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
+6.44%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$80.4B
AUM Growth
+$2.95B
Cap. Flow
-$1.23B
Cap. Flow %
-1.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.6%
Holding
4,407
New
988
Increased
1,225
Reduced
1,629
Closed
547

Top Buys

1
RBLX icon
Roblox
RBLX
+$557M
2
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$497M
3
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$492M
4
T icon
AT&T
T
+$448M
5
COIN icon
Coinbase
COIN
+$338M

Sector Composition

1 Healthcare 19.45%
2 Technology 17.76%
3 Consumer Staples 10.28%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.89%
5 Financials 9.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DNN icon
1226
Denison Mines
DNN
$2.12B
$7.62M 0.01%
5,559,225
+1,713,612
+45% +$2.35M
STAA icon
1227
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.37B
$7.56M 0.01%
82,800
+80,100
+2,967% +$7.31M
EGAN icon
1228
eGain
EGAN
$220M
$7.55M 0.01%
756,827
+38,692
+5% +$386K
ETSY icon
1229
Etsy
ETSY
$5.84B
$7.54M 0.01%
34,439
-558,738
-94% -$122M
TROW icon
1230
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.2B
$7.52M 0.01%
+38,251
New +$7.52M
QS icon
1231
QuantumScape
QS
$5.63B
$7.51M 0.01%
+338,200
New +$7.51M
HBP
1232
DELISTED
Huttig Building Products, Inc.
HBP
$7.49M 0.01%
676,924
+145,609
+27% +$1.61M
MANU icon
1233
Manchester United
MANU
$2.8B
$7.49M 0.01%
526,195
+79,995
+18% +$1.14M
PLD icon
1234
Prologis
PLD
$107B
$7.48M 0.01%
+44,400
New +$7.48M
REXR icon
1235
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$10.3B
$7.46M 0.01%
91,965
-372,035
-80% -$30.2M
NVST icon
1236
Envista
NVST
$3.49B
$7.45M 0.01%
165,400
-451,238
-73% -$20.3M
CWT icon
1237
California Water Service
CWT
$2.76B
$7.43M 0.01%
103,400
+56,100
+119% +$4.03M
ATCO
1238
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
$7.43M 0.01%
523,607
-91,300
-15% -$1.29M
RGP icon
1239
Resources Connection
RGP
$172M
$7.42M 0.01%
415,943
+25,500
+7% +$455K
SPCE icon
1240
Virgin Galactic
SPCE
$191M
$7.41M 0.01%
27,705
+6,520
+31% +$1.74M
DM
1241
DELISTED
Desktop Metal, Inc.
DM
$7.41M 0.01%
+149,696
New +$7.41M
ESSA
1242
DELISTED
ESSA Bancorp
ESSA
$7.39M 0.01%
426,573
-14,032
-3% -$243K
CYBR icon
1243
CyberArk
CYBR
$23.5B
$7.39M 0.01%
42,625
+28,425
+200% +$4.93M
VRE
1244
Veris Residential
VRE
$1.49B
$7.38M 0.01%
401,712
-190,300
-32% -$3.5M
GIB icon
1245
CGI
GIB
$20.8B
$7.37M 0.01%
83,300
+60,600
+267% +$5.36M
HOUS icon
1246
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$800M
$7.36M 0.01%
437,600
+89,900
+26% +$1.51M
SLGN icon
1247
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.71B
$7.34M 0.01%
171,380
+112,500
+191% +$4.82M
PGR icon
1248
Progressive
PGR
$146B
$7.33M 0.01%
71,400
+31,300
+78% +$3.21M
BSET icon
1249
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$142M
$7.33M 0.01%
436,861
-67,100
-13% -$1.13M
NOA
1250
North American Construction
NOA
$399M
$7.3M 0.01%
483,500
-88,500
-15% -$1.34M