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 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
$464M |
| 2 |
Exxon Mobil
XOM
|
$299M |
| 3 |
FedEx
FDX
|
$289M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
$273M |
| 5 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
$265M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$290M |
| 2 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
$285M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
$269M |
| 4 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
$245M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$237M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.71% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.39% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.4% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.47% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.47% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$90.6B
| $240M | 0.28% |
671,000
+139,900
| +26% | +$50.1M |
|
52
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$121B
| $238M | 0.28% |
+2,178,300
| New | +$238M |
|
53
Chemours
CC
$2.27B
| $235M | 0.28% |
4,640,400
+1,298,200
| +39% | +$65.7M |
|
54
Oracle
ORCL
$632B
| $232M | 0.27% |
4,793,032
+4,590,400
| +2,265% | +$222M |
|
55
RTX Corp
RTX
$210B
| $231M | 0.27% |
+1,994,200
| New | +$231M |
|
56
ServiceNow
NOW
$188B
| $231M | 0.27% |
1,962,300
+254,200
| +15% | +$29.9M |
|
57
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$16.7B
| $229M | 0.27% |
2,146,890
+261,900
| +14% | +$28M |
|
58
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
| $222M | 0.26% |
1,169,973
+302,773
| +35% | +$57.5M |
|
|
RTN
59
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
| $222M | 0.26% |
1,189,100
-131,700
| -10% | -$24.6M |
|
60
Entergy
ETR
$39B
| $219M | 0.26% |
2,869,900
+335,500
| +13% | +$25.6M |
|
61
DTE Energy
DTE
$28B
| $218M | 0.26% |
2,028,300
+96,300
| +5% | +$10.3M |
|
62
Progressive
PGR
$144B
| $216M | 0.25% |
4,459,400
+1,374,200
| +45% | +$66.5M |
|
|
WCG
63
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
| $214M | 0.25% |
1,248,900
+397,607
| +47% | +$68.3M |
|
64
Coca-Cola
KO
$294B
| $214M | 0.25% |
4,746,500
+2,680,300
| +130% | +$121M |
|
65
Duke Energy
DUK
$94.1B
| $213M | 0.25% |
2,541,667
-142,200
| -5% | -$11.9M |
|
66
Hershey
HSY
$37.1B
| $212M | 0.25% |
1,938,800
+239,400
| +14% | +$26.1M |
|
67
Procter & Gamble
PG
$367B
| $210M | 0.25% |
2,302,729
+541,500
| +31% | +$49.3M |
|
|
SAFM
68
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $208M | 0.24% |
1,287,900
+230,300
| +22% | +$37.2M |
|
69
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$102B
| $208M | 0.24% |
1,368,020
+1,346,320
| +6,204% | +$205M |
|
|
BRCD
70
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
| $205M | 0.24% |
17,117,949
+7,232,500
| +73% | +$86.4M |
|
71
Pfizer
PFE
$142B
| $200M | 0.24% |
5,608,741
-2,381,400
| -30% | -$85M |
|
72
Costco
COST
$416B
| $199M | 0.23% |
1,210,713
-383,787
| -24% | -$63.1M |
|
73
Baidu
BIDU
$33.3B
| $199M | 0.23% |
802,800
+749,900
| +1,418% | +$186M |
|
74
FirstEnergy
FE
$24.9B
| $198M | 0.23% |
6,419,008
+485,008
| +8% | +$15M |
|
75
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$82.8B
| $193M | 0.23% |
669,300
-576,100
| -46% | -$166M |
|