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 |
SIAL
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
|
$236M |
| 2 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
$159M |
| 3 |
Sysco
SYY
|
$136M |
| 4 |
FedEx
FDX
|
$135M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
$126M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
$306M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$215M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
$193M |
| 4 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
$177M |
| 5 |
Walmart
WMT
|
$174M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.17% |
| 2 | Financials | 11.79% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.03% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.42% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.56% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
EchoStar
SATS
$18.8B
| $83.3M | 0.2% |
1,936,245
+50,865
| +3% | +$2.19M |
|
|
AZPN
77
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
| $83.2M | 0.2% |
2,193,709
+404,409
| +23% | +$15.3M |
|
78
CVS Health
CVS
$94B
| $82.4M | 0.2% |
+854,505
| New | +$82.4M |
|
79
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$37.5B
| $80.5M | 0.19% |
1,089,100
+432,461
| +66% | +$32M |
|
|
YHOO
80
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
| $80.5M | 0.19% |
2,783,501
+1,619,701
| +139% | +$46.8M |
|
81
Maximus
MMS
$4.95B
| $80.4M | 0.19% |
1,349,200
-224,500
| -14% | -$13.4M |
|
82
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.4B
| $79.2M | 0.19% |
354,300
+47,674
| +16% | +$10.7M |
|
83
Ultrapar
UGP
$3.9B
| $79M | 0.19% |
4,726,839
+363,339
| +8% | +$6.08M |
|
84
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$3.82B
| $78.4M | 0.19% |
1,058,700
+5,700
| +0.5% | +$422K |
|
85
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.6B
| $77.4M | 0.18% |
1,130,000
+67,400
| +6% | +$4.62M |
|
86
BlackBerry
BB
$2.28B
| $75.2M | 0.18% |
12,270,343
+6,283,400
| +105% | +$38.5M |
|
|
WOOF
87
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
| $75M | 0.18% |
1,424,200
+44,600
| +3% | +$2.35M |
|
|
CB
88
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
| $74.7M | 0.18% |
609,200
+72,400
| +13% | +$8.88M |
|
89
American Electric Power
AEP
$59.4B
| $74.7M | 0.18% |
1,314,014
+29,514
| +2% | +$1.68M |
|
90
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$9.8B
| $74.7M | 0.18% |
1,084,478
-80,572
| -7% | -$5.55M |
|
|
ETP
91
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners L.p.
ETP
| $74.4M | 0.18% |
1,812,561
+620,610
| +52% | +$25.5M |
|
92
Cencora
COR
$56.5B
| $74.2M | 0.18% |
781,200
-304,100
| -28% | -$28.9M |
|
93
HP
HPQ
$27.1B
| $73.7M | 0.18% |
2,876,400
+1,879,400
| +189% | +$48.1M |
|
94
Oracle
ORCL
$633B
| $73.3M | 0.17% |
+2,028,732
| New | +$73.3M |
|
|
CYN
95
DELISTED
CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION
CYN
| $72.5M | 0.17% |
823,213
+268,713
| +48% | +$23.7M |
|
|
TYC
96
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
| $72.4M | 0.17% |
+2,164,372
| New | +$72.4M |
|
97
Merck
MRK
$214B
| $72.2M | 0.17% |
1,461,734
-460,000
| -24% | -$22.7M |
|
98
FirstEnergy
FE
$25.2B
| $71.5M | 0.17% |
2,283,718
+949,718
| +71% | +$29.7M |
|
|
RAI
99
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
| $71.4M | 0.17% |
+1,612,135
| New | +$71.4M |
|
|
MZTI
100
The Marzetti Company Common Stock
MZTI
$5.03B
| $71.3M | 0.17% |
730,962
+27,800
| +4% | +$2.71M |
|