Renaissance Technologies

Renaissance Technologies Portfolio holdings

AUM $75.2B
1-Year Return 41.49%
 

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.

This Quarter Return
+30.28%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$12.9B
Cap. Flow
-$7.32B
Cap. Flow %
-6.32%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.35%
Holding
3,987
New
586
Increased
1,423
Reduced
1,366
Closed
597

Top Buys

1
ZM icon
Zoom
ZM
+$1.14B
2
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$537M
3
TMUS icon
T-Mobile US
TMUS
+$504M
4
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$474M
5
KR icon
Kroger
KR
+$448M

Sector Composition

1 Healthcare 23.45%
2 Technology 16.11%
3 Consumer Staples 10.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Communication Services 9.52%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SYY icon
526
Sysco
SYY
$39B
$37M 0.03%
676,335
-749,265
-53% -$41M
LVS icon
527
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$36.9B
$36.9M 0.03%
+810,800
New +$36.9M
BBBY
528
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.
BBBY
$595M
$36.7M 0.03%
+1,291,700
New +$36.7M
UGI icon
529
UGI
UGI
$7.37B
$36.7M 0.03%
1,153,845
-1,222,664
-51% -$38.9M
EBF icon
530
Ennis
EBF
$475M
$36.7M 0.03%
2,022,182
+111,200
+6% +$2.02M
IMOS
531
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES
IMOS
$634M
$36.7M 0.03%
1,617,900
+30,600
+2% +$694K
SRDX icon
532
Surmodics
SRDX
$471M
$36.4M 0.03%
842,600
-15,600
-2% -$675K
TTGT icon
533
TechTarget
TTGT
$421M
$36.4M 0.03%
1,213,200
+177,500
+17% +$5.33M
LYV icon
534
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$39.3B
$36.2M 0.03%
+816,866
New +$36.2M
INVH icon
535
Invitation Homes
INVH
$18.5B
$36.1M 0.03%
1,311,621
-6,185,283
-83% -$170M
DOOR
536
DELISTED
MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP
DOOR
$36.1M 0.03%
463,600
-74,300
-14% -$5.78M
LAMR icon
537
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$13B
$35.8M 0.03%
536,542
-1,142,618
-68% -$76.3M
TSEM icon
538
Tower Semiconductor
TSEM
$7.25B
$35.8M 0.03%
1,873,386
-111,500
-6% -$2.13M
BCH icon
539
Banco de Chile
BCH
$15B
$35.7M 0.03%
2,024,454
+44,200
+2% +$780K
MLCO icon
540
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$3.75B
$35.5M 0.03%
2,289,665
-1,475,300
-39% -$22.9M
ELF icon
541
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$7.83B
$35.5M 0.03%
1,861,600
+393,600
+27% +$7.51M
CHU
542
DELISTED
China Unicom (HONG KONG) Limited
CHU
$35.5M 0.03%
6,506,335
+653,965
+11% +$3.56M
SVM
543
Silvercorp Metals
SVM
$1.09B
$35.4M 0.03%
6,584,996
-879,699
-12% -$4.72M
WMS icon
544
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$11.5B
$35.3M 0.03%
715,037
+61,100
+9% +$3.02M
SHW icon
545
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$93.6B
$35.3M 0.03%
+183,300
New +$35.3M
ORA icon
546
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$5.48B
$35.3M 0.03%
555,357
-171,343
-24% -$10.9M
RDFN
547
DELISTED
Redfin
RDFN
$35.2M 0.03%
841,000
-267,400
-24% -$11.2M
TRGP icon
548
Targa Resources
TRGP
$34.5B
$35M 0.03%
1,743,492
-394,794
-18% -$7.92M
GO icon
549
Grocery Outlet
GO
$1.76B
$34.9M 0.03%
854,300
+535,400
+168% +$21.8M
BBWI icon
550
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$5.87B
$34.6M 0.03%
+2,861,840
New +$34.6M