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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EQC
301
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
| $58.9M | 0.08% |
1,885,975
-234,523
| -11% | -$7.32M |
|
302
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$4.04B
| $58.8M | 0.08% |
1,678,415
-168,800
| -9% | -$5.91M |
|
303
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.77B
| $58.7M | 0.08% |
819,600
-1,000
| -0.1% | -$71.6K |
|
304
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.07T
| $58.6M | 0.08% |
351,400
-93,300
| -21% | -$15.6M |
|
305
Nabors Industries
NBR
$570M
| $58.4M | 0.08% |
89,352
+71,972
| +414% | +$47M |
|
306
American Woodmark
AMWD
$991M
| $58.2M | 0.08% |
633,900
-25,701
| -4% | -$2.36M |
|
|
SFR
307
DELISTED
Starwood Waypoint Homes
SFR
| $58M | 0.08% |
1,709,579
+1,045,779
| +158% | +$35.5M |
|
308
Centene
CNC
$14.2B
| $57.9M | 0.08% |
1,625,232
+711,800
| +78% | +$25.4M |
|
|
SCG
309
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
| $57.7M | 0.08% |
883,300
+350,300
| +66% | +$22.9M |
|
|
UCB
310
United Community Banks, Inc.
UCB
$4.02B
| $57.5M | 0.08% |
2,078,168
+325,400
| +19% | +$9.01M |
|
311
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$13.8B
| $57.4M | 0.08% |
625,344
+505,800
| +423% | +$46.4M |
|
312
Honeywell
HON
$136B
| $57.3M | 0.08% |
479,107
+283,374
| +145% | +$33.9M |
|
313
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$72.6B
| $57.1M | 0.08% |
1,324,200
-294,042
| -18% | -$12.7M |
|
314
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.3B
| $56.8M | 0.08% |
697,919
-356,149
| -34% | -$29M |
|
315
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$16.8B
| $56.6M | 0.08% |
532,200
+201,000
| +61% | +$21.4M |
|
316
TC Energy
TRP
$53.9B
| $56.4M | 0.08% |
1,221,103
+618,900
| +103% | +$28.6M |
|
317
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.79B
| $56.3M | 0.08% |
1,457,100
-60,800
| -4% | -$2.35M |
|
318
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$15.1B
| $56.3M | 0.08% |
3,213,417
-259,783
| -7% | -$4.55M |
|
319
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.17B
| $56.2M | 0.08% |
547,000
-137,400
| -20% | -$14.1M |
|
320
Regions Financial
RF
$24.1B
| $56.1M | 0.08% |
+3,863,221
| New | +$56.1M |
|
321
Burlington
BURL
$18.3B
| $56M | 0.08% |
575,800
+326,100
| +131% | +$31.7M |
|
|
SHPG
322
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
| $55.6M | 0.08% |
+319,177
| New | +$55.6M |
|
|
ISLE
323
DELISTED
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc
ISLE
| $55.6M | 0.08% |
2,108,424
+131,324
| +7% | +$3.46M |
|
324
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$970M
| $55.5M | 0.08% |
1,371,571
+1,342,400
| +4,602% | +$54.4M |
|
|
AHL
325
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
| $55.3M | 0.08% |
1,061,690
+89,390
| +9% | +$4.65M |
|