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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$225M |
| 2 |
General Dynamics
GD
|
+$198M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$194M |
| 4 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
+$187M |
| 5 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$183M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
|
+$380M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$284M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$181M |
| 4 |
Exxon Mobil
XOM
|
+$152M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$148M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 13.51% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 12.97% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.48% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.23% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
801
Elevance Health
ELV
$69.1B
| $11.4M | 0.03% |
+90,773
| New | +$11.4M |
|
|
JAH
802
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
| $11.4M | 0.03% |
238,036
+207,400
| +677% | +$9.93M |
|
803
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.42B
| $11.4M | 0.03% |
123,700
-29,001
| -19% | -$2.67M |
|
804
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$327M
| $11.4M | 0.03% |
147,224
-20,576
| -12% | -$1.59M |
|
|
DGI
805
DELISTED
DigitalGlobe Inc.
DGI
| $11.4M | 0.03% |
367,475
+28,400
| +8% | +$880K |
|
806
Nordson
NDSN
$12.6B
| $11.4M | 0.03% |
145,614
+100,300
| +221% | +$7.82M |
|
807
UDR
UDR
$12.7B
| $11.3M | 0.03% |
368,000
+334,700
| +1,005% | +$10.3M |
|
|
CSCD
808
DELISTED
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC.
CSCD
| $11.3M | 0.03% |
773,700
+23,200
| +3% | +$339K |
|
|
ASCMA
809
DELISTED
Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Series A
ASCMA
| $11.3M | 0.03% |
213,423
+42,923
| +25% | +$2.27M |
|
|
SVM
810
Silvercorp Metals
SVM
$1.09B
| $11.3M | 0.03% |
8,685,280
+1,299,680
| +18% | +$1.69M |
|
811
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$92.2B
| $11.3M | 0.03% |
+593,900
| New | +$11.3M |
|
|
SAFM
812
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $11.3M | 0.03% |
+134,017
| New | +$11.3M |
|
|
AET
813
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
| $11.2M | 0.03% |
+126,490
| New | +$11.2M |
|
814
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.2B
| $11.2M | 0.03% |
568,527
+228,300
| +67% | +$4.5M |
|
815
Chemed
CHE
$6.57B
| $11.2M | 0.03% |
105,800
+16,000
| +18% | +$1.69M |
|
816
Spire
SR
$4.5B
| $11.2M | 0.03% |
210,000
-143,000
| -41% | -$7.61M |
|
|
ROSE
817
DELISTED
ROSETTA RESOURCES INC
ROSE
| $11.1M | 0.03% |
+498,222
| New | +$11.1M |
|
818
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.87B
| $11.1M | 0.03% |
+159,200
| New | +$11.1M |
|
|
BKS
819
DELISTED
Barnes & Noble
BKS
| $11M | 0.03% |
726,071
-621,540
| -46% | -$9.46M |
|
|
HILL
820
DELISTED
DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORP
HILL
| $11M | 0.03% |
2,498,400
-5,500
| -0.2% | -$24.3K |
|
821
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$6.4B
| $11M | 0.03% |
+199,388
| New | +$11M |
|
822
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$3.45B
| $11M | 0.03% |
+388,300
| New | +$11M |
|
823
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$3.8B
| $11M | 0.03% |
433,100
-1,119,000
| -72% | -$28.4M |
|
824
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.62B
| $11M | 0.03% |
5,816,500
+2,370,402
| +69% | +$4.48M |
|
|
NP
825
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
| $11M | 0.03% |
182,250
+10,750
| +6% | +$648K |
|