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 | 10.45% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
676
CoreCivic
CXW
$2.1B
| $19.3M | 0.04% |
603,300
+300,300
| +99% | +$9.62M |
|
677
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$2.58B
| $19.3M | 0.04% |
1,049,300
+199,380
| +23% | +$3.67M |
|
678
Herc Holdings
HRI
$4.59B
| $19.3M | 0.04% |
+610,733
| New | +$19.3M |
|
679
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$17.8B
| $19.3M | 0.04% |
+489,000
| New | +$19.3M |
|
680
Halliburton
HAL
$18.6B
| $19.3M | 0.04% |
+539,695
| New | +$19.3M |
|
|
RPXC
681
DELISTED
RPX Corporation
RPXC
| $19.2M | 0.04% |
1,707,500
+368,700
| +28% | +$4.15M |
|
682
Wendy's
WEN
$1.92B
| $19.2M | 0.04% |
1,764,182
+1,669,000
| +1,753% | +$18.2M |
|
|
CRZO
683
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
| $19.2M | 0.04% |
+620,842
| New | +$19.2M |
|
684
MaxLinear
MXL
$1.38B
| $19.2M | 0.04% |
1,036,787
-198,900
| -16% | -$3.68M |
|
685
A.O. Smith
AOS
$10.4B
| $19.2M | 0.04% |
502,000
+184,800
| +58% | +$7.05M |
|
686
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.52B
| $19.1M | 0.04% |
266,700
+56,000
| +27% | +$4.01M |
|
687
Community Health Systems
CYH
$415M
| $19.1M | 0.04% |
+1,245,566
| New | +$19.1M |
|
688
National Healthcare
NHC
$1.8B
| $19M | 0.04% |
305,400
+15,028
| +5% | +$936K |
|
|
ISLE
689
DELISTED
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc
ISLE
| $19M | 0.04% |
1,355,900
-37,000
| -3% | -$518K |
|
690
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.54B
| $19M | 0.04% |
1,014,560
+386,650
| +62% | +$7.23M |
|
691
Orthofix Medical
OFIX
$581M
| $18.9M | 0.04% |
456,379
+201,020
| +79% | +$8.35M |
|
|
SJR
692
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
| $18.9M | 0.04% |
980,166
+332,766
| +51% | +$6.43M |
|
|
WFT
693
DELISTED
Weatherford International plc
WFT
| $18.9M | 0.04% |
2,431,230
+2,185,100
| +888% | +$17M |
|
694
MDU Resources
MDU
$3.29B
| $18.9M | 0.04% |
2,554,013
+2,407,923
| +1,648% | +$17.8M |
|
695
Unilever
UL
$157B
| $18.9M | 0.04% |
418,240
+230,100
| +122% | +$10.4M |
|
696
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.07B
| $18.8M | 0.04% |
652,700
+194,600
| +42% | +$5.61M |
|
697
First Merchants
FRME
$2.36B
| $18.8M | 0.04% |
797,029
+7,995
| +1% | +$188K |
|
698
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.34B
| $18.7M | 0.04% |
445,499
+26,600
| +6% | +$1.12M |
|
|
CSBK
699
DELISTED
Clifton Bancorp Inc.
CSBK
| $18.7M | 0.04% |
1,236,400
-92,662
| -7% | -$1.4M |
|
700
Coherent
COHR
$15.4B
| $18.7M | 0.04% |
860,910
+391,132
| +83% | +$8.49M |
|