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
|
+$225M |
| 2 |
General Dynamics
GD
|
+$198M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$194M |
| 4 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
+$187M |
| 5 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$183M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
|
+$380M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$284M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$181M |
| 4 |
Exxon Mobil
XOM
|
+$152M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$148M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 13.51% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 12.97% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.48% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.23% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1001
UBS Group
UBS
$130B
| $7.99M | 0.02% |
+468,800
| New | +$7.99M |
|
1002
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.85B
| $7.98M | 0.02% |
142,681
-15,600
| -10% | -$872K |
|
|
RPXC
1003
DELISTED
RPX Corporation
RPXC
| $7.98M | 0.02% |
578,835
+146,035
| +34% | +$2.01M |
|
|
ASMI
1004
DELISTED
ASM INTERNATL N.V
ASMI
| $7.93M | 0.02% |
186,667
+85,901
| +85% | +$3.65M |
|
1005
Nike
NKE
$110B
| $7.92M | 0.02% |
164,790
-848,410
| -84% | -$40.8M |
|
|
VAL
1006
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
| $7.92M | 0.02% |
+91,600
| New | +$7.92M |
|
1007
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$19.3B
| $7.92M | 0.02% |
112,200
-50,700
| -31% | -$3.58M |
|
|
ITC
1008
DELISTED
ITC HOLDINGS CORP
ITC
| $7.9M | 0.02% |
195,400
-4,900
| -2% | -$198K |
|
|
TESS
1009
DELISTED
Tessco Technologies Inc
TESS
| $7.89M | 0.02% |
272,200
+3,501
| +1% | +$102K |
|
1010
Elbit Systems
ESLT
$23.4B
| $7.89M | 0.02% |
129,938
+11,438
| +10% | +$695K |
|
1011
Magna International
MGA
$13.2B
| $7.88M | 0.02% |
145,384
-101,600
| -41% | -$5.51M |
|
1012
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.8B
| $7.85M | 0.02% |
59,649
-328,051
| -85% | -$43.2M |
|
|
QUMU
1013
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
| $7.81M | 0.02% |
571,359
+15,395
| +3% | +$210K |
|
1014
Manulife Financial
MFC
$54B
| $7.79M | 0.02% |
+408,154
| New | +$7.79M |
|
1015
Leidos
LDOS
$23.8B
| $7.79M | 0.02% |
+178,950
| New | +$7.79M |
|
1016
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$834M
| $7.77M | 0.02% |
361,400
+70,400
| +24% | +$1.51M |
|
|
GOOD
1017
Gladstone Commercial Corp
GOOD
$610M
| $7.77M | 0.02% |
452,338
+338,538
| +297% | +$5.81M |
|
1018
Gerdau
GGB
$6.21B
| $7.75M | 0.02% |
+2,749,698
| New | +$7.75M |
|
1019
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$12.9B
| $7.75M | 0.02% |
88,400
+73,300
| +485% | +$6.42M |
|
1020
Visteon
VC
$3.5B
| $7.74M | 0.02% |
+72,400
| New | +$7.74M |
|
|
BBQ
1021
DELISTED
BBQ Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
BBQ
| $7.73M | 0.02% |
294,100
-6,600
| -2% | -$173K |
|
1022
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$81.7B
| $7.72M | 0.02% |
115,115
-160,700
| -58% | -$10.8M |
|
|
SGY
1023
DELISTED
Stone Energy
SGY
| $7.72M | 0.02% |
8,050
+2,311
| +40% | +$2.22M |
|
1024
CVR Partners
UAN
$914M
| $7.71M | 0.02% |
79,180
+35,520
| +81% | +$3.46M |
|
1025
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.17B
| $7.7M | 0.02% |
276,035
+11,874
| +4% | +$331K |
|