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 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$273M |
| 2 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$262M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$154M |
| 5 |
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
|
+$135M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$409M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$233M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$123M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$119M |
| 5 |
Kinder Morgan
KMI
|
+$116M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 15.87% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.46% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.99% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.44% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.58% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
651
New York Times
NYT
$9.37B
| $14M | 0.03% |
919,600
+65,750
| +8% | +$1M |
|
|
CLDT
652
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$349M
| $14M | 0.03% |
637,846
+292,394
| +85% | +$6.4M |
|
653
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.94B
| $14M | 0.03% |
265,700
+60,762
| +30% | +$3.19M |
|
654
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$10.5B
| $13.9M | 0.03% |
240,900
-433,100
| -64% | -$25.1M |
|
655
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$2.67B
| $13.9M | 0.03% |
1,263,482
+680,275
| +117% | +$7.49M |
|
|
WWE
656
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
| $13.9M | 0.03% |
1,164,900
-812,600
| -41% | -$9.69M |
|
|
EEP
657
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Partners
EEP
| $13.9M | 0.03% |
376,100
-539,731
| -59% | -$19.9M |
|
658
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.65B
| $13.9M | 0.03% |
96,280
-44,280
| -32% | -$6.39M |
|
659
FMC
FMC
$4.61B
| $13.8M | 0.03% |
224,259
+199,585
| +809% | +$12.3M |
|
|
TA
660
DELISTED
TravelCenters of America LLC
TA
| $13.8M | 0.03% |
311,680
+21,545
| +7% | +$957K |
|
661
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$143B
| $13.8M | 0.03% |
166,648
-22,705
| -12% | -$1.88M |
|
|
OAK
662
DELISTED
OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
OAK
| $13.8M | 0.03% |
275,170
+250,886
| +1,033% | +$12.5M |
|
|
DRIV
663
DELISTED
DIGITAL RIVER INC.
DRIV
| $13.7M | 0.03% |
890,966
+347,400
| +64% | +$5.36M |
|
664
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16.2B
| $13.7M | 0.03% |
765,398
+29,346
| +4% | +$526K |
|
665
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$4.53B
| $13.7M | 0.03% |
22,493
-807
| -3% | -$491K |
|
666
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$425M
| $13.6M | 0.03% |
607,511
-155,387
| -20% | -$3.49M |
|
|
PLCM
667
DELISTED
POLYCOM INC
PLCM
| $13.6M | 0.03% |
1,086,821
+430,508
| +66% | +$5.39M |
|
|
CERN
668
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
| $13.6M | 0.03% |
263,704
+92,104
| +54% | +$4.75M |
|
669
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$275M
| $13.6M | 0.03% |
1,190,241
+439,442
| +59% | +$5.01M |
|
|
BID
670
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
| $13.6M | 0.03% |
323,200
-355,400
| -52% | -$14.9M |
|
671
Olin
OLN
$2.92B
| $13.5M | 0.03% |
502,900
-365,100
| -42% | -$9.83M |
|
672
Avient
AVNT
$3.34B
| $13.5M | 0.03% |
320,958
+55,722
| +21% | +$2.35M |
|
|
RAX
673
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
| $13.5M | 0.03% |
+400,900
| New | +$13.5M |
|
|
GLOG
674
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
| $13.5M | 0.03% |
423,000
+175,500
| +71% | +$5.6M |
|
675
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$327M
| $13.5M | 0.03% |
160,600
+26,457
| +20% | +$2.22M |
|