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 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$349M |
| 2 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$280M |
| 3 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$262M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$167M |
| 5 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$166M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$232M |
| 2 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$226M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$213M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$203M |
| 5 |
B
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
|
+$193M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 13.83% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.18% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.43% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.95% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.9% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
601
Sealed Air
SEE
$4.85B
| $22.8M | 0.04% |
495,200
-837,900
| -63% | -$38.5M |
|
602
Portland General Electric
POR
$4.63B
| $22.6M | 0.04% |
512,700
-67,300
| -12% | -$2.97M |
|
603
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.1B
| $22.6M | 0.04% |
131,832
+32,500
| +33% | +$5.57M |
|
604
Comfort Systems
FIX
$26.4B
| $22.6M | 0.04% |
693,900
-59,400
| -8% | -$1.93M |
|
605
Banc of California
BANC
$2.67B
| $22.6M | 0.04% |
1,248,000
+466,800
| +60% | +$8.45M |
|
|
Y
606
DELISTED
Alleghany Corporation
Y
| $22.6M | 0.04% |
41,100
-13,588
| -25% | -$7.47M |
|
607
IAC Inc
IAC
$2.85B
| $22.6M | 0.04% |
2,242,790
-2,566,614
| -53% | -$25.8M |
|
608
Haemonetics
HAE
$2.58B
| $22.5M | 0.04% |
777,300
+500,100
| +180% | +$14.5M |
|
609
Pearson
PSO
$9.07B
| $22.4M | 0.04% |
1,723,000
-77,300
| -4% | -$1M |
|
610
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$59.2B
| $22.3M | 0.04% |
204,900
-727,100
| -78% | -$79.2M |
|
611
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$90.6B
| $22.3M | 0.04% |
916,000
+580,500
| +173% | +$14.1M |
|
612
Fortinet
FTNT
$60.9B
| $22.3M | 0.04% |
3,522,000
-4,335,500
| -55% | -$27.4M |
|
613
GSK
GSK
$81.7B
| $22.1M | 0.04% |
408,640
+24,160
| +6% | +$1.31M |
|
|
HTS
614
DELISTED
HATTERAS FINANCIAL CORP
HTS
| $22.1M | 0.04% |
1,348,700
-2,351,800
| -64% | -$38.6M |
|
|
RDUS
615
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
| $22M | 0.04% |
1,251,100
+174,404
| +16% | +$3.07M |
|
616
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$11.7B
| $22M | 0.04% |
144,203
-186,100
| -56% | -$28.4M |
|
617
Natural Health Trends
NHTC
$54.1M
| $22M | 0.04% |
779,300
+43,000
| +6% | +$1.21M |
|
618
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.08B
| $21.9M | 0.04% |
1,262,375
-251,750
| -17% | -$4.37M |
|
619
MaxLinear
MXL
$1.4B
| $21.8M | 0.04% |
1,213,387
+176,600
| +17% | +$3.18M |
|
620
Celanese
CE
$4.89B
| $21.7M | 0.04% |
332,200
-100,100
| -23% | -$6.55M |
|
621
Ituran Location and Control
ITRN
$680M
| $21.7M | 0.04% |
956,500
+9,300
| +1% | +$211K |
|
622
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11B
| $21.7M | 0.04% |
427,800
-351,300
| -45% | -$17.8M |
|
623
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.59B
| $21.7M | 0.04% |
535,700
-500
| -0.1% | -$20.2K |
|
624
Fastenal
FAST
$55B
| $21.6M | 0.04% |
+1,948,576
| New | +$21.6M |
|
625
Regency Centers
REG
$13.1B
| $21.6M | 0.04% |
258,000
-159,700
| -38% | -$13.4M |
|