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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
$225M |
| 2 |
General Dynamics
GD
|
$198M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$194M |
| 4 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
$187M |
| 5 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
$183M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
|
$380M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
$284M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$181M |
| 4 |
Exxon Mobil
XOM
|
$152M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
$148M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 13.51% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 12.97% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.48% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.26% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
126
Teleflex
TFX
$5.57B
| $62.7M | 0.15% |
546,400
+186,400
| +52% | +$21.4M |
|
127
ODP
ODP
$637M
| $62.6M | 0.15% |
729,533
+558,670
| +327% | +$47.9M |
|
|
MXIM
128
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
| $62.3M | 0.15% |
1,954,900
-280,800
| -13% | -$8.95M |
|
|
CVA
129
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
| $61.9M | 0.15% |
2,814,216
+586,200
| +26% | +$12.9M |
|
130
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$47.7B
| $61.7M | 0.15% |
2,907,000
+2,781,600
| +2,218% | +$59.1M |
|
131
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.77B
| $61.6M | 0.15% |
1,320,400
+96,700
| +8% | +$4.51M |
|
|
ANDV
132
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
| $61M | 0.15% |
+820,800
| New | +$61M |
|
133
Ovintiv
OVV
$10.6B
| $60.8M | 0.15% |
876,660
+372,650
| +74% | +$25.8M |
|
134
Hologic
HOLX
$14.7B
| $60.4M | 0.15% |
2,260,618
+686,400
| +44% | +$18.4M |
|
135
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$3.72B
| $60.3M | 0.15% |
1,098,245
+158,545
| +17% | +$8.7M |
|
136
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.58B
| $60.2M | 0.15% |
1,078,400
-297,468
| -22% | -$16.6M |
|
137
Broadridge
BR
$29.3B
| $60.1M | 0.15% |
1,302,500
+360,400
| +38% | +$16.6M |
|
|
TARO
138
DELISTED
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
TARO
| $59.8M | 0.14% |
403,500
+6,390
| +2% | +$947K |
|
|
MZTI
139
The Marzetti Company Common Stock
MZTI
$5B
| $59.7M | 0.14% |
637,966
+75,404
| +13% | +$7.06M |
|
140
Nokia
NOK
$23.6B
| $59.4M | 0.14% |
7,559,600
+2,853,049
| +61% | +$22.4M |
|
141
Western Digital
WDC
$29.8B
| $59.2M | 0.14% |
708,070
-122,245
| -15% | -$10.2M |
|
142
Williams Companies
WMB
$70.5B
| $58.4M | 0.14% |
1,298,900
+237,500
| +22% | +$10.7M |
|
143
Public Storage
PSA
$51.2B
| $57.9M | 0.14% |
313,234
+154,000
| +97% | +$28.5M |
|
144
Waste Connections
WCN
$46.5B
| $57.7M | 0.14% |
1,966,557
+1,629,600
| +484% | +$47.8M |
|
|
RGP
145
DELISTED
REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMMON UTS REP LIMITED PART INTS
RGP
| $57.4M | 0.14% |
2,392,318
+2,225,000
| +1,330% | +$53.4M |
|
146
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.1B
| $57M | 0.14% |
+850,700
| New | +$57M |
|
147
Texas Instruments
TXN
$178B
| $57M | 0.14% |
+1,066,500
| New | +$57M |
|
148
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.9B
| $56.9M | 0.14% |
2,184,800
+273,400
| +14% | +$7.12M |
|
149
Eli Lilly
LLY
$661B
| $56.8M | 0.14% |
823,200
-940,700
| -53% | -$64.9M |
|
150
BRF SA
BRFS
$5.83B
| $56.6M | 0.14% |
2,423,760
+791,600
| +49% | +$18.5M |
|