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 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
$391M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$268M |
| 3 |
Electronic Arts
EA
|
$247M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
$223M |
| 5 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
$215M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
$358M |
| 2 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
$277M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$262M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
$260M |
| 5 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
$189M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.14% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.62% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.85% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.22% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.31% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BRCD
126
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
| $125M | 0.16% |
9,885,449
-1,415,853
| -13% | -$17.9M |
|
127
Telus
TU
$25.1B
| $124M | 0.16% |
3,602,700
-614,048
| -15% | -$21.2M |
|
128
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$7.99B
| $123M | 0.16% |
1,219,883
+153,374
| +14% | +$15.5M |
|
129
MetLife
MET
$53.6B
| $123M | 0.16% |
2,241,854
+671,354
| +43% | +$36.9M |
|
130
Novartis
NVS
$248B
| $123M | 0.16% |
1,474,500
-983,998
| -40% | -$82.1M |
|
|
WR
131
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
| $123M | 0.16% |
2,314,200
+18,900
| +0.8% | +$1M |
|
|
SAFM
132
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $122M | 0.16% |
1,057,600
+46,600
| +5% | +$5.39M |
|
|
MON
133
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
| $122M | 0.16% |
1,027,000
-386,900
| -27% | -$45.8M |
|
134
Southern Company
SO
$101B
| $121M | 0.16% |
2,537,400
+709,400
| +39% | +$34M |
|
|
DFS
135
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $121M | 0.15% |
1,939,400
+1,358,300
| +234% | +$84.5M |
|
136
Baxter International
BAX
$12.1B
| $120M | 0.15% |
1,978,413
+81,298
| +4% | +$4.92M |
|
|
MBT
137
DELISTED
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company American Depositary Shares (Each representing 2 Shares
MBT
| $120M | 0.15% |
14,272,254
-689,696
| -5% | -$5.78M |
|
138
Allstate
ALL
$53.9B
| $119M | 0.15% |
1,351,000
+111,400
| +9% | +$9.85M |
|
139
Ameren
AEE
$27B
| $119M | 0.15% |
2,182,100
+177,700
| +9% | +$9.71M |
|
|
APC
140
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
| $119M | 0.15% |
2,623,000
+736,200
| +39% | +$33.4M |
|
141
Arch Capital
ACGL
$34.7B
| $118M | 0.15% |
1,265,000
+297,300
| +31% | +$27.7M |
|
142
Constellation Brands
STZ
$25.8B
| $118M | 0.15% |
607,400
+224,100
| +58% | +$43.4M |
|
143
Trinseo
TSE
$83.1M
| $117M | 0.15% |
1,706,900
-250,000
| -13% | -$17.2M |
|
144
Workday
WDAY
$62.3B
| $117M | 0.15% |
+1,208,344
| New | +$117M |
|
145
Vale
VALE
$43.6B
| $116M | 0.15% |
13,215,800
+6,513,600
| +97% | +$57M |
|
146
PG&E
PCG
$33.7B
| $114M | 0.15% |
1,715,400
+371,700
| +28% | +$24.7M |
|
147
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ICLR
$14B
| $113M | 0.14% |
1,153,160
+197,300
| +21% | +$19.3M |
|
|
ALR
148
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR
| $112M | 0.14% |
2,231,924
+1,738,600
| +352% | +$87.3M |
|
149
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.8B
| $112M | 0.14% |
389,400
+334,198
| +605% | +$96M |
|
150
Intel
INTC
$105B
| $110M | 0.14% |
3,260,102
-2,740,492
| -46% | -$92.5M |
|