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 | 11.26% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3326
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$4.07B
| – | – | -414,215 | Closed | -$17M |
|
3327
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$53.1B
| – | – | -234,000 | Closed | -$18.7M |
|
3328
LPL Financial
LPLA
$29.2B
| – | – | -27,600 | Closed | -$1.27M |
|
3329
lululemon athletica
LULU
$24.2B
| – | – | -1,001,100 | Closed | -$42.1M |
|
3330
Mattel
MAT
$5.9B
| – | – | -486,100 | Closed | -$14.9M |
|
3331
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$35.1B
| – | – | -623,097 | Closed | -$29.4M |
|
3332
McKesson
MCK
$85.4B
| – | – | -161,100 | Closed | -$31.4M |
|
3333
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
| – | – | -2,200,400 | Closed | -$136M |
|
|
3334
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
| – | – | -2,291,235 | Closed | -$181M |
|
3335
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.24B
| – | – | -374,000 | Closed | -$50.4M |
|
3336
Monro
MNRO
$497M
| – | – | -73,979 | Closed | -$3.59M |
|
3337
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.6B
| – | – | -580,200 | Closed | -$25.8M |
|
3338
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
| – | – | -93,200 | Closed | -$7.89M |
|
3339
Marten Transport
MRTN
$965M
| – | – | -59,017 | Closed | -$1.05M |
|
3340
ArcelorMittal
MT
$25.4B
| – | – | -1,222,479 | Closed | -$16.8M |
|
|
NAK
3341
Northern Dynasty Minerals
NAK
$497M
| – | – | -52,500 | Closed | -$29K |
|
3342
Nordic American Tanker
NAT
$659M
| – | – | -454,700 | Closed | -$3.62M |
|
3343
Nabors Industries
NBR
$543M
| – | – | -1,542,400 | Closed | -$35.1M |
|
3344
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$11.2B
| – | – | -91,300 | Closed | -$3.29M |
|
3345
Neogen
NEOG
$1.25B
| – | – | -81,013 | Closed | -$3.2M |
|
3346
NGL Energy Partners
NGL
$692M
| – | – | -362,600 | Closed | -$14.3M |
|
3347
NOV
NOV
$4.94B
| – | – | -307,010 | Closed | -$23.4M |
|
3348
NRG Energy
NRG
$28.2B
| – | – | -580,016 | Closed | -$17.7M |
|
3349
Natural Resource Partners
NRP
$1.36B
| – | – | -75,230 | Closed | -$981K |
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