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 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
$629M |
| 2 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
$605M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
$512M |
| 4 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
$442M |
| 5 |
Novo Nordisk
NVO
|
$433M |
Top Sells
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 14.44% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.58% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.68% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.63% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PDLI
76
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
| $92.6M | 0.24% |
+11,988,554
| New | +$92.6M |
|
|
BCR
77
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
| $91.3M | 0.24% |
+840,500
| New | +$91.3M |
|
78
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.77T
| $86.3M | 0.23% |
+98,048
| New | +$86.3M |
|
79
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.7B
| $86.1M | 0.23% |
+588,100
| New | +$86.1M |
|
80
DaVita
DVA
$9.75B
| $85.5M | 0.22% |
+707,950
| New | +$85.5M |
|
81
ConocoPhillips
COP
$121B
| $84.3M | 0.22% |
+1,393,713
| New | +$84.3M |
|
|
AGN
82
DELISTED
ALLERGAN INC
AGN
| $84.3M | 0.22% |
+1,000,660
| New | +$84.3M |
|
|
RAI
83
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
| $82.7M | 0.22% |
+1,710,400
| New | +$82.7M |
|
84
KLA
KLAC
$111B
| $82.1M | 0.22% |
+1,472,600
| New | +$82.1M |
|
|
LNKD
85
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
| $81.9M | 0.21% |
+459,400
| New | +$81.9M |
|
86
EOG Resources
EOG
$67.6B
| $81.5M | 0.21% |
+619,300
| New | +$81.5M |
|
87
Comcast
CMCSA
$124B
| $81.5M | 0.21% |
+1,951,499
| New | +$81.5M |
|
88
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$824B
| $80.3M | 0.21% |
+1,521,886
| New | +$80.3M |
|
|
SDRL
89
DELISTED
Seadrill Limited Common Stock
SDRL
| $79.9M | 0.21% |
+1,961,200
| New | +$79.9M |
|
90
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
| $79.7M | 0.21% |
+974,300
| New | +$79.7M |
|
91
Booking.com
BKNG
$179B
| $79.4M | 0.21% |
+96,000
| New | +$79.4M |
|
|
NSR
92
DELISTED
Neustar Inc
NSR
| $79.2M | 0.21% |
+1,627,300
| New | +$79.2M |
|
93
Telus
TU
$24.9B
| $78.9M | 0.21% |
+2,703,900
| New | +$78.9M |
|
94
Nike
NKE
$110B
| $78.3M | 0.21% |
+1,229,300
| New | +$78.3M |
|
95
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$9.9B
| $76.3M | 0.2% |
+2,051,400
| New | +$76.3M |
|
96
Ameren
AEE
$26.8B
| $76.1M | 0.2% |
+2,208,600
| New | +$76.1M |
|
97
General Mills
GIS
$26.2B
| $75.4M | 0.2% |
+1,554,500
| New | +$75.4M |
|
98
Moody's
MCO
$89B
| $75.3M | 0.2% |
+1,236,100
| New | +$75.3M |
|
99
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$12.4B
| $75.2M | 0.2% |
+1,346,700
| New | +$75.2M |
|
100
Maximus
MMS
$5.03B
| $75.1M | 0.2% |
+1,007,900
| New | +$75.1M |
|