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 |
IBM
IBM
|
$320M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$221M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
$156M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
$154M |
| 5 |
Target
TGT
|
$145M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$283M |
| 2 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
$203M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
$199M |
| 4 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
$194M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
$177M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 14.01% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.1% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.99% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 11.91% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
26
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$98.4B
| $201M | 0.49% |
4,338,900
-4,191,900
| -49% | -$194M |
|
|
LNKD
27
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
| $198M | 0.48% |
803,900
+344,500
| +75% | +$84.8M |
|
28
GSK
GSK
$79.1B
| $195M | 0.47% |
3,891,300
+2,533,800
| +187% | +$127M |
|
|
DTV
29
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
| $191M | 0.46% |
3,202,392
-16,600
| -0.5% | -$992K |
|
30
Campbell Soup
CPB
$9.67B
| $186M | 0.45% |
4,558,100
+1,806,900
| +66% | +$73.6M |
|
|
DO
31
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
| $184M | 0.45% |
2,947,500
+213,500
| +8% | +$13.3M |
|
32
Mastercard
MA
$534B
| $179M | 0.43% |
265,800
-121,400
| -31% | -$81.7M |
|
33
Domino's
DPZ
$15.8B
| $177M | 0.43% |
2,603,300
-225,000
| -8% | -$15.3M |
|
34
Costco
COST
$416B
| $173M | 0.42% |
1,501,713
+959,213
| +177% | +$110M |
|
35
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$167B
| $171M | 0.42% |
455,570
+224,700
| +97% | +$84.5M |
|
36
AutoZone
AZO
$69.7B
| $167M | 0.4% |
394,600
+79,500
| +25% | +$33.6M |
|
37
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$37.2B
| $166M | 0.4% |
2,558,600
-82,700
| -3% | -$5.37M |
|
|
PETM
38
DELISTED
PETSMART INC
PETM
| $165M | 0.4% |
2,169,093
+12,500
| +0.6% | +$953K |
|
39
Ryanair
RYAAY
$32.8B
| $160M | 0.39% |
3,220,596
+481,496
| +18% | +$23.9M |
|
40
Rayonier
RYN
$3.98B
| $157M | 0.38% |
2,818,800
+1,300
| +0% | +$72.3K |
|
|
41
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
| $156M | 0.38% |
+6,525,964
| New | +$156M |
|
42
General Mills
GIS
$26.2B
| $154M | 0.37% |
3,222,500
+1,668,000
| +107% | +$79.9M |
|
|
43
Walt Disney
DIS
$212B
| $154M | 0.37% |
+2,387,807
| New | +$154M |
|
|
PNRA
44
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
| $152M | 0.37% |
961,892
+21,900
| +2% | +$3.47M |
|
45
PLDT
PHI
$4.23B
| $152M | 0.37% |
2,242,400
+66,500
| +3% | +$4.51M |
|
46
AstraZeneca
AZN
$252B
| $151M | 0.37% |
2,913,800
-511,900
| -15% | -$26.6M |
|
|
47
Target
TGT
$41.7B
| $146M | 0.35% |
2,281,200
+2,273,300
| +28,776% | +$145M |
|
|
LIFE
48
DELISTED
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
| $139M | 0.34% |
1,857,897
+1,253,500
| +207% | +$93.8M |
|
49
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$125M
| $138M | 0.34% |
988,700
-81,400
| -8% | -$11.4M |
|
50
Amazon
AMZN
$2.41T
| $138M | 0.34% |
441,755
+97,900
| +28% | +$30.6M |
|