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
+9.73%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$80.4B
AUM Growth
-$11.7B
Cap. Flow
-$16.4B
Cap. Flow %
-20.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.17%
Holding
3,937
New
593
Increased
1,070
Reduced
1,581
Closed
678

Sector Composition

1 Healthcare 19.43%
2 Technology 17.52%
3 Communication Services 11.2%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.6%
5 Consumer Staples 10.21%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HSII icon
351
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.04B
$49.6M 0.06%
1,388,402
-36,900
-3% -$1.32M
BBL
352
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$49.6M 0.06%
856,371
+400,771
+88% +$23.2M
DOW icon
353
Dow Inc
DOW
$17.4B
$49.5M 0.06%
774,500
-128,200
-14% -$8.2M
AMZN icon
354
Amazon
AMZN
$2.48T
$49.1M 0.06%
317,100
-1,705,260
-84% -$264M
FSR
355
DELISTED
Fisker Inc.
FSR
$48.8M 0.06%
+2,832,200
New +$48.8M
BYND icon
356
Beyond Meat
BYND
$189M
$48.8M 0.06%
+374,700
New +$48.8M
TRI icon
357
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$78.7B
$48.6M 0.06%
534,765
+288,513
+117% +$26.2M
ERIC icon
358
Ericsson
ERIC
$26.7B
$48.6M 0.06%
3,681,200
-785,300
-18% -$10.4M
JEF icon
359
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$13.1B
$48.5M 0.06%
1,686,768
+1,279,258
+314% +$36.8M
NHC icon
360
National Healthcare
NHC
$1.78B
$48.4M 0.06%
621,587
-47,500
-7% -$3.7M
WMT icon
361
Walmart
WMT
$801B
$48.4M 0.06%
1,068,600
+396,000
+59% +$17.9M
SAFM
362
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$48M 0.06%
308,418
-78,900
-20% -$12.3M
FMX icon
363
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$29.6B
$47.8M 0.06%
634,700
-183,900
-22% -$13.9M
SSRM icon
364
SSR Mining
SSRM
$4.28B
$47.6M 0.06%
3,334,818
-1,068,000
-24% -$15.3M
HIMX
365
Himax Technologies
HIMX
$1.46B
$47.5M 0.06%
3,480,888
+225,428
+7% +$3.08M
BXP icon
366
Boston Properties
BXP
$12.2B
$47.3M 0.06%
467,400
+381,400
+443% +$38.6M
WEN icon
367
Wendy's
WEN
$1.97B
$47.2M 0.06%
2,329,382
+1,704,900
+273% +$34.5M
OEC icon
368
Orion
OEC
$596M
$47M 0.06%
2,385,196
-367,005
-13% -$7.24M
ALV icon
369
Autoliv
ALV
$9.58B
$47M 0.06%
506,949
+440,412
+662% +$40.8M
SMFG icon
370
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$105B
$47M 0.06%
6,484,570
-1,226,000
-16% -$8.89M
IRT icon
371
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$4.22B
$46.9M 0.06%
3,088,346
-695,995
-18% -$10.6M
ELME
372
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.52B
$46.9M 0.06%
2,121,600
-305,300
-13% -$6.75M
CPRT icon
373
Copart
CPRT
$47B
$46.5M 0.06%
+1,711,600
New +$46.5M
IBKR icon
374
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$26.8B
$46.5M 0.06%
2,544,800
+355,200
+16% +$6.49M
BKR icon
375
Baker Hughes
BKR
$44.9B
$46.1M 0.06%
+2,134,640
New +$46.1M