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 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
$391M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$268M |
| 3 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
$247M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
$223M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
$215M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
$358M |
| 2 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
$277M |
| 3 |
Xerox
XRX
|
$264M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$262M |
| 5 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
$260M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.14% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.62% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.85% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.22% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.31% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Edison International
EIX
$21.6B
| $208M | 0.27% | 2,659,995 -331,005 | -11% | -$25.9M |
|
52
Biogen
BIIB
$19.4B
| $207M | 0.26% | 762,861 -86,100 | -10% | -$23.4M |
|
53
American Tower
AMT
$95.5B
| $205M | 0.26% | 1,550,700 +281,061 | +22% | +$37.2M |
|
54
Kellanova
K
$27.6B
| $205M | 0.26% | 2,945,300 -212,300 | -7% | -$14.7M |
|
55
DTE Energy
DTE
$28.4B
| $204M | 0.26% | 1,932,000 +116,200 | +6% | +$12.3M |
|
56
Best Buy
BBY
$15.6B
| $202M | 0.26% | 3,528,900 +3,119,700 | +762% | +$179M |
|
57
UDR
UDR
$13.1B
| $199M | 0.25% | 5,113,800 +908,800 | +22% | +$35.4M |
|
58
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$17.1B
| $199M | 0.25% | 1,884,990 +451,849 | +32% | +$47.6M |
|
59
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$42.8B
| $199M | 0.25% | 1,537,800 +546,300 | +55% | +$70.5M |
|
|
AET
60
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
| $196M | 0.25% | 1,290,092 -1,821,390 | -59% | -$277M |
|
61
Entergy
ETR
$39.3B
| $195M | 0.25% | 2,534,400 -284,900 | -10% | -$21.9M |
|
62
Yum! Brands
YUM
$40.8B
| $194M | 0.25% | 2,624,500 -900 | -0% | -$66.4K |
|
63
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$148B
| $193M | 0.25% | 1,375,100 -191,300 | -12% | -$26.8M |
|
64
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.6B
| $192M | 0.24% | 5,086,489 +2,353,055 | +86% | +$88.6M |
|
65
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$88B
| $189M | 0.24% | 861,994 +354,094 | +70% | +$77.5M |
|
66
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$7.75B
| $187M | 0.24% | 1,201,500 +40,537 | +3% | +$6.3M |
|
67
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$91.2B
| $186M | 0.24% | 531,100 -430,800 | -45% | -$151M |
|
68
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$56.5B
| $186M | 0.24% | 446,100 +280,300 | +169% | +$117M |
|
|
VMW
69
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $185M | 0.24% | 2,111,400 -49,000 | -2% | -$4.28M |
|
70
Hershey
HSY
$37.3B
| $182M | 0.23% | 1,699,400 +639,400 | +60% | +$68.7M |
|
71
Walt Disney
DIS
$213B
| $182M | 0.23% | 1,712,807 +335,207 | +24% | +$35.6M |
|
72
ServiceNow
NOW
$190B
| $181M | 0.23% | 1,708,100 +635,500 | +59% | +$67.4M |
|
73
Clorox
CLX
$14.5B
| $179M | 0.23% | 1,341,400 +263,700 | +24% | +$35.1M |
|
|
AIV
74
Aimco
AIV
$1.11B
| $175M | 0.22% | 4,072,785 +1,883,585 | +86% | +$80.9M |
|
75
EchoStar
SATS
$17.8B
| $174M | 0.22% | 2,861,780 +113,700 | +4% | +$6.9M |
|