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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$306M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$177M |
| 3 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$128M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$128M |
| 5 |
McKesson
MCK
|
+$123M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$466M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$319M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$218M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$215M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$191M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.5% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.64% |
| 3 | Industrials | 10.38% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.17% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.04% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976
Broadridge
BR
$29.1B
| $2.27M | 0.01% |
45,400
-216,100
| -83% | -$10.8M |
|
1977
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$53.4M
| $2.27M | 0.01% |
150,004
+63,104
| +73% | +$954K |
|
|
VLTC
1978
DELISTED
Voltari Corporation
VLTC
| $2.26M | 0.01% |
400,700
+369,100
| +1,168% | +$2.09M |
|
1979
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$1.2B
| $2.26M | 0.01% |
249,200
-109,200
| -30% | -$992K |
|
|
FLTX
1980
DELISTED
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
| $2.26M | 0.01% |
+48,300
| New | +$2.26M |
|
|
HIVE
1981
DELISTED
AEROHIVE NETWORKS, INC.
HIVE
| $2.26M | 0.01% |
323,900
+212,300
| +190% | +$1.48M |
|
|
FSYS
1982
DELISTED
FUEL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS INC COM STK
FSYS
| $2.26M | 0.01% |
302,281
+102,159
| +51% | +$764K |
|
1983
York Water
YORW
$438M
| $2.26M | 0.01% |
108,300
+10,600
| +11% | +$221K |
|
|
STS
1984
DELISTED
Supreme Industries Inc Class A
STS
| $2.26M | 0.01% |
263,421
+13,943
| +6% | +$120K |
|
|
SURG
1985
DELISTED
SYNERGETICS USA, INC.
SURG
| $2.26M | 0.01% |
480,436
+92,876
| +24% | +$437K |
|
|
MSCC
1986
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
| $2.25M | 0.01% |
64,427
-39,771
| -38% | -$1.39M |
|
1987
CVR Partners
UAN
$980M
| $2.25M | 0.01% |
17,812
+5,896
| +49% | +$745K |
|
1988
Gulf Resources
GURE
$9.21M
| $2.25M | 0.01% |
217,860
+14,520
| +7% | +$150K |
|
|
IBTX
1989
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
| $2.25M | 0.01% |
52,395
-18,105
| -26% | -$777K |
|
|
ELLI
1990
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
| $2.25M | 0.01% |
32,200
-18,800
| -37% | -$1.31M |
|
|
GAS
1991
DELISTED
AGL RESOURCES INC (HOLDING CO)
GAS
| $2.24M | 0.01% |
48,200
-41,400
| -46% | -$1.93M |
|
|
VTTI
1992
DELISTED
VTTI Energy Partners LP
VTTI
| $2.24M | 0.01% |
89,496
+14,272
| +19% | +$357K |
|
1993
Skywest
SKYW
$4.24B
| $2.24M | 0.01% |
148,829
+125,129
| +528% | +$1.88M |
|
|
OSIR
1994
DELISTED
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
OSIR
| $2.24M | 0.01% |
115,020
+87,920
| +324% | +$1.71M |
|
1995
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.02B
| $2.23M | 0.01% |
64,000
-13,177
| -17% | -$460K |
|
1996
Century Casinos
CNTY
$82M
| $2.23M | 0.01% |
353,900
+16,000
| +5% | +$101K |
|
|
ISCA
1997
DELISTED
International Speedway Corp
ISCA
| $2.23M | 0.01% |
60,700
+45,900
| +310% | +$1.68M |
|
1998
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$861M
| $2.22M | 0.01% |
+263,588
| New | +$2.22M |
|
|
SMED
1999
DELISTED
Sharps Compliance Corp
SMED
| $2.21M | 0.01% |
318,400
+40,000
| +14% | +$278K |
|
|
BEL
2000
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
| $2.21M | 0.01% |
176,800
+122,600
| +226% | +$1.53M |
|