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 |
Zoom
ZM
|
$406M |
| 2 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
$382M |
| 3 |
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
|
$366M |
| 4 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
$322M |
| 5 |
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
|
$312M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
$1.66B |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$370M |
| 3 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$343M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
$331M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$282M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 25.43% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.73% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 9.8% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.2% |
| 5 | Utilities | 8.02% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
| $227M | 0.22% | 3,964,125 -750,100 | -16% | -$43M |
|
102
Haemonetics
HAE
$2.63B
| $218M | 0.21% | 2,184,385 -255,431 | -10% | -$25.5M |
|
103
Charter Communications
CHTR
$36.3B
| $215M | 0.21% | 491,815 +354,615 | +258% | +$155M |
|
104
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.74B
| $208M | 0.2% | 13,402,349 +910,550 | +7% | +$14.1M |
|
105
Kellanova
K
$27.6B
| $206M | 0.2% | 3,434,467 +425,900 | +14% | +$25.5M |
|
106
Arista Networks
ANET
$172B
| $205M | 0.2% | 1,013,300 +493,000 | +95% | +$99.9M |
|
107
Boston Beer
SAM
$2.41B
| $205M | 0.2% | 556,400 +65,641 | +13% | +$24.1M |
|
|
AMTD
108
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
| $200M | 0.19% | 5,767,320 +902,815 | +19% | +$31.3M |
|
109
Markel Group
MKL
$24.8B
| $195M | 0.19% | 210,571 -5,710 | -3% | -$5.3M |
|
110
Zoetis
ZTS
$69.3B
| $194M | 0.19% | 1,647,578 -260,700 | -14% | -$30.7M |
|
111
AES
AES
$9.64B
| $189M | 0.18% | 13,878,179 +320,079 | +2% | +$4.35M |
|
112
Altice USA
ATUS
$1.1B
| $187M | 0.18% | 8,409,700 -521,900 | -6% | -$11.6M |
|
113
Fortis
FTS
$25B
| $186M | 0.18% | 4,827,805 +494,900 | +11% | +$19.1M |
|
114
GoDaddy
GDDY
$20.5B
| $184M | 0.18% | 3,225,700 -352,300 | -10% | -$20.1M |
|
115
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$264B
| $180M | 0.18% | 3,968,226 -643,500 | -14% | -$29.3M |
|
116
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
| $180M | 0.17% | 154,485 +54,000 | +54% | +$62.8M |
|
117
Vale
VALE
$43.9B
| $179M | 0.17% | 21,623,649 -2,887,941 | -12% | -$23.9M |
|
118
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.3B
| $176M | 0.17% | 5,393,419 +520,100 | +11% | +$17M |
|
119
Dollar General
DG
$23.9B
| $176M | 0.17% | 1,162,800 +367,200 | +46% | +$55.5M |
|
120
Ryanair
RYAAY
$33.7B
| $175M | 0.17% | 3,302,108 -187,258 | -5% | -$9.94M |
|
121
New York Times
NYT
$9.74B
| $174M | 0.17% | 5,668,686 +23,000 | +0.4% | +$706K |
|
|
AVLR
122
DELISTED
Avalara, Inc.
AVLR
| $172M | 0.17% | 2,302,681 -239,700 | -9% | -$17.9M |
|
123
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.6B
| $170M | 0.17% | 6,142,902 -636,600 | -9% | -$17.6M |
|
124
lululemon athletica
LULU
$24.2B
| $170M | 0.17% | 896,314 +827,314 | +1,199% | +$157M |
|
125
Electronic Arts
EA
$43B
| $169M | 0.16% | 1,689,343 +1,098,562 | +186% | +$110M |
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