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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$429M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
$303M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$218M |
| 4 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
$211M |
| 5 |
Intel
INTC
|
$207M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
$351M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
$157M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$148M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.88% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.91% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.86% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Crown Castle
CCI
$42.3B
| $125M | 0.27% |
+1,514,103
| New | +$125M |
|
52
Nokia
NOK
$23.6B
| $124M | 0.27% |
16,421,500
+8,861,900
| +117% | +$67.2M |
|
53
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.79T
| $122M | 0.26% |
222,700
+196,152
| +739% | +$108M |
|
|
TRW
54
DELISTED
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP
TRW
| $121M | 0.26% |
1,155,700
+855,600
| +285% | +$89.7M |
|
55
Novartis
NVS
$248B
| $121M | 0.26% |
1,227,898
+367,098
| +43% | +$36.2M |
|
|
56
GSK
GSK
$79.3B
| $121M | 0.26% |
2,612,600
-3,394,200
| -57% | -$157M |
|
|
LSI
57
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
| $120M | 0.26% |
1,281,200
+106,500
| +9% | +$10M |
|
58
Maximus
MMS
$4.99B
| $120M | 0.25% |
1,791,800
-376,200
| -17% | -$25.1M |
|
59
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$68.9B
| $120M | 0.25% |
3,632,049
+2,236,999
| +160% | +$73.7M |
|
|
SIAL
60
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
| $119M | 0.25% |
861,132
+229,800
| +36% | +$31.8M |
|
61
Emerson Electric
EMR
$72.9B
| $119M | 0.25% |
2,094,800
+1,983,700
| +1,786% | +$112M |
|
62
Simon Property Group
SPG
$58.7B
| $118M | 0.25% |
603,505
+155,805
| +35% | +$30.5M |
|
63
Netflix
NFLX
$521B
| $118M | 0.25% |
283,100
-49,800
| -15% | -$20.8M |
|
|
VGR
64
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
| $117M | 0.25% |
5,332,933
+118,900
| +2% | +$2.61M |
|
65
VF Corp
VFC
$5.79B
| $116M | 0.25% |
+1,540,700
| New | +$116M |
|
66
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$158B
| $115M | 0.25% |
228,270
+153,770
| +206% | +$77.7M |
|
|
ANDV
67
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
| $114M | 0.24% |
1,251,168
+430,368
| +52% | +$39.3M |
|
68
BCE
BCE
$22.9B
| $114M | 0.24% |
2,684,771
+222,171
| +9% | +$9.41M |
|
|
ARUN
69
DELISTED
ARUBA NETWORKS, INC.
ARUN
| $113M | 0.24% |
4,614,900
+2,930,100
| +174% | +$71.8M |
|
70
Sempra
SRE
$53.7B
| $111M | 0.24% |
1,021,200
+108,800
| +12% | +$11.9M |
|
71
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$17B
| $111M | 0.24% |
2,511,900
+503,800
| +25% | +$22.3M |
|
|
BT
72
DELISTED
BT Group plc (ADR)
BT
| $111M | 0.24% |
1,704,600
+27,200
| +2% | +$1.77M |
|
73
Welltower
WELL
$112B
| $111M | 0.24% |
1,432,400
+297,100
| +26% | +$23M |
|
74
Altria Group
MO
$112B
| $107M | 0.23% |
2,146,600
+2,137,600
| +23,751% | +$107M |
|
75
Schlumberger
SLB
$52.2B
| $107M | 0.23% |
1,276,993
-3,439
| -0.3% | -$287K |
|