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 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
$391M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$268M |
| 3 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
$247M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
$223M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
$215M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
$358M |
| 2 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
$277M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$262M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
$260M |
| 5 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
$189M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.14% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.62% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.85% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.22% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.31% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WBK
576
DELISTED
Westpac Banking Corporation
WBK
| $32.1M | 0.04% |
1,373,206
+103,906
| +8% | +$2.43M |
|
577
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$282M
| $32.1M | 0.04% |
2,206,430
+388,000
| +21% | +$5.65M |
|
578
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$108B
| $32.1M | 0.04% |
115,500
+55,000
| +91% | +$15.3M |
|
579
US Foods
USFD
$17.5B
| $32.1M | 0.04% |
+1,177,600
| New | +$32.1M |
|
580
Novanta
NOVT
$4.18B
| $32.1M | 0.04% |
890,300
+110,800
| +14% | +$3.99M |
|
|
KYO
581
DELISTED
Kyocera Adr
KYO
| $32M | 0.04% |
549,600
+13,910
| +3% | +$811K |
|
582
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$164M
| $32M | 0.04% |
824,522
+77,900
| +10% | +$3.02M |
|
|
CEO
583
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
| $31.9M | 0.04% |
291,400
+117,300
| +67% | +$12.8M |
|
584
MKS Inc. Common Stock
MKSI
$7.02B
| $31.8M | 0.04% |
+472,852
| New | +$31.8M |
|
585
New York Times
NYT
$9.6B
| $31.7M | 0.04% |
1,793,500
+183,000
| +11% | +$3.24M |
|
|
NORD
586
DELISTED
Nord Anglia Education, Inc.
NORD
| $31.7M | 0.04% |
974,585
+812,385
| +501% | +$26.5M |
|
587
Prologis
PLD
$105B
| $31.7M | 0.04% |
540,500
-119,171
| -18% | -$6.99M |
|
588
Green Dot
GDOT
$760M
| $31.7M | 0.04% |
821,842
+299,842
| +57% | +$11.6M |
|
589
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$7.31B
| $31.7M | 0.04% |
2,683,400
+824,900
| +44% | +$9.73M |
|
590
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$17.7B
| $31.6M | 0.04% |
+374,000
| New | +$31.6M |
|
591
Pure Storage
PSTG
$25.9B
| $31.5M | 0.04% |
2,461,000
+1,177,000
| +92% | +$15.1M |
|
592
First Merchants
FRME
$2.37B
| $31.5M | 0.04% |
785,329
+24,000
| +3% | +$963K |
|
|
CUTR
593
DELISTED
Cutera, Inc.
CUTR
| $31.5M | 0.04% |
1,214,500
+9,100
| +0.8% | +$236K |
|
594
CoreCivic
CXW
$2.11B
| $31.4M | 0.04% |
1,140,003
+216,400
| +23% | +$5.97M |
|
595
Landstar System
LSTR
$4.58B
| $31.4M | 0.04% |
366,340
+154,000
| +73% | +$13.2M |
|
596
Herbalife
HLF
$1.02B
| $31.3M | 0.04% |
876,200
-1,436,200
| -62% | -$51.2M |
|
597
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$5.8B
| $31.2M | 0.04% |
482,022
+90,822
| +23% | +$5.88M |
|
598
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.8B
| $31.1M | 0.04% |
869,100
+569,400
| +190% | +$20.4M |
|
599
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.81B
| $31.1M | 0.04% |
637,600
+33,800
| +6% | +$1.65M |
|
600
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.62B
| $31M | 0.04% |
480,100
+314,800
| +190% | +$20.4M |
|