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 |
Novo Nordisk
NVO
|
$585M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$441M |
| 3 |
Verizon
VZ
|
$217M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
$132M |
| 5 |
Vodafone
VOD
|
$131M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$279M |
| 2 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
$246M |
| 3 |
Walmart
WMT
|
$232M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$226M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
$181M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 14.88% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.29% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.79% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.98% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.11% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Waste Management
WM
$90.9B
| $71.1M | 0.17% |
1,689,865
+939,265
| +125% | +$39.5M |
|
|
RAI
102
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
| $69.3M | 0.17% |
1,297,040
+138,540
| +12% | +$7.4M |
|
|
BCR
103
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
| $68.6M | 0.16% |
463,600
-200,700
| -30% | -$29.7M |
|
104
Viatris
VTRS
$12.3B
| $68.4M | 0.16% |
+1,401,474
| New | +$68.4M |
|
105
Clorox
CLX
$14.5B
| $67.9M | 0.16% |
771,200
-342,200
| -31% | -$30.1M |
|
106
Cummins
CMI
$54.9B
| $67.7M | 0.16% |
+454,289
| New | +$67.7M |
|
|
LSI
107
DELISTED
LSI CORPORATION
LSI
| $66.2M | 0.16% |
5,984,003
+4,750,000
| +385% | +$52.6M |
|
108
Duke Energy
DUK
$95.3B
| $65.3M | 0.16% |
+917,387
| New | +$65.3M |
|
|
CPLA
109
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
| $65.2M | 0.16% |
1,031,885
+43,560
| +4% | +$2.75M |
|
|
GGP
110
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
| $65.1M | 0.16% |
+2,958,786
| New | +$65.1M |
|
|
FRX
111
DELISTED
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
| $65M | 0.16% |
+704,874
| New | +$65M |
|
|
PARA
112
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
| $64.9M | 0.16% |
+1,050,888
| New | +$64.9M |
|
113
KLA
KLAC
$112B
| $64.6M | 0.15% |
934,300
-433,200
| -32% | -$30M |
|
114
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$3.06B
| $63.3M | 0.15% |
1,329,183
+305,793
| +30% | +$14.6M |
|
115
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$87.6B
| $63.1M | 0.15% |
424,921
+227,821
| +116% | +$33.8M |
|
|
BRCD
116
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
| $62.9M | 0.15% |
5,928,797
+1,628,697
| +38% | +$17.3M |
|
|
MIC
117
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
| $62.7M | 0.15% |
1,094,900
-134,000
| -11% | -$7.67M |
|
118
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$17.8B
| $62.5M | 0.15% |
1,419,800
+499,800
| +54% | +$22M |
|
119
Toyota
TM
$252B
| $62.5M | 0.15% |
553,869
+36,669
| +7% | +$4.14M |
|
|
WOOF
120
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
| $61.9M | 0.15% |
1,920,800
-111,900
| -6% | -$3.61M |
|
121
Axos Financial
AX
$5.15B
| $61.4M | 0.15% |
715,600
-28,900
| -4% | -$2.48M |
|
122
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$77.1B
| $61M | 0.15% |
+749,643
| New | +$61M |
|
123
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$24.4B
| $61M | 0.15% |
728,490
+40,590
| +6% | +$3.4M |
|
124
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$12.7B
| $60.3M | 0.14% |
1,094,180
-424,820
| -28% | -$23.4M |
|
125
PepsiCo
PEP
$206B
| $60.3M | 0.14% |
722,082
-1,086,380
| -60% | -$90.7M |
|