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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$441M |
| 2 |
Verizon
VZ
|
$217M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
$132M |
| 4 |
Vodafone
VOD
|
$131M |
| 5 |
Kinder Morgan
KMI
|
$129M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$279M |
| 2 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
$246M |
| 3 |
Walmart
WMT
|
$232M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$226M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
$181M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 14.88% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.29% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.79% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.98% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.11% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151
Omnicom Group
OMC
$15.2B
| $54.6M | 0.13% |
751,900
+596,600
| +384% | +$43.3M |
|
152
Ecolab
ECL
$78B
| $54.6M | 0.13% |
505,418
+240,496
| +91% | +$26M |
|
|
ROC
153
DELISTED
ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC
ROC
| $54.5M | 0.13% |
732,900
-75,500
| -9% | -$5.62M |
|
154
Westlake Corp
WLK
$11.2B
| $54.3M | 0.13% |
821,200
+63,800
| +8% | +$4.22M |
|
155
Yum! Brands
YUM
$39.9B
| $54.3M | 0.13% |
+1,001,562
| New | +$54.3M |
|
156
Illumina
ILMN
$15.5B
| $54.3M | 0.13% |
375,341
+329,474
| +718% | +$47.6M |
|
157
Akamai
AKAM
$11.1B
| $54.1M | 0.13% |
+929,401
| New | +$54.1M |
|
|
PLKI
158
DELISTED
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
PLKI
| $54M | 0.13% |
1,329,145
-21,499
| -2% | -$874K |
|
159
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$38.4B
| $53.9M | 0.13% |
432,700
-2,300
| -0.5% | -$286K |
|
|
AVP
160
DELISTED
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
| $53.8M | 0.13% |
+3,676,546
| New | +$53.8M |
|
161
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$15.1B
| $53.6M | 0.13% |
1,022,910
+459,402
| +82% | +$24.1M |
|
162
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$37.8B
| $53.4M | 0.13% |
2,455,160
+812,794
| +49% | +$17.7M |
|
|
MXIM
163
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
| $53.2M | 0.13% |
1,607,400
-1,347,700
| -46% | -$44.6M |
|
164
Flowers Foods
FLO
$3.09B
| $52.8M | 0.13% |
2,462,350
-845,832
| -26% | -$18.1M |
|
165
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$20.4B
| $52.5M | 0.13% |
1,005,199
+961,369
| +2,193% | +$50.2M |
|
166
Telecom Argentina
TEO
$3.61B
| $52.2M | 0.13% |
2,734,700
+7,400
| +0.3% | +$141K |
|
167
A.O. Smith
AOS
$10.2B
| $51.2M | 0.12% |
2,227,264
+1,336,464
| +150% | +$30.8M |
|
|
NRF
168
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
NRF
| $51M | 0.12% |
1,609,068
+443,811
| +38% | +$14.1M |
|
169
Devon Energy
DVN
$22.6B
| $50.8M | 0.12% |
758,300
+747,000
| +6,611% | +$50M |
|
170
SEI Investments
SEIC
$11B
| $50.3M | 0.12% |
1,495,426
+331,626
| +28% | +$11.1M |
|
171
APA Corp
APA
$8.39B
| $50.2M | 0.12% |
+605,654
| New | +$50.2M |
|
172
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.82B
| $50.1M | 0.12% |
1,495,165
+872,565
| +140% | +$29.2M |
|
173
Expeditors International
EXPD
$16.5B
| $49.6M | 0.12% |
1,252,016
+890,300
| +246% | +$35.3M |
|
174
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.88T
| $49.6M | 0.12% |
822,684
+5,384
| +0.7% | +$324K |
|
175
Bio-Techne
TECH
$8.23B
| $49.3M | 0.12% |
2,310,800
-737,200
| -24% | -$15.7M |
|