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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ANDV
576
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
| $22.9M | 0.04% |
266,000
-500,400
| -65% | -$43M |
|
577
New York Times
NYT
$9.6B
| $22.8M | 0.04% |
1,830,900
+483,900
| +36% | +$6.03M |
|
578
Sun Communities
SUI
$16.2B
| $22.8M | 0.04% |
318,000
+314,500
| +8,986% | +$22.5M |
|
579
Westlake Corp
WLK
$11.5B
| $22.6M | 0.04% |
488,900
+189,700
| +63% | +$8.78M |
|
580
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.38B
| $22.6M | 0.04% |
1,761,118
+1,406,500
| +397% | +$18.1M |
|
581
Campbell Soup
CPB
$10.1B
| $22.6M | 0.04% |
354,700
-274,100
| -44% | -$17.5M |
|
|
WCG
582
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
| $22.6M | 0.04% |
243,900
+192,800
| +377% | +$17.9M |
|
583
FirstService
FSV
$9.18B
| $22.6M | 0.04% |
552,138
+51,917
| +10% | +$2.13M |
|
584
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$39B
| $22.6M | 0.04% |
214,065
+17,800
| +9% | +$1.88M |
|
585
Pearson
PSO
$9.15B
| $22.6M | 0.04% |
1,800,300
+134,900
| +8% | +$1.69M |
|
586
Axos Financial
AX
$5.13B
| $22.4M | 0.04% |
1,050,800
-192,100
| -15% | -$4.1M |
|
|
NMBL
587
DELISTED
Nimble Storage, Inc.
NMBL
| $22.3M | 0.04% |
2,849,300
+1,504,300
| +112% | +$11.8M |
|
588
Waters Corp
WAT
$18.2B
| $22.3M | 0.04% |
169,200
-127,496
| -43% | -$16.8M |
|
|
SHOR
589
DELISTED
ShoreTel, Inc.
SHOR
| $22.2M | 0.04% |
2,990,358
-176,326
| -6% | -$1.31M |
|
|
IL
590
DELISTED
IntraLinks Holdings Inc.
IL
| $22.2M | 0.04% |
2,819,500
+335,400
| +14% | +$2.64M |
|
591
Regis Corp
RGS
$58.9M
| $22.2M | 0.04% |
73,130
-8,525
| -10% | -$2.59M |
|
|
XOXO
592
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
| $22.2M | 0.04% |
1,382,200
+81,600
| +6% | +$1.31M |
|
593
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.04B
| $22.2M | 0.04% |
935,302
+65,800
| +8% | +$1.56M |
|
594
Quanex
NX
$836M
| $22.1M | 0.04% |
1,273,000
+291,300
| +30% | +$5.06M |
|
|
ARI
595
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$1.53B
| $22M | 0.04% |
1,352,600
+46,200
| +4% | +$753K |
|
596
Landstar System
LSTR
$4.58B
| $22M | 0.04% |
341,140
+64,105
| +23% | +$4.14M |
|
597
Incyte
INCY
$16.9B
| $22M | 0.04% |
+304,000
| New | +$22M |
|
|
TCO
598
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
| $22M | 0.04% |
309,300
+295,400
| +2,125% | +$21M |
|
|
CORE
599
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
| $22M | 0.04% |
538,400
+64,800
| +14% | +$2.64M |
|
|
CMO
600
DELISTED
Capstead Mortgage Corp.
CMO
| $21.9M | 0.04% |
2,219,000
+1,062,500
| +92% | +$10.5M |
|