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 | 10.49% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TE
51
DELISTED
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
| $136M | 0.26% | 4,941,600 +3,035,700 | +159% | +$83.6M |
|
|
SNDK
52
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
| $135M | 0.26% | +1,774,699 | New | +$135M |
|
53
BRF SA
BRFS
$6.12B
| $133M | 0.25% | 9,328,260 +1,488,000 | +19% | +$21.2M |
|
|
GAS
54
DELISTED
AGL RESOURCES INC (HOLDING CO)
GAS
| $130M | 0.25% | 2,001,061 +1,372,461 | +218% | +$89.4M |
|
55
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$2.57T
| $125M | 0.24% | +163,999 | New | +$125M |
|
|
RTN
56
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
| $125M | 0.24% | 1,015,600 +943,200 | +1,303% | +$116M |
|
57
Dominion Energy
D
$51.1B
| $124M | 0.24% | 1,654,400 +620,400 | +60% | +$46.6M |
|
|
BT
58
DELISTED
BT Group plc (ADR)
BT
| $124M | 0.24% | 3,871,801 +165,101 | +4% | +$5.3M |
|
59
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$13B
| $123M | 0.23% | 2,162,460 -194,100 | -8% | -$11M |
|
|
60
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
| $123M | 0.23% | 164,498 +138,541 | +534% | +$103M |
|
|
VMW
61
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $120M | 0.23% | 2,285,300 +989,100 | +76% | +$51.7M |
|
62
BlackBerry
BB
$2.28B
| $119M | 0.23% | 14,766,100 +1,575,300 | +12% | +$12.7M |
|
63
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.95B
| $117M | 0.22% | 5,542,500 +994,100 | +22% | +$21M |
|
64
GE Aerospace
GE
$292B
| $117M | 0.22% | 3,671,164 +2,828,800 | +336% | +$89.9M |
|
65
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.24T
| $115M | 0.22% | 3,239,393 +1,041,400 | +47% | +$37.1M |
|
66
Sysco
SYY
$38.5B
| $115M | 0.22% | 2,468,600 -414,300 | -14% | -$19.4M |
|
67
General Dynamics
GD
$87.3B
| $115M | 0.22% | 877,900 +274,600 | +46% | +$36.1M |
|
68
LivaNova
LIVN
$3.08B
| $115M | 0.22% | 2,132,294 -28,400 | -1% | -$1.53M |
|
69
F5
FFIV
$18B
| $115M | 0.22% | 1,087,274 +55,200 | +5% | +$5.84M |
|
70
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$55.3B
| $115M | 0.22% | 754,966 -452,351 | -37% | -$68.7M |
|
71
Markel Group
MKL
$24.8B
| $112M | 0.21% | 125,581 +24,900 | +25% | +$22.2M |
|
72
Telus
TU
$25.1B
| $111M | 0.21% | 3,409,400 +3,200 | +0.1% | +$104K |
|
|
NTT
73
DELISTED
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
NTT
| $109M | 0.21% | 2,521,700 -162,600 | -6% | -$7.03M |
|
74
Cencora
COR
$56.5B
| $107M | 0.2% | 1,239,400 -170,700 | -12% | -$14.8M |
|
|
STJ
75
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
| $106M | 0.2% | 1,920,213 +1,114,100 | +138% | +$61.3M |
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