Renaissance Technologies

Renaissance Technologies Portfolio holdings

AUM $75.2B
1-Year Return 41.49%
 

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.

This Quarter Return
-1.77%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$36.5B
AUM Growth
-$6.37B
Cap. Flow
-$5.63B
Cap. Flow %
-15.41%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.42%
Holding
3,213
New
460
Increased
1,224
Reduced
1,053
Closed
459

Top Sells

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$518M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$500M
3
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$305M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$286M
5
UPS icon
United Parcel Service
UPS
+$207M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 13.48%
2 Healthcare 12.29%
3 Consumer Staples 10.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Industrials 10.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BKMU
1026
DELISTED
Bank Mutual Corp
BKMU
$6.57M 0.02%
1,024,553
+30,770
+3% +$197K
BLK icon
1027
Blackrock
BLK
$175B
$6.57M 0.02%
+20,000
New +$6.57M
PRGX
1028
DELISTED
PRGX Global, Inc.
PRGX
$6.55M 0.02%
1,117,600
+38,300
+4% +$224K
HSII icon
1029
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.05B
$6.53M 0.02%
317,921
+125,521
+65% +$2.58M
NLSN
1030
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$6.53M 0.02%
147,300
-535,700
-78% -$23.7M
NUTR
1031
DELISTED
Nutraceutical International Co
NUTR
$6.52M 0.02%
311,900
+6,700
+2% +$140K
HIBB
1032
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
$6.52M 0.02%
+152,989
New +$6.52M
CDR
1033
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
$6.51M 0.02%
167,227
+29,764
+22% +$1.16M
DECK icon
1034
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$17.3B
$6.5M 0.02%
401,400
+72,600
+22% +$1.18M
WASH icon
1035
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$569M
$6.48M 0.02%
196,500
+2,100
+1% +$69.3K
IFF icon
1036
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$16.9B
$6.48M 0.02%
67,600
-95,300
-59% -$9.14M
PLNR
1037
DELISTED
PLANAR SYSTEMS INC
PLNR
$6.47M 0.02%
1,706,166
+622,966
+58% +$2.36M
IEX icon
1038
IDEX
IEX
$12.2B
$6.42M 0.02%
88,725
-138,400
-61% -$10M
CPA icon
1039
Copa Holdings
CPA
$4.84B
$6.42M 0.02%
59,800
+53,500
+849% +$5.74M
SXI icon
1040
Standex International
SXI
$2.5B
$6.4M 0.02%
86,362
+1,957
+2% +$145K
ABCB icon
1041
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.08B
$6.4M 0.02%
291,678
+80,404
+38% +$1.76M
TIVO
1042
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
$6.36M 0.02%
322,304
+144,223
+81% +$2.85M
CG icon
1043
Carlyle Group
CG
$24.2B
$6.35M 0.02%
208,300
-247,400
-54% -$7.54M
AEG icon
1044
Aegon
AEG
$12.1B
$6.34M 0.02%
1,115,976
-727,348
-39% -$4.13M
GPN icon
1045
Global Payments
GPN
$20.8B
$6.34M 0.02%
+181,400
New +$6.34M
ALR
1046
DELISTED
AlerisLife Inc. Common Stock
ALR
$6.34M 0.02%
168,040
+3,086
+2% +$116K
AMCC
1047
DELISTED
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation New
AMCC
$6.33M 0.02%
904,736
+463,700
+105% +$3.25M
ALR
1048
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR
$6.32M 0.02%
162,900
+87,976
+117% +$3.41M
WBC
1049
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
$6.31M 0.02%
69,400
-157,100
-69% -$14.3M
ATR icon
1050
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.97B
$6.3M 0.02%
103,800
+95,700
+1,181% +$5.81M