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 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$468M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$458M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$358M |
| 4 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$352M |
| 5 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
+$347M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
LLTC
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
|
+$482M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$255M |
| 3 |
Visa
V
|
+$226M |
| 4 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$201M |
| 5 |
Johnson Controls International
JCI
|
+$179M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.02% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.41% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.25% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.57% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.49% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1076
Univest Financial
UVSP
$901M
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
497,569
+85,480
| +21% | +$2.21M |
|
1077
IAC Inc
IAC
$2.95B
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
977,669
+721,959
| +282% | +$9.51M |
|
|
CTWS
1078
DELISTED
Connecticut Water Service Inc
CTWS
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
242,200
+4,100
| +2% | +$218K |
|
1079
KKR & Co
KKR
$129B
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
705,650
-2,098,300
| -75% | -$38.3M |
|
|
SNR
1080
DELISTED
NEW SENIOR INVESTMENT GROUP INC.
SNR
| $12.9M | 0.02% |
1,260,700
+235,700
| +23% | +$2.4M |
|
|
AEGN
1081
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
| $12.8M | 0.02% |
560,096
+34,596
| +7% | +$793K |
|
|
ASCMA
1082
DELISTED
Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Series A
ASCMA
| $12.8M | 0.02% |
903,200
+9,800
| +1% | +$138K |
|
|
LQ
1083
DELISTED
La Quinta Holdings Inc.
LQ
| $12.7M | 0.02% |
942,000
-65,192
| -6% | -$881K |
|
|
TVTY
1084
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
| $12.7M | 0.02% |
436,889
-738,300
| -63% | -$21.5M |
|
1085
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$12.8B
| $12.7M | 0.02% |
358,494
-315,500
| -47% | -$11.2M |
|
|
SWIR
1086
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
| $12.7M | 0.02% |
477,183
+207,499
| +77% | +$5.51M |
|
1087
QCR Holdings
QCRH
$1.32B
| $12.7M | 0.02% |
299,000
+55,100
| +23% | +$2.33M |
|
1088
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$5.08B
| $12.7M | 0.02% |
175,600
-318,100
| -64% | -$22.9M |
|
1089
Cohu
COHU
$992M
| $12.6M | 0.02% |
684,459
+76,405
| +13% | +$1.41M |
|
1090
Pure Storage
PSTG
$27B
| $12.6M | 0.02% |
1,284,000
+1,062,700
| +480% | +$10.4M |
|
1091
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$10.2B
| $12.6M | 0.02% |
313,214
-136,300
| -30% | -$5.48M |
|
1092
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
| $12.6M | 0.02% |
391,617
-463,000
| -54% | -$14.9M |
|
|
NYRT
1093
DELISTED
New York REIT, Inc.
NYRT
| $12.6M | 0.02% |
+129,590
| New | +$12.6M |
|
|
UTEK
1094
DELISTED
Ultratech Inc.
UTEK
| $12.5M | 0.02% |
422,356
+335,000
| +383% | +$9.92M |
|
1095
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.99B
| $12.5M | 0.02% |
+190,674
| New | +$12.5M |
|
|
TAST
1096
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
| $12.4M | 0.02% |
879,300
-27,200
| -3% | -$385K |
|
1097
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.34B
| $12.4M | 0.02% |
430,352
+128,952
| +43% | +$3.73M |
|
|
ARR
1098
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$1.72B
| $12.4M | 0.02% |
109,464
+75,408
| +221% | +$8.56M |
|
1099
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$24.5B
| $12.4M | 0.02% |
171,945
-48,455
| -22% | -$3.5M |
|
|
CHMI
1100
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp
CHMI
$107M
| $12.4M | 0.02% |
724,400
+136,400
| +23% | +$2.33M |
|