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
-6.1%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$41.9B
AUM Growth
-$1.99B
Cap. Flow
+$641M
Cap. Flow %
1.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.94%
Holding
3,649
New
454
Increased
1,733
Reduced
914
Closed
519

Top Sells

1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$306M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$215M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$193M
4
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$177M
5
WMT icon
Walmart
WMT
+$174M

Sector Composition

1 Healthcare 13.17%
2 Financials 11.79%
3 Technology 11.03%
4 Consumer Staples 10.42%
5 Industrials 9.56%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TLT icon
1576
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$49.6B
$3.76M 0.01%
+30,400
New +$3.76M
ZSPH
1577
DELISTED
ZS PHARMA INC COMS TK (DE)
ZSPH
$3.74M 0.01%
57,000
-42,334
-43% -$2.78M
JOUT icon
1578
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$422M
$3.74M 0.01%
177,300
+12,938
+8% +$273K
JBTM
1579
JBT Marel Corporation
JBTM
$7.14B
$3.74M 0.01%
97,700
-5,200
-5% -$199K
FENG
1580
Phoenix New Media
FENG
$30.7M
$3.73M 0.01%
142,083
+14,633
+11% +$385K
GPI icon
1581
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.03B
$3.73M 0.01%
+43,800
New +$3.73M
SIX
1582
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$3.72M 0.01%
81,300
-110,600
-58% -$5.06M
RLD
1583
DELISTED
REALD INC COM STK
RLD
$3.71M 0.01%
385,800
-36,800
-9% -$354K
ANCX
1584
DELISTED
Access National Corporation
ANCX
$3.71M 0.01%
182,000
+41,425
+29% +$844K
SXI icon
1585
Standex International
SXI
$2.47B
$3.7M 0.01%
+49,100
New +$3.7M
CLMB icon
1586
Climb Global Solutions
CLMB
$608M
$3.7M 0.01%
217,400
+6,300
+3% +$107K
BELFB
1587
Bel Fuse Class B
BELFB
$1.79B
$3.69M 0.01%
189,900
+14,200
+8% +$276K
COHU icon
1588
Cohu
COHU
$964M
$3.69M 0.01%
373,700
+74,800
+25% +$738K
BWP
1589
DELISTED
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners
BWP
$3.68M 0.01%
312,596
-255,716
-45% -$3.01M
KCLI
1590
DELISTED
KANSAS CITY LIFE INS CO NEW (MO)
KCLI
$3.68M 0.01%
78,300
+51,510
+192% +$2.42M
LGIH icon
1591
LGI Homes
LGIH
$1.39B
$3.67M 0.01%
+135,100
New +$3.67M
GBNK
1592
DELISTED
Guaranty Bancorp
GBNK
$3.67M 0.01%
222,820
+70,500
+46% +$1.16M
INCY icon
1593
Incyte
INCY
$16.2B
$3.66M 0.01%
33,200
-241,800
-88% -$26.7M
CSTE icon
1594
Caesarstone
CSTE
$48.4M
$3.66M 0.01%
+120,440
New +$3.66M
MDCO
1595
DELISTED
Medicines Co
MDCO
$3.66M 0.01%
+96,432
New +$3.66M
LFC
1596
DELISTED
China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
LFC
$3.65M 0.01%
+210,195
New +$3.65M
VSEC icon
1597
VSE Corp
VSEC
$3.4B
$3.65M 0.01%
182,200
-6,054
-3% -$121K
UMH
1598
UMH Properties
UMH
$1.29B
$3.64M 0.01%
391,740
+82,492
+27% +$767K
EEQ
1599
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Management Llc
EEQ
$3.64M 0.01%
+210,450
New +$3.64M
SHLX
1600
DELISTED
Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.
SHLX
$3.63M 0.01%
123,491
+67,941
+122% +$2M