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
JE
1376
DELISTED
Just Energy Group Inc
JE
$4.02M 0.01%
+15,152
New +$4.02M
HTCH
1377
DELISTED
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC
HTCH
$4.02M 0.01%
1,418,643
+245,593
+21% +$695K
SMP icon
1378
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$889M
$4.01M 0.01%
112,194
+13,094
+13% +$468K
MRLN
1379
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$3.99M 0.01%
191,930
+14,930
+8% +$311K
LCI
1380
DELISTED
Lannett Company, Inc.
LCI
$3.99M 0.01%
27,950
-19,150
-41% -$2.74M
WNC icon
1381
Wabash National
WNC
$457M
$3.99M 0.01%
+289,642
New +$3.99M
DSPG
1382
DELISTED
DSP Group Inc
DSPG
$3.98M 0.01%
460,208
+72,708
+19% +$628K
KALU icon
1383
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$1.24B
$3.97M 0.01%
55,600
-57,500
-51% -$4.11M
ABM icon
1384
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.8B
$3.97M 0.01%
137,997
+66,997
+94% +$1.93M
CCU icon
1385
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.21B
$3.96M 0.01%
176,900
+51,300
+41% +$1.15M
BOLT
1386
DELISTED
BOLT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
BOLT
$3.95M 0.01%
199,802
+5,002
+3% +$98.9K
YDKN
1387
DELISTED
Yadkin Financial Corporation
YDKN
$3.94M 0.01%
184,115
+89,486
+95% +$1.92M
AB icon
1388
AllianceBernstein
AB
$4.19B
$3.94M 0.01%
157,699
+70,799
+81% +$1.77M
GSL icon
1389
Global Ship Lease
GSL
$1.14B
$3.93M 0.01%
112,865
+10,215
+10% +$356K
SCL icon
1390
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.09B
$3.91M 0.01%
60,600
+6,800
+13% +$439K
WLH
1391
DELISTED
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
WLH
$3.9M 0.01%
141,400
+107,600
+318% +$2.97M
TZOO icon
1392
Travelzoo
TZOO
$105M
$3.88M 0.01%
169,600
-36,200
-18% -$829K
CCF
1393
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$3.88M 0.01%
123,100
+15,700
+15% +$495K
CNOB icon
1394
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.26B
$3.88M 0.01%
204,173
+88,937
+77% +$1.69M
GRA
1395
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
$3.88M 0.01%
+39,100
New +$3.88M
PROV icon
1396
Provident Financial
PROV
$103M
$3.87M 0.01%
251,000
-38,437
-13% -$593K
RFIL icon
1397
RF Industries
RFIL
$79.1M
$3.87M 0.01%
593,011
+121,411
+26% +$792K
EMCI
1398
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
$3.87M 0.01%
163,223
+17,568
+12% +$416K
AMAP
1399
DELISTED
AUTONAVI HLDGS LTD SPON ADR (CYM)
AMAP
$3.86M 0.01%
+192,600
New +$3.86M
DSGX icon
1400
Descartes Systems
DSGX
$8.96B
$3.85M 0.01%
275,500
+15,500
+6% +$217K