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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SBY
426
DELISTED
Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.
SBY
| $30.5M | 0.06% |
2,056,000
+244,700
| +14% | +$3.63M |
|
|
AMED
427
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
| $30.5M | 0.06% |
630,901
+282,600
| +81% | +$13.7M |
|
|
TYPE
428
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
| $30.4M | 0.06% |
1,271,200
+57,299
| +5% | +$1.37M |
|
429
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.65B
| $30.4M | 0.06% |
+159,200
| New | +$30.4M |
|
430
Exponent
EXPO
$3.61B
| $30.4M | 0.06% |
1,190,600
-4,800
| -0.4% | -$122K |
|
|
CALD
431
DELISTED
Callidus Software, Inc.
CALD
| $30.3M | 0.06% |
1,816,800
-415,600
| -19% | -$6.93M |
|
432
Dolby
DLB
$6.96B
| $30.3M | 0.06% |
696,300
+299,400
| +75% | +$13M |
|
433
Barclays
BCS
$69.1B
| $30.2M | 0.06% |
+3,739,871
| New | +$30.2M |
|
|
SBNY
434
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
| $30.1M | 0.06% |
221,374
+91,674
| +71% | +$12.5M |
|
435
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
$498M
| $30.1M | 0.06% |
1,832,368
+82,100
| +5% | +$1.35M |
|
436
VF Corp
VFC
$5.86B
| $30.1M | 0.06% |
+493,830
| New | +$30.1M |
|
437
Agilent Technologies
A
$36.5B
| $30.1M | 0.06% |
755,200
+707,200
| +1,473% | +$28.2M |
|
438
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$6.01B
| $30M | 0.06% |
3,144,800
+796,100
| +34% | +$7.59M |
|
|
FBR
439
DELISTED
Fibria Celulose Sa
FBR
| $29.9M | 0.06% |
3,527,428
+1,810,628
| +105% | +$15.4M |
|
440
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$751M
| $29.9M | 0.06% |
1,356,357
+70,226
| +5% | +$1.55M |
|
441
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$4.63B
| $29.8M | 0.06% |
37,100
-1,100
| -3% | -$883K |
|
|
RAI
442
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
| $29.7M | 0.06% |
591,235
-354,300
| -37% | -$17.8M |
|
443
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.82B
| $29.7M | 0.06% |
1,039,153
+88,300
| +9% | +$2.53M |
|
|
UN
444
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
| $29.6M | 0.06% |
661,492
+310,777
| +89% | +$13.9M |
|
|
VAL
445
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
| $29.6M | 0.06% |
276,400
+198,225
| +254% | +$21.2M |
|
446
BP
BP
$87.4B
| $29.6M | 0.06% |
1,164,370
+807,702
| +226% | +$20.5M |
|
|
CAJ
447
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
| $29.5M | 0.06% |
988,400
+239,000
| +32% | +$7.13M |
|
448
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$276M
| $29.5M | 0.06% |
2,153,374
+67,400
| +3% | +$922K |
|
|
SAFM
449
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $29.4M | 0.06% |
326,400
+42,983
| +15% | +$3.88M |
|
|
KKD
450
DELISTED
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC
KKD
| $29.4M | 0.06% |
1,887,164
+553,135
| +41% | +$8.62M |
|