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
+5.62%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$52.5B
AUM Growth
-$68.7M
Cap. Flow
-$1.87B
Cap. Flow %
-3.55%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.03%
Holding
3,774
New
423
Increased
1,688
Reduced
1,158
Closed
474

Top Buys

1
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$349M
2
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$280M
3
HD icon
Home Depot
HD
+$262M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$167M
5
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$166M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 13.83%
2 Healthcare 12.18%
3 Financials 11.43%
4 Industrials 8.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SIR
1151
DELISTED
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
$9.98M 0.02%
873,372
+187,915
+27% +$2.15M
TT icon
1152
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.9B
$9.96M 0.02%
156,468
-97,900
-38% -$6.23M
EIG icon
1153
Employers Holdings
EIG
$982M
$9.93M 0.02%
342,200
-60,000
-15% -$1.74M
BPOP icon
1154
Popular Inc
BPOP
$8.45B
$9.88M 0.02%
337,300
+182,400
+118% +$5.34M
CAH icon
1155
Cardinal Health
CAH
$35.6B
$9.86M 0.02%
126,400
+59,100
+88% +$4.61M
EVC icon
1156
Entravision Communication
EVC
$215M
$9.86M 0.02%
1,466,952
-26,011
-2% -$175K
BFAM icon
1157
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.49B
$9.84M 0.02%
148,400
+144,600
+3,805% +$9.59M
EGN
1158
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$9.84M 0.02%
204,100
-125,400
-38% -$6.05M
PGEM
1159
DELISTED
Ply Gem Holdings, Inc.
PGEM
$9.83M 0.02%
674,800
+363,600
+117% +$5.3M
MIDD icon
1160
Middleby
MIDD
$6.99B
$9.82M 0.02%
85,170
-169,800
-67% -$19.6M
NEOG icon
1161
Neogen
NEOG
$1.21B
$9.8M 0.02%
464,533
+53,066
+13% +$1.12M
PWR icon
1162
Quanta Services
PWR
$58.1B
$9.78M 0.02%
+423,199
New +$9.78M
BIIB icon
1163
Biogen
BIIB
$20.9B
$9.77M 0.02%
40,400
-87,261
-68% -$21.1M
OII icon
1164
Oceaneering
OII
$2.45B
$9.76M 0.02%
327,000
+157,400
+93% +$4.7M
LNG icon
1165
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$52.1B
$9.74M 0.02%
259,500
-109,700
-30% -$4.12M
WIFI
1166
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
$9.7M 0.02%
1,087,300
+7,200
+0.7% +$64.2K
BCOV
1167
DELISTED
Brightcove, Inc.
BCOV
$9.69M 0.02%
1,101,100
+274,800
+33% +$2.42M
BHE icon
1168
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$1.43B
$9.69M 0.02%
457,900
-61,300
-12% -$1.3M
HCKT icon
1169
Hackett Group
HCKT
$563M
$9.68M 0.02%
697,944
-36,900
-5% -$512K
UNTD
1170
DELISTED
UNITED ONLINE INC COM NEW
UNTD
$9.67M 0.02%
878,900
+405,100
+86% +$4.46M
LVS icon
1171
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$37.4B
$9.63M 0.02%
+221,500
New +$9.63M
AKO.B icon
1172
Embotelladora Andina Series B
AKO.B
$3.79B
$9.62M 0.02%
453,830
+13,130
+3% +$278K
EHTH icon
1173
eHealth
EHTH
$115M
$9.61M 0.02%
685,700
+274,900
+67% +$3.85M
PBCT
1174
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$9.58M 0.02%
653,400
-1,312,800
-67% -$19.2M
ARNA
1175
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
$9.58M 0.02%
560,136
+117,750
+27% +$2.01M