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 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$468M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$458M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$358M |
| 4 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$352M |
| 5 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
+$347M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
LLTC
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
|
+$482M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$255M |
| 3 |
Visa
V
|
+$226M |
| 4 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$201M |
| 5 |
Johnson Controls International
JCI
|
+$179M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.02% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.41% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.25% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.57% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.49% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976
Caleres
CAL
$503M
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
121,500
-43,100
| -26% | -$1.14M |
|
1977
Crawford & Co Class A
CRD.A
$527M
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
393,872
-6,628
| -2% | -$54K |
|
1978
CarParts.com
PRTS
$44M
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
956,200
-18,435
| -2% | -$61.8K |
|
1979
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$6.92B
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
+83,200
| New | +$3.2M |
|
1980
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$213M
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+222,625
| New | +$3.18M |
|
|
STCN
1981
DELISTED
Steel Connect, Inc. Common Stock
STCN
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
189,197
+19,585
| +12% | +$329K |
|
1982
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$3.51B
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
54,100
-41,300
| -43% | -$2.42M |
|
1983
Five Below
FIVE
$7.71B
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+73,300
| New | +$3.18M |
|
1984
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$565M
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
63,345
+41,697
| +193% | +$2.09M |
|
1985
Transact Technologies
TACT
$45.9M
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
391,371
+4,370
| +1% | +$35.4K |
|
1986
American Superconductor
AMSC
$2.54B
| $3.15M | ﹤0.01% |
459,588
+33,700
| +8% | +$231K |
|
1987
Verint Systems
VRNT
$1.23B
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
+142,104
| New | +$3.14M |
|
|
UCP
1988
DELISTED
UCP, Inc.
UCP
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
309,139
+114,539
| +59% | +$1.16M |
|
1989
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$943M
| $3.14M | ﹤0.01% |
10,890
+1,785
| +20% | +$514K |
|
|
KTWO
1990
DELISTED
K2M Group Holdings, Inc
KTWO
| $3.13M | ﹤0.01% |
152,640
-34,360
| -18% | -$705K |
|
|
MOCO
1991
DELISTED
Mocon Inc
MOCO
| $3.13M | ﹤0.01% |
142,800
+9,904
| +7% | +$217K |
|
|
1992
Deere & Co
DE
$127B
| $3.12M | ﹤0.01% |
28,700
-1,843,100
| -98% | -$201M |
|
1993
Friedman Industries
FRD
$149M
| $3.12M | ﹤0.01% |
484,100
+7,700
| +2% | +$49.7K |
|
1994
Pixelworks
PXLW
$61.8M
| $3.12M | ﹤0.01% |
55,700
+27,342
| +96% | +$1.53M |
|
1995
SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$8.12B
| $3.11M | ﹤0.01% |
28,100
-15,633
| -36% | -$1.73M |
|
|
FSB
1996
DELISTED
Franklin Financial Network, Inc.
FSB
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
80,000
-53,100
| -40% | -$2.06M |
|
|
KNL
1997
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
130,200
+113,500
| +680% | +$2.7M |
|
1998
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.77B
| $3.1M | ﹤0.01% |
63,104
+31,800
| +102% | +$1.56M |
|
1999
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$833M
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
125,000
-3,600
| -3% | -$89.1K |
|
|
XTLY
2000
DELISTED
Xactly Corporation
XTLY
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
259,700
-31,600
| -11% | -$376K |
|