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
+10.31%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$80.1B
AUM Growth
-$274M
Cap. Flow
-$5.85B
Cap. Flow %
-7.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.21%
Holding
3,960
New
703
Increased
982
Reduced
1,701
Closed
552

Top Buys

1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$842M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$559M
3
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$420M
4
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$389M
5
MRNA icon
Moderna
MRNA
+$365M

Sector Composition

1 Healthcare 19.94%
2 Technology 19.65%
3 Consumer Staples 10.63%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.51%
5 Communication Services 8.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DCO icon
876
Ducommun
DCO
$1.36B
$16M 0.02%
293,800
-40,000
-12% -$2.18M
SAVE
877
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$16M 0.02%
+525,751
New +$16M
RPM icon
878
RPM International
RPM
$16B
$16M 0.02%
180,300
+108,900
+153% +$9.66M
BKLN icon
879
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.87B
$16M 0.02%
720,100
+407,100
+130% +$9.02M
OR icon
880
OR Royalties Inc.
OR
$6.69B
$15.9M 0.02%
1,162,774
+212,074
+22% +$2.91M
FLWS icon
881
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$326M
$15.9M 0.02%
499,700
+390,900
+359% +$12.5M
NSA icon
882
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
$2.45B
$15.9M 0.02%
314,702
-262,388
-45% -$13.3M
SGU icon
883
Star Group
SGU
$389M
$15.8M 0.02%
1,413,845
+47,200
+3% +$529K
DOOO icon
884
Bombardier Recreational Products
DOOO
$4.69B
$15.8M 0.02%
201,900
-131,400
-39% -$10.3M
WLL
885
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$15.8M 0.02%
+289,900
New +$15.8M
III icon
886
Information Services Group
III
$251M
$15.8M 0.02%
2,699,423
+177,988
+7% +$1.04M
SAIL
887
DELISTED
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SAIL
$15.8M 0.02%
309,000
-79,400
-20% -$4.06M
IRM icon
888
Iron Mountain
IRM
$28.8B
$15.8M 0.02%
372,563
+258,100
+225% +$10.9M
TNET icon
889
TriNet
TNET
$3.3B
$15.7M 0.02%
216,700
+91,800
+73% +$6.65M
CLFD icon
890
Clearfield
CLFD
$456M
$15.7M 0.02%
419,258
-72,800
-15% -$2.73M
NATH icon
891
Nathan's Famous
NATH
$437M
$15.7M 0.02%
220,116
-9,081
-4% -$648K
ZBH icon
892
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.3B
$15.7M 0.02%
+100,425
New +$15.7M
CS
893
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
$15.7M 0.02%
+1,493,574
New +$15.7M
LAKE icon
894
Lakeland Industries
LAKE
$131M
$15.6M 0.02%
699,102
-4,900
-0.7% -$109K
EZPW icon
895
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.02B
$15.6M 0.02%
2,588,475
-87,974
-3% -$531K
SMTC icon
896
Semtech
SMTC
$5.36B
$15.6M 0.02%
226,216
+102,900
+83% +$7.08M
RUSHA icon
897
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.42B
$15.5M 0.02%
539,015
-192,450
-26% -$5.55M
WLFC icon
898
Willis Lease Finance
WLFC
$1.13B
$15.5M 0.02%
362,187
-18,100
-5% -$776K
CYBR icon
899
CyberArk
CYBR
$23.6B
$15.4M 0.02%
118,500
-142,716
-55% -$18.6M
HEI icon
900
HEICO
HEI
$44.1B
$15.4M 0.02%
110,564
-76,300
-41% -$10.6M