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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
$981M |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
$718M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
$469M |
| 4 |
Shopify
SHOP
|
$439M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$401M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$675M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
$633M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
$543M |
| 4 |
Verizon
VZ
|
$535M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
$377M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.41% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.81% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 11.14% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.11% |
| 5 | Financials | 8.73% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Nike
NKE
$110B
| $213M | 0.25% |
+2,082,688
| New | +$213M |
|
|
SWN
77
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
| $211M | 0.25% |
33,712,025
+32,676,300
| +3,155% | +$204M |
|
78
AbbVie
ABBV
$374B
| $207M | 0.25% |
1,350,980
+427,677
| +46% | +$65.5M |
|
79
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.86B
| $203M | 0.24% |
4,147,644
+54,100
| +1% | +$2.65M |
|
80
Dropbox
DBX
$7.82B
| $201M | 0.24% |
9,580,233
+1,370,500
| +17% | +$28.8M |
|
81
Coinbase
COIN
$77.7B
| $200M | 0.24% |
4,253,200
+3,201,200
| +304% | +$151M |
|
82
CVS Health
CVS
$93B
| $200M | 0.24% |
2,154,672
+1,379,853
| +178% | +$128M |
|
83
F5
FFIV
$17.8B
| $194M | 0.23% |
1,264,562
+8,000
| +0.6% | +$1.22M |
|
84
Hologic
HOLX
$14.7B
| $193M | 0.23% |
2,790,461
+1,490,000
| +115% | +$103M |
|
85
Goldman Sachs
GS
$221B
| $193M | 0.23% |
+651,000
| New | +$193M |
|
86
Baidu
BIDU
$33.1B
| $190M | 0.23% |
1,277,899
+867,999
| +212% | +$129M |
|
87
Kellanova
K
$27.5B
| $189M | 0.22% |
2,647,611
+853,500
| +48% | +$60.9M |
|
88
Phillips 66
PSX
$52.8B
| $188M | 0.22% |
2,290,650
+237,000
| +12% | +$19.4M |
|
89
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$7.52B
| $186M | 0.22% |
7,833,871
+63,355
| +0.8% | +$1.51M |
|
|
SAFM
90
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $186M | 0.22% |
861,718
+325,100
| +61% | +$70.1M |
|
91
Zoetis
ZTS
$67.6B
| $185M | 0.22% |
1,077,374
+155,100
| +17% | +$26.7M |
|
92
Electronic Arts
EA
$42B
| $183M | 0.22% |
1,501,264
+923,200
| +160% | +$112M |
|
93
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
| $178M | 0.21% |
2,836,306
-2,215,850
| -44% | -$139M |
|
94
Newmont
NEM
$82.8B
| $178M | 0.21% |
2,985,632
+1,109,957
| +59% | +$66.2M |
|
95
CME Group
CME
$97.1B
| $175M | 0.21% |
854,289
+577,700
| +209% | +$118M |
|
96
Campbell Soup
CPB
$10.1B
| $174M | 0.21% |
3,620,368
+314,100
| +10% | +$15.1M |
|
97
Clorox
CLX
$15B
| $172M | 0.2% |
1,218,830
-136,300
| -10% | -$19.2M |
|
98
Philip Morris
PM
$254B
| $171M | 0.2% |
1,726,867
-905,600
| -34% | -$89.4M |
|
99
Fortis
FTS
$24.9B
| $170M | 0.2% |
3,596,061
-78,800
| -2% | -$3.72M |
|
100
Applied Materials
AMAT
$124B
| $168M | 0.2% |
+1,844,030
| New | +$168M |
|