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
+4.13%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$41.7B
AUM Growth
-$66M
Cap. Flow
-$954M
Cap. Flow %
-2.29%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.75%
Holding
3,290
New
474
Increased
1,341
Reduced
963
Closed
495

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$441M
2
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$217M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$132M
4
VOD icon
Vodafone
VOD
+$131M
5
KMI icon
Kinder Morgan
KMI
+$129M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 14.88%
2 Consumer Discretionary 13.29%
3 Healthcare 11.79%
4 Industrials 10.94%
5 Consumer Staples 9.11%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SPNS icon
1551
Sapiens International
SPNS
$2.4B
$3M 0.01%
369,455
+14,397
+4% +$117K
FNGN
1552
DELISTED
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
$2.99M 0.01%
58,900
-17,000
-22% -$863K
GATX icon
1553
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.05B
$2.99M 0.01%
44,000
-79,300
-64% -$5.38M
ARLP icon
1554
Alliance Resource Partners
ARLP
$2.92B
$2.99M 0.01%
70,942
-42,548
-37% -$1.79M
CARB
1555
DELISTED
Carbonite Inc
CARB
$2.98M 0.01%
292,800
+50,100
+21% +$511K
RES icon
1556
RPC Inc
RES
$986M
$2.97M 0.01%
+145,419
New +$2.97M
NG icon
1557
NovaGold Resources
NG
$2.82B
$2.97M 0.01%
821,200
-397,200
-33% -$1.44M
RGS icon
1558
Regis Corp
RGS
$70.8M
$2.97M 0.01%
10,825
-16,825
-61% -$4.61M
SBSW icon
1559
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$6.17B
$2.97M 0.01%
+377,645
New +$2.97M
ALG icon
1560
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.49B
$2.96M 0.01%
54,456
+2,143
+4% +$116K
VTLE icon
1561
Vital Energy
VTLE
$635M
$2.96M 0.01%
5,719
-22,136
-79% -$11.4M
IBCA
1562
DELISTED
INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORP COM
IBCA
$2.96M 0.01%
396,712
+4,761
+1% +$35.5K
STV
1563
DELISTED
China Digital Tv Hldgs Co Ltd
STV
$2.95M 0.01%
1,102,095
+53,771
+5% +$144K
SCX
1564
DELISTED
The L.S. Starrett Company
SCX
$2.95M 0.01%
185,300
+19,700
+12% +$314K
HOME
1565
DELISTED
HOME FED BANCORP INC COM STK NEW (MD)
HOME
$2.94M 0.01%
189,125
+16,414
+10% +$255K
IEP icon
1566
Icahn Enterprises
IEP
$4.67B
$2.94M 0.01%
+28,624
New +$2.94M
MRC icon
1567
MRC Global
MRC
$1.23B
$2.94M 0.01%
109,090
-45,910
-30% -$1.24M
DWSN icon
1568
Dawson Geophysical
DWSN
$49.1M
$2.94M 0.01%
172,817
-647
-0.4% -$11K
FCH
1569
DELISTED
Felcor Lodging Trust
FCH
$2.92M 0.01%
323,090
+263,290
+440% +$2.38M
NSH
1570
DELISTED
NuStar GP Holdings LLC
NSH
$2.91M 0.01%
85,485
+77,978
+1,039% +$2.65M
HNI icon
1571
HNI Corp
HNI
$2.07B
$2.91M 0.01%
+79,500
New +$2.91M
MGCD
1572
DELISTED
MGC Diagnostics Corporation
MGCD
$2.9M 0.01%
254,485
+12,773
+5% +$146K
STRR
1573
DELISTED
Star Equity Holdings
STRR
$2.9M 0.01%
16,895
+187
+1% +$32.1K
CAVM
1574
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
$2.9M 0.01%
66,200
+14,300
+28% +$625K
DAR icon
1575
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$4.97B
$2.89M 0.01%
+144,564
New +$2.89M