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 |
Exxon Mobil
XOM
|
$527M |
| 2 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
$410M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
$316M |
| 4 |
IBM
IBM
|
$308M |
| 5 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
$294M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
NetEase
NTES
|
$499M |
| 2 |
BCR
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
|
$455M |
| 3 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
$401M |
| 4 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
$339M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
$331M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.06% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.75% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.21% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.64% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.38% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Edison International
EIX
$21.3B
| $197M | 0.22% |
3,110,400
-15,200
| -0.5% | -$961K |
|
|
VGR
77
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
| $196M | 0.22% |
8,743,448
+910,244
| +12% | +$20.4M |
|
78
Hershey
HSY
$37.4B
| $195M | 0.22% |
1,718,200
-220,600
| -11% | -$25M |
|
79
Arista Networks
ANET
$173B
| $195M | 0.21% |
826,200
+150,000
| +22% | +$35.3M |
|
80
Western Digital
WDC
$29.8B
| $193M | 0.21% |
2,431,182
+976,433
| +67% | +$77.7M |
|
81
Fortinet
FTNT
$58.7B
| $193M | 0.21% |
4,418,500
+22,700
| +0.5% | +$992K |
|
82
Old Republic International
ORI
$10B
| $193M | 0.21% |
9,023,085
+1,257,200
| +16% | +$26.9M |
|
83
Petrobras
PBR
$79.3B
| $192M | 0.21% |
18,649,600
+5,020,300
| +37% | +$51.7M |
|
84
Vodafone
VOD
$28.2B
| $191M | 0.21% |
5,983,000
-378,105
| -6% | -$12.1M |
|
85
Markel Group
MKL
$24.7B
| $189M | 0.21% |
166,211
-420
| -0.3% | -$478K |
|
86
Ameren
AEE
$27B
| $188M | 0.21% |
3,180,400
+650,200
| +26% | +$38.4M |
|
87
S&P Global
SPGI
$165B
| $186M | 0.21% |
1,099,900
+442,000
| +67% | +$74.9M |
|
88
Ralph Lauren
RL
$19B
| $186M | 0.2% |
1,790,800
+893,796
| +100% | +$92.7M |
|
|
CHL
89
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
| $185M | 0.2% |
3,664,964
+415,484
| +13% | +$21M |
|
90
WEC Energy
WEC
$34.4B
| $185M | 0.2% |
2,784,802
+700,200
| +34% | +$46.5M |
|
91
Mastercard
MA
$536B
| $184M | 0.2% |
1,214,800
-1,285,300
| -51% | -$195M |
|
92
Post Holdings
POST
$6.03B
| $183M | 0.2% |
2,312,200
+734,100
| +47% | +$58.2M |
|
93
Kinross Gold
KGC
$26.6B
| $181M | 0.2% |
41,846,099
+3,063,127
| +8% | +$13.2M |
|
94
NVR
NVR
$22.6B
| $180M | 0.2% |
51,180
+31,610
| +162% | +$111M |
|
95
Consolidated Edison
ED
$35.3B
| $178M | 0.2% |
2,099,400
+607,000
| +41% | +$51.6M |
|
96
ServiceNow
NOW
$191B
| $178M | 0.2% |
1,363,800
-598,500
| -30% | -$78M |
|
97
EchoStar
SATS
$18.4B
| $177M | 0.2% |
2,952,680
+103,300
| +4% | +$6.19M |
|
98
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$90.5B
| $176M | 0.19% |
428,300
-242,700
| -36% | -$99.5M |
|
99
Teradyne
TER
$19B
| $175M | 0.19% |
4,186,459
+908,059
| +28% | +$38M |
|
|
RTN
100
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
| $175M | 0.19% |
932,400
-256,700
| -22% | -$48.2M |
|