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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$225M |
| 2 |
General Dynamics
GD
|
+$198M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$194M |
| 4 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
+$187M |
| 5 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$183M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
|
+$380M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$284M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$181M |
| 4 |
Exxon Mobil
XOM
|
+$152M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$148M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 13.51% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 12.97% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.48% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.23% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1501
Harvard Bioscience
HBIO
$19.7M
| $3.4M | 0.01% |
599,719
-32,381
| -5% | -$184K |
|
1502
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$949M
| $3.4M | 0.01% |
+156,100
| New | +$3.4M |
|
|
VVUS
1503
DELISTED
Vivus Inc
VVUS
| $3.4M | 0.01% |
+117,897
| New | +$3.4M |
|
1504
Sandstorm Gold
SAND
$3.46B
| $3.39M | 0.01% |
995,800
+242,100
| +32% | +$823K |
|
|
ECYT
1505
DELISTED
Endocyte, Inc. Common Stock
ECYT
| $3.38M | 0.01% |
537,405
+425,705
| +381% | +$2.68M |
|
1506
Citi Trends
CTRN
$281M
| $3.38M | 0.01% |
133,800
-76,925
| -37% | -$1.94M |
|
1507
Escalade
ESCA
$171M
| $3.37M | 0.01% |
223,500
+3,100
| +1% | +$46.8K |
|
1508
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$426M
| $3.37M | 0.01% |
103,100
-10,270
| -9% | -$335K |
|
|
CIMT
1509
DELISTED
CIMATRON LTD ORD SHS
CIMT
| $3.37M | 0.01% |
379,900
+232,334
| +157% | +$2.06M |
|
1510
Owens & Minor
OMI
$412M
| $3.36M | 0.01% |
+95,750
| New | +$3.36M |
|
1511
EnerSys
ENS
$4B
| $3.36M | 0.01% |
54,400
-250,100
| -82% | -$15.4M |
|
|
MBFI
1512
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
| $3.36M | 0.01% |
102,090
-70,900
| -41% | -$2.33M |
|
|
KCG
1513
DELISTED
KCG Holdings, Inc.
KCG
| $3.35M | 0.01% |
287,418
+20,018
| +7% | +$233K |
|
|
CBM
1514
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
| $3.34M | 0.01% |
154,600
-106,900
| -41% | -$2.31M |
|
1515
BankFinancial
BFIN
$153M
| $3.34M | 0.01% |
281,600
+16,800
| +6% | +$199K |
|
1516
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.36B
| $3.34M | 0.01% |
+108,750
| New | +$3.34M |
|
1517
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.31B
| $3.33M | 0.01% |
118,260
-70,100
| -37% | -$1.97M |
|
1518
Consumer Portfolio Services
CPSS
$190M
| $3.32M | 0.01% |
450,515
+80,815
| +22% | +$595K |
|
1519
Mannatech
MTEX
$14.8M
| $3.31M | 0.01% |
124,195
+10,435
| +9% | +$278K |
|
|
LLL
1520
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
| $3.31M | 0.01% |
+26,200
| New | +$3.31M |
|
1521
Evolution Petroleum
EPM
$179M
| $3.31M | 0.01% |
444,900
+29,300
| +7% | +$218K |
|
1522
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.81B
| $3.29M | 0.01% |
+121,111
| New | +$3.29M |
|
1523
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$305M
| $3.29M | 0.01% |
105,700
-159,200
| -60% | -$4.95M |
|
1524
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$654M
| $3.28M | 0.01% |
+169,700
| New | +$3.28M |
|
|
AHH
1525
Armada Hoffler Properties
AHH
$596M
| $3.28M | 0.01% |
345,400
+179,080
| +108% | +$1.7M |
|