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
-1.77%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$36.5B
AUM Growth
-$6.37B
Cap. Flow
-$5.63B
Cap. Flow %
-15.41%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.42%
Holding
3,213
New
460
Increased
1,224
Reduced
1,053
Closed
459

Top Sells

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$518M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$500M
3
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$305M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$286M
5
UPS icon
United Parcel Service
UPS
+$207M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 13.48%
2 Healthcare 12.29%
3 Consumer Staples 10.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Industrials 10.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CHD icon
351
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23B
$25.8M 0.07%
734,200
+42,600
+6% +$1.49M
TROW icon
352
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.8B
$25.2M 0.07%
+321,900
New +$25.2M
IDTI
353
DELISTED
Integrated Device Technology I
IDTI
$25.2M 0.07%
1,580,853
+1,260,400
+393% +$20.1M
ARUN
354
DELISTED
ARUBA NETWORKS, INC.
ARUN
$25.2M 0.07%
1,166,000
+981,000
+530% +$21.2M
FLR icon
355
Fluor
FLR
$6.6B
$25.2M 0.07%
376,600
+6,900
+2% +$461K
VRNT icon
356
Verint Systems
VRNT
$1.23B
$25M 0.07%
881,524
-690,388
-44% -$19.6M
HP icon
357
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$1.99B
$24.9M 0.07%
+254,600
New +$24.9M
XLNX
358
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$24.9M 0.07%
587,700
-765,205
-57% -$32.4M
BKD icon
359
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.84B
$24.8M 0.07%
770,418
+90,018
+13% +$2.9M
SHW icon
360
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$93.6B
$24.8M 0.07%
339,600
-853,200
-72% -$62.3M
SPG icon
361
Simon Property Group
SPG
$59.6B
$24.8M 0.07%
+150,600
New +$24.8M
CSTM icon
362
Constellium
CSTM
$2B
$24.8M 0.07%
1,006,000
+667,900
+198% +$16.4M
LAZ icon
363
Lazard
LAZ
$5.3B
$24.7M 0.07%
488,100
+337,400
+224% +$17.1M
HST icon
364
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$12B
$24.7M 0.07%
1,156,165
+185,100
+19% +$3.95M
KKR icon
365
KKR & Co
KKR
$124B
$24.5M 0.07%
1,096,550
+196,700
+22% +$4.39M
CNP icon
366
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$24.4B
$24.3M 0.07%
994,300
-223,900
-18% -$5.48M
LH icon
367
Labcorp
LH
$23B
$24.2M 0.07%
+277,265
New +$24.2M
TRN icon
368
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.29B
$24.2M 0.07%
718,808
-1,563,875
-69% -$52.6M
AHT
369
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$37.9M
$24.2M 0.07%
2,532
+789
+45% +$7.53M
ROL icon
370
Rollins
ROL
$27.7B
$24.1M 0.07%
2,781,506
+377,342
+16% +$3.27M
GPK icon
371
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.24B
$24M 0.07%
1,927,018
-139,900
-7% -$1.74M
CYS
372
DELISTED
CYS Investments Inc.
CYS
$23.9M 0.07%
2,900,219
-525,281
-15% -$4.33M
CIGI icon
373
Colliers International
CIGI
$8.47B
$23.9M 0.07%
781,184
-9,229
-1% -$282K
CCL icon
374
Carnival Corp
CCL
$42.8B
$23.8M 0.07%
593,400
-380,700
-39% -$15.3M
SE
375
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$23.8M 0.07%
+606,800
New +$23.8M