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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
626
Cadence Bank
CADE
$7.04B
| $20.9M | 0.04% |
980,600
+455,087
| +87% | +$9.7M |
|
627
Hanover Insurance
THG
$6.35B
| $20.9M | 0.04% |
231,400
-29,700
| -11% | -$2.68M |
|
628
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.7B
| $20.9M | 0.04% |
536,200
+30,300
| +6% | +$1.18M |
|
|
MXIM
629
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
| $20.8M | 0.04% |
566,600
-981,500
| -63% | -$36.1M |
|
|
POT
630
DELISTED
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
| $20.8M | 0.04% |
1,222,299
-3,792,500
| -76% | -$64.5M |
|
631
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.63B
| $20.8M | 0.04% |
1,225,000
+1,082,700
| +761% | +$18.4M |
|
632
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.08B
| $20.8M | 0.04% |
601,816
-574,792
| -49% | -$19.8M |
|
633
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$14.8B
| $20.7M | 0.04% |
+637,433
| New | +$20.7M |
|
634
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.48B
| $20.7M | 0.04% |
425,900
+219,300
| +106% | +$10.7M |
|
635
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$2.71B
| $20.6M | 0.04% |
2,395,131
+281,549
| +13% | +$2.42M |
|
|
XXIA
636
DELISTED
Ixia
XXIA
| $20.6M | 0.04% |
1,649,320
+306,400
| +23% | +$3.82M |
|
637
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.32B
| $20.5M | 0.04% |
219,400
-11,600
| -5% | -$1.08M |
|
|
TWO
638
Two Harbors Investment
TWO
$1.08B
| $20.5M | 0.04% |
322,365
+132,640
| +70% | +$8.43M |
|
639
Scotiabank
BNS
$78.8B
| $20.4M | 0.04% |
427,108
+258,472
| +153% | +$12.4M |
|
640
Truist Financial
TFC
$60B
| $20.4M | 0.04% |
+613,700
| New | +$20.4M |
|
641
Open Text
OTEX
$8.45B
| $20.4M | 0.04% |
786,400
+444,400
| +130% | +$11.5M |
|
|
AUY
642
DELISTED
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
| $20.4M | 0.04% |
6,702,275
+1,775,475
| +36% | +$5.4M |
|
|
SYKE
643
DELISTED
SYKES Enterprises Inc
SYKE
| $20.4M | 0.04% |
674,400
+30,100
| +5% | +$908K |
|
644
Potbelly
PBPB
$383M
| $20.3M | 0.04% |
1,488,200
+428,800
| +40% | +$5.84M |
|
645
CVS Health
CVS
$93.6B
| $20.2M | 0.04% |
+195,105
| New | +$20.2M |
|
|
RIC
646
DELISTED
Richmont Mines Inc.
RIC
| $20.2M | 0.04% |
3,579,200
+309,700
| +9% | +$1.75M |
|
647
Chemed
CHE
$6.79B
| $20.1M | 0.04% |
148,200
+62,200
| +72% | +$8.43M |
|
|
WRI
648
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
| $20.1M | 0.04% |
535,000
+367,800
| +220% | +$13.8M |
|
649
Flex
FLEX
$20.8B
| $20.1M | 0.04% |
2,207,536
-3,047,721
| -58% | -$27.7M |
|
650
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.6B
| $20M | 0.04% |
284,400
+253,900
| +832% | +$17.9M |
|