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
|
+$225M |
| 2 |
General Dynamics
GD
|
+$198M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$194M |
| 4 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
+$187M |
| 5 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$183M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
|
+$380M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$284M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$181M |
| 4 |
Exxon Mobil
XOM
|
+$152M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$148M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 13.51% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 12.97% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.48% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.23% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RTEC
1976
DELISTED
Rudolph Technologies Inc
RTEC
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
135,072
+101,072
| +297% | +$1.03M |
|
|
NPTN
1977
DELISTED
NEOPHOTONICS CORP
NPTN
| $1.38M | ﹤0.01% |
408,400
+203,960
| +100% | +$689K |
|
1978
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$680M
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
83,400
+1,108
| +1% | +$18.3K |
|
1979
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.48B
| $1.37M | ﹤0.01% |
+35,900
| New | +$1.37M |
|
|
QLTY
1980
DELISTED
QUALITY DISTR INC FLA
QLTY
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
128,200
-105,000
| -45% | -$1.12M |
|
1981
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.62B
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
62,800
+11,200
| +22% | +$243K |
|
1982
Asure Software
ASUR
$215M
| $1.36M | ﹤0.01% |
240,776
+2,900
| +1% | +$16.3K |
|
|
CCM
1983
Concord Medical Services
CCM
$24.8M
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
21,100
+880
| +4% | +$56.4K |
|
1984
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.07B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+77,811
| New | +$1.35M |
|
1985
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.9B
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
52,073
-59,900
| -53% | -$1.55M |
|
|
COWN
1986
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
| $1.35M | ﹤0.01% |
70,078
-91,366
| -57% | -$1.75M |
|
|
EOCC
1987
DELISTED
Enel Generacion Chile S.A.
EOCC
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
43,206
+28,611
| +196% | +$886K |
|
|
SNT
1988
Senstar Technologies
SNT
$105M
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
229,900
+56,900
| +33% | +$331K |
|
1989
City Holding Co
CHCO
$1.83B
| $1.34M | ﹤0.01% |
28,700
+10,273
| +56% | +$478K |
|
1990
LifeVantage
LFVN
$141M
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
146,565
+7,219
| +5% | +$65.7K |
|
|
NCTY
1991
The9 Ltd
NCTY
$145M
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
2,867
-142
| -5% | -$66K |
|
1992
Cheniere Energy
CQP
$25.2B
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
41,600
-43,400
| -51% | -$1.39M |
|
|
PHLT
1993
Performant Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
PHLT
$607M
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
199,800
-60,700
| -23% | -$404K |
|
1994
Safe Bulkers
SB
$466M
| $1.33M | ﹤0.01% |
+339,310
| New | +$1.33M |
|
1995
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund
XLV
$34.2B
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
+19,300
| New | +$1.32M |
|
1996
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$849M
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
161,440
+122,440
| +314% | +$1M |
|
1997
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
XLU
$21.3B
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
27,900
-5,400
| -16% | -$255K |
|
|
FRS
1998
DELISTED
FRISCH'S RESTAURANTS INC
FRS
| $1.32M | ﹤0.01% |
50,100
+2,600
| +5% | +$68.3K |
|
1999
Franklin Covey
FC
$240M
| $1.31M | ﹤0.01% |
67,729
+7,229
| +12% | +$140K |
|
|
MOCO
2000
DELISTED
Mocon Inc
MOCO
| $1.31M | ﹤0.01% |
72,920
+5,820
| +9% | +$104K |
|