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
|
$875M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
$777M |
| 3 |
Home Depot
HD
|
$564M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$505M |
| 5 |
Merck
MRK
|
$403M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
$786M |
| 2 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
$445M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
$395M |
| 4 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
$379M |
| 5 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
$370M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 18.68% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.97% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.35% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.73% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.95% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
126
Shell
SHEL
$210B
| $136M | 0.16% |
+2,468,486
| New | +$136M |
|
127
KKR & Co
KKR
$122B
| $135M | 0.16% |
+2,316,350
| New | +$135M |
|
128
Boeing
BA
$174B
| $135M | 0.16% |
+707,200
| New | +$135M |
|
|
129
Chevron
CVX
$318B
| $134M | 0.16% |
825,820
-2,428,075
| -75% | -$395M |
|
130
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$73.6B
| $133M | 0.16% |
9,539,000
-1,256,400
| -12% | -$17.6M |
|
131
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$46.6B
| $133M | 0.16% |
2,787,718
+821,061
| +42% | +$39.1M |
|
132
FirstService
FSV
$9.21B
| $132M | 0.15% |
909,980
+76,192
| +9% | +$11M |
|
133
WEC Energy
WEC
$34.6B
| $132M | 0.15% |
1,320,077
+1,121,075
| +563% | +$112M |
|
134
Medifast
MED
$152M
| $132M | 0.15% |
771,310
-26,300
| -3% | -$4.49M |
|
135
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12B
| $129M | 0.15% |
953,976
+92,400
| +11% | +$12.5M |
|
136
Alkermes
ALKS
$4.77B
| $128M | 0.15% |
4,868,013
+57,068
| +1% | +$1.5M |
|
137
Nu Skin
NUS
$609M
| $128M | 0.15% |
2,670,996
+58,600
| +2% | +$2.81M |
|
138
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$52.1B
| $127M | 0.15% |
917,448
+5,500
| +0.6% | +$763K |
|
139
Ubiquiti
UI
$34.2B
| $124M | 0.15% |
426,682
-58,600
| -12% | -$17.1M |
|
140
Commault Systems
CVLT
$7.88B
| $121M | 0.14% |
1,823,687
-25,600
| -1% | -$1.7M |
|
141
CBRE Group
CBRE
$48.1B
| $121M | 0.14% |
1,320,100
+792,717
| +150% | +$72.5M |
|
142
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$89.1B
| $121M | 0.14% |
2,644,410
-1,973,445
| -43% | -$90.1M |
|
143
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$13.9B
| $120M | 0.14% |
1,280,123
-143,541
| -10% | -$13.5M |
|
144
Southern Company
SO
$101B
| $120M | 0.14% |
1,651,211
-1,422,800
| -46% | -$103M |
|
145
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$75.4B
| $119M | 0.14% |
22,959,611
+16,299,800
| +245% | +$84.6M |
|
146
Cosan
CSAN
$2.41B
| $118M | 0.14% |
5,934,882
-177,100
| -3% | -$3.51M |
|
147
InMode
INMD
$911M
| $117M | 0.14% |
3,181,662
+598,300
| +23% | +$22.1M |
|
148
Walmart
WMT
$805B
| $117M | 0.14% |
2,365,656
+1,366,800
| +137% | +$67.8M |
|
149
MSCI
MSCI
$43.1B
| $117M | 0.14% |
233,021
+210,900
| +953% | +$106M |
|
150
Garmin
GRMN
$45.7B
| $117M | 0.14% |
987,042
+652,700
| +195% | +$77.4M |
|