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 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
$629M |
| 2 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
$605M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
$512M |
| 4 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
$442M |
| 5 |
Novo Nordisk
NVO
|
$433M |
Top Sells
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 14.44% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.58% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.68% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.63% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Delek US
DK
$1.91B
| $74.8M | 0.2% |
+2,599,200
| New | +$74.8M |
|
102
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.3B
| $74.6M | 0.2% |
+667,550
| New | +$74.6M |
|
|
SIX
103
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
| $73.7M | 0.19% |
+2,095,500
| New | +$73.7M |
|
104
Franklin Resources
BEN
$13.3B
| $73.6M | 0.19% |
+541,200
| New | +$73.6M |
|
105
Starbucks
SBUX
$99.4B
| $73.2M | 0.19% |
+1,118,100
| New | +$73.2M |
|
106
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.4T
| $71.6M | 0.19% |
+1,916,600
| New | +$71.6M |
|
107
Flowers Foods
FLO
$3.12B
| $70.9M | 0.19% |
+3,216,063
| New | +$70.9M |
|
|
DFS
108
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $70M | 0.18% |
+1,470,300
| New | +$70M |
|
109
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$99.7B
| $69.5M | 0.18% |
+390,800
| New | +$69.5M |
|
110
Dillards
DDS
$8.64B
| $68.9M | 0.18% |
+840,700
| New | +$68.9M |
|
|
CTXS
111
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
| $68.9M | 0.18% |
+1,140,790
| New | +$68.9M |
|
112
Travelers Companies
TRV
$61.5B
| $68.6M | 0.18% |
+858,872
| New | +$68.6M |
|
113
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.4B
| $68M | 0.18% |
+1,497,400
| New | +$68M |
|
114
GSK
GSK
$79.1B
| $67.8M | 0.18% |
+1,357,500
| New | +$67.8M |
|
115
Oil States International
OIS
$333M
| $66.8M | 0.18% |
+721,200
| New | +$66.8M |
|
|
SHPG
116
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
| $65.6M | 0.17% |
+690,112
| New | +$65.6M |
|
|
VGR
117
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
| $64.9M | 0.17% |
+4,002,902
| New | +$64.9M |
|
118
Commault Systems
CVLT
$8B
| $64.7M | 0.17% |
+851,900
| New | +$64.7M |
|
|
GAP
119
The Gap, Inc.
GAP
$8.43B
| $64.4M | 0.17% |
+1,543,600
| New | +$64.4M |
|
120
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.07B
| $64M | 0.17% |
+559,357
| New | +$64M |
|
|
APC
121
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
| $63.9M | 0.17% |
+743,800
| New | +$63.9M |
|
|
PCP
122
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
| $63.6M | 0.17% |
+281,400
| New | +$63.6M |
|
123
Teradata
TDC
$1.95B
| $63.2M | 0.17% |
+1,258,800
| New | +$63.2M |
|
124
Cognizant
CTSH
$34.7B
| $62.8M | 0.16% |
+1,003,176
| New | +$62.8M |
|
125
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$426B
| $62.5M | 0.16% |
+727,400
| New | +$62.5M |
|