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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
$306M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
$177M |
| 3 |
Verizon
VZ
|
$128M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
$128M |
| 5 |
McKesson
MCK
|
$123M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$466M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
$319M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$218M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
$215M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
$191M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.5% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.64% |
| 3 | Industrials | 10.38% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.17% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.04% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.22B
| $117M | 0.27% |
634,367
+599,359
| +1,712% | +$111M |
|
|
LSI
52
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
| $117M | 0.27% |
1,347,200
+66,000
| +5% | +$5.74M |
|
53
Novartis
NVS
$247B
| $117M | 0.27% |
1,186,598
-41,300
| -3% | -$4.06M |
|
|
CELG
54
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $117M | 0.27% |
1,006,838
+581,238
| +137% | +$67.3M |
|
55
Cencora
COR
$56.9B
| $115M | 0.26% |
+1,085,300
| New | +$115M |
|
56
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$42.7B
| $115M | 0.26% |
1,082,800
-490,100
| -31% | -$51.9M |
|
57
Merck
MRK
$213B
| $109M | 0.25% |
1,921,734
+727,565
| +61% | +$41.4M |
|
58
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
| $109M | 0.25% |
1,171,600
-1,130,862
| -49% | -$106M |
|
59
Telus
TU
$24.9B
| $108M | 0.25% |
3,141,100
+6,800
| +0.2% | +$234K |
|
60
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$65.5B
| $107M | 0.24% |
+3,872,400
| New | +$107M |
|
61
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$581M
| $105M | 0.24% |
764,783
-56,800
| -7% | -$7.76M |
|
62
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
| $103M | 0.24% |
4,555,751
-3,659,500
| -45% | -$83.1M |
|
63
Maximus
MMS
$5.03B
| $103M | 0.24% |
1,573,700
-218,100
| -12% | -$14.3M |
|
64
Entergy
ETR
$38.9B
| $102M | 0.23% |
1,448,400
+342,300
| +31% | +$24.1M |
|
|
DISH
65
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
| $99.1M | 0.23% |
1,462,958
+669,979
| +84% | +$45.4M |
|
66
Philip Morris
PM
$257B
| $98M | 0.22% |
1,222,600
-504,493
| -29% | -$40.4M |
|
|
NTT
67
DELISTED
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
NTT
| $97.2M | 0.22% |
2,678,600
-207,720
| -7% | -$7.54M |
|
68
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.28B
| $96.5M | 0.22% |
1,016,099
+451,200
| +80% | +$42.8M |
|
69
National Grid
NGG
$67.8B
| $96.4M | 0.22% |
1,492,900
-34,800
| -2% | -$2.25M |
|
|
SIAL
70
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
| $94.5M | 0.22% |
677,932
-183,200
| -21% | -$25.5M |
|
71
BRF SA
BRFS
$5.8B
| $93.7M | 0.21% |
4,482,460
+549,500
| +14% | +$11.5M |
|
|
JCP
72
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
| $93.5M | 0.21% |
11,038,300
+7,874,500
| +249% | +$66.7M |
|
73
EchoStar
SATS
$18.4B
| $91.8M | 0.21% |
1,885,380
+84,400
| +5% | +$4.11M |
|
74
Ultrapar
UGP
$3.92B
| $91.7M | 0.21% |
4,363,500
+129,800
| +3% | +$2.73M |
|
|
MDVN
75
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
| $90.8M | 0.21% |
795,100
+360,869
| +83% | +$41.2M |
|