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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$460M |
| 2 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$402M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$381M |
| 4 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$379M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$358M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$307M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
+$279M |
| 3 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$273M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$243M |
| 5 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$225M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.59% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.12% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.92% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.85% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 7.99% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$114M
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
106,482
-3,500
| -3% | -$124K |
|
|
PACW
1977
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
| $3.79M | ﹤0.01% |
97,500
-89,400
| -48% | -$3.47M |
|
1978
inTEST
INTT
$90.8M
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
784,457
-3,153
| -0.4% | -$15.2K |
|
|
MGIC
1979
Magic Software Enterprises
MGIC
$1B
| $3.76M | ﹤0.01% |
419,134
+8,769
| +2% | +$78.7K |
|
1980
Air T
AIRT
$67.8M
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
214,111
-4,651
| -2% | -$81.4K |
|
1981
Alpha Pro Tech
APT
$51.2M
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
1,098,286
-35,289
| -3% | -$120K |
|
1982
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.27B
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
99,800
-30,900
| -24% | -$1.16M |
|
1983
LCNB Corp
LCNB
$223M
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
196,916
+30,600
| +18% | +$581K |
|
1984
Grifois
GRFS
$6.72B
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
177,104
-107,600
| -38% | -$2.27M |
|
1985
Spyre Therapeutics
SYRE
$945M
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
21,800
+3,648
| +20% | +$625K |
|
1986
SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF
SPTS
$5.92B
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
124,205
-137,695
| -53% | -$4.13M |
|
1987
Ambac
AMBC
$413M
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
221,000
-64,200
| -23% | -$1.08M |
|
1988
Superior Group of Companies
SGC
$188M
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
217,000
-17,800
| -8% | -$305K |
|
1989
Oneok
OKE
$46B
| $3.71M | ﹤0.01% |
+53,914
| New | +$3.71M |
|
1990
Perion Network
PERI
$418M
| $3.71M | ﹤0.01% |
1,274,659
+66,340
| +5% | +$193K |
|
|
PCSB
1991
DELISTED
PCSB Financial Corporation
PCSB
| $3.71M | ﹤0.01% |
182,976
-1,800
| -1% | -$36.4K |
|
|
AVX
1992
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
| $3.7M | ﹤0.01% |
222,600
+115,400
| +108% | +$1.92M |
|
1993
Minerva Neurosciences
NERV
$15.2M
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
82,025
+16,587
| +25% | +$747K |
|
1994
Hillenbrand
HI
$1.73B
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
93,300
+27,990
| +43% | +$1.11M |
|
|
JAX
1995
DELISTED
J. Alexander's Holdings, Inc.
JAX
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
328,705
+40,505
| +14% | +$455K |
|
1996
Aegon
AEG
$12.2B
| $3.68M | ﹤0.01% |
837,611
+270,387
| +48% | +$1.19M |
|
1997
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$15.7B
| $3.68M | ﹤0.01% |
67,400
+39,900
| +145% | +$2.18M |
|
1998
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series A
BATRA
$2.86B
| $3.67M | ﹤0.01% |
131,939
-47,261
| -26% | -$1.31M |
|
|
GAU
1999
Galiano Gold
GAU
$654M
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
5,849,336
+803,716
| +16% | +$503K |
|
|
STCN
2000
DELISTED
Steel Connect, Inc. Common Stock
STCN
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
215,363
+3,115
| +1% | +$52.9K |
|