Renaissance Technologies

Renaissance Technologies Portfolio holdings

AUM $75.2B
1-Year Return 41.49%
 

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.

This Quarter Return
+8.19%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$73.1B
AUM Growth
+$2.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.51B
Cap. Flow %
-3.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.25%
Holding
4,601
New
625
Increased
1,395
Reduced
2,029
Closed
525

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$763M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$688M
3
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$562M
4
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$419M
5
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$398M

Sector Composition

1 Healthcare 20.8%
2 Technology 15.52%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.85%
4 Consumer Staples 10.11%
5 Financials 9.6%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SD icon
726
SandRidge Energy
SD
$424M
$19.5M 0.03%
1,142,265
-116,200
-9% -$1.98M
IMAX icon
727
IMAX
IMAX
$1.64B
$19.4M 0.03%
1,326,100
-134,500
-9% -$1.97M
MSM icon
728
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$5.11B
$19.2M 0.03%
235,400
+187,800
+395% +$15.3M
USFD icon
729
US Foods
USFD
$17.2B
$19.1M 0.03%
562,600
-532,700
-49% -$18.1M
ATNI icon
730
ATN International
ATNI
$246M
$19.1M 0.03%
421,300
-30,800
-7% -$1.4M
NOV icon
731
NOV
NOV
$4.92B
$19.1M 0.03%
+912,110
New +$19.1M
RLX icon
732
RLX Technology
RLX
$3.33B
$19M 0.03%
8,271,200
-2,118,600
-20% -$4.87M
SHY icon
733
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SHY
$24.5B
$19M 0.03%
233,700
+229,900
+6,050% +$18.7M
HRMY icon
734
Harmony Biosciences
HRMY
$1.9B
$18.9M 0.03%
342,700
+17,700
+5% +$975K
IBKR icon
735
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$27.5B
$18.8M 0.03%
1,039,600
-139,600
-12% -$2.53M
MFC icon
736
Manulife Financial
MFC
$52.5B
$18.7M 0.03%
1,050,424
-583,800
-36% -$10.4M
MKTX icon
737
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$7.03B
$18.7M 0.03%
67,073
-69,510
-51% -$19.4M
FFIN icon
738
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5.16B
$18.6M 0.03%
542,108
+296,926
+121% +$10.2M
PI icon
739
Impinj
PI
$5.63B
$18.6M 0.03%
170,800
+26,600
+18% +$2.9M
JHG icon
740
Janus Henderson
JHG
$6.91B
$18.6M 0.03%
792,300
-259,700
-25% -$6.11M
WMG icon
741
Warner Music
WMG
$17.5B
$18.6M 0.03%
531,700
-93,000
-15% -$3.26M
CRC icon
742
California Resources
CRC
$4.21B
$18.6M 0.03%
426,836
+130,700
+44% +$5.69M
UVSP icon
743
Univest Financial
UVSP
$895M
$18.5M 0.03%
709,169
-40,700
-5% -$1.06M
HP icon
744
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$2.05B
$18.5M 0.03%
+373,200
New +$18.5M
VET icon
745
Vermilion Energy
VET
$1.14B
$18.5M 0.03%
1,045,022
+131,400
+14% +$2.33M
ALX
746
Alexander's
ALX
$1.2B
$18.5M 0.03%
83,914
-7,500
-8% -$1.65M
CASY icon
747
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$19.1B
$18.4M 0.03%
82,172
-36,700
-31% -$8.23M
TOST icon
748
Toast
TOST
$23.7B
$18.4M 0.03%
1,021,620
+618,620
+154% +$11.2M
CRK icon
749
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.52B
$18.4M 0.03%
1,340,700
-46,600
-3% -$639K
GNK icon
750
Genco Shipping & Trading
GNK
$778M
$18.4M 0.03%
1,195,930
+385,122
+47% +$5.92M