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
+4.13%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$41.7B
AUM Growth
-$66M
Cap. Flow
-$954M
Cap. Flow %
-2.29%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.75%
Holding
3,290
New
474
Increased
1,341
Reduced
963
Closed
495

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$441M
2
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$217M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$132M
4
VOD icon
Vodafone
VOD
+$131M
5
KMI icon
Kinder Morgan
KMI
+$129M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 14.88%
2 Consumer Discretionary 13.29%
3 Healthcare 11.79%
4 Industrials 10.94%
5 Consumer Staples 9.11%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EPD icon
401
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$68.3B
$24.7M 0.06%
712,046
-1,149,400
-62% -$39.9M
EXAR
402
DELISTED
Exar Corporation
EXAR
$24.6M 0.06%
2,057,268
-184,700
-8% -$2.21M
SAFM
403
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$24.6M 0.06%
313,203
-11,714
-4% -$919K
RFMD
404
DELISTED
RF MICRO DEVICES INC
RFMD
$24.5M 0.06%
+3,106,847
New +$24.5M
PETS icon
405
PetMed Express
PETS
$58.9M
$24.4M 0.06%
1,817,208
-75,807
-4% -$1.02M
CLNY
406
DELISTED
Colony Capital, Inc.
CLNY
$24.3M 0.06%
+1,106,110
New +$24.3M
WDC icon
407
Western Digital
WDC
$32.8B
$24.1M 0.06%
347,817
-225,177
-39% -$15.6M
EGY icon
408
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$396M
$24.1M 0.06%
2,820,295
-108,105
-4% -$924K
OLN icon
409
Olin
OLN
$2.91B
$24M 0.06%
868,000
-167,600
-16% -$4.63M
THI
410
DELISTED
TIM HORTONS INC COM, CANADA
THI
$23.9M 0.06%
432,700
+198,000
+84% +$11M
TRI icon
411
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$79.2B
$23.9M 0.06%
611,295
-367,103
-38% -$14.3M
CIT
412
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$23.9M 0.06%
487,000
-510,900
-51% -$25M
POT
413
DELISTED
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
$23.9M 0.06%
659,099
-2,645,200
-80% -$95.8M
NTRI
414
DELISTED
NutriSystem, Inc.
NTRI
$23.7M 0.06%
1,573,600
-428,200
-21% -$6.45M
MODV
415
DELISTED
ModivCare
MODV
$23.7M 0.06%
837,238
+21,238
+3% +$601K
SIRI icon
416
SiriusXM
SIRI
$8.17B
$23.7M 0.06%
739,186
+633,476
+599% +$20.3M
HAFC icon
417
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$757M
$23.6M 0.06%
1,013,069
+234,111
+30% +$5.45M
HUN icon
418
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.95B
$23.6M 0.06%
966,021
+131,700
+16% +$3.22M
STMP
419
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
$23.6M 0.06%
702,511
+114,260
+19% +$3.83M
CXO
420
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$23.6M 0.06%
+192,400
New +$23.6M
RGC
421
DELISTED
Regal Entertainment Group
RGC
$23.6M 0.06%
1,261,700
-50,300
-4% -$940K
EQT icon
422
EQT Corp
EQT
$31.4B
$23.4M 0.06%
443,771
-410,067
-48% -$21.6M
MBT
423
DELISTED
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company American Depositary Shares (Each representing 2 Shares
MBT
$23.3M 0.06%
1,332,450
+602,900
+83% +$10.5M
JOYY
424
JOYY Inc. American Depositary Shares
JOYY
$3.27B
$23.2M 0.06%
303,500
+233,600
+334% +$17.8M
RPM icon
425
RPM International
RPM
$16.1B
$23M 0.06%
550,700
-290,100
-35% -$12.1M