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 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
$238M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$224M |
| 3 |
MON
Monsanto Co
MON
|
$219M |
| 4 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
$215M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
$179M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
$242M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
$232M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
$205M |
| 4 |
Home Depot
HD
|
$188M |
| 5 |
Nike
NKE
|
$187M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Financials | 14.12% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.1% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.08% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.66% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
Aon
AON
$79.9B
| $80.4M | 0.13% |
720,601
+478,500
| +198% | +$53.4M |
|
177
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$5.63B
| $80.3M | 0.13% |
9,547,999
-1,802,500
| -16% | -$15.2M |
|
|
XLNX
178
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
| $79.9M | 0.13% |
1,323,605
-730,400
| -36% | -$44.1M |
|
179
Thor Industries
THO
$5.94B
| $79.9M | 0.13% |
798,500
+432,800
| +118% | +$43.3M |
|
180
Equinor
EQNR
$60.1B
| $79.8M | 0.13% |
4,377,100
+55,500
| +1% | +$1.01M |
|
181
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.6B
| $79.8M | 0.13% |
433,200
-243,700
| -36% | -$44.9M |
|
182
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$151B
| $79.7M | 0.13% |
1,120,500
-506,300
| -31% | -$36M |
|
|
ORBK
183
DELISTED
Orbotech Ltd
ORBK
| $79.5M | 0.13% |
2,380,200
+263,400
| +12% | +$8.8M |
|
|
184
Home Depot
HD
$417B
| $79.4M | 0.13% |
592,000
-1,402,700
| -70% | -$188M |
|
185
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.1B
| $79.1M | 0.13% |
1,054,068
+976,600
| +1,261% | +$73.3M |
|
186
Fortinet
FTNT
$60.4B
| $78.9M | 0.12% |
13,090,500
+6,783,000
| +108% | +$40.9M |
|
187
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$1.35B
| $78.7M | 0.12% |
3,899,700
-256,000
| -6% | -$5.17M |
|
188
Xcel Energy
XEL
$43B
| $78.7M | 0.12% |
1,933,400
+781,300
| +68% | +$31.8M |
|
189
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$21.7B
| $78.5M | 0.12% |
2,165,863
+217,900
| +11% | +$7.9M |
|
190
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$44.7B
| $78M | 0.12% |
1,916,800
-210,700
| -10% | -$8.58M |
|
191
Southern Company
SO
$101B
| $77.5M | 0.12% |
1,576,300
-9,000
| -0.6% | -$443K |
|
192
Arch Capital
ACGL
$34.1B
| $77.3M | 0.12% |
2,688,600
-586,800
| -18% | -$16.9M |
|
193
Argan
AGX
$2.92B
| $75.9M | 0.12% |
1,075,800
+141,500
| +15% | +$9.98M |
|
194
Leidos
LDOS
$23B
| $75.8M | 0.12% |
1,482,481
+454,531
| +44% | +$23.2M |
|
|
HAR
195
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
| $75.6M | 0.12% |
679,800
+621,600
| +1,068% | +$69.1M |
|
196
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$36.9B
| $74.9M | 0.12% |
+1,402,900
| New | +$74.9M |
|
197
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11B
| $74.9M | 0.12% |
1,424,900
+675,200
| +90% | +$35.5M |
|
198
PG&E
PCG
$33.2B
| $74.2M | 0.12% |
1,220,600
+661,100
| +118% | +$40.2M |
|
199
Williams Companies
WMB
$69.9B
| $74M | 0.12% |
+2,375,100
| New | +$74M |
|
200
PLDT
PHI
$4.21B
| $74M | 0.12% |
2,684,400
+150,300
| +6% | +$4.14M |
|