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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$429M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
$303M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$218M |
| 4 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
$211M |
| 5 |
Intel
INTC
|
$207M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
$351M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
$157M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$148M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.88% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.91% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.86% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.08T
| $200M | 0.43% |
1,385,800
+1,329,000
| +2,340% | +$192M |
|
|
27
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
| $193M | 0.41% |
8,215,251
-7,391,820
| -47% | -$174M |
|
28
Mastercard
MA
$536B
| $189M | 0.4% |
2,185,800
+1,372,300
| +169% | +$119M |
|
|
BCR
29
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
| $186M | 0.4% |
1,112,900
+214,000
| +24% | +$35.8M |
|
30
Costco
COST
$421B
| $181M | 0.39% |
1,195,000
-760,213
| -39% | -$115M |
|
31
Amdocs
DOX
$9.31B
| $173M | 0.37% |
3,179,400
-732,100
| -19% | -$39.8M |
|
32
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$477B
| $173M | 0.37% |
2,031,491
+1,814,300
| +835% | +$154M |
|
33
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$42.5B
| $168M | 0.36% |
1,572,900
-263,100
| -14% | -$28.2M |
|
34
Duke Energy
DUK
$94.5B
| $167M | 0.35% |
2,169,967
-76,500
| -3% | -$5.87M |
|
35
General Dynamics
GD
$86.8B
| $160M | 0.34% |
1,180,300
-256,100
| -18% | -$34.8M |
|
36
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
| $157M | 0.34% |
+135,199
| New | +$157M |
|
37
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.3B
| $153M | 0.33% |
4,236,998
-1,384,900
| -25% | -$50M |
|
|
B
38
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
$46.3B
| $146M | 0.31% |
13,357,102
-565,501
| -4% | -$6.2M |
|
|
SLXP
39
DELISTED
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD DEL
SLXP
| $145M | 0.31% |
840,943
+799,524
| +1,930% | +$138M |
|
40
PLDT
PHI
$4.17B
| $145M | 0.31% |
2,314,900
-21,890
| -0.9% | -$1.37M |
|
|
DTV
41
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
| $144M | 0.31% |
1,687,092
-25,600
| -1% | -$2.18M |
|
42
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$56B
| $140M | 0.3% |
215,600
-91,600
| -30% | -$59.6M |
|
|
CYBX
43
DELISTED
CYBERONICS INC
CYBX
| $134M | 0.29% |
2,065,194
-190,900
| -8% | -$12.4M |
|
44
Walmart
WMT
$793B
| $134M | 0.29% |
+1,627,400
| New | +$134M |
|
45
Baxter International
BAX
$12.1B
| $133M | 0.28% |
1,946,500
+1,770,500
| +1,006% | +$121M |
|
46
Ventas
VTR
$30.7B
| $132M | 0.28% |
1,813,100
+810,200
| +81% | +$59.2M |
|
|
TWTR
47
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
| $131M | 0.28% |
+2,623,400
| New | +$131M |
|
48
Philip Morris
PM
$254B
| $130M | 0.28% |
1,727,093
-823,907
| -32% | -$62.1M |
|
49
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$12.5B
| $129M | 0.28% |
2,551,500
-172,300
| -6% | -$8.72M |
|
50
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$2.92B
| $129M | 0.27% |
2,856,700
+126,700
| +5% | +$5.71M |
|