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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
$351M |
| 2 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
$343M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
$293M |
| 4 |
Nike
NKE
|
$186M |
| 5 |
Delta Air Lines
DAL
|
$177M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$1.33B |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
$344M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
$306M |
| 4 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
$281M |
| 5 |
Boeing
BA
|
$251M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 19.27% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 18.45% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.35% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.15% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.92% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Flowers Foods
FLO
$3.09B
| $120M | 0.21% |
5,430,285
+297,600
| +6% | +$6.6M |
|
102
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$67.7B
| $120M | 0.2% |
1,682,773
-572,918
| -25% | -$40.7M |
|
103
AstraZeneca
AZN
$255B
| $118M | 0.2% |
1,743,677
+501,714
| +40% | +$34M |
|
104
Nu Holdings
NU
$72B
| $117M | 0.2% |
16,181,700
-3,296,529
| -17% | -$23.9M |
|
105
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$37.6B
| $117M | 0.2% |
1,403,152
+273,000
| +24% | +$22.7M |
|
106
Baidu
BIDU
$33.1B
| $115M | 0.2% |
854,299
-14,200
| -2% | -$1.91M |
|
107
Antero Resources
AR
$9.82B
| $114M | 0.19% |
4,481,175
-68,564
| -2% | -$1.74M |
|
108
Commault Systems
CVLT
$7.96B
| $113M | 0.19% |
1,674,787
+58,658
| +4% | +$3.97M |
|
109
New York Times
NYT
$9.58B
| $112M | 0.19% |
2,723,342
-578,100
| -18% | -$23.8M |
|
110
Ryanair
RYAAY
$32.9B
| $110M | 0.19% |
1,131,513
+195,362
| +21% | +$19M |
|
111
Rollins
ROL
$27.3B
| $110M | 0.19% |
2,941,969
+757,600
| +35% | +$28.3M |
|
112
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$33.7B
| $109M | 0.19% |
3,033,080
-16,689
| -0.5% | -$600K |
|
113
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$1.78B
| $109M | 0.19% |
1,760,556
-59,000
| -3% | -$3.65M |
|
114
DocuSign
DOCU
$15.3B
| $108M | 0.18% |
2,577,900
-24,700
| -0.9% | -$1.04M |
|
115
Cal-Maine
CALM
$5.36B
| $106M | 0.18% |
2,180,107
+524,587
| +32% | +$25.4M |
|
116
GSK
GSK
$79.3B
| $106M | 0.18% |
2,911,993
-110,141
| -4% | -$3.99M |
|
117
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$38B
| $105M | 0.18% |
2,300,434
+1,624,534
| +240% | +$74.5M |
|
118
Visa
V
$681B
| $104M | 0.18% |
452,794
-342,899
| -43% | -$78.9M |
|
119
Targa Resources
TRGP
$35.2B
| $104M | 0.18% |
1,209,786
+337,900
| +39% | +$29M |
|
120
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$90.5B
| $103M | 0.18% |
405,800
+115,500
| +40% | +$29.5M |
|
121
Datadog
DDOG
$46.2B
| $103M | 0.18% |
1,133,592
-239,700
| -17% | -$21.8M |
|
122
Cardinal Health
CAH
$36B
| $100M | 0.17% |
1,154,900
-50,804
| -4% | -$4.41M |
|
123
Pure Storage
PSTG
$25.5B
| $99.7M | 0.17% |
2,798,368
+656,468
| +31% | +$23.4M |
|
124
Rivian
RIVN
$17.5B
| $97.8M | 0.17% |
4,029,900
+927,900
| +30% | +$22.5M |
|
125
Vertiv
VRT
$48B
| $96.9M | 0.17% |
+2,605,712
| New | +$96.9M |
|