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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$429M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
$303M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$218M |
| 4 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
$211M |
| 5 |
Intel
INTC
|
$207M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
$351M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
$157M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$148M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.88% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.91% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.86% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PDLI
101
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
| $84.2M | 0.18% |
11,971,554
+200,554
| +2% | +$1.41M |
|
102
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$21.5B
| $83.4M | 0.18% |
1,338,963
+374,300
| +39% | +$23.3M |
|
|
MIC
103
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
| $83.4M | 0.18% |
1,012,900
-426,400
| -30% | -$35.1M |
|
|
BRCM
104
DELISTED
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
| $83M | 0.18% |
1,917,657
+153,200
| +9% | +$6.63M |
|
105
TechnipFMC
FTI
$15.7B
| $81.8M | 0.17% |
2,210,400
+2,120,300
| +2,353% | +$78.5M |
|
106
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$100B
| $81.1M | 0.17% |
+347,798
| New | +$81.1M |
|
|
WNR
107
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
| $80.9M | 0.17% |
1,637,100
+1,300,600
| +387% | +$64.2M |
|
|
GGP
108
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
| $80.8M | 0.17% |
2,732,700
+2,177,000
| +392% | +$64.3M |
|
109
Charter Communications
CHTR
$35.7B
| $79M | 0.17% |
408,900
+175,500
| +75% | +$33.9M |
|
|
ESRX
110
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
| $78.8M | 0.17% |
908,139
+562,900
| +163% | +$48.8M |
|
111
BRF SA
BRFS
$5.83B
| $77.8M | 0.17% |
3,932,960
+1,509,200
| +62% | +$29.9M |
|
|
LNKD
112
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
| $77M | 0.16% |
308,300
+15,000
| +5% | +$3.75M |
|
113
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$17.7B
| $77M | 0.16% |
446,500
+261,262
| +141% | +$45.1M |
|
114
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$3.72B
| $76.6M | 0.16% |
1,304,045
+205,800
| +19% | +$12.1M |
|
|
WOOF
115
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
| $76.2M | 0.16% |
1,389,200
-190,900
| -12% | -$10.5M |
|
116
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$59.8B
| $75.6M | 0.16% |
+167,488
| New | +$75.6M |
|
|
MGLN
117
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
| $73.7M | 0.16% |
1,040,244
-126,655
| -11% | -$8.97M |
|
118
Bank of America
BAC
$371B
| $73.6M | 0.16% |
4,782,866
-6,668,300
| -58% | -$103M |
|
119
Ecolab
ECL
$77.5B
| $73M | 0.16% |
638,322
+227,300
| +55% | +$26M |
|
120
Starbucks
SBUX
$99.2B
| $72.2M | 0.15% |
762,892
-511,954
| -40% | -$48.5M |
|
121
TFS Financial
TFSL
$3.83B
| $72.1M | 0.15% |
4,911,955
+157,542
| +3% | +$2.31M |
|
|
AZPN
122
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
| $72.1M | 0.15% |
1,872,600
-18,200
| -1% | -$701K |
|
|
ETP
123
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners L.p.
ETP
| $71.1M | 0.15% |
1,275,213
+1,227,249
| +2,559% | +$68.4M |
|
124
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$37.5B
| $70.7M | 0.15% |
990,200
-219,366
| -18% | -$15.7M |
|
125
Sony
SONY
$162B
| $70.3M | 0.15% |
2,625,200
+1,781,600
| +211% | +$47.7M |
|