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 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$468M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$458M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$358M |
| 4 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$352M |
| 5 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
+$347M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
LLTC
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
|
+$482M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$255M |
| 3 |
Visa
V
|
+$226M |
| 4 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$201M |
| 5 |
Johnson Controls International
JCI
|
+$179M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.02% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.41% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.25% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.57% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.49% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
726
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$16.5B
| $22.7M | 0.03% |
734,000
+32,750
| +5% | +$1.01M |
|
|
PACW
727
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
| $22.7M | 0.03% |
425,653
+243,700
| +134% | +$13M |
|
728
Elbit Systems
ESLT
$23.4B
| $22.6M | 0.03% |
199,235
+10,500
| +6% | +$1.19M |
|
729
Quanex
NX
$697M
| $22.6M | 0.03% |
1,115,802
+14,602
| +1% | +$296K |
|
730
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.07B
| $22.6M | 0.03% |
1,980,718
-236,982
| -11% | -$2.7M |
|
|
EGOV
731
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
| $22.5M | 0.03% |
1,114,960
+660
| +0.1% | +$13.3K |
|
732
Electronic Arts
EA
$42.6B
| $22.5M | 0.03% |
+251,464
| New | +$22.5M |
|
|
LTM
733
DELISTED
LATAM Airlines Group S.A American Depositary Shares (Each representing 1 Common Share)
LTM
| $22.5M | 0.03% |
1,775,495
+440,695
| +33% | +$5.58M |
|
734
Civeo
CVEO
$291M
| $22.5M | 0.03% |
626,500
+68,083
| +12% | +$2.44M |
|
735
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$97.7B
| $22.5M | 0.03% |
304,200
-690,900
| -69% | -$51M |
|
|
STI
736
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
| $22.5M | 0.03% |
+406,417
| New | +$22.5M |
|
|
CHS
737
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
| $22.4M | 0.03% |
1,575,700
-2,122,169
| -57% | -$30.1M |
|
738
Future Fuel
FF
$171M
| $22.3M | 0.03% |
1,569,600
+35,000
| +2% | +$496K |
|
739
Unitil
UTL
$812M
| $22.2M | 0.03% |
493,000
+44,400
| +10% | +$2M |
|
|
COR
740
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
| $22.2M | 0.03% |
246,500
+152,400
| +162% | +$13.7M |
|
|
WOOF
741
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
| $22.1M | 0.03% |
242,000
+140,600
| +139% | +$12.9M |
|
742
Repligen
RGEN
$6.76B
| $22.1M | 0.03% |
628,400
-263,200
| -30% | -$9.26M |
|
743
Forrester Research
FORR
$188M
| $22M | 0.03% |
554,200
+14,000
| +3% | +$556K |
|
744
Ashland
ASH
$2.42B
| $22M | 0.03% |
363,168
-185,186
| -34% | -$11.2M |
|
745
Exponent
EXPO
$3.5B
| $22M | 0.03% |
738,200
-49,400
| -6% | -$1.47M |
|
746
Rogers Corp
ROG
$1.44B
| $21.8M | 0.03% |
254,400
+19,500
| +8% | +$1.67M |
|
747
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.09B
| $21.8M | 0.03% |
310,986
+95,800
| +45% | +$6.72M |
|
748
Entegris
ENTG
$12B
| $21.8M | 0.03% |
929,790
-93,600
| -9% | -$2.19M |
|
749
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.89B
| $21.8M | 0.03% |
+418,197
| New | +$21.8M |
|
|
CTB
750
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
| $21.6M | 0.03% |
487,100
+320,500
| +192% | +$14.2M |
|