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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ORBK
501
DELISTED
Orbotech Ltd
ORBK
| $20.4M | 0.05% |
1,379,000
+183,900
| +15% | +$2.72M |
|
|
DRIV
502
DELISTED
DIGITAL RIVER INC.
DRIV
| $20.3M | 0.05% |
821,466
-159,300
| -16% | -$3.94M |
|
503
IDT Corp
IDT
$1.64B
| $20.3M | 0.05% |
1,415,607
-24,340
| -2% | -$349K |
|
504
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.44B
| $20.3M | 0.05% |
+458,100
| New | +$20.3M |
|
505
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$11.2B
| $20.3M | 0.05% |
713,000
-66,000
| -8% | -$1.88M |
|
506
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.4B
| $20.2M | 0.05% |
+546,938
| New | +$20.2M |
|
|
HRC
507
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
| $20.2M | 0.05% |
443,000
+435,600
| +5,886% | +$19.9M |
|
|
SWIR
508
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
| $20.2M | 0.05% |
425,884
+105,500
| +33% | +$5M |
|
|
STR
509
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
| $20.2M | 0.05% |
797,300
+236,800
| +42% | +$5.99M |
|
510
Argan
AGX
$2.92B
| $20.1M | 0.05% |
598,300
+33,200
| +6% | +$1.12M |
|
511
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.52B
| $20.1M | 0.05% |
910,800
+512,900
| +129% | +$11.3M |
|
512
Pultegroup
PHM
$27.7B
| $20.1M | 0.05% |
+935,967
| New | +$20.1M |
|
|
513
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$466B
| $20.1M | 0.05% |
217,191
-1,641,600
| -88% | -$152M |
|
|
EQC
514
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
| $20.1M | 0.05% |
781,375
+53,300
| +7% | +$1.37M |
|
515
Honeywell
HON
$136B
| $19.9M | 0.05% |
+209,258
| New | +$19.9M |
|
516
XPO
XPO
$15.4B
| $19.9M | 0.05% |
1,409,034
+705,500
| +100% | +$9.97M |
|
517
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$486M
| $19.9M | 0.05% |
53,292
-9,661
| -15% | -$3.61M |
|
518
Sysco
SYY
$39.4B
| $19.9M | 0.05% |
500,500
-1,308,900
| -72% | -$52M |
|
|
DEG
519
DELISTED
ETABLISSEMENT DELHZ ADS 4 ADS REPTGS 1 ORD SHS
DEG
| $19.8M | 0.05% |
1,092,059
+119,959
| +12% | +$2.17M |
|
520
Franklin Resources
BEN
$13B
| $19.8M | 0.05% |
357,300
+299,300
| +516% | +$16.6M |
|
521
Capital One
COF
$142B
| $19.7M | 0.05% |
239,199
+61,900
| +35% | +$5.11M |
|
|
VRE
522
Veris Residential
VRE
$1.52B
| $19.7M | 0.05% |
1,033,000
+991,700
| +2,401% | +$18.9M |
|
|
CNL
523
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
| $19.6M | 0.05% |
359,600
+137,200
| +62% | +$7.48M |
|
524
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.55B
| $19.6M | 0.05% |
495,379
-3,805
| -0.8% | -$150K |
|
|
TA
525
DELISTED
TravelCenters of America LLC
TA
| $19.5M | 0.05% |
309,320
-2,400
| -0.8% | -$151K |
|