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 | 10.49% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.58% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96.7B
| $119M | 0.28% |
2,459,200
+967,345
| +65% | +$46.9M |
|
52
Macy's
M
$4.42B
| $116M | 0.27% |
2,003,964
+233,301
| +13% | +$13.5M |
|
53
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$9.69B
| $116M | 0.27% |
5,950,100
+4,851,300
| +442% | +$94.6M |
|
54
AutoZone
AZO
$70.1B
| $115M | 0.27% |
214,700
-85,300
| -28% | -$45.7M |
|
55
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$79B
| $115M | 0.27% |
1,725,315
+1,051,568
| +156% | +$70M |
|
56
Targa Resources
TRGP
$35.2B
| $115M | 0.27% |
821,600
+57,900
| +8% | +$8.08M |
|
|
AGN
57
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
| $113M | 0.26% |
507,725
+105,789
| +26% | +$23.6M |
|
|
ISBC
58
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
| $113M | 0.26% |
10,244,125
+9,018,814
| +736% | +$78.7M |
|
59
Baidu
BIDU
$33.1B
| $113M | 0.26% |
604,000
+228,267
| +61% | +$42.6M |
|
60
Moody's
MCO
$89B
| $110M | 0.26% |
1,259,800
-339,100
| -21% | -$29.7M |
|
61
Ultrapar
UGP
$3.88B
| $110M | 0.26% |
4,664,800
-84,200
| -2% | -$1.99M |
|
62
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$37.5B
| $110M | 0.26% |
1,830,900
+104,366
| +6% | +$6.26M |
|
|
WFM
63
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
| $109M | 0.26% |
2,834,148
-884,952
| -24% | -$34.2M |
|
64
Walmart
WMT
$793B
| $108M | 0.25% |
1,435,200
+1,074,006
| +297% | +$80.6M |
|
65
Maximus
MMS
$4.99B
| $107M | 0.25% |
2,488,400
-154,356
| -6% | -$6.64M |
|
66
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$12.5B
| $105M | 0.25% |
3,058,600
+237,800
| +8% | +$8.19M |
|
67
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.85T
| $105M | 0.25% |
1,561,500
+738,816
| +90% | +$49.7M |
|
68
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.3B
| $105M | 0.24% |
2,784,398
+1,707,554
| +159% | +$64.2M |
|
|
BT
69
DELISTED
BT Group plc (ADR)
BT
| $104M | 0.24% |
1,577,900
+196,000
| +14% | +$12.9M |
|
70
Telus
TU
$25.1B
| $103M | 0.24% |
2,775,800
+121,775
| +5% | +$4.54M |
|
|
MON
71
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
| $101M | 0.24% |
+813,300
| New | +$101M |
|
|
AZPN
72
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
| $99.3M | 0.23% |
2,140,900
+375,300
| +21% | +$17.4M |
|
73
BP
BP
$88.8B
| $98.6M | 0.23% |
1,868,298
+1,709,300
| +1,075% | +$90.2M |
|
|
74
Verizon
VZ
$184B
| $98.2M | 0.23% |
2,007,002
-8,349,853
| -81% | -$409M |
|
75
Applied Materials
AMAT
$124B
| $98M | 0.23% |
4,346,748
+2,240,503
| +106% | +$50.5M |
|