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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
$199M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$187M |
| 3 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
$187M |
| 4 |
Chubb
CB
|
$158M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
$135M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$470M |
| 2 |
PRE
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
|
$186M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
$179M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$165M |
| 5 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
$147M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Financials | 11.91% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.63% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.32% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.49% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
401
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15B
| $32.3M | 0.06% |
961,800
+765,700
| +390% | +$25.7M |
|
402
NRG Energy
NRG
$28.6B
| $32.1M | 0.06% |
2,470,716
+1,963,400
| +387% | +$25.5M |
|
403
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.75B
| $32.1M | 0.06% |
1,515,000
+88,600
| +6% | +$1.87M |
|
404
HSBC
HSBC
$227B
| $31.9M | 0.06% |
+1,151,959
| New | +$31.9M |
|
405
Textron
TXT
$14.5B
| $31.9M | 0.06% |
874,700
+421,700
| +93% | +$15.4M |
|
406
Carnival Corp
CCL
$42.8B
| $31.9M | 0.06% |
603,600
-954,200
| -61% | -$50.4M |
|
407
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.3B
| $31.7M | 0.06% |
638,100
-53,100
| -8% | -$2.64M |
|
408
Assurant
AIZ
$10.7B
| $31.7M | 0.06% |
411,100
+23,415
| +6% | +$1.81M |
|
|
AWH
409
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
| $31.7M | 0.06% |
907,100
-3,500
| -0.4% | -$122K |
|
|
ARRS
410
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
| $31.5M | 0.06% |
1,374,498
-668,222
| -33% | -$15.3M |
|
|
PBCT
411
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
| $31.3M | 0.06% |
1,966,200
+310,100
| +19% | +$4.94M |
|
412
United Parcel Service
UPS
$72.1B
| $31.3M | 0.06% |
+296,800
| New | +$31.3M |
|
413
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$5.63B
| $31.3M | 0.06% |
10,432,099
+3,605,299
| +53% | +$10.8M |
|
414
Regency Centers
REG
$13.4B
| $31.3M | 0.06% |
417,700
+310,500
| +290% | +$23.2M |
|
|
SIX
415
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
| $31.3M | 0.06% |
563,400
+289,800
| +106% | +$16.1M |
|
416
NETGEAR
NTGR
$811M
| $31.2M | 0.06% |
773,900
+127,000
| +20% | +$5.13M |
|
417
Televisa
TV
$1.56B
| $31.2M | 0.06% |
1,137,600
+458,800
| +68% | +$12.6M |
|
418
ING
ING
$71B
| $31.1M | 0.06% |
2,602,910
+2,117,700
| +436% | +$25.3M |
|
419
Watsco
WSO
$16.6B
| $31M | 0.06% |
229,700
+192,300
| +514% | +$25.9M |
|
|
GIMO
420
DELISTED
Gigamon Inc.
GIMO
| $30.9M | 0.06% |
996,600
+191,200
| +24% | +$5.93M |
|
421
Evertec
EVTC
$2.21B
| $30.9M | 0.06% |
2,211,100
+775,300
| +54% | +$10.8M |
|
|
FNSR
422
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
| $30.8M | 0.06% |
1,685,910
+120,300
| +8% | +$2.19M |
|
423
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$1.35B
| $30.7M | 0.06% |
1,754,083
+472,283
| +37% | +$8.28M |
|
424
Transocean
RIG
$2.9B
| $30.7M | 0.06% |
3,359,749
+2,492,549
| +287% | +$22.8M |
|
425
KeyCorp
KEY
$20.8B
| $30.7M | 0.06% |
+2,776,963
| New | +$30.7M |
|