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
|
+$441M |
| 2 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$217M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$132M |
| 4 |
Vodafone
VOD
|
+$131M |
| 5 |
Kinder Morgan
KMI
|
+$129M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$279M |
| 2 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
+$246M |
| 3 |
Walmart
WMT
|
+$232M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$226M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$181M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 14.88% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.29% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.79% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.94% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.11% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
501
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$425M
| $19.3M | 0.05% |
762,898
+199,287
| +35% | +$5.04M |
|
|
SYT
502
DELISTED
Syngenta Ag
SYT
| $19.3M | 0.05% |
254,300
+144,900
| +132% | +$11M |
|
503
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.7B
| $19.2M | 0.05% |
326,317
+264,017
| +424% | +$15.5M |
|
504
PRA Group
PRAA
$653M
| $19.2M | 0.05% |
331,000
+76,300
| +30% | +$4.41M |
|
505
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.6B
| $19.1M | 0.05% |
763,079
+277,687
| +57% | +$6.96M |
|
|
ACO
506
DELISTED
AMCOL INTL CORP
ACO
| $19.1M | 0.05% |
+416,284
| New | +$19.1M |
|
507
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.85B
| $19M | 0.05% |
2,192,103
+84,003
| +4% | +$730K |
|
508
MasTec
MTZ
$15B
| $19M | 0.05% |
437,577
+197,677
| +82% | +$8.59M |
|
|
ANSS
509
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
| $18.9M | 0.05% |
+245,784
| New | +$18.9M |
|
510
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$9.51B
| $18.8M | 0.05% |
1,098,800
+800,900
| +269% | +$13.7M |
|
511
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$10.8B
| $18.8M | 0.05% |
808,000
+39,340
| +5% | +$913K |
|
|
ORBK
512
DELISTED
Orbotech Ltd
ORBK
| $18.7M | 0.04% |
1,217,201
+71,901
| +6% | +$1.11M |
|
|
HSNI
513
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
| $18.7M | 0.04% |
312,600
+195,800
| +168% | +$11.7M |
|
514
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$57.7B
| $18.6M | 0.04% |
330,700
+256,600
| +346% | +$14.4M |
|
|
SUNE
515
DELISTED
SUNEDISON, INC COM
SUNE
| $18.6M | 0.04% |
+986,200
| New | +$18.6M |
|
516
Exponent
EXPO
$3.5B
| $18.6M | 0.04% |
990,000
+63,600
| +7% | +$1.19M |
|
517
Chord Energy
CHRD
$6.1B
| $18.5M | 0.04% |
443,900
-382,900
| -46% | -$16M |
|
|
CVC
518
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
| $18.5M | 0.04% |
1,095,596
+246,996
| +29% | +$4.17M |
|
|
ZLC
519
DELISTED
ZALE CORPORATION
ZLC
| $18.4M | 0.04% |
881,292
+539,600
| +158% | +$11.3M |
|
520
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$45B
| $18.4M | 0.04% |
838,117
+819,767
| +4,467% | +$18M |
|
|
QVCGA
521
QVC Group, Inc. Series A Common Stock
QVCGA
$83.7M
| $18.3M | 0.04% |
15,447
+2,662
| +21% | +$3.16M |
|
|
XLS
522
DELISTED
EXELIS INC COM STK
XLS
| $18.3M | 0.04% |
1,028,481
+97,675
| +10% | +$1.73M |
|
523
Ituran Location and Control
ITRN
$678M
| $18.2M | 0.04% |
730,107
+67,493
| +10% | +$1.68M |
|
524
Anika Therapeutics
ANIK
$121M
| $18.2M | 0.04% |
442,400
+45,600
| +11% | +$1.87M |
|
525
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$10.3B
| $18.2M | 0.04% |
868,313
+412,300
| +90% | +$8.63M |
|