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 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$349M |
| 2 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$280M |
| 3 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$262M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$167M |
| 5 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$166M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$232M |
| 2 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$226M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$213M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$203M |
| 5 |
B
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
|
+$193M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 13.83% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.18% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.43% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.95% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.9% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ATRS
1976
DELISTED
Antares Pharma, Inc.
ATRS
| $2.85M | 0.01% |
2,717,852
+486,683
| +22% | +$511K |
|
1977
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$369M
| $2.84M | 0.01% |
404,064
-784,636
| -66% | -$5.52M |
|
|
AVX
1978
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
| $2.84M | 0.01% |
209,200
+107,900
| +107% | +$1.47M |
|
1979
Astronics
ATRO
$1.42B
| $2.84M | 0.01% |
112,809
-31,874
| -22% | -$802K |
|
|
POT
1980
DELISTED
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
| $2.83M | 0.01% |
174,299
-1,048,000
| -86% | -$17M |
|
|
TIVO
1981
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
| $2.83M | 0.01% |
+180,900
| New | +$2.83M |
|
1982
FerroAtlántica
GSM
$774M
| $2.83M | 0.01% |
328,200
-168,400
| -34% | -$1.45M |
|
1983
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$486M
| $2.82M | 0.01% |
+42,100
| New | +$2.82M |
|
|
CVRR
1984
DELISTED
CVR Refining, LP
CVRR
| $2.82M | 0.01% |
363,423
-101,077
| -22% | -$783K |
|
|
ENLK
1985
DELISTED
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
ENLK
| $2.81M | 0.01% |
169,100
+71,400
| +73% | +$1.19M |
|
1986
Financial Institutions
FISI
$529M
| $2.81M | 0.01% |
107,800
+17,600
| +20% | +$459K |
|
1987
LiveRamp
RAMP
$1.74B
| $2.81M | 0.01% |
127,745
+93,700
| +275% | +$2.06M |
|
1988
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.31B
| $2.8M | 0.01% |
99,271
-195,600
| -66% | -$5.52M |
|
1989
BK Technologies
BKTI
$275M
| $2.8M | 0.01% |
109,960
-180
| -0.2% | -$4.58K |
|
|
SNC
1990
DELISTED
State National Companies, Inc.
SNC
| $2.79M | 0.01% |
265,369
+89,669
| +51% | +$944K |
|
1991
Allot
ALLT
$433M
| $2.79M | 0.01% |
566,000
+145,600
| +35% | +$716K |
|
1992
Cognex
CGNX
$7.43B
| $2.78M | 0.01% |
129,056
-58,600
| -31% | -$1.26M |
|
1993
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$19.3B
| $2.78M | 0.01% |
33,000
-190,700
| -85% | -$16.1M |
|
|
OAKS
1994
DELISTED
Five Oaks Investment Corp.
OAKS
| $2.78M | 0.01% |
506,810
-218,090
| -30% | -$1.19M |
|
1995
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$4.59B
| $2.78M | 0.01% |
300,375
+8,325
| +3% | +$76.9K |
|
|
CLD
1996
DELISTED
Cloud Peak Energy Inc
CLD
| $2.78M | 0.01% |
1,347,200
+861,500
| +177% | +$1.77M |
|
1997
Treehouse Foods
THS
$877M
| $2.77M | 0.01% |
27,000
-136,900
| -84% | -$14.1M |
|
|
QUMU
1998
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
| $2.77M | 0.01% |
624,059
+13,100
| +2% | +$58.2K |
|
1999
Embotelladora Andina Series A
AKO.A
$3.04B
| $2.77M | 0.01% |
144,000
+2,600
| +2% | +$50K |
|
|
SYNC
2000
DELISTED
Synacor, Inc.
SYNC
| $2.77M | 0.01% |
898,900
+268,567
| +43% | +$827K |
|