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 |
Novo Nordisk
NVO
|
$585M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$441M |
| 3 |
Verizon
VZ
|
$217M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
$132M |
| 5 |
Vodafone
VOD
|
$131M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$279M |
| 2 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
$246M |
| 3 |
Walmart
WMT
|
$232M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$226M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
$181M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 14.88% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.29% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.79% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.98% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.11% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
United Parcel Service
UPS
$72.2B
| $172M | 0.41% |
1,762,538
+593,738
| +51% | +$57.8M |
|
27
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$59.4B
| $162M | 0.39% |
4,986,266
+3,982,400
| +397% | +$129M |
|
28
AutoZone
AZO
$70.2B
| $161M | 0.39% |
300,000
-85,700
| -22% | -$46M |
|
29
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$55.3B
| $157M | 0.38% |
1,342,000
+222,900
| +20% | +$26.1M |
|
30
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$1.15B
| $149M | 0.36% |
1,328,700
+32,400
| +2% | +$3.63M |
|
|
CYBX
31
DELISTED
CYBERONICS INC
CYBX
| $145M | 0.35% |
2,223,194
-86,900
| -4% | -$5.67M |
|
32
CF Industries
CF
$14B
| $144M | 0.35% |
553,200
-169,600
| -23% | -$44.2M |
|
33
AbbVie
ABBV
$374B
| $144M | 0.34% |
2,796,900
+987,300
| +55% | +$50.7M |
|
34
PLDT
PHI
$4.22B
| $143M | 0.34% |
2,344,400
-32,113
| -1% | -$1.96M |
|
35
Amdocs
DOX
$9.41B
| $142M | 0.34% |
3,058,700
-649,200
| -18% | -$30.2M |
|
36
Costco
COST
$418B
| $139M | 0.33% |
1,247,800
-1,609,713
| -56% | -$180M |
|
37
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
| $139M | 0.33% |
2,613,400
-599,600
| -19% | -$31.9M |
|
|
SWY
38
DELISTED
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
| $138M | 0.33% |
3,739,599
+2,731,599
| +271% | +$101M |
|
39
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.6B
| $135M | 0.32% |
1,324,100
+377,300
| +40% | +$38.6M |
|
40
Mastercard
MA
$535B
| $134M | 0.32% |
1,790,400
+1,606,900
| +876% | +$120M |
|
|
41
Comcast
CMCSA
$126B
| $132M | 0.32% |
+2,637,102
| New | +$132M |
|
|
42
Vodafone
VOD
$28.3B
| $131M | 0.31% |
+3,551,581
| New | +$131M |
|
43
BCE
BCE
$23.3B
| $130M | 0.31% |
3,006,449
+1,077,851
| +56% | +$46.5M |
|
44
Moody's
MCO
$91.4B
| $127M | 0.3% |
1,598,900
-183,500
| -10% | -$14.6M |
|
45
Tesla
TSLA
$1.06T
| $126M | 0.3% |
+604,880
| New | +$126M |
|
46
Micron Technology
MU
$133B
| $125M | 0.3% |
5,287,040
+4,481,404
| +556% | +$106M |
|
47
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$91.2B
| $124M | 0.3% |
628,900
-44,600
| -7% | -$8.79M |
|
48
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
| $123M | 0.3% |
103,255
+67,656
| +190% | +$80.6M |
|
49
Rayonier
RYN
$4.05B
| $121M | 0.29% |
2,638,479
-541,171
| -17% | -$24.8M |
|
50
Maximus
MMS
$4.95B
| $119M | 0.28% |
2,642,756
+176,956
| +7% | +$7.94M |
|