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
+30.28%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$12.9B
Cap. Flow
-$7.32B
Cap. Flow %
-6.32%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.35%
Holding
3,987
New
586
Increased
1,423
Reduced
1,366
Closed
597

Top Buys

1
ZM icon
Zoom
ZM
+$1.14B
2
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$537M
3
TMUS icon
T-Mobile US
TMUS
+$504M
4
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$474M
5
KR icon
Kroger
KR
+$448M

Sector Composition

1 Healthcare 23.45%
2 Technology 16.11%
3 Consumer Staples 10.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Communication Services 9.52%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PBPB icon
1751
Potbelly
PBPB
$514M
$4.21M ﹤0.01%
1,846,695
+19,600
+1% +$44.7K
BSV icon
1752
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$38.5B
$4.2M ﹤0.01%
50,502
-64,298
-56% -$5.34M
HST icon
1753
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$12.1B
$4.2M ﹤0.01%
388,865
-511,179
-57% -$5.52M
CAG icon
1754
Conagra Brands
CAG
$9.18B
$4.19M ﹤0.01%
118,981
+63,181
+113% +$2.22M
FNLC icon
1755
First Bancorp
FNLC
$301M
$4.18M ﹤0.01%
192,595
-25,005
-11% -$543K
DCI icon
1756
Donaldson
DCI
$9.42B
$4.17M ﹤0.01%
+89,600
New +$4.17M
ORRF icon
1757
Orrstown Financial Services
ORRF
$687M
$4.17M ﹤0.01%
282,399
-1,477
-0.5% -$21.8K
BMA icon
1758
Banco Macro
BMA
$2.8B
$4.13M ﹤0.01%
222,497
+128,797
+137% +$2.39M
ESGR
1759
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$4.13M ﹤0.01%
27,000
-10,100
-27% -$1.54M
CFMS
1760
DELISTED
Conformis, Inc. Common Stock
CFMS
$4.12M ﹤0.01%
201,168
-9,442
-4% -$194K
AKCA
1761
DELISTED
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
AKCA
$4.12M ﹤0.01%
300,504
+266,104
+774% +$3.65M
HOV icon
1762
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$895M
$4.12M ﹤0.01%
175,915
-35,700
-17% -$835K
SCOR icon
1763
Comscore
SCOR
$34.1M
$4.11M ﹤0.01%
66,362
-2,500
-4% -$155K
ECOL
1764
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$4.11M ﹤0.01%
121,306
-78,900
-39% -$2.67M
FARM icon
1765
Farmer Brothers
FARM
$39.4M
$4.1M ﹤0.01%
558,500
+26,100
+5% +$192K
PW
1766
Power REIT
PW
$3.56M
$4.1M ﹤0.01%
142,496
+31,300
+28% +$900K
TFI icon
1767
SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETF
TFI
$3.23B
$4.09M ﹤0.01%
79,200
+74,000
+1,423% +$3.82M
SMBK icon
1768
SmartFinancial
SMBK
$627M
$4.09M ﹤0.01%
252,574
-30,200
-11% -$489K
BDC icon
1769
Belden
BDC
$5.21B
$4.09M ﹤0.01%
125,500
+52,607
+72% +$1.71M
PTLA
1770
DELISTED
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PTLA
$4.08M ﹤0.01%
226,500
-712,497
-76% -$12.8M
PWOD
1771
DELISTED
Penns Woods Bancorp
PWOD
$4.07M ﹤0.01%
179,102
-2,400
-1% -$54.5K
PRTA icon
1772
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$442M
$4.06M ﹤0.01%
387,962
+303,062
+357% +$3.17M
RH icon
1773
RH
RH
$4.08B
$4.06M ﹤0.01%
16,300
-1,258,879
-99% -$313M
VOXX
1774
DELISTED
VOXX International Corporation Class A
VOXX
$4.06M ﹤0.01%
701,720
+138,398
+25% +$800K
ARKK icon
1775
ARK Innovation ETF
ARKK
$7.4B
$4.05M ﹤0.01%
56,800
+47,100
+486% +$3.36M