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 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$331M |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$266M |
| 3 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$259M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$232M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$223M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$707M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$411M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$312M |
| 4 |
Walmart
WMT
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
+$282M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.74% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.99% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.9% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.96% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CSS
1976
DELISTED
CSS Industries, Inc.
CSS
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
263,692
-14,508
| -5% | -$206K |
|
1977
Radian Group
RDN
$4.76B
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
180,625
+66,955
| +59% | +$1.38M |
|
1978
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals
EYPT
$920M
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
104,300
-8,130
| -7% | -$290K |
|
|
PFBI
1979
DELISTED
Premier Financial Bancorp
PFBI
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
201,288
-10,900
| -5% | -$202K |
|
1980
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.2B
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
161,872
+89,400
| +123% | +$2.04M |
|
|
MGIC
1981
Magic Software Enterprises
MGIC
$1B
| $3.67M | ﹤0.01% |
432,052
+37,100
| +9% | +$315K |
|
|
VVUS
1982
DELISTED
Vivus Inc
VVUS
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
828,373
+993
| +0.1% | +$4.38K |
|
1983
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.22B
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
+74,305
| New | +$3.65M |
|
1984
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH
$28.8B
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
68,600
-42,000
| -38% | -$2.24M |
|
|
DRRX
1985
DELISTED
DURECT Corp
DRRX
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
331,430
+4,481
| +1% | +$49.3K |
|
1986
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
XLY
$24.1B
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
31,100
-32,300
| -51% | -$3.79M |
|
1987
Chemours
CC
$2.51B
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
92,400
-243,000
| -72% | -$9.58M |
|
|
LUNA
1988
DELISTED
Luna Innovations Incorporated
LUNA
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
1,125,807
+20,902
| +2% | +$67.5K |
|
1989
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$1.24B
| $3.63M | ﹤0.01% |
+168,900
| New | +$3.63M |
|
|
RNWK
1990
DELISTED
RealNetworks Inc
RNWK
| $3.63M | ﹤0.01% |
1,234,278
-22,485
| -2% | -$66.1K |
|
1991
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.36B
| $3.62M | ﹤0.01% |
76,150
+40,480
| +113% | +$1.92M |
|
1992
Citi Trends
CTRN
$281M
| $3.62M | ﹤0.01% |
125,725
-74,350
| -37% | -$2.14M |
|
|
MN
1993
DELISTED
MANNING & NAPIER, INC.
MN
| $3.62M | ﹤0.01% |
1,225,300
+4,000
| +0.3% | +$11.8K |
|
1994
Laureate Education
LAUR
$4.33B
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
232,500
-59,800
| -20% | -$923K |
|
1995
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
AMPH
$1.3B
| $3.58M | ﹤0.01% |
186,100
+95,000
| +104% | +$1.83M |
|
1996
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$3.98B
| $3.58M | ﹤0.01% |
172,300
-50,900
| -23% | -$1.06M |
|
1997
Kforce
KFRC
$567M
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
95,048
+58,299
| +159% | +$2.19M |
|
|
HOLI
1998
DELISTED
Hollsys Automation Technologies INTERNATIONAL, LTD. COMMON (British Virgin Island)
HOLI
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
166,718
+15,700
| +10% | +$336K |
|
1999
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$66.9B
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
21,100
-14,000
| -40% | -$2.36M |
|
2000
Riverview Bancorp
RVSB
$102M
| $3.53M | ﹤0.01% |
399,207
+32,807
| +9% | +$290K |
|