Renaissance Technologies

Renaissance Technologies Portfolio holdings

AUM $75.2B
1-Year Est. Return 41.49%
 

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.

This Quarter Est. Return
1 Year Est. Return
+41.49%
3 Year Est. Return
5 Year Est. Return
10 Year Est. Return
AUM
$52.6B
AUM Growth
+$6.72B
Cap. Flow
Cap. Flow %
Top 10 Hldgs %
Holding
3,753
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1
+$199M
2
+$187M
3
+$187M
4
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Chubb
CB
+$158M
5
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Eli Lilly
LLY
+$135M

Top Sells

1
+$470M
2
+$186M
3
+$179M
4
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Pfizer
PFE
+$165M
5
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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 Change
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