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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
$383M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
$267M |
| 3 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$231M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
$230M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
$227M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
$258M |
| 2 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
$228M |
| 3 |
GAS
AGL RESOURCES INC (HOLDING CO)
GAS
|
$216M |
| 4 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
$142M |
| 5 |
TE
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
|
$136M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 15.67% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.42% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.99% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.63% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Vodafone
VOD
$28B
| $152M | 0.27% |
5,219,156
+2,012,800
| +63% | +$58.7M |
|
52
BRF SA
BRFS
$5.8B
| $151M | 0.27% |
8,854,500
-1,065,960
| -11% | -$18.2M |
|
53
BlackBerry
BB
$2.25B
| $150M | 0.26% |
18,778,543
+2,816,443
| +18% | +$22.5M |
|
54
American Express
AXP
$230B
| $148M | 0.26% |
2,311,900
+942,400
| +69% | +$60.4M |
|
55
Elevance Health
ELV
$72.6B
| $147M | 0.26% |
1,176,800
-20,173
| -2% | -$2.53M |
|
56
Kinross Gold
KGC
$26.5B
| $143M | 0.25% |
34,003,699
-7,765,873
| -19% | -$32.7M |
|
|
VMW
57
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $143M | 0.25% |
1,947,900
-300,200
| -13% | -$22M |
|
58
FedEx
FDX
$53B
| $142M | 0.25% |
+811,400
| New | +$142M |
|
|
CHL
59
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
| $140M | 0.25% |
2,277,300
+439,700
| +24% | +$27.1M |
|
|
VGR
60
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
| $139M | 0.25% |
6,468,603
+538,472
| +9% | +$11.6M |
|
61
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$148B
| $135M | 0.24% |
1,103,400
+396,300
| +56% | +$48.5M |
|
62
Applied Materials
AMAT
$125B
| $133M | 0.23% |
4,396,548
-882,800
| -17% | -$26.6M |
|
63
Clorox
CLX
$15B
| $130M | 0.23% |
1,039,600
+730,200
| +236% | +$91.4M |
|
|
CELG
64
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $128M | 0.23% |
1,225,638
+662,600
| +118% | +$69.3M |
|
65
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27B
| $128M | 0.23% |
720,200
-191,714
| -21% | -$34.1M |
|
|
AET
66
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
| $128M | 0.23% |
1,105,682
+789,892
| +250% | +$91.2M |
|
67
McKesson
MCK
$85.7B
| $126M | 0.22% |
758,300
+660,900
| +679% | +$110M |
|
68
LivaNova
LIVN
$3.1B
| $126M | 0.22% |
2,094,794
-380,200
| -15% | -$22.9M |
|
|
JCP
69
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
| $125M | 0.22% |
13,539,100
-1,310,400
| -9% | -$12.1M |
|
|
FLG
70
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
FLG
$5.38B
| $125M | 0.22% |
8,752,720
+773,395
| +10% | +$11M |
|
71
Estee Lauder
EL
$32.8B
| $124M | 0.22% |
1,400,600
+775,400
| +124% | +$68.7M |
|
72
Teradata
TDC
$1.96B
| $122M | 0.22% |
3,941,200
+291,100
| +8% | +$9.02M |
|
73
AbbVie
ABBV
$374B
| $121M | 0.21% |
1,918,456
+700,856
| +58% | +$44.2M |
|
74
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.88B
| $120M | 0.21% |
1,095,400
+594,900
| +119% | +$65.3M |
|
75
Bank of America
BAC
$374B
| $120M | 0.21% |
+7,677,366
| New | +$120M |
|