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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
$225M |
| 2 |
General Dynamics
GD
|
$198M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$194M |
| 4 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
$187M |
| 5 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
$183M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
|
$380M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
$284M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$181M |
| 4 |
Exxon Mobil
XOM
|
$152M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
$148M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 13.51% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 12.97% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.48% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.26% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
476
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.81B
| $21.2M | 0.05% |
1,282,019
+1,185,800
| +1,232% | +$19.6M |
|
477
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$39B
| $21.2M | 0.05% |
+321,865
| New | +$21.2M |
|
478
Mercado Libre
MELI
$123B
| $21.1M | 0.05% |
+165,500
| New | +$21.1M |
|
|
WLB
479
DELISTED
Westmoreland Coal Company
WLB
| $21.1M | 0.05% |
635,500
-106,800
| -14% | -$3.55M |
|
480
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.44B
| $21.1M | 0.05% |
686,100
+93,700
| +16% | +$2.88M |
|
481
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$13.6B
| $21.1M | 0.05% |
620,400
+385,400
| +164% | +$13.1M |
|
|
Y
482
DELISTED
Alleghany Corporation
Y
| $20.8M | 0.05% |
44,788
+19,200
| +75% | +$8.9M |
|
483
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.93B
| $20.7M | 0.05% |
39,720
-7,448
| -16% | -$3.89M |
|
|
FLY
484
DELISTED
Fly Leasing Limited
FLY
| $20.7M | 0.05% |
1,573,964
-512,136
| -25% | -$6.73M |
|
485
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.9B
| $20.7M | 0.05% |
187,666
-211,562
| -53% | -$23.3M |
|
486
Deere & Co
DE
$128B
| $20.7M | 0.05% |
233,492
+130,292
| +126% | +$11.5M |
|
487
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$599M
| $20.7M | 0.05% |
1,523,600
+541,200
| +55% | +$7.34M |
|
488
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$19B
| $20.6M | 0.05% |
555,000
+519,000
| +1,442% | +$19.3M |
|
489
Haverty Furniture Companies
HVT
$390M
| $20.6M | 0.05% |
936,701
+202,501
| +28% | +$4.46M |
|
490
REX American Resources
REX
$1.02B
| $20.6M | 0.05% |
997,935
-430,065
| -30% | -$8.88M |
|
|
IDTI
491
DELISTED
Integrated Device Technology I
IDTI
| $20.6M | 0.05% |
1,051,653
-529,200
| -33% | -$10.4M |
|
|
RPAI
492
DELISTED
RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
RPAI
| $20.6M | 0.05% |
1,233,300
+914,400
| +287% | +$15.3M |
|
|
AHL
493
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
| $20.5M | 0.05% |
469,200
-57,300
| -11% | -$2.51M |
|
494
H&R Block
HRB
$6.85B
| $20.5M | 0.05% |
609,600
-1,444,900
| -70% | -$48.7M |
|
495
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$92.9B
| $20.5M | 0.05% |
234,000
-105,600
| -31% | -$9.26M |
|
496
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$14.6B
| $20.5M | 0.05% |
2,227,247
+1,135,200
| +104% | +$10.4M |
|
|
TFCF
497
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
| $20.5M | 0.05% |
555,046
-1,770,015
| -76% | -$65.3M |
|
|
CLDT
498
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$363M
| $20.5M | 0.05% |
705,918
-29,982
| -4% | -$869K |
|
499
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16.6B
| $20.4M | 0.05% |
1,303,300
+355,600
| +38% | +$5.58M |
|
|
APU
500
DELISTED
AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
APU
| $20.4M | 0.05% |
426,600
-76,000
| -15% | -$3.64M |
|