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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$738M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
$327M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
$282M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
$263M |
| 5 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
$251M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil
XOM
|
$726M |
| 2 |
Walmart
WMT
|
$352M |
| 3 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
$331M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
$315M |
| 5 |
NetEase
NTES
|
$307M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.7% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.08% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.09% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.92% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.51% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Pure Storage
PSTG
$25.5B
| $214M | 0.23% |
10,748,600
+4,860,800
| +83% | +$97M |
|
|
SAFM
77
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $214M | 0.23% |
1,798,100
+8,283
| +0.5% | +$986K |
|
|
MON
78
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
| $214M | 0.23% |
1,834,000
-1,047,300
| -36% | -$122M |
|
79
Procter & Gamble
PG
$370B
| $213M | 0.23% |
2,691,929
+1,347,129
| +100% | +$107M |
|
80
Hershey
HSY
$37.4B
| $212M | 0.23% |
2,139,300
+421,100
| +25% | +$41.7M |
|
81
Markel Group
MKL
$24.7B
| $211M | 0.23% |
180,361
+14,150
| +9% | +$16.6M |
|
82
Waste Connections
WCN
$46.5B
| $205M | 0.22% |
2,852,511
+65,600
| +2% | +$4.71M |
|
83
Old Republic International
ORI
$10B
| $204M | 0.22% |
9,526,885
+503,800
| +6% | +$10.8M |
|
84
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$16.8B
| $204M | 0.22% |
2,230,490
+111,100
| +5% | +$10.1M |
|
|
VGR
85
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
| $202M | 0.22% |
9,889,404
+1,145,956
| +13% | +$23.4M |
|
86
WEC Energy
WEC
$34.4B
| $198M | 0.22% |
3,153,502
+368,700
| +13% | +$23.1M |
|
87
SBA Communications
SBAC
$21.4B
| $197M | 0.22% |
1,151,400
-72,749
| -6% | -$12.4M |
|
88
Agilent Technologies
A
$35.5B
| $191M | 0.21% |
2,848,700
+478,500
| +20% | +$32M |
|
89
Kinross Gold
KGC
$26.6B
| $189M | 0.21% |
47,811,999
+5,965,900
| +14% | +$23.6M |
|
90
Costco
COST
$421B
| $184M | 0.2% |
978,900
-1,122,013
| -53% | -$211M |
|
91
Electronic Arts
EA
$42B
| $184M | 0.2% |
1,515,364
+1,387,600
| +1,086% | +$168M |
|
92
Telus
TU
$25.1B
| $182M | 0.2% |
5,179,500
+704,400
| +16% | +$24.8M |
|
|
CHL
93
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
| $181M | 0.2% |
3,945,800
+280,836
| +8% | +$12.8M |
|
94
Vodafone
VOD
$28.2B
| $179M | 0.2% |
6,442,000
+459,000
| +8% | +$12.8M |
|
95
Arch Capital
ACGL
$34.7B
| $178M | 0.19% |
2,079,100
+386,600
| +23% | +$33.1M |
|
96
Wells Fargo
WFC
$258B
| $176M | 0.19% |
+3,363,413
| New | +$176M |
|
97
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$17.7B
| $172M | 0.19% |
1,533,878
+71,500
| +5% | +$8.03M |
|
98
Biogen
BIIB
$20.8B
| $172M | 0.19% |
+627,661
| New | +$172M |
|
99
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$9.6B
| $170M | 0.19% |
2,096,750
-59,400
| -3% | -$4.82M |
|
100
McDonald's
MCD
$226B
| $169M | 0.19% |
1,082,300
+803,500
| +288% | +$126M |
|