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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1001
Gilat Satellite Networks
GILT
$605M
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
2,613,166
+491,866
| +23% | +$2.3M |
|
1002
ASGN Inc
ASGN
$2.23B
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
331,194
+160,500
| +94% | +$5.93M |
|
|
SJI
1003
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
429,800
+126,300
| +42% | +$3.59M |
|
|
CVT
1004
DELISTED
CVENT, INC.
CVT
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
570,700
+210,700
| +59% | +$4.51M |
|
1005
Caleres
CAL
$527M
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
431,150
+238,700
| +124% | +$6.75M |
|
1006
Helen of Troy
HELE
$550M
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
117,010
+85,400
| +270% | +$8.86M |
|
1007
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$19.6B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
+353,600
| New | +$12.1M |
|
|
CUTR
1008
DELISTED
Cutera, Inc.
CUTR
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
1,074,900
+81,069
| +8% | +$912K |
|
|
TIS
1009
DELISTED
Orchids Paper Products, Inc.
TIS
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
439,200
-18,600
| -4% | -$512K |
|
|
FIT
1010
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
+797,000
| New | +$12.1M |
|
1011
Innospec
IOSP
$2.06B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
278,400
+91,005
| +49% | +$3.95M |
|
|
EGN
1012
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
+329,500
| New | +$12.1M |
|
1013
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$12.2B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
622,927
+481,227
| +340% | +$9.31M |
|
1014
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$1.43B
| $12M | 0.02% |
519,200
+248,600
| +92% | +$5.73M |
|
|
OUTR
1015
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
322,400
-21,100
| -6% | -$781K |
|
|
VCRA
1016
DELISTED
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
VCRA
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
930,100
+183,998
| +25% | +$2.35M |
|
|
DGI
1017
DELISTED
DigitalGlobe Inc.
DGI
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
685,175
+258,820
| +61% | +$4.48M |
|
|
DATA
1018
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
257,300
+137,200
| +114% | +$6.29M |
|
1019
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.09B
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
200,600
+62,300
| +45% | +$3.66M |
|
|
IOC
1020
DELISTED
Interoil Corporation
IOC
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
+369,872
| New | +$11.8M |
|
|
RAX
1021
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
| $11.8M | 0.02% |
544,400
-135,500
| -20% | -$2.93M |
|
|
EE
1022
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
256,000
+106,200
| +71% | +$4.87M |
|
|
TA
1023
DELISTED
TravelCenters of America LLC
TA
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
346,680
-180
| -0.1% | -$6.09K |
|
1024
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.14B
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
318,664
+229,300
| +257% | +$8.44M |
|
|
EDR
1025
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
281,700
-33,800
| -11% | -$1.41M |
|