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$572M
| – | – |
-254,100
| Closed | -$12.4M |
|
3117
RLI Corp
RLI
$6.16B
| – | – |
-26,000
| Closed | -$563K |
|
3118
Regional Management Corp
RM
$422M
| – | – |
-17,500
| Closed | -$314K |
|
3119
Ross Stores
ROST
$49.4B
| – | – |
-1,344,128
| Closed | -$50.8M |
|
3120
RPM International
RPM
$16.2B
| – | – |
-67,700
| Closed | -$3.1M |
|
3121
Range Resources
RRC
$8.27B
| – | – |
-247,250
| Closed | -$16.8M |
|
3122
RTX Corp
RTX
$211B
| – | – |
-780,199
| Closed | -$51.9M |
|
|
SA
3123
Seabridge Gold
SA
$1.81B
| – | – |
-19,200
| Closed | -$155K |
|
3124
SAP
SAP
$313B
| – | – |
-254,110
| Closed | -$18.3M |
|
3125
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$2.21B
| – | – |
-21,477
| Closed | -$1.18M |
|