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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$763M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$688M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
$562M |
| 4 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
$419M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$398M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
$891M |
| 2 |
Home Depot
HD
|
$441M |
| 3 |
Novo Nordisk
NVO
|
$366M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
$335M |
| 5 |
ASML
ASML
|
$325M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 20.8% |
| 2 | Technology | 15.52% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.85% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.11% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.6% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Merck
MRK
$211B
| $186M | 0.26% |
1,680,102
-2,883,132
| -63% | -$320M |
|
77
MongoDB
MDB
$25.3B
| $181M | 0.25% |
918,200
+763,400
| +493% | +$150M |
|
78
Dropbox
DBX
$7.8B
| $181M | 0.25% |
8,069,833
-413,200
| -5% | -$9.25M |
|
79
Domino's
DPZ
$15.9B
| $178M | 0.24% |
515,025
-35,400
| -6% | -$12.3M |
|
|
SIVB
80
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
| $166M | 0.23% |
719,930
+554,900
| +336% | +$128M |
|
81
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.85B
| $165M | 0.23% |
3,547,411
-290,633
| -8% | -$13.5M |
|
82
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$13.4B
| $165M | 0.23% |
5,088,132
-834,500
| -14% | -$27M |
|
83
Walmart
WMT
$788B
| $163M | 0.22% |
+1,146,227
| New | +$163M |
|
84
F5
FFIV
$17.6B
| $161M | 0.22% |
1,123,136
-144,400
| -11% | -$20.7M |
|
85
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$94B
| $159M | 0.22% |
992,200
+350,200
| +55% | +$56.3M |
|
86
Petrobras
PBR
$78.6B
| $159M | 0.22% |
14,910,200
-5,342,900
| -26% | -$56.9M |
|
87
DocuSign
DOCU
$15.4B
| $159M | 0.22% |
2,864,600
+1,014,700
| +55% | +$56.2M |
|
88
AutoZone
AZO
$70B
| $157M | 0.21% |
63,500
+39,300
| +162% | +$96.9M |
|
89
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$103B
| $156M | 0.21% |
1,485,441
+585,441
| +65% | +$61.6M |
|
|
WBA
90
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
| $155M | 0.21% |
4,159,800
+1,597,800
| +62% | +$59.7M |
|
91
Elevance Health
ELV
$72.3B
| $155M | 0.21% |
302,073
+3,200
| +1% | +$1.64M |
|
92
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$146B
| $153M | 0.21% |
770,300
-87,400
| -10% | -$17.4M |
|
93
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$45.9B
| $153M | 0.21% |
+2,433,030
| New | +$153M |
|
94
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$19.8B
| $151M | 0.21% |
967,900
+96,000
| +11% | +$15M |
|
95
Murphy USA
MUSA
$7.18B
| $150M | 0.21% |
538,200
+21,600
| +4% | +$6.04M |
|
96
Philip Morris
PM
$252B
| $149M | 0.2% |
1,469,400
-724,300
| -33% | -$73.3M |
|
97
Conagra Brands
CAG
$9.11B
| $148M | 0.2% |
3,830,680
+1,046,000
| +38% | +$40.5M |
|
98
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$128B
| $148M | 0.2% |
+1,062,250
| New | +$148M |
|
99
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$7.51B
| $148M | 0.2% |
7,288,871
+91,400
| +1% | +$1.86M |
|
100
Alkermes
ALKS
$4.98B
| $147M | 0.2% |
5,644,513
+88,400
| +2% | +$2.31M |
|