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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CBI
1026
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
320,130
+144,200
| +82% | +$5.28M |
|
1027
Reading International Class A
RDI
$35M
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
976,300
+52,133
| +6% | +$625K |
|
|
HTCH
1028
DELISTED
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC
HTCH
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
3,195,047
+828,731
| +35% | +$3.03M |
|
1029
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.17B
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
386,355
+25,600
| +7% | +$774K |
|
|
WES
1030
DELISTED
Western Gas Partners Lp
WES
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
269,100
+74,800
| +38% | +$3.25M |
|
1031
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$24.7B
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
175,900
+78,600
| +81% | +$5.21M |
|
|
ETP
1032
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
ETP
| $11.7M | 0.02% |
465,000
-554,386
| -54% | -$13.9M |
|
1033
Boston Scientific
BSX
$156B
| $11.6M | 0.02% |
618,405
-2,853,300
| -82% | -$53.7M |
|
|
STRZA
1034
DELISTED
Starz - Series A
STRZA
| $11.6M | 0.02% |
440,000
+336,400
| +325% | +$8.86M |
|
|
WRK
1035
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
| $11.5M | 0.02% |
328,266
-959,953
| -75% | -$33.8M |
|
1036
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$15.5B
| $11.5M | 0.02% |
1,022,500
+295,900
| +41% | +$3.33M |
|
1037
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$575M
| $11.5M | 0.02% |
948,600
-346,958
| -27% | -$4.2M |
|
|
TBNK
1038
DELISTED
Territorial Bancorp Inc.
TBNK
| $11.5M | 0.02% |
440,200
+13,900
| +3% | +$362K |
|
1039
UFP Technologies
UFPT
$1.55B
| $11.5M | 0.02% |
515,100
+12,300
| +2% | +$274K |
|
1040
Ternium
TX
$6.69B
| $11.4M | 0.02% |
635,000
+15,700
| +3% | +$282K |
|
1041
Fossil Group
FOSL
$159M
| $11.4M | 0.02% |
257,011
+160,611
| +167% | +$7.13M |
|
|
BKMU
1042
DELISTED
Bank Mutual Corp
BKMU
| $11.4M | 0.02% |
1,505,600
+57,367
| +4% | +$434K |
|
|
SPIL
1043
DELISTED
Siliconware Precision Industries Co Ltd
SPIL
| $11.4M | 0.02% |
1,429,769
+900,628
| +170% | +$7.18M |
|
1044
United Microelectronic
UMC
$17.2B
| $11.4M | 0.02% |
5,463,900
+815,414
| +18% | +$1.7M |
|
|
DTSI
1045
DELISTED
DTS, Inc.
DTSI
| $11.4M | 0.02% |
521,218
+40,996
| +9% | +$893K |
|
1046
KBR
KBR
$6.42B
| $11.3M | 0.02% |
732,100
-51,300
| -7% | -$794K |
|
1047
Employers Holdings
EIG
$982M
| $11.3M | 0.02% |
402,200
+136,928
| +52% | +$3.85M |
|
|
PFC
1048
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
| $11.3M | 0.02% |
589,000
+4,598
| +0.8% | +$88.3K |
|
1049
Pegasystems
PEGA
$9.66B
| $11.3M | 0.02% |
890,848
+313,400
| +54% | +$3.98M |
|
1050
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.94B
| $11.3M | 0.02% |
231,600
-18,600
| -7% | -$907K |
|