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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$199M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$187M |
| 3 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$187M |
| 4 |
Chubb
CB
|
+$158M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$135M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$470M |
| 2 |
PRE
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
|
+$186M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$179M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$165M |
| 5 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$147M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Financials | 11.91% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.63% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.32% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.45% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901
Saic
SAIC
$4.9B
| $3.42M | 0.01% |
+64,100
| New | +$3.42M |
|
1902
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$78B
| $3.41M | 0.01% |
73,605
-73,693
| -50% | -$3.41M |
|
1903
ON Semiconductor
ON
$19.7B
| $3.41M | 0.01% |
355,296
-599,600
| -63% | -$5.75M |
|
1904
United-Guardian
UG
$35.8M
| $3.4M | 0.01% |
164,600
+7,900
| +5% | +$163K |
|
|
GBNK
1905
DELISTED
Guaranty Bancorp
GBNK
| $3.39M | 0.01% |
219,320
-13,200
| -6% | -$204K |
|
1906
Citizens & Northern Corp
CZNC
$311M
| $3.38M | 0.01% |
169,860
+42,860
| +34% | +$852K |
|
|
ANCX
1907
DELISTED
Access National Corporation
ANCX
| $3.37M | 0.01% |
169,700
-24,000
| -12% | -$476K |
|
1908
Avient
AVNT
$3.31B
| $3.35M | 0.01% |
+110,858
| New | +$3.35M |
|
|
TCP
1909
DELISTED
TC Pipelines LP
TCP
| $3.35M | 0.01% |
69,500
+24,600
| +55% | +$1.19M |
|
|
KNL
1910
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
| $3.34M | 0.01% |
154,100
-59,700
| -28% | -$1.29M |
|
1911
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$1.96B
| $3.33M | 0.01% |
+154,700
| New | +$3.33M |
|
|
UMPQ
1912
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
| $3.33M | 0.01% |
210,000
+192,900
| +1,128% | +$3.06M |
|
1913
Amphenol
APH
$145B
| $3.33M | 0.01% |
230,400
-1,540,000
| -87% | -$22.3M |
|
1914
Kimball Electronics
KE
$741M
| $3.32M | 0.01% |
297,275
+3,800
| +1% | +$42.5K |
|
|
CKH
1915
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
| $3.32M | 0.01% |
+63,074
| New | +$3.32M |
|
1916
Fluor
FLR
$6.63B
| $3.32M | 0.01% |
61,800
+24,800
| +67% | +$1.33M |
|
1917
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$5.38B
| $3.31M | 0.01% |
84,800
-15,803
| -16% | -$616K |
|
1918
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$8.88B
| $3.3M | 0.01% |
+270,685
| New | +$3.3M |
|
1919
Citi Trends
CTRN
$281M
| $3.29M | 0.01% |
184,500
-36,200
| -16% | -$646K |
|
|
FNFV
1920
DELISTED
Fidelity Natl Financial, Inc.
FNFV
| $3.28M | 0.01% |
302,400
+101,400
| +50% | +$1.1M |
|
|
CMRX
1921
DELISTED
Chimerix, Inc.
CMRX
| $3.27M | 0.01% |
+640,388
| New | +$3.27M |
|
|
KTWO
1922
DELISTED
K2M Group Holdings, Inc
KTWO
| $3.27M | 0.01% |
220,300
+160,400
| +268% | +$2.38M |
|
1923
Nature's Sunshine
NATR
$299M
| $3.27M | 0.01% |
340,100
+53,000
| +18% | +$509K |
|
|
GGP
1924
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
| $3.26M | 0.01% |
109,800
-18,600
| -14% | -$553K |
|
|
GTT
1925
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
| $3.26M | 0.01% |
197,200
+67,500
| +52% | +$1.12M |
|