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 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
$391M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$268M |
| 3 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
$247M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
$223M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
$215M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
$358M |
| 2 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
$277M |
| 3 |
Xerox
XRX
|
$264M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$262M |
| 5 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
$260M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.14% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.62% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.85% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.22% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.31% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$13.6B
| $174M | 0.22% | 14,405,486 +4,020,960 | +39% | +$48.5M |
|
77
FirstEnergy
FE
$25.2B
| $173M | 0.22% | 5,934,000 -175,108 | -3% | -$5.11M |
|
78
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
| $172M | 0.22% | 2,207,893 +94,804 | +4% | +$7.38M |
|
|
CHL
79
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
| $169M | 0.22% | 3,192,500 +341,000 | +12% | +$18.1M |
|
80
Fortinet
FTNT
$60.4B
| $169M | 0.22% | 4,521,700 +726,300 | +19% | +$27.2M |
|
81
Honeywell
HON
$139B
| $169M | 0.22% | 1,269,100 +809,900 | +176% | +$108M |
|
82
WIX.com
WIX
$7.85B
| $168M | 0.21% | 2,414,400 +462,700 | +24% | +$32.2M |
|
83
McKesson
MCK
$85.4B
| $165M | 0.21% | +1,000,900 | New | +$165M |
|
84
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
| $164M | 0.21% | 1,072,700 -205,100 | -16% | -$31.4M |
|
85
Markel Group
MKL
$24.8B
| $164M | 0.21% | 167,577 +12,296 | +8% | +$12M |
|
86
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
| $163M | 0.21% | 867,200 -368,400 | -30% | -$69.3M |
|
87
Vodafone
VOD
$28.8B
| $162M | 0.21% | 5,641,400 +467,200 | +9% | +$13.4M |
|
88
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$60B
| $157M | 0.2% | 8,210,372 +4,694,441 | +134% | +$89.9M |
|
89
General Mills
GIS
$26.4B
| $157M | 0.2% | 2,831,500 +827,200 | +41% | +$45.8M |
|
90
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$1.15B
| $154M | 0.2% | 1,135,500 -52,100 | -4% | -$7.06M |
|
91
Procter & Gamble
PG
$368B
| $153M | 0.2% | 1,761,229 +1,446,429 | +459% | +$126M |
|
|
WCG
92
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
| $153M | 0.2% | 851,293 +232,993 | +38% | +$41.8M |
|
93
Enbridge
ENB
$105B
| $153M | 0.19% | 3,832,082 -2,290,900 | -37% | -$91.2M |
|
|
PF
94
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
| $152M | 0.19% | 2,559,700 +1,021,200 | +66% | +$60.7M |
|
|
CELG
95
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $152M | 0.19% | 1,170,638 +1,038,500 | +786% | +$135M |
|
|
JNPR
96
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
| $151M | 0.19% | 5,427,091 +3,604,200 | +198% | +$100M |
|
|
VGR
97
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
| $151M | 0.19% | 7,064,803 -478,100 | -6% | -$10.2M |
|
98
Petrobras
PBR
$79.9B
| $150M | 0.19% | 18,753,988 +9,046,753 | +93% | +$72.3M |
|
99
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
| $148M | 0.19% | 3,427,498 -1,146,100 | -25% | -$49.5M |
|
100
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.09T
| $147M | 0.19% | 579 +72 | +14% | +$18.3M |
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