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
+9.13%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$100B
AUM Growth
-$15.7B
Cap. Flow
-$22.5B
Cap. Flow %
-22.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.09%
Holding
3,879
New
490
Increased
1,156
Reduced
1,673
Closed
545

Sector Composition

1 Healthcare 22.93%
2 Technology 16.66%
3 Consumer Staples 12.21%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.52%
5 Communication Services 9.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SBLK icon
1176
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$2.18B
$9.53M 0.01%
1,382,726
-209,100
-13% -$1.44M
CGNX icon
1177
Cognex
CGNX
$7.56B
$9.49M 0.01%
145,756
+68,900
+90% +$4.49M
OMF icon
1178
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.35B
$9.47M 0.01%
303,100
-333,000
-52% -$10.4M
DISH
1179
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$9.47M 0.01%
+326,058
New +$9.47M
BTU icon
1180
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.26B
$9.46M 0.01%
4,114,153
+207,300
+5% +$477K
FONR icon
1181
Fonar
FONR
$98.9M
$9.45M 0.01%
452,716
-22,775
-5% -$476K
BEN icon
1182
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.9B
$9.45M 0.01%
+464,200
New +$9.45M
GEO icon
1183
The GEO Group
GEO
$3.26B
$9.41M 0.01%
829,691
+532,568
+179% +$6.04M
CLW icon
1184
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$350M
$9.4M 0.01%
247,700
+46,800
+23% +$1.78M
EXLS icon
1185
EXL Service
EXLS
$7.12B
$9.35M 0.01%
708,600
-291,940
-29% -$3.85M
MMC icon
1186
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$99.9B
$9.35M 0.01%
81,500
-81,500
-50% -$9.35M
CUK icon
1187
Carnival PLC
CUK
$38.8B
$9.35M 0.01%
723,400
-616,363
-46% -$7.96M
ASPS icon
1188
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$127M
$9.32M 0.01%
91,963
+425
+0.5% +$43.1K
AXON icon
1189
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$59.1B
$9.32M 0.01%
102,752
-200
-0.2% -$18.1K
ITW icon
1190
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$77.8B
$9.31M 0.01%
48,200
-59,499
-55% -$11.5M
TLYS icon
1191
Tilly's
TLYS
$60.6M
$9.3M 0.01%
1,541,510
-56,200
-4% -$339K
IMO icon
1192
Imperial Oil
IMO
$46.7B
$9.29M 0.01%
776,395
-16,605
-2% -$199K
IRDM icon
1193
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$1.95B
$9.27M 0.01%
362,500
-477,700
-57% -$12.2M
BIV icon
1194
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$24.3B
$9.26M 0.01%
99,028
+16,428
+20% +$1.54M
CRI icon
1195
Carter's
CRI
$1.09B
$9.25M 0.01%
+106,800
New +$9.25M
NTR icon
1196
Nutrien
NTR
$27.8B
$9.24M 0.01%
235,585
-1,206,200
-84% -$47.3M
BLMN icon
1197
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$589M
$9.23M 0.01%
604,600
+142,100
+31% +$2.17M
CCRD icon
1198
CoreCard
CCRD
$213M
$9.23M 0.01%
236,697
+15,600
+7% +$608K
FRME icon
1199
First Merchants
FRME
$2.33B
$9.22M 0.01%
398,166
-65,387
-14% -$1.51M
ZNH
1200
DELISTED
China Southern Airlines Company Limited
ZNH
$9.16M 0.01%
336,800
-200
-0.1% -$5.44K