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
|
$199M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$187M |
| 3 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
$187M |
| 4 |
Chubb
CB
|
$158M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
$135M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$470M |
| 2 |
PRE
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
|
$186M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
$179M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$165M |
| 5 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
$147M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Financials | 11.91% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.63% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.32% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.49% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
526
Merck
MRK
$212B
| $25.6M | 0.05% |
507,582
-1,328,759
| -72% | -$67.1M |
|
|
CEL
527
DELISTED
Cellcom Israel, Ltd.
CEL
| $25.6M | 0.05% |
3,624,600
+22,800
| +0.6% | +$161K |
|
528
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$12.9B
| $25.6M | 0.05% |
1,608,912
+527,912
| +49% | +$8.39M |
|
529
Banco de Chile
BCH
$15.4B
| $25.6M | 0.05% |
1,277,039
+161,914
| +15% | +$3.24M |
|
530
ArcelorMittal
MT
$26B
| $25.5M | 0.05% |
1,855,807
+560,859
| +43% | +$7.71M |
|
|
TCF
531
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
| $25.5M | 0.05% |
2,075,900
+931,425
| +81% | +$11.4M |
|
532
Lennox International
LII
$20.3B
| $25.4M | 0.05% |
187,600
-225,400
| -55% | -$30.5M |
|
533
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$6.08B
| $25.4M | 0.05% |
1,773,233
+292,568
| +20% | +$4.18M |
|
534
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$1.86B
| $25.2M | 0.05% |
1,866,300
+243,700
| +15% | +$3.29M |
|
535
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.14B
| $25.2M | 0.05% |
329,600
-31,300
| -9% | -$2.39M |
|
536
Veeco
VECO
$1.47B
| $25.1M | 0.05% |
1,290,500
+202,140
| +19% | +$3.94M |
|
537
Interface
TILE
$1.64B
| $25.1M | 0.05% |
1,354,106
+253,900
| +23% | +$4.71M |
|
538
Colliers International
CIGI
$8.43B
| $25.1M | 0.05% |
662,000
+36,648
| +6% | +$1.39M |
|
539
Medifast
MED
$149M
| $25M | 0.05% |
827,900
+81,600
| +11% | +$2.46M |
|
540
REX American Resources
REX
$1.02B
| $24.9M | 0.05% |
1,348,800
+236,100
| +21% | +$4.37M |
|
|
GRA
541
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
| $24.7M | 0.05% |
+347,519
| New | +$24.7M |
|
542
SLM Corp
SLM
$6.49B
| $24.7M | 0.05% |
3,883,200
-2,003,900
| -34% | -$12.7M |
|
543
OGE Energy
OGE
$8.89B
| $24.5M | 0.05% |
856,700
+655,300
| +325% | +$18.8M |
|
|
FLTX
544
DELISTED
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
| $24.5M | 0.05% |
601,900
+276,100
| +85% | +$11.2M |
|
545
Natural Health Trends
NHTC
$52.6M
| $24.4M | 0.05% |
736,300
+176,200
| +31% | +$5.84M |
|
546
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.86B
| $24.4M | 0.05% |
908,900
+143,900
| +19% | +$3.86M |
|
|
TYC
547
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
| $24.3M | 0.05% |
632,186
-1,379,880
| -69% | -$53M |
|
548
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$572M
| $24.3M | 0.05% |
354,700
+168,100
| +90% | +$11.5M |
|
549
Teleflex
TFX
$5.78B
| $24.2M | 0.05% |
154,100
+113,500
| +280% | +$17.8M |
|
|
EGOV
550
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
| $24.1M | 0.05% |
1,337,955
+159,008
| +13% | +$2.87M |
|