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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$738M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
$327M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
$282M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
$263M |
| 5 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
$251M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil
XOM
|
$726M |
| 2 |
Walmart
WMT
|
$352M |
| 3 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
$331M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
$315M |
| 5 |
NetEase
NTES
|
$307M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.7% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.08% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.09% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.51% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
51
Comcast
CMCSA
$125B
| $251M | 0.27% |
+7,352,976
| New | +$251M |
|
52
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$11.7B
| $250M | 0.27% |
2,849,400
+376,600
| +15% | +$33.1M |
|
53
S&P Global
SPGI
$165B
| $247M | 0.27% |
1,295,100
+195,200
| +18% | +$37.3M |
|
54
Petrobras
PBR
$79.3B
| $247M | 0.27% |
17,490,500
-1,159,100
| -6% | -$16.4M |
|
|
AIV
55
Aimco
AIV
$1.1B
| $241M | 0.26% |
5,922,585
+575,948
| +11% | +$23.5M |
|
56
Equinor
EQNR
$59.9B
| $240M | 0.26% |
10,162,600
+16,800
| +0.2% | +$397K |
|
57
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$57.5B
| $236M | 0.26% |
2,016,688
-1,234,816
| -38% | -$144M |
|
58
GoDaddy
GDDY
$19.9B
| $233M | 0.25% |
3,789,500
+796,600
| +27% | +$48.9M |
|
59
IBM
IBM
$227B
| $232M | 0.25% |
1,512,000
-1,603,200
| -51% | -$246M |
|
60
Consolidated Edison
ED
$35.3B
| $232M | 0.25% |
2,972,400
+873,000
| +42% | +$68M |
|
|
CELG
61
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $229M | 0.25% |
2,570,838
+1,774,638
| +223% | +$158M |
|
62
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ICLR
$14B
| $227M | 0.25% |
1,922,760
+105,453
| +6% | +$12.5M |
|
63
eBay
EBAY
$41.2B
| $225M | 0.25% |
5,580,640
+4,682,200
| +521% | +$188M |
|
64
Verizon
VZ
$184B
| $222M | 0.24% |
4,641,693
+4,629,391
| +37,631% | +$221M |
|
65
Etsy
ETSY
$5.15B
| $221M | 0.24% |
7,884,600
+2,252,800
| +40% | +$63.2M |
|
|
WR
66
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
| $221M | 0.24% |
4,205,800
+55,800
| +1% | +$2.93M |
|
67
Arista Networks
ANET
$173B
| $221M | 0.24% |
866,200
+40,000
| +5% | +$10.2M |
|
68
Chubb
CB
$111B
| $221M | 0.24% |
1,615,261
-173,000
| -10% | -$23.7M |
|
69
Western Digital
WDC
$29.8B
| $220M | 0.24% |
2,381,182
-50,000
| -2% | -$4.61M |
|
70
NRG Energy
NRG
$28.4B
| $219M | 0.24% |
7,179,616
+2,311,600
| +47% | +$70.6M |
|
|
MBT
71
DELISTED
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company American Depositary Shares (Each representing 2 Shares
MBT
| $219M | 0.24% |
19,221,800
+2,363,200
| +14% | +$26.9M |
|
72
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$148B
| $218M | 0.24% |
1,336,400
+395,600
| +42% | +$64.6M |
|
73
Ralph Lauren
RL
$19B
| $218M | 0.24% |
1,952,100
+161,300
| +9% | +$18M |
|
74
Eversource Energy
ES
$23.5B
| $216M | 0.24% |
3,671,500
+529,200
| +17% | +$31.2M |
|
75
Ameren
AEE
$27B
| $216M | 0.24% |
3,818,600
+638,200
| +20% | +$36.1M |
|