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
|
+$225M |
| 2 |
General Dynamics
GD
|
+$198M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$194M |
| 4 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
+$187M |
| 5 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$183M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
|
+$380M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$284M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$181M |
| 4 |
Exxon Mobil
XOM
|
+$152M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$148M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 13.51% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 12.97% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.48% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.23% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
676
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$962M
| $14.3M | 0.03% |
711,200
+105,400
| +17% | +$2.12M |
|
|
BIRT
677
DELISTED
ACTUATE CORPORATION
BIRT
| $14.3M | 0.03% |
2,162,139
+139,809
| +7% | +$923K |
|
678
First Merchants
FRME
$2.32B
| $14.3M | 0.03% |
626,834
-21,348
| -3% | -$486K |
|
679
AbbVie
ABBV
$374B
| $14.3M | 0.03% |
217,900
-504,455
| -70% | -$33M |
|
|
ANN
680
DELISTED
ANN INC
ANN
| $14.2M | 0.03% |
390,150
-108,500
| -22% | -$3.96M |
|
681
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$5.76B
| $14.2M | 0.03% |
510,500
+53,340
| +12% | +$1.48M |
|
682
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.2B
| $14.1M | 0.03% |
252,400
+28,700
| +13% | +$1.61M |
|
|
CKEC
683
DELISTED
Carmike Cinemas Inc
CKEC
| $14.1M | 0.03% |
537,230
-136,990
| -20% | -$3.6M |
|
684
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.9T
| $14M | 0.03% |
532,418
+46,127
| +9% | +$1.22M |
|
685
Dolby
DLB
$6.8B
| $14M | 0.03% |
324,800
+13,900
| +4% | +$599K |
|
686
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$4.95B
| $14M | 0.03% |
769,800
+603,626
| +363% | +$11M |
|
|
BRSL
687
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$3.13B
| $13.9M | 0.03% |
+808,100
| New | +$13.9M |
|
688
Genpact
G
$7.49B
| $13.9M | 0.03% |
735,500
-16,000
| -2% | -$303K |
|
689
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$425M
| $13.9M | 0.03% |
511,111
-28,300
| -5% | -$771K |
|
690
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.24B
| $13.9M | 0.03% |
+71,757
| New | +$13.9M |
|
691
Autodesk
ADSK
$69B
| $13.9M | 0.03% |
231,068
-181,700
| -44% | -$10.9M |
|
|
TIS
692
DELISTED
Orchids Paper Products, Inc.
TIS
| $13.8M | 0.03% |
475,200
-45,600
| -9% | -$1.33M |
|
|
SFG
693
DELISTED
STANCORP FINL GRP
SFG
| $13.8M | 0.03% |
197,900
+81,300
| +70% | +$5.68M |
|
|
DNR
694
DELISTED
Denbury Resources, Inc.
DNR
| $13.8M | 0.03% |
+1,700,235
| New | +$13.8M |
|
695
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.68B
| $13.8M | 0.03% |
1,217,876
+19,476
| +2% | +$220K |
|
696
Repligen
RGEN
$6.76B
| $13.7M | 0.03% |
694,304
-161,200
| -19% | -$3.19M |
|
697
Transocean
RIG
$3.06B
| $13.7M | 0.03% |
+749,528
| New | +$13.7M |
|
|
GOLD
698
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
| $13.7M | 0.03% |
206,310
+34,753
| +20% | +$2.31M |
|
699
Ametek
AME
$43.3B
| $13.7M | 0.03% |
259,350
-449,700
| -63% | -$23.7M |
|
|
RWT
700
Redwood Trust
RWT
$801M
| $13.7M | 0.03% |
692,900
+466,300
| +206% | +$9.19M |
|