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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$429M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
$303M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$218M |
| 4 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
$211M |
| 5 |
Intel
INTC
|
$207M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
$351M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
$157M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$148M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.88% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.91% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.86% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
126
Boeing
BA
$174B
| $70.2M | 0.15% |
+467,510
| New | +$70.2M |
|
127
AbbVie
ABBV
$376B
| $69.6M | 0.15% |
1,188,397
+970,497
| +445% | +$56.8M |
|
128
Merck
MRK
$210B
| $68.6M | 0.15% |
1,251,489
+648,235
| +107% | +$35.6M |
|
129
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.87B
| $68.4M | 0.15% |
918,800
+312,900
| +52% | +$23.3M |
|
130
eBay
EBAY
$42.5B
| $68.3M | 0.15% |
+2,812,804
| New | +$68.3M |
|
131
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$12.3B
| $67.7M | 0.14% |
1,387,614
+579,000
| +72% | +$28.2M |
|
132
Boston Scientific
BSX
$159B
| $67.3M | 0.14% |
3,793,655
-1,539,650
| -29% | -$27.3M |
|
133
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.55B
| $67.2M | 0.14% |
1,086,400
+8,000
| +0.7% | +$494K |
|
134
Visteon
VC
$3.42B
| $66.5M | 0.14% |
690,100
+617,700
| +853% | +$59.5M |
|
135
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17B
| $66.4M | 0.14% |
289,000
+72,000
| +33% | +$16.6M |
|
136
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$7.99B
| $65.8M | 0.14% |
829,332
+416,723
| +101% | +$33M |
|
137
Danaher
DHR
$143B
| $65.2M | 0.14% |
+1,142,953
| New | +$65.2M |
|
138
ODP
ODP
$641M
| $64.8M | 0.14% |
704,363
-25,170
| -3% | -$2.32M |
|
|
WBC
139
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
| $64.7M | 0.14% |
526,700
+426,600
| +426% | +$52.4M |
|
|
ARRS
140
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
| $64M | 0.14% |
2,215,920
+23,800
| +1% | +$688K |
|
141
Fastenal
FAST
$57.7B
| $63.7M | 0.14% |
6,150,976
+4,915,200
| +398% | +$50.9M |
|
|
CPLA
142
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
| $63.5M | 0.14% |
978,025
-3,700
| -0.4% | -$240K |
|
|
MZTI
143
The Marzetti Company Common Stock
MZTI
$5.06B
| $63.4M | 0.14% |
666,562
+28,596
| +4% | +$2.72M |
|
144
Hasbro
HAS
$11.3B
| $63.4M | 0.13% |
1,001,800
+805,200
| +410% | +$50.9M |
|
145
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.66B
| $63.3M | 0.13% |
698,780
+389,735
| +126% | +$35.3M |
|
146
Scotiabank
BNS
$79B
| $63.2M | 0.13% |
1,329,503
+573,199
| +76% | +$27.2M |
|
147
Telecom Argentina
TEO
$3.61B
| $63M | 0.13% |
2,772,100
-8,500
| -0.3% | -$193K |
|
148
HP
HPQ
$27B
| $62.8M | 0.13% |
4,440,773
-3,419,486
| -44% | -$48.4M |
|
|
PLKI
149
DELISTED
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
PLKI
| $62.8M | 0.13% |
1,049,300
-73,500
| -7% | -$4.4M |
|
|
NRF
150
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
NRF
| $62.4M | 0.13% |
1,721,296
-232,150
| -12% | -$8.41M |
|