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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TESO
1976
DELISTED
Tesco Corp
TESO
| $2.98M | 0.01% |
346,500
+47,784
| +16% | +$411K |
|
1977
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
$624M
| $2.98M | 0.01% |
297,300
-11,300
| -4% | -$113K |
|
|
RLH
1978
DELISTED
Red Lions Hotel Corporation
RLH
| $2.98M | 0.01% |
353,000
-4,800
| -1% | -$40.5K |
|
|
OB
1979
DELISTED
Onebeacon Insurance Group Ltd
OB
| $2.97M | 0.01% |
233,600
+94,898
| +68% | +$1.21M |
|
1980
LSI Industries
LYTS
$686M
| $2.97M | 0.01% |
252,600
+41,000
| +19% | +$482K |
|
1981
Green Plains
GPRE
$631M
| $2.96M | 0.01% |
+185,343
| New | +$2.96M |
|
|
BBBY
1982
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
| $2.96M | 0.01% |
59,560
-558,800
| -90% | -$27.7M |
|
|
LIOX
1983
DELISTED
Lionbridge Technologies
LIOX
| $2.95M | 0.01% |
583,600
+46,100
| +9% | +$233K |
|
|
MBTF
1984
DELISTED
MBT Financial Corporation
MBTF
| $2.95M | 0.01% |
366,647
+23,791
| +7% | +$192K |
|
|
CATM
1985
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
| $2.95M | 0.01% |
81,900
+14,500
| +22% | +$522K |
|
|
MFSF
1986
DELISTED
MutualFirst Financial Inc
MFSF
| $2.94M | 0.01% |
116,800
+7,000
| +6% | +$176K |
|
1987
Wabash National
WNC
$457M
| $2.94M | 0.01% |
+222,800
| New | +$2.94M |
|
1988
Evolution Petroleum
EPM
$179M
| $2.94M | 0.01% |
604,700
+40,900
| +7% | +$199K |
|
1989
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
$604M
| $2.93M | 0.01% |
106,897
+6,897
| +7% | +$189K |
|
|
CYBE
1990
DELISTED
Cyberoptics Corp
CYBE
| $2.93M | 0.01% |
313,800
+15,600
| +5% | +$146K |
|
|
GSH
1991
DELISTED
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd
GSH
| $2.92M | 0.01% |
136,400
+5,100
| +4% | +$109K |
|
1992
Grifois
GRFS
$6.72B
| $2.91M | 0.01% |
+188,304
| New | +$2.91M |
|
1993
CBIZ
CBZ
$3.01B
| $2.91M | 0.01% |
288,616
-210,244
| -42% | -$2.12M |
|
|
STS
1994
DELISTED
Supreme Industries Inc Class A
STS
| $2.9M | 0.01% |
328,471
+61,593
| +23% | +$545K |
|
1995
New Oriental
EDU
$8.79B
| $2.9M | 0.01% |
83,800
-123,000
| -59% | -$4.26M |
|
1996
B&G Foods
BGS
$360M
| $2.89M | 0.01% |
82,900
-98,200
| -54% | -$3.42M |
|
1997
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$2.73B
| $2.88M | 0.01% |
156,000
+127,400
| +445% | +$2.35M |
|
1998
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$18.4B
| $2.88M | 0.01% |
52,872
-12,355
| -19% | -$673K |
|
|
TNGO
1999
DELISTED
Tangoe, Inc.
TNGO
| $2.88M | 0.01% |
364,500
+12,100
| +3% | +$95.5K |
|
|
AEGR
2000
DELISTED
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AEGR
| $2.87M | 0.01% |
776,429
+650,529
| +517% | +$2.41M |
|