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
+4.17%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$42.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.2B
Cap. Flow
-$38.3M
Cap. Flow %
-0.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.77%
Holding
3,246
New
451
Increased
1,274
Reduced
1,010
Closed
492

Sector Composition

1 Technology 15.87%
2 Healthcare 13.46%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.99%
4 Industrials 10.44%
5 Consumer Staples 9.58%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BEAV
851
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
$9.8M 0.02%
+146,394
New +$9.8M
CIM
852
Chimera Investment
CIM
$1.17B
$9.78M 0.02%
204,332
+93,240
+84% +$4.46M
APEX
853
DELISTED
Apex Global Brands Inc. Common Stock
APEX
$9.76M 0.02%
21,416
+920
+4% +$419K
BBBY
854
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.
BBBY
$607M
$9.76M 0.02%
748,627
+369,075
+97% +$4.81M
EL icon
855
Estee Lauder
EL
$31.2B
$9.75M 0.02%
+131,300
New +$9.75M
UBNK
856
DELISTED
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
UBNK
$9.71M 0.02%
716,739
+69,429
+11% +$941K
AL icon
857
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.1B
$9.71M 0.02%
251,700
-105,700
-30% -$4.08M
MTGE
858
DELISTED
MTGE Investment Corp. Common Stock
MTGE
$9.7M 0.02%
484,584
+268,384
+124% +$5.37M
DOC icon
859
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.6B
$9.68M 0.02%
256,712
-655,839
-72% -$24.7M
NGS icon
860
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$334M
$9.66M 0.02%
292,100
+14,300
+5% +$473K
BNNY
861
DELISTED
ANNIES INC COMMON STOCK (DE)
BNNY
$9.64M 0.02%
+284,900
New +$9.64M
RRGB icon
862
Red Robin
RRGB
$122M
$9.62M 0.02%
135,166
+49,619
+58% +$3.53M
SFLY
863
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
$9.59M 0.02%
+222,600
New +$9.59M
BBQ
864
DELISTED
BBQ Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
BBQ
$9.57M 0.02%
333,600
-38,838
-10% -$1.11M
HOUS icon
865
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$763M
$9.57M 0.02%
253,700
-315,019
-55% -$11.9M
ECPG icon
866
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.02B
$9.56M 0.02%
210,505
-14,323
-6% -$651K
AXS icon
867
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.76B
$9.53M 0.02%
+215,100
New +$9.53M
SJR
868
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$9.51M 0.02%
370,700
+330,200
+815% +$8.47M
BBEP
869
DELISTED
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS LP COM UNITS RPTNG LTD PRTNRSHIP
BBEP
$9.51M 0.02%
+429,800
New +$9.51M
OHI icon
870
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$12.5B
$9.5M 0.02%
257,600
-122,500
-32% -$4.52M
BTM
871
DELISTED
OI S.A. SPON ADR REPSTG 3 PFD SHS (BRA)
BTM
$9.49M 0.02%
11,060,265
+10,554,000
+2,085% +$9.06M
PMC
872
DELISTED
PharMerica Corporation
PMC
$9.49M 0.02%
331,900
+68,285
+26% +$1.95M
FTNT icon
873
Fortinet
FTNT
$62B
$9.47M 0.02%
+1,883,500
New +$9.47M
NTLS
874
DELISTED
NTELOS HLDGS CORP COM
NTLS
$9.46M 0.02%
759,164
-495,286
-39% -$6.17M
HITT
875
DELISTED
HITTITE MICROWAVE CORP
HITT
$9.46M 0.02%
121,338
-87,600
-42% -$6.83M