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
+10.31%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$80.1B
AUM Growth
-$274M
Cap. Flow
-$5.85B
Cap. Flow %
-7.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.21%
Holding
3,960
New
703
Increased
982
Reduced
1,701
Closed
552

Top Buys

1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$842M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$559M
3
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$420M
4
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$389M
5
MRNA icon
Moderna
MRNA
+$365M

Sector Composition

1 Healthcare 19.94%
2 Technology 19.65%
3 Consumer Staples 10.63%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.51%
5 Communication Services 8.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SITC icon
1176
SITE Centers
SITC
$474M
$9.91M 0.01%
843,591
+329,666
+64% +$3.87M
ANF icon
1177
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.44B
$9.9M 0.01%
213,200
+54,689
+35% +$2.54M
AMED
1178
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$9.9M 0.01%
40,401
+24,700
+157% +$6.05M
SITE icon
1179
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$6.33B
$9.89M 0.01%
+58,400
New +$9.89M
EMKR
1180
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
$9.88M 0.01%
107,201
-27,038
-20% -$2.49M
VCYT icon
1181
Veracyte
VCYT
$2.51B
$9.86M 0.01%
246,500
+154,052
+167% +$6.16M
AWR icon
1182
American States Water
AWR
$2.83B
$9.85M 0.01%
123,800
-6,300
-5% -$501K
BLBD icon
1183
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$1.85B
$9.85M 0.01%
396,218
-111,600
-22% -$2.77M
LYTS icon
1184
LSI Industries
LYTS
$687M
$9.84M 0.01%
1,228,171
+191,600
+18% +$1.53M
WAFD icon
1185
WaFd
WAFD
$2.49B
$9.82M 0.01%
309,076
+80,100
+35% +$2.55M
CDLX icon
1186
Cardlytics
CDLX
$61.2M
$9.82M 0.01%
+77,335
New +$9.82M
AEO icon
1187
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$3.4B
$9.78M 0.01%
+260,663
New +$9.78M
TLT icon
1188
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$49.8B
$9.78M 0.01%
67,745
+27,445
+68% +$3.96M
HR
1189
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
$9.76M 0.01%
323,300
+10,800
+3% +$326K
SPNE
1190
DELISTED
SeaSpine Holdings Corporation Common Stock
SPNE
$9.75M 0.01%
475,500
-52,300
-10% -$1.07M
PCTI
1191
DELISTED
PCTEL, Inc. Common Stock
PCTI
$9.74M 0.01%
1,487,212
+84,075
+6% +$551K
FFNW
1192
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
$9.72M 0.01%
641,745
-31,000
-5% -$470K
CRH icon
1193
CRH
CRH
$76.8B
$9.72M 0.01%
191,199
-507,900
-73% -$25.8M
DEN
1194
DELISTED
Denbury Inc.
DEN
$9.72M 0.01%
126,600
-8,691
-6% -$667K
AIRC
1195
DELISTED
Apartment Income REIT Corp.
AIRC
$9.71M 0.01%
+204,800
New +$9.71M
LAUR icon
1196
Laureate Education
LAUR
$4.28B
$9.71M 0.01%
669,208
-230,392
-26% -$3.34M
QRVO icon
1197
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.12B
$9.71M 0.01%
+49,606
New +$9.71M
LBRDA icon
1198
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$8.68B
$9.7M 0.01%
57,700
+32,500
+129% +$5.47M
BKNG icon
1199
Booking.com
BKNG
$178B
$9.63M 0.01%
+4,399
New +$9.63M
LDOS icon
1200
Leidos
LDOS
$23.8B
$9.62M 0.01%
95,150
+74,300
+356% +$7.51M