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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$199M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$187M |
| 3 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$187M |
| 4 |
Chubb
CB
|
+$158M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$135M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$470M |
| 2 |
PRE
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
|
+$186M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$179M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$165M |
| 5 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$147M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Financials | 11.91% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.63% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.32% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.45% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
976
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.24B
| $12.5M | 0.02% |
187,230
-92,173
| -33% | -$6.16M |
|
|
RP
977
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
| $12.5M | 0.02% |
600,100
+179,300
| +43% | +$3.74M |
|
978
Jakks Pacific
JAKK
$195M
| $12.5M | 0.02% |
167,990
-14,083
| -8% | -$1.05M |
|
979
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$52.1B
| $12.5M | 0.02% |
+369,200
| New | +$12.5M |
|
980
RingCentral
RNG
$2.77B
| $12.5M | 0.02% |
792,100
-179,313
| -18% | -$2.82M |
|
981
Winmark
WINA
$1.76B
| $12.5M | 0.02% |
127,200
+1,500
| +1% | +$147K |
|
982
InterDigital
IDCC
$7.7B
| $12.4M | 0.02% |
223,693
+72,500
| +48% | +$4.03M |
|
983
Trinseo
TSE
$81.6M
| $12.4M | 0.02% |
337,500
+171,500
| +103% | +$6.31M |
|
984
Golar LNG
GLNG
$4.27B
| $12.4M | 0.02% |
690,992
-303,400
| -31% | -$5.45M |
|
|
HT
985
DELISTED
Hersha Hospitality Trust Priority Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
HT
| $12.4M | 0.02% |
580,825
+50,000
| +9% | +$1.07M |
|
986
FormFactor
FORM
$2.27B
| $12.4M | 0.02% |
1,704,800
+159,411
| +10% | +$1.16M |
|
987
American Public Education
APEI
$596M
| $12.4M | 0.02% |
600,600
+180,400
| +43% | +$3.72M |
|
988
Bruker
BRKR
$4.63B
| $12.4M | 0.02% |
+441,110
| New | +$12.4M |
|
|
CHFN
989
DELISTED
Charter Financial Corp
CHFN
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
914,759
-20,300
| -2% | -$274K |
|
|
PAY
990
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
436,319
-714,600
| -62% | -$20.2M |
|
|
VR
991
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
261,069
+253,969
| +3,577% | +$12M |
|
992
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$12.9B
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
390,703
-603,594
| -61% | -$19M |
|
993
Arista Networks
ANET
$189B
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
3,115,200
+1,872,000
| +151% | +$7.38M |
|
|
PTNR
994
DELISTED
Partner Communications
PTNR
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
2,633,000
+14,300
| +0.5% | +$66.6K |
|
|
NUTR
995
DELISTED
Nutraceutical International Co
NUTR
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
503,200
-6,500
| -1% | -$158K |
|
996
Belden
BDC
$5.15B
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
199,600
+156,500
| +363% | +$9.61M |
|
997
Southwest Gas
SWX
$5.67B
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
186,000
+68,100
| +58% | +$4.48M |
|
998
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.46B
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
+298,532
| New | +$12.2M |
|
|
SALE
999
DELISTED
RetailMeNot, Inc. Series 1
SALE
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
1,528,300
+315,000
| +26% | +$2.52M |
|
|
GPOR
1000
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
431,600
+147,000
| +52% | +$4.17M |
|