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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$429M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
$303M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
$218M |
| 4 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
$211M |
| 5 |
Intel
INTC
|
$207M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
$351M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
$157M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$148M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.88% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.91% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.86% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151
Electronic Arts
EA
$41.8B
| $62.3M | 0.13% |
1,060,064
+508,500
| +92% | +$29.9M |
|
|
ALR
152
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR
| $61.9M | 0.13% |
1,266,124
+876,000
| +225% | +$42.8M |
|
153
Mattel
MAT
$6.06B
| $61.5M | 0.13% |
+2,691,299
| New | +$61.5M |
|
154
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$842M
| $61.1M | 0.13% |
4,884,997
-30,300
| -0.6% | -$379K |
|
|
FTR
155
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $61M | 0.13% |
576,808
+402,735
| +231% | +$42.6M |
|
156
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.68B
| $60.9M | 0.13% |
1,405,400
+85,000
| +6% | +$3.68M |
|
157
UGI
UGI
$7.39B
| $60.8M | 0.13% |
1,866,450
+188,800
| +11% | +$6.15M |
|
158
Dominion Energy
D
$49.3B
| $60.7M | 0.13% |
857,100
-346,600
| -29% | -$24.6M |
|
159
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.44B
| $60.7M | 0.13% |
1,900,300
| – | – |
|
160
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$12.7B
| $60.5M | 0.13% |
2,092,100
+388,006
| +23% | +$11.2M |
|
161
American Electric Power
AEP
$57.7B
| $59.9M | 0.13% |
1,064,300
-8,100
| -0.8% | -$456K |
|
|
CY
162
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
| $59.8M | 0.13% |
4,238,869
+2,975,169
| +235% | +$42M |
|
163
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.87B
| $59.6M | 0.13% |
1,961,936
+161,725
| +9% | +$4.91M |
|
|
CST
164
DELISTED
CST Brands, Inc.
CST
| $59.3M | 0.13% |
1,353,200
+534,700
| +65% | +$23.4M |
|
165
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.02T
| $59.2M | 0.13% |
113,199,720
+32,820,000
| +41% | +$17.2M |
|
166
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.3B
| $58.7M | 0.13% |
+1,146,234
| New | +$58.7M |
|
|
ISBC
167
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
| $58.2M | 0.12% |
4,966,725
-1,401,100
| -22% | -$16.4M |
|
168
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$203B
| $57.7M | 0.12% |
956,319
+220,500
| +30% | +$13.3M |
|
|
TARO
169
DELISTED
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
TARO
| $57.6M | 0.12% |
408,606
+5,106
| +1% | +$720K |
|
|
MWV
170
DELISTED
MEADWESTVACO CORP
MWV
| $57.4M | 0.12% |
1,150,700
+672,900
| +141% | +$33.6M |
|
171
Voya Financial
VOYA
$7.39B
| $57.3M | 0.12% |
1,330,300
+563,400
| +73% | +$24.3M |
|
172
Best Buy
BBY
$16.3B
| $57.3M | 0.12% |
+1,516,100
| New | +$57.3M |
|
173
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$9.9B
| $57.3M | 0.12% |
2,589,800
+1,101,900
| +74% | +$24.4M |
|
174
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$17.4B
| $57M | 0.12% |
649,500
+328,200
| +102% | +$28.8M |
|
175
Caterpillar
CAT
$197B
| $56.9M | 0.12% |
710,600
-107,080
| -13% | -$8.57M |
|