Renaissance Technologies

Renaissance Technologies Portfolio holdings

AUM $75.2B
1-Year Return 41.49%
 

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.

This Quarter Return
+8.19%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$73.1B
AUM Growth
+$2.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.51B
Cap. Flow %
-3.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.25%
Holding
4,601
New
625
Increased
1,395
Reduced
2,029
Closed
525

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$763M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$688M
3
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$562M
4
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$419M
5
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$398M

Sector Composition

1 Healthcare 20.8%
2 Technology 15.52%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.85%
4 Consumer Staples 10.11%
5 Financials 9.6%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BMA icon
3176
Banco Macro
BMA
$2.8B
$335K ﹤0.01%
20,400
-35,072
-63% -$576K
CZWI icon
3177
Citizens Community Bancorp
CZWI
$162M
$332K ﹤0.01%
27,566
+8,751
+47% +$105K
FXO icon
3178
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
FXO
$2.26B
$332K ﹤0.01%
+8,100
New +$332K
AMBC icon
3179
Ambac
AMBC
$413M
$330K ﹤0.01%
18,944
-41,956
-69% -$731K
ESLT icon
3180
Elbit Systems
ESLT
$23.6B
$328K ﹤0.01%
+2,000
New +$328K
TDUP icon
3181
ThredUp
TDUP
$1.28B
$328K ﹤0.01%
250,212
+161,712
+183% +$212K
CURI icon
3182
CuriosityStream
CURI
$281M
$326K ﹤0.01%
286,400
-166,534
-37% -$190K
RFL icon
3183
Rafael Holdings
RFL
$47M
$326K ﹤0.01%
176,577
-114,472
-39% -$211K
SPTM icon
3184
SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF
SPTM
$11.4B
$326K ﹤0.01%
6,900
-4,400
-39% -$208K
VDC icon
3185
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
VDC
$7.61B
$326K ﹤0.01%
+1,700
New +$326K
FARO
3186
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$325K ﹤0.01%
11,042
-28,200
-72% -$830K
QIWI
3187
DELISTED
QIWI PLC
QIWI
$324K ﹤0.01%
571,151
CTXR icon
3188
Citius Pharmaceuticals
CTXR
$20.6M
$323K ﹤0.01%
16,367
+736
+5% +$14.5K
JBGS
3189
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$1.45B
$323K ﹤0.01%
17,000
-80,700
-83% -$1.53M
PW
3190
Power REIT
PW
$3.56M
$323K ﹤0.01%
81,796
-8,206
-9% -$32.4K
SDPI
3191
DELISTED
Superior Drilling Products Inc.
SDPI
$323K ﹤0.01%
350,994
-4,547
-1% -$4.18K
GDDY icon
3192
GoDaddy
GDDY
$20.1B
$322K ﹤0.01%
4,300
-2,400
-36% -$180K
SAL
3193
DELISTED
Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.
SAL
$320K ﹤0.01%
10,187
-9,012
-47% -$283K
EWG icon
3194
iShares MSCI Germany ETF
EWG
$2.39B
$319K ﹤0.01%
12,900
-6,500
-34% -$161K
TTMI icon
3195
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$4.83B
$318K ﹤0.01%
21,069
-287,100
-93% -$4.33M
EWP icon
3196
iShares MSCI Spain ETF
EWP
$1.4B
$314K ﹤0.01%
+13,000
New +$314K
FGBI icon
3197
First Guaranty Bancshares
FGBI
$123M
$314K ﹤0.01%
13,406
-700
-5% -$16.4K
VYM icon
3198
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
VYM
$65B
$314K ﹤0.01%
2,900
-28,400
-91% -$3.08M
CGRN
3199
DELISTED
Capstone Green Energy Corporation Common Stock
CGRN
$314K ﹤0.01%
216,841
-9,500
-4% -$13.8K
FNCL icon
3200
Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF
FNCL
$2.37B
$312K ﹤0.01%
+6,500
New +$312K