Renaissance Technologies

Renaissance Technologies Portfolio holdings

AUM $75.2B
1-Year Return 41.49%
 

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.

This Quarter Return
+30.28%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$12.9B
Cap. Flow
-$7.32B
Cap. Flow %
-6.32%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.35%
Holding
3,987
New
586
Increased
1,423
Reduced
1,366
Closed
597

Top Buys

1
ZM icon
Zoom
ZM
+$1.14B
2
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$537M
3
TMUS icon
T-Mobile US
TMUS
+$504M
4
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$474M
5
KR icon
Kroger
KR
+$448M

Sector Composition

1 Healthcare 23.45%
2 Technology 16.11%
3 Consumer Staples 10.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Communication Services 9.52%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AUDC icon
1501
AudioCodes
AUDC
$289M
$6.25M 0.01%
+196,526
New +$6.25M
SIG icon
1502
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.72B
$6.25M 0.01%
608,300
-1,149,810
-65% -$11.8M
ZD icon
1503
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.5B
$6.25M 0.01%
113,620
-15,410
-12% -$847K
SHYF
1504
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$6.24M 0.01%
370,648
-195,452
-35% -$3.29M
JOBS
1505
DELISTED
51job, Inc.
JOBS
$6.23M 0.01%
86,800
+13,488
+18% +$968K
BWB icon
1506
Bridgewater Bancshares
BWB
$456M
$6.23M 0.01%
607,367
+28,520
+5% +$292K
KIN
1507
DELISTED
Kindred Biosciences, Inc.
KIN
$6.22M 0.01%
1,384,509
+201,611
+17% +$905K
EPR icon
1508
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.45B
$6.19M 0.01%
186,900
-69,600
-27% -$2.31M
HNGR
1509
DELISTED
Hanger Inc.
HNGR
$6.18M 0.01%
373,106
-13,756
-4% -$228K
APPS icon
1510
Digital Turbine
APPS
$503M
$6.17M 0.01%
490,700
-48,000
-9% -$603K
SENEA icon
1511
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$755M
$6.17M 0.01%
182,363
+29,500
+19% +$997K
PCSB
1512
DELISTED
PCSB Financial Corporation
PCSB
$6.16M 0.01%
485,682
+23,200
+5% +$294K
SCHZ icon
1513
Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF
SCHZ
$9.01B
$6.15M 0.01%
218,600
+140,400
+180% +$3.95M
KDMN
1514
DELISTED
Kadmon Holdings, Inc.
KDMN
$6.14M 0.01%
+1,199,100
New +$6.14M
PSO icon
1515
Pearson
PSO
$9.15B
$6.09M 0.01%
841,800
+218,200
+35% +$1.58M
FC icon
1516
Franklin Covey
FC
$240M
$6.08M 0.01%
284,203
-49,800
-15% -$1.07M
GRPN icon
1517
Groupon
GRPN
$933M
$6.08M 0.01%
+335,453
New +$6.08M
CHUY
1518
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
$6.06M 0.01%
407,500
+36,200
+10% +$539K
VC icon
1519
Visteon
VC
$3.4B
$6.06M 0.01%
88,400
+60,900
+221% +$4.17M
MGIC
1520
Magic Software Enterprises
MGIC
$1B
$6.05M 0.01%
535,665
-12,300
-2% -$139K
MD icon
1521
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$1.45B
$6.05M 0.01%
353,900
-129,511
-27% -$2.21M
HWKN icon
1522
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.63B
$6.03M 0.01%
283,198
+67,600
+31% +$1.44M
VNLA icon
1523
Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF
VNLA
$2.76B
$6.02M 0.01%
+119,771
New +$6.02M
WH icon
1524
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
WH
$6.53B
$6.01M 0.01%
+140,900
New +$6.01M
NCMI icon
1525
National CineMedia
NCMI
$456M
$5.98M 0.01%
201,289
+44,620
+28% +$1.33M