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
+2.82%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$91.4B
AUM Growth
+$733M
Cap. Flow
+$612M
Cap. Flow %
0.67%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
3,782
New
474
Increased
1,650
Reduced
1,191
Closed
438

Top Buys

1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$738M
2
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$327M
3
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$282M
4
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$263M
5
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$251M

Sector Composition

1 Healthcare 16.7%
2 Technology 14.08%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.09%
4 Financials 10.92%
5 Industrials 8.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FFIC icon
1201
Flushing Financial
FFIC
$474M
$13.1M 0.01%
485,560
+67,560
+16% +$1.82M
SPR icon
1202
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$4.56B
$13M 0.01%
155,900
-339,100
-69% -$28.4M
CTLT
1203
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$13M 0.01%
317,600
-843,800
-73% -$34.6M
BCO icon
1204
Brink's
BCO
$4.83B
$13M 0.01%
182,600
-7,500
-4% -$535K
TRNO icon
1205
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$6.06B
$13M 0.01%
376,200
-175,200
-32% -$6.05M
GNRC icon
1206
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$10.9B
$13M 0.01%
282,600
+4,800
+2% +$220K
CLCT
1207
DELISTED
Collectors Universe
CLCT
$12.9M 0.01%
821,619
+76,900
+10% +$1.21M
GIS icon
1208
General Mills
GIS
$26.7B
$12.9M 0.01%
+286,300
New +$12.9M
SSB icon
1209
SouthState Bank Corporation
SSB
$10.3B
$12.9M 0.01%
150,961
+8,072
+6% +$689K
TSM icon
1210
TSMC
TSM
$1.35T
$12.9M 0.01%
+294,066
New +$12.9M
HCOM
1211
DELISTED
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc
HCOM
$12.8M 0.01%
480,700
+9,200
+2% +$245K
AORT icon
1212
Artivion
AORT
$1.92B
$12.8M 0.01%
638,800
-29,300
-4% -$587K
AE
1213
DELISTED
Adams Resources & Energy Inc.
AE
$12.8M 0.01%
294,000
-900
-0.3% -$39.2K
CYBR icon
1214
CyberArk
CYBR
$23.5B
$12.8M 0.01%
250,283
+158,866
+174% +$8.11M
CSTM icon
1215
Constellium
CSTM
$2.08B
$12.7M 0.01%
1,174,600
-135,500
-10% -$1.47M
ABCD
1216
DELISTED
Cambium Learning Group, Inc.
ABCD
$12.7M 0.01%
1,137,800
+208,230
+22% +$2.33M
ATEN icon
1217
A10 Networks
ATEN
$1.26B
$12.7M 0.01%
2,188,700
-607,500
-22% -$3.54M
SYNT
1218
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$12.7M 0.01%
498,590
+288,300
+137% +$7.36M
AQN icon
1219
Algonquin Power & Utilities
AQN
$4.29B
$12.7M 0.01%
1,281,600
+154,100
+14% +$1.53M
ASPS icon
1220
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$123M
$12.6M 0.01%
59,238
+21,113
+55% +$4.49M
ASB icon
1221
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.36B
$12.6M 0.01%
506,265
+156,586
+45% +$3.89M
AZO icon
1222
AutoZone
AZO
$72.3B
$12.6M 0.01%
19,350
-49,450
-72% -$32.1M
SGEN
1223
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$12.5M 0.01%
239,313
+196,200
+455% +$10.3M
LKQ icon
1224
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.31B
$12.5M 0.01%
+329,960
New +$12.5M
MCRN
1225
DELISTED
Milacron Holdings Corp.
MCRN
$12.5M 0.01%
620,700
+2,700
+0.4% +$54.4K