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 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
$656M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
$612M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
$405M |
| 4 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
$353M |
| 5 |
Walmart
WMT
|
$316M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$483M |
| 2 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
$394M |
| 3 |
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
|
$248M |
| 4 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
$246M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
$240M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 18.91% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.35% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.31% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.99% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
126
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$36.9B
| $192M | 0.16% |
3,321,634
+890,280
| +37% | +$51.4M |
|
127
Home Depot
HD
$417B
| $190M | 0.16% |
817,603
-70,662
| -8% | -$16.4M |
|
128
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$204B
| $187M | 0.16% |
2,307,977
-7,806
| -0.3% | -$634K |
|
129
AutoZone
AZO
$70.6B
| $185M | 0.16% |
170,800
+98,600
| +137% | +$107M |
|
130
Clorox
CLX
$15.5B
| $181M | 0.15% |
1,194,594
-440,200
| -27% | -$66.9M |
|
131
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
| $181M | 0.15% |
7,835,118
-1,275,582
| -14% | -$29.5M |
|
132
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.53B
| $181M | 0.15% |
3,841,260
+1,229,860
| +47% | +$57.9M |
|
133
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.6B
| $181M | 0.15% |
5,735,220
+1,799,220
| +46% | +$56.7M |
|
134
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.62B
| $181M | 0.15% |
2,706,530
+159,200
| +6% | +$10.6M |
|
135
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.37B
| $178M | 0.15% |
2,375,770
+320,300
| +16% | +$24M |
|
136
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$11.3B
| $177M | 0.15% |
914,115
-135,900
| -13% | -$26.3M |
|
137
HEICO Class A
HEI.A
$35.1B
| $176M | 0.15% |
1,808,152
+131,700
| +8% | +$12.8M |
|
138
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$964M
| $175M | 0.15% |
4,096,827
-194,400
| -5% | -$8.31M |
|
139
AES
AES
$9.21B
| $175M | 0.15% |
10,691,294
+760,794
| +8% | +$12.4M |
|
140
Netflix
NFLX
$529B
| $173M | 0.15% |
648,300
+129,900
| +25% | +$34.8M |
|
141
Verizon
VZ
$187B
| $172M | 0.15% |
2,844,493
+541,200
| +23% | +$32.7M |
|
142
Sony
SONY
$165B
| $171M | 0.14% |
14,436,000
-4,124,000
| -22% | -$48.8M |
|
143
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$51.4B
| $171M | 0.14% |
627,125
-265,900
| -30% | -$72.3M |
|
144
Shake Shack
SHAK
$4.03B
| $170M | 0.14% |
1,731,398
+377,298
| +28% | +$37M |
|
|
GHDX
145
DELISTED
Genomic Health, Inc.
GHDX
| $170M | 0.14% |
2,502,100
-312,400
| -11% | -$21.2M |
|
146
Invitation Homes
INVH
$18.5B
| $170M | 0.14% |
5,727,383
+2,815,383
| +97% | +$83.4M |
|
147
Spotify
SPOT
$146B
| $168M | 0.14% |
1,473,320
+939,620
| +176% | +$107M |
|
148
Arch Capital
ACGL
$34.1B
| $167M | 0.14% |
3,980,805
-1,102,795
| -22% | -$46.3M |
|
|
AVLR
149
DELISTED
Avalara, Inc.
AVLR
| $166M | 0.14% |
2,463,480
+1,150,280
| +88% | +$77.4M |
|
150
Fortis
FTS
$24.8B
| $164M | 0.14% |
3,866,900
+872,000
| +29% | +$36.9M |
|