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 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$238M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$224M |
| 3 |
MON
Monsanto Co
MON
|
+$219M |
| 4 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$215M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$179M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$242M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$232M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$205M |
| 4 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$188M |
| 5 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$187M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Financials | 14.12% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.1% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.08% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.66% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3476
Targa Resources
TRGP
$34.7B
| – | – |
-274,486
| Closed | -$13.5M |
|
3477
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$2.06B
| – | – |
-39,300
| Closed | -$2.48M |
|
3478
Trimble
TRMB
$19.1B
| – | – |
-647,444
| Closed | -$18.5M |
|
3479
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.5B
| – | – |
-421,900
| Closed | -$28.1M |
|
3480
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$31.3B
| – | – |
-1,140,000
| Closed | -$15.4M |
|
3481
Tyson Foods
TSN
$19.9B
| – | – |
-587,700
| Closed | -$43.9M |
|
3482
Toro Company
TTC
$7.71B
| – | – |
-28,400
| Closed | -$1.33M |
|
3483
Televisa
TV
$1.5B
| – | – |
-179,100
| Closed | -$4.6M |
|
3484
United Airlines
UAL
$34.2B
| – | – |
-20,500
| Closed | -$1.08M |
|
3485
CVR Partners
UAN
$908M
| – | – |
-1,410
| Closed | -$75K |
|
3486
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$63.6M
| – | – |
-20,343
| Closed | -$1.52M |
|
3487
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$1.74B
| – | – |
-228,450
| Closed | -$9.15M |
|
3488
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.47B
| – | – |
-1,042,900
| Closed | -$36M |
|
3489
US Bancorp
USB
$76.8B
| – | – |
-184,800
| Closed | -$7.93M |
|
3490
VEON
VEON
$3.73B
| – | – |
-11,412
| Closed | -$993K |
|
3491
Vipshop
VIPS
$8.72B
| – | – |
-546,400
| Closed | -$8.02M |
|
3492
Vince Holding
VNCE
$19.3M
| – | – |
-11,323
| Closed | -$639K |
|
3493
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$6.43B
| – | – |
-96,900
| Closed | -$972K |
|
3494
Verint Systems
VRNT
$1.23B
| – | – |
-502,273
| Closed | -$9.63M |
|
3495
Viasat
VSAT
$4.14B
| – | – |
-40,793
| Closed | -$3.05M |
|
3496
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$2.07B
| – | – |
-34,200
| Closed | -$482K |
|
3497
Wabtec
WAB
$32.5B
| – | – |
-202,800
| Closed | -$16.6M |
|
3498
Weibo
WB
$3B
| – | – |
-30,250
| Closed | -$1.52M |
|
3499
Western Digital
WDC
$32.8B
| – | – |
-6,640
| Closed | -$293K |
|
3500
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.6B
| – | – |
-282,323
| Closed | -$35.6M |
|