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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$707M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$479M |
| 3 |
Evergy
EVRG
|
$302M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$298M |
| 5 |
Walmart
WMT
|
$266M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Home Depot
HD
|
$623M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$555M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
$519M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
$279M |
| 5 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
$251M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.51% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.44% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.76% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.46% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.01% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Netflix
NFLX
$516B
| $392M | 0.43% |
1,000,900
-289,900
| -22% | -$113M |
|
27
GSK
GSK
$78.5B
| $376M | 0.41% |
9,329,400
+1,216,600
| +15% | +$49M |
|
28
American Electric Power
AEP
$59.4B
| $364M | 0.4% |
5,253,800
-523,000
| -9% | -$36.2M |
|
29
Ralph Lauren
RL
$18B
| $360M | 0.39% |
2,864,503
+912,403
| +47% | +$115M |
|
|
AZPN
30
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
| $358M | 0.39% |
3,862,800
+194,900
| +5% | +$18.1M |
|
31
American Tower
AMT
$95.5B
| $356M | 0.39% |
2,470,000
-438,300
| -15% | -$63.2M |
|
32
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.16T
| $353M | 0.38% |
1,489,793
-657,200
| -31% | -$156M |
|
33
Etsy
ETSY
$5.12B
| $347M | 0.38% |
8,236,200
+351,600
| +4% | +$14.8M |
|
|
WCG
34
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
| $343M | 0.37% |
1,393,400
-63,600
| -4% | -$15.7M |
|
35
S&P Global
SPGI
$167B
| $342M | 0.37% |
1,677,100
+382,000
| +29% | +$77.9M |
|
|
CELG
36
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $328M | 0.36% |
4,129,438
+1,558,600
| +61% | +$124M |
|
37
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.6B
| $324M | 0.35% |
9,056,089
+1,174,600
| +15% | +$42.1M |
|
38
Clorox
CLX
$14.5B
| $323M | 0.35% |
2,388,600
-276,400
| -10% | -$37.4M |
|
39
Duke Energy
DUK
$95.3B
| $322M | 0.35% |
4,070,567
-710,350
| -15% | -$56.2M |
|
40
Ryanair
RYAAY
$33.7B
| $316M | 0.34% |
2,766,408
-369,300
| -12% | -$42.2M |
|
41
UDR
UDR
$12.7B
| $314M | 0.34% |
8,358,300
+390,700
| +5% | +$14.7M |
|
|
42
Amazon
AMZN
$2.4T
| $312M | 0.34% |
183,555
-326,400
| -64% | -$555M |
|
43
F5
FFIV
$18B
| $312M | 0.34% |
1,807,974
+9,200
| +0.5% | +$1.59M |
|
|
44
Evergy
EVRG
$16.4B
| $302M | 0.33% |
+5,377,175
| New | +$302M |
|
45
GoDaddy
GDDY
$20.5B
| $293M | 0.32% |
4,154,300
+364,800
| +10% | +$25.8M |
|
46
Novartis
NVS
$245B
| $291M | 0.32% |
3,856,288
+1,819,590
| +89% | +$137M |
|
47
Herbalife
HLF
$1.01B
| $287M | 0.31% |
5,349,325
+4,142,825
| +343% | +$223M |
|
|
48
Walmart
WMT
$780B
| $285M | 0.31% |
3,322,500
+3,105,600
| +1,432% | +$266M |
|
49
Arista Networks
ANET
$171B
| $282M | 0.31% |
1,093,700
+227,500
| +26% | +$58.6M |
|
50
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$11.7B
| $282M | 0.31% |
3,063,900
+214,500
| +8% | +$19.7M |
|