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 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
$875M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
$777M |
| 3 |
Home Depot
HD
|
$564M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$505M |
| 5 |
Merck
MRK
|
$403M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
$786M |
| 2 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
$445M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
$395M |
| 4 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
$379M |
| 5 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
$370M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 18.68% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.97% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.35% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.73% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.95% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4676
EMQQ The Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF
EMQQ
$376M
| – | – |
-50,700
| Closed | -$2.18M |
|
4677
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$4.91B
| – | – |
-848,128
| Closed | -$155M |
|
4678
Entera Bio
ENTX
$93.6M
| – | – |
-40,100
| Closed | -$113K |
|
4679
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$2.26B
| – | – |
-24,100
| Closed | -$489K |
|
4680
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
EPP
$1.82B
| – | – |
-5,500
| Closed | -$263K |
|
4681
Equitable Holdings
EQH
$15.8B
| – | – |
-35,800
| Closed | -$1.17M |
|
4682
Eversource Energy
ES
$23.5B
| – | – |
-22,200
| Closed | -$2.02M |
|
4683
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
ESGD
$9.8B
| – | – |
-10,200
| Closed | -$810K |
|
4684
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF
ESGE
$5.11B
| – | – |
-118,600
| Closed | -$4.71M |
|
4685
Etsy
ETSY
$5.13B
| – | – |
-34,439
| Closed | -$7.54M |
|
4686
iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF
EUFN
$4.31B
| – | – |
-10,300
| Closed | -$207K |
|