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 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
$349M |
| 2 |
Nike
NKE
|
$280M |
| 3 |
Home Depot
HD
|
$262M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$167M |
| 5 |
Mastercard
MA
|
$166M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
$232M |
| 2 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
$226M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$213M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$203M |
| 5 |
B
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
|
$193M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 13.83% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.18% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.43% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.9% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VMW
51
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $129M | 0.24% |
2,248,100
-37,200
| -2% | -$2.13M |
|
52
Devon Energy
DVN
$23.1B
| $128M | 0.24% |
3,524,400
+1,862,700
| +112% | +$67.5M |
|
53
Humana
HUM
$36.5B
| $127M | 0.24% |
706,800
+260,800
| +58% | +$46.9M |
|
54
Applied Materials
AMAT
$126B
| $127M | 0.24% |
5,279,348
+4,631,800
| +715% | +$111M |
|
55
LivaNova
LIVN
$3.11B
| $124M | 0.24% |
2,474,994
+342,700
| +16% | +$17.2M |
|
56
PayPal
PYPL
$66.2B
| $123M | 0.23% |
3,362,600
+2,996,700
| +819% | +$109M |
|
57
Charter Communications
CHTR
$36.1B
| $122M | 0.23% |
532,183
+24,859
| +5% | +$5.68M |
|
|
FLG
58
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
FLG
$5.33B
| $120M | 0.23% |
7,979,325
-1,420,700
| -15% | -$21.3M |
|
59
General Dynamics
GD
$87.3B
| $119M | 0.23% |
852,300
-25,600
| -3% | -$3.56M |
|
60
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$13.5B
| $118M | 0.23% |
10,687,500
-3,081,200
| -22% | -$34.1M |
|
61
Boston Scientific
BSX
$158B
| $115M | 0.22% |
4,901,905
+4,283,500
| +693% | +$100M |
|
62
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$12.7B
| $114M | 0.22% |
1,783,160
-379,300
| -18% | -$24.3M |
|
|
XLNX
63
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
| $114M | 0.22% |
2,474,005
+296,700
| +14% | +$13.7M |
|
64
SiriusXM
SIRI
$7.78B
| $114M | 0.22% |
28,826,100
+13,609,100
| +89% | +$53.8M |
|
65
Markel Group
MKL
$24.6B
| $111M | 0.21% |
116,700
-8,881
| -7% | -$8.46M |
|
|
BT
66
DELISTED
BT Group plc (ADR)
BT
| $111M | 0.21% |
3,991,600
+119,799
| +3% | +$3.34M |
|
67
PLDT
PHI
$4.22B
| $110M | 0.21% |
2,473,400
+52,500
| +2% | +$2.34M |
|
68
Telus
TU
$25.1B
| $109M | 0.21% |
3,386,300
-23,100
| -0.7% | -$744K |
|
69
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.75T
| $108M | 0.21% |
2,111,200
+2,048,100
| +3,246% | +$105M |
|
70
BlackBerry
BB
$2.25B
| $107M | 0.2% |
15,962,100
+1,196,000
| +8% | +$8.03M |
|
71
DaVita
DVA
$9.85B
| $106M | 0.2% |
1,376,800
+285,300
| +26% | +$22.1M |
|
|
CHL
72
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
| $106M | 0.2% |
1,837,600
+101,100
| +6% | +$5.85M |
|
73
Apple
AAPL
$3.41T
| $105M | 0.2% |
+1,096,033
| New | +$105M |
|
74
Chevron
CVX
$326B
| $104M | 0.2% |
+996,784
| New | +$104M |
|
75
Waste Management
WM
$90.9B
| $104M | 0.2% |
1,572,900
+809,400
| +106% | +$53.6M |
|