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 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
$331M |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
$266M |
| 3 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
$259M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
$232M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
$223M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$707M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$411M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$312M |
| 4 |
Walmart
WMT
|
$285M |
| 5 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
$282M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.74% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.99% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.9% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.96% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151
Skywest
SKYW
$4.81B
| $138M | 0.14% |
2,341,568
+181,500
| +8% | +$10.7M |
|
|
VGR
152
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
| $138M | 0.14% |
14,813,725
-253,933
| -2% | -$2.36M |
|
153
Cardinal Health
CAH
$35.7B
| $137M | 0.14% |
2,535,800
+2,179,400
| +612% | +$118M |
|
|
VAR
154
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
| $136M | 0.14% |
1,215,993
+725,193
| +148% | +$81.2M |
|
155
UGI
UGI
$7.43B
| $134M | 0.14% |
2,420,650
+196,000
| +9% | +$10.9M |
|
156
Rogers Communications
RCI
$19.4B
| $133M | 0.14% |
2,589,200
+203,400
| +9% | +$10.5M |
|
157
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.83B
| $133M | 0.14% |
3,524,900
+1,419,100
| +67% | +$53.5M |
|
158
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$13.6B
| $133M | 0.14% |
4,842,200
-7,200
| -0.1% | -$197K |
|
159
Sun Communities
SUI
$16.2B
| $132M | 0.14% |
1,300,000
+351,300
| +37% | +$35.7M |
|
160
RingCentral
RNG
$2.89B
| $132M | 0.14% |
1,415,816
-528,587
| -27% | -$49.2M |
|
161
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.1B
| $131M | 0.13% |
462,905
+21,419
| +5% | +$6.04M |
|
|
CCMP
162
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
| $130M | 0.13% |
1,258,809
-4,300
| -0.3% | -$444K |
|
163
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.96B
| $130M | 0.13% |
946,321
+821,121
| +656% | +$113M |
|
164
AT&T
T
$212B
| $129M | 0.13% |
5,076,461
+2,122,862
| +72% | +$53.8M |
|
165
Five Below
FIVE
$8.46B
| $127M | 0.13% |
976,200
-406,200
| -29% | -$52.8M |
|
166
Texas Instruments
TXN
$171B
| $126M | 0.13% |
+1,172,700
| New | +$126M |
|
|
GHDX
167
DELISTED
Genomic Health, Inc.
GHDX
| $125M | 0.13% |
1,783,100
+378,176
| +27% | +$26.6M |
|
168
New Oriental
EDU
$7.98B
| $125M | 0.13% |
+1,690,200
| New | +$125M |
|
169
Orion
OEC
$597M
| $125M | 0.13% |
3,881,996
+343,196
| +10% | +$11M |
|
170
Braskem
BAK
$1.4B
| $124M | 0.13% |
4,291,700
-84,600
| -2% | -$2.44M |
|
171
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$404M
| $123M | 0.13% |
1,871,311
-195,200
| -9% | -$12.8M |
|
|
NEWR
172
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
| $123M | 0.13% |
1,306,100
+215,100
| +20% | +$20.3M |
|
173
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.53B
| $122M | 0.13% |
1,492,624
+144,900
| +11% | +$11.9M |
|
|
CEO
174
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
| $122M | 0.13% |
615,652
+46,052
| +8% | +$9.1M |
|
175
Exelon
EXC
$43.9B
| $120M | 0.12% |
3,868,118
+1,976,960
| +105% | +$61.6M |
|