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 |
Novo Nordisk
NVO
|
$585M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$441M |
| 3 |
Verizon
VZ
|
$217M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
$132M |
| 5 |
Vodafone
VOD
|
$131M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$279M |
| 2 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
$246M |
| 3 |
Walmart
WMT
|
$232M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$226M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
$181M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 14.88% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.29% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.79% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.98% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.11% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3276
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$53.1B
| – | – |
-87,400
| Closed | -$3.77M |
|
3277
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.49B
| – | – |
-92,900
| Closed | -$7.69M |
|
3278
Lightpath Technologies
LPTH
$230M
| – | – |
-10,700
| Closed | -$15K |
|
3279
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$6.62B
| – | – |
-469,600
| Closed | -$8.69M |
|
3280
Lam Research
LRCX
$123B
| – | – |
-73,456
| Closed | -$4M |
|
3281
Stride
LRN
$7.12B
| – | – |
-164,100
| Closed | -$3.57M |
|
3282
Landstar System
LSTR
$4.59B
| – | – |
-108,240
| Closed | -$6.22M |
|
3283
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$17.3B
| – | – |
-4,238,680
| Closed | -$79.9M |
|
3284
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$407M
| – | – |
-246,345
| Closed | -$443K |
|
3285
LSI Industries
LYTS
$688M
| – | – |
-13,300
| Closed | -$115K |
|
3286
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.52B
| – | – |
-68,100
| Closed | -$2.11M |
|
3287
McKesson
MCK
$85.4B
| – | – |
-45,400
| Closed | -$7.33M |
|
3288
Marcus Corp
MCS
$483M
| – | – |
-65,773
| Closed | -$884K |
|
3289
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
MDGL
$9.76B
| – | – |
-214,000
| Closed | -$1.12M |
|
3290
Vail Resorts
MTN
$6.09B
| – | – |
-10,900
| Closed | -$820K |
|