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 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
$349M |
| 2 |
Nike
NKE
|
$280M |
| 3 |
Home Depot
HD
|
$262M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$167M |
| 5 |
Mastercard
MA
|
$166M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
$232M |
| 2 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
$226M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$213M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$203M |
| 5 |
B
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
|
$193M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 13.83% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.18% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.43% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.9% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Amgen
AMGN
$154B
| $179M | 0.34% |
1,176,445
+695,245
| +144% | +$106M |
|
27
Ryanair
RYAAY
$32.3B
| $177M | 0.34% |
2,550,208
-1,068,411
| -30% | -$74.3M |
|
28
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$1.15B
| $176M | 0.33% |
1,159,000
-131,530
| -10% | -$19.9M |
|
29
National Grid
NGG
$67.5B
| $173M | 0.33% |
2,329,000
-240,865
| -9% | -$17.9M |
|
30
Hershey
HSY
$37.7B
| $173M | 0.33% |
1,525,000
-968,937
| -39% | -$110M |
|
31
Eli Lilly
LLY
$659B
| $173M | 0.33% |
2,191,205
-22,400
| -1% | -$1.76M |
|
|
32
Amazon
AMZN
$2.4T
| $170M | 0.32% |
238,055
+233,955
| +5,706% | +$167M |
|
33
Merck
MRK
$214B
| $169M | 0.32% |
2,926,534
+2,442,200
| +504% | +$141M |
|
34
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$26.9B
| $165M | 0.31% |
911,914
-438,900
| -32% | -$79.2M |
|
|
35
PepsiCo
PEP
$206B
| $163M | 0.31% |
1,539,562
-2,189,500
| -59% | -$232M |
|
36
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
| $157M | 0.3% |
1,196,973
+789,773
| +194% | +$104M |
|
37
Welltower
WELL
$113B
| $157M | 0.3% |
2,060,100
-405,900
| -16% | -$30.9M |
|
38
F5
FFIV
$18B
| $155M | 0.3% |
1,363,174
+275,900
| +25% | +$31.4M |
|
39
American Electric Power
AEP
$58.9B
| $146M | 0.28% |
2,082,100
-250,400
| -11% | -$17.6M |
|
40
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.6B
| $145M | 0.28% |
865,200
-405,300
| -32% | -$68.1M |
|
41
Salesforce
CRM
$242B
| $144M | 0.27% |
+1,809,100
| New | +$144M |
|
42
FirstEnergy
FE
$25.1B
| $141M | 0.27% |
4,025,808
+222,500
| +6% | +$7.77M |
|
43
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$127B
| $139M | 0.26% |
1,133,100
+201,800
| +22% | +$24.7M |
|
44
BRF SA
BRFS
$6.12B
| $138M | 0.26% |
9,920,460
+592,200
| +6% | +$8.25M |
|
45
Electronic Arts
EA
$43B
| $136M | 0.26% |
+1,797,164
| New | +$136M |
|
|
TE
46
DELISTED
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
| $136M | 0.26% |
4,902,700
-38,900
| -0.8% | -$1.08M |
|
47
Chubb
CB
$110B
| $135M | 0.26% |
1,036,562
-310,799
| -23% | -$40.6M |
|
|
VGR
48
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
| $133M | 0.25% |
5,930,131
-555,965
| -9% | -$12.5M |
|
|
LSI
49
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
| $133M | 0.25% |
1,263,200
-286,600
| -18% | -$30.1M |
|
|
JCP
50
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
| $132M | 0.25% |
14,849,500
-72,900
| -0.5% | -$647K |
|