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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
$383M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
$267M |
| 3 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$231M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
$230M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
$227M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
$258M |
| 2 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
$228M |
| 3 |
GAS
AGL RESOURCES INC (HOLDING CO)
GAS
|
$216M |
| 4 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
$142M |
| 5 |
TE
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
|
$136M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 15.67% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.42% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.99% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.63% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
B
26
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
$46.3B
| $201M | 0.36% |
11,343,002
-6,132,500
| -35% | -$109M |
|
27
Novartis
NVS
$248B
| $199M | 0.35% |
2,515,098
+254,500
| +11% | +$20.1M |
|
28
Sysco
SYY
$38.8B
| $189M | 0.33% |
3,861,400
+2,768,700
| +253% | +$136M |
|
29
F5
FFIV
$17.8B
| $189M | 0.33% |
1,518,074
+154,900
| +11% | +$19.3M |
|
30
FirstEnergy
FE
$25.1B
| $189M | 0.33% |
5,708,500
+1,682,692
| +42% | +$55.7M |
|
31
AstraZeneca
AZN
$255B
| $187M | 0.33% |
5,702,700
-263,400
| -4% | -$8.66M |
|
32
Nike
NKE
$110B
| $187M | 0.33% |
3,556,300
-1,510,200
| -30% | -$79.5M |
|
33
Sempra
SRE
$53.7B
| $183M | 0.32% |
1,708,100
-245,400
| -13% | -$26.3M |
|
34
Altria Group
MO
$112B
| $182M | 0.32% |
2,882,800
+2,121,982
| +279% | +$134M |
|
35
eBay
EBAY
$41.2B
| $180M | 0.32% |
5,474,640
+2,472,900
| +82% | +$81.4M |
|
|
BCR
36
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
| $179M | 0.32% |
797,200
-266,000
| -25% | -$59.7M |
|
37
Herbalife
HLF
$1.02B
| $178M | 0.32% |
2,878,900
-277,100
| -9% | -$17.2M |
|
38
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$47.7B
| $178M | 0.31% |
1,476,406
-737,394
| -33% | -$88.9M |
|
39
Kroger
KR
$45.1B
| $177M | 0.31% |
5,963,600
+3,884,500
| +187% | +$115M |
|
40
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$429B
| $174M | 0.31% |
1,475,100
+849,000
| +136% | +$100M |
|
41
National Grid
NGG
$68B
| $174M | 0.31% |
2,444,500
+115,500
| +5% | +$8.21M |
|
42
Crown Castle
CCI
$42.3B
| $172M | 0.3% |
1,826,200
+992,800
| +119% | +$93.5M |
|
43
Ryanair
RYAAY
$32.9B
| $171M | 0.3% |
2,284,108
-266,100
| -10% | -$20M |
|
44
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.3B
| $170M | 0.3% |
3,844,200
+319,800
| +9% | +$14.1M |
|
45
Humana
HUM
$37.5B
| $162M | 0.29% |
913,704
+206,904
| +29% | +$36.6M |
|
46
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.21B
| $160M | 0.28% |
2,435,500
-721,400
| -23% | -$47.5M |
|
47
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$1.21B
| $157M | 0.28% |
1,186,800
+27,800
| +2% | +$3.67M |
|
48
Welltower
WELL
$112B
| $154M | 0.27% |
2,061,500
+1,400
| +0.1% | +$105K |
|
49
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$140B
| $154M | 0.27% |
1,947,048
+867,700
| +80% | +$68.7M |
|
50
Oracle
ORCL
$628B
| $153M | 0.27% |
3,883,732
+2,074,600
| +115% | +$81.5M |
|