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 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
$378M |
| 2 |
AT&T
T
|
$328M |
| 3 |
Roku
ROKU
|
$326M |
| 4 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
$269M |
| 5 |
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
|
$255M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
$1.17B |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
$727M |
| 3 |
Pinduoduo
PDD
|
$599M |
| 4 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
$564M |
| 5 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
$483M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.43% |
| 2 | Technology | 17.52% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 11.2% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.6% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.21% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VGR
126
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
| $126M | 0.16% |
12,781,840
-1,057,623
| -8% | -$10.5M |
|
127
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.45B
| $126M | 0.16% |
2,192,536
-522,800
| -19% | -$30.1M |
|
128
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$11.9B
| $125M | 0.16% |
10,185,690
-1,070,500
| -10% | -$13.1M |
|
129
Campbell Soup
CPB
$10.1B
| $125M | 0.16% |
2,486,868
-539,600
| -18% | -$27.1M |
|
130
Mercado Libre
MELI
$119B
| $123M | 0.15% |
83,735
+58,835
| +236% | +$86.6M |
|
131
Carrier Global
CARR
$55B
| $123M | 0.15% |
2,913,926
-297,594
| -9% | -$12.6M |
|
132
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.69T
| $123M | 0.15% |
520,184
-1,134,700
| -69% | -$268M |
|
133
Nova
NVMI
$7.47B
| $122M | 0.15% |
1,345,500
-186,300
| -12% | -$17M |
|
134
Novavax
NVAX
$1.28B
| $122M | 0.15% |
+672,683
| New | +$122M |
|
135
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$4.18B
| $120M | 0.15% |
4,679,235
-433,100
| -8% | -$11.1M |
|
136
Workiva
WK
$4.48B
| $119M | 0.15% |
1,351,700
-28,900
| -2% | -$2.55M |
|
137
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$19.2B
| $116M | 0.14% |
4,907,214
-204,600
| -4% | -$4.84M |
|
138
Flowers Foods
FLO
$3.11B
| $116M | 0.14% |
4,854,985
-696,900
| -13% | -$16.6M |
|
139
Morningstar
MORN
$10.9B
| $114M | 0.14% |
505,970
-95,700
| -16% | -$21.5M |
|
140
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.08T
| $114M | 0.14% |
444,900
-158,461
| -26% | -$40.5M |
|
141
Alkermes
ALKS
$4.86B
| $113M | 0.14% |
6,065,513
-889,900
| -13% | -$16.6M |
|
142
Gold Fields
GFI
$30.9B
| $113M | 0.14% |
11,935,884
-1,508,400
| -11% | -$14.3M |
|
143
Honda
HMC
$44.8B
| $110M | 0.14% |
3,657,498
-397,100
| -10% | -$12M |
|
144
WD-40
WDFC
$2.95B
| $110M | 0.14% |
359,725
-59,998
| -14% | -$18.4M |
|
145
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12B
| $110M | 0.14% |
869,079
-408,200
| -32% | -$51.6M |
|
146
TFS Financial
TFSL
$3.82B
| $110M | 0.14% |
5,376,802
-397,539
| -7% | -$8.1M |
|
147
Shutterstock
SSTK
$715M
| $109M | 0.14% |
1,228,401
-103,900
| -8% | -$9.25M |
|
148
Cosan
CSAN
$2.46B
| $109M | 0.14% |
+6,740,082
| New | +$109M |
|
|
KL
149
DELISTED
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd Ordinary
KL
| $109M | 0.14% |
3,220,316
-225,500
| -7% | -$7.62M |
|
150
Waste Connections
WCN
$46.1B
| $108M | 0.13% |
1,000,494
-293,650
| -23% | -$31.7M |
|