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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ROIC
1926
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
| $3.26M | 0.01% |
+161,800
| New | +$3.26M |
|
|
BELFB
1927
Bel Fuse Class B
BELFB
$1.79B
| $3.24M | 0.01% |
222,200
+15,100
| +7% | +$220K |
|
1928
Sabesp
SBS
$16B
| $3.23M | 0.01% |
+489,000
| New | +$3.23M |
|
|
MESG
1929
DELISTED
XURA INC COM (DE)
MESG
| $3.22M | 0.01% |
163,800
+112,600
| +220% | +$2.21M |
|
|
ABCD
1930
DELISTED
Cambium Learning Group, Inc.
ABCD
| $3.22M | 0.01% |
754,100
-28,900
| -4% | -$123K |
|
1931
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$53.6M
| $3.22M | 0.01% |
231,400
+26,300
| +13% | +$366K |
|
1932
Matthews International
MATW
$763M
| $3.21M | 0.01% |
62,453
-13,400
| -18% | -$690K |
|
1933
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
$32.8M
| $3.21M | 0.01% |
288,900
-12,600
| -4% | -$140K |
|
|
PZN
1934
DELISTED
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Class A
PZN
| $3.21M | 0.01% |
425,100
+58,900
| +16% | +$445K |
|
1935
RCM Technologies
RCMT
$202M
| $3.2M | 0.01% |
603,200
+10,133
| +2% | +$53.8K |
|
|
LF
1936
DELISTED
LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES INC.
LF
| $3.2M | 0.01% |
3,218,932
+1,141,647
| +55% | +$1.14M |
|
1937
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$24.9B
| $3.2M | 0.01% |
118,690
-100,856
| -46% | -$2.72M |
|
1938
Rio Tinto
RIO
$101B
| $3.2M | 0.01% |
113,200
+91,700
| +427% | +$2.59M |
|
|
DNR
1939
DELISTED
Denbury Resources, Inc.
DNR
| $3.18M | 0.01% |
1,432,935
-1,880,500
| -57% | -$4.17M |
|
|
ARIA
1940
DELISTED
Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARIA
| $3.18M | 0.01% |
497,384
-279,497
| -36% | -$1.79M |
|
|
MCHB
1941
Mechanics Bancorp Class A Common Stock
MCHB
$3.03B
| $3.16M | 0.01% |
151,800
-19,600
| -11% | -$408K |
|
|
SGI
1942
DELISTED
Silicon Graphics Intl.
SGI
| $3.15M | 0.01% |
441,700
-2,433
| -0.5% | -$17.3K |
|
|
OIIM
1943
DELISTED
02Micro International Limited
OIIM
| $3.14M | 0.01% |
2,000,400
+15,800
| +0.8% | +$24.8K |
|
1944
Kemper
KMPR
$3.35B
| $3.13M | 0.01% |
106,000
-35,479
| -25% | -$1.05M |
|
1945
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$833M
| $3.13M | 0.01% |
178,100
+30,400
| +21% | +$534K |
|
|
SCX
1946
DELISTED
The L.S. Starrett Company
SCX
| $3.12M | 0.01% |
301,200
+12,100
| +4% | +$125K |
|
1947
Stagwell
STGW
$1.35B
| $3.11M | 0.01% |
131,900
+110,200
| +508% | +$2.6M |
|
1948
Home Bancorp
HBCP
$433M
| $3.11M | 0.01% |
115,900
+3,800
| +3% | +$102K |
|
1949
First Business Financial Services
FBIZ
$431M
| $3.1M | 0.01% |
135,300
-14,500
| -10% | -$332K |
|
1950
Tile Shop Holdings
TTSH
$273M
| $3.1M | 0.01% |
208,000
+116,300
| +127% | +$1.73M |
|