Renaissance Technologies

Renaissance Technologies Portfolio holdings

AUM $75.2B
1-Year Return 41.49%
 

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.

This Quarter Return
+4.13%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$41.7B
AUM Growth
-$66M
Cap. Flow
-$954M
Cap. Flow %
-2.29%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.75%
Holding
3,290
New
474
Increased
1,341
Reduced
963
Closed
495

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$441M
2
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$217M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$132M
4
VOD icon
Vodafone
VOD
+$131M
5
KMI icon
Kinder Morgan
KMI
+$129M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 14.88%
2 Consumer Discretionary 13.29%
3 Healthcare 11.79%
4 Industrials 10.94%
5 Consumer Staples 9.11%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BSMX
1226
DELISTED
Banco Santander México, S, A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México
BSMX
$5.22M 0.01%
424,500
+229,200
+117% +$2.82M
NSP icon
1227
Insperity
NSP
$1.99B
$5.21M 0.01%
336,600
+1,600
+0.5% +$24.8K
FANG icon
1228
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$39.6B
$5.21M 0.01%
+77,446
New +$5.21M
FEIC
1229
DELISTED
FEI COMPANY
FEIC
$5.2M 0.01%
50,500
+15,700
+45% +$1.62M
NDZ
1230
DELISTED
NORDION INC COM STK (CDA)
NDZ
$5.2M 0.01%
451,500
+181,698
+67% +$2.09M
NTK
1231
DELISTED
NORTEK INC COM NEW (DE)
NTK
$5.19M 0.01%
63,104
+7,004
+12% +$576K
IX icon
1232
ORIX
IX
$30B
$5.18M 0.01%
367,330
+113,330
+45% +$1.6M
MENT
1233
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
$5.18M 0.01%
+235,098
New +$5.18M
ITGR icon
1234
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.55B
$5.16M 0.01%
123,182
+97,841
+386% +$4.1M
IMN
1235
DELISTED
Imation
IMN
$5.14M 0.01%
890,751
+298,151
+50% +$1.72M
AER icon
1236
AerCap
AER
$21.8B
$5.13M 0.01%
+121,600
New +$5.13M
COLB icon
1237
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$7.8B
$5.13M 0.01%
179,740
-41,839
-19% -$1.19M
FSS icon
1238
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.64B
$5.12M 0.01%
343,520
+136,820
+66% +$2.04M
NDAQ icon
1239
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$53.9B
$5.11M 0.01%
+415,209
New +$5.11M
PACR
1240
DELISTED
PACER INTL INC TENN
PACR
$5.11M 0.01%
570,310
+312,910
+122% +$2.8M
TTI icon
1241
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$630M
$5.11M 0.01%
399,000
+219,100
+122% +$2.8M
CMS icon
1242
CMS Energy
CMS
$21.5B
$5.11M 0.01%
+174,400
New +$5.11M
BELFB
1243
Bel Fuse Class B
BELFB
$1.79B
$5.1M 0.01%
233,017
+5,200
+2% +$114K
CIM
1244
Chimera Investment
CIM
$1.15B
$5.1M 0.01%
+111,092
New +$5.1M
SB icon
1245
Safe Bulkers
SB
$466M
$5.08M 0.01%
533,290
-81,310
-13% -$774K
STRT icon
1246
STRATTEC Security
STRT
$283M
$5.06M 0.01%
70,012
+12,447
+22% +$899K
AUTO
1247
DELISTED
AutoWeb, Inc. Common Stock
AUTO
$5.01M 0.01%
402,880
-6,700
-2% -$83.3K
AEG icon
1248
Aegon
AEG
$12.2B
$4.99M 0.01%
+798,623
New +$4.99M
FWLT
1249
DELISTED
FOSTER WHEELER AG (SWITZERLAND)
FWLT
$4.97M 0.01%
+153,411
New +$4.97M
MNI
1250
DELISTED
The McClatchy Company Class A Common Stock
MNI
$4.97M 0.01%
+77,449
New +$4.97M