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 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$349M |
| 2 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$280M |
| 3 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$262M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$167M |
| 5 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$166M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$232M |
| 2 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$226M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$213M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$203M |
| 5 |
B
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
|
+$193M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 13.83% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.18% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.43% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.95% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.9% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
376
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$441M
| $35.8M | 0.07% |
1,274,211
+161,400
| +15% | +$4.54M |
|
377
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$413M
| $35.8M | 0.07% |
2,843,845
-266,176
| -9% | -$3.35M |
|
378
American States Water
AWR
$2.83B
| $35.5M | 0.07% |
811,100
-103,400
| -11% | -$4.53M |
|
|
NGD
379
New Gold Inc
NGD
$5.02B
| $35.3M | 0.07% |
8,069,100
+2,363,300
| +41% | +$10.3M |
|
380
Clean Harbors
CLH
$12.7B
| $35.3M | 0.07% |
677,800
+90,298
| +15% | +$4.71M |
|
381
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13B
| $35.3M | 0.07% |
1,105,078
+714,375
| +183% | +$22.8M |
|
382
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24.7B
| $35.3M | 0.07% |
1,352,600
-110,800
| -8% | -$2.89M |
|
|
CSC
383
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
| $35.2M | 0.07% |
709,900
+556,200
| +362% | +$27.6M |
|
384
NETGEAR
NTGR
$821M
| $35.2M | 0.07% |
741,300
-32,600
| -4% | -$1.55M |
|
385
Denny's
DENN
$259M
| $35.2M | 0.07% |
3,281,211
-576,400
| -15% | -$6.18M |
|
386
Wabtec
WAB
$32.5B
| $35.2M | 0.07% |
+501,200
| New | +$35.2M |
|
387
Ciena
CIEN
$17.3B
| $35.2M | 0.07% |
1,876,700
-66,474
| -3% | -$1.25M |
|
388
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.12B
| $35M | 0.07% |
496,500
+166,900
| +51% | +$11.8M |
|
389
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$3.19B
| $34.9M | 0.07% |
1,083,105
+41,191
| +4% | +$1.33M |
|
390
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.28B
| $34.6M | 0.07% |
575,174
-62,926
| -10% | -$3.79M |
|
391
IQVIA
IQV
$32.2B
| $34.5M | 0.07% |
528,700
-131,400
| -20% | -$8.58M |
|
392
3M
MMM
$81.5B
| $34.5M | 0.07% |
235,373
-11,721
| -5% | -$1.72M |
|
393
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.47B
| $34.4M | 0.07% |
1,249,100
+909,000
| +267% | +$25M |
|
|
VIVO
394
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
| $34.3M | 0.07% |
1,761,076
+50,476
| +3% | +$984K |
|
395
Albany International
AIN
$1.78B
| $34.1M | 0.06% |
854,400
+92,100
| +12% | +$3.68M |
|
|
PLKI
396
DELISTED
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
PLKI
| $34.1M | 0.06% |
623,444
-176,500
| -22% | -$9.64M |
|
397
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$10.4B
| $34M | 0.06% |
418,900
-719,400
| -63% | -$58.3M |
|
398
Littelfuse
LFUS
$6.47B
| $33.9M | 0.06% |
287,192
+5,900
| +2% | +$697K |
|
399
GameStop
GME
$10.6B
| $33.9M | 0.06% |
5,101,772
+4,982,964
| +4,194% | +$33.1M |
|
400
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.93B
| $33.9M | 0.06% |
2,429,600
+483,500
| +25% | +$6.74M |
|