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 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$656M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$612M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$405M |
| 4 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$353M |
| 5 |
Walmart
WMT
|
+$316M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$483M |
| 2 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$394M |
| 3 |
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
|
+$248M |
| 4 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$246M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$240M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 18.91% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.35% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.31% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.99% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976
Essential Properties Realty Trust
EPRT
$5.91B
| $3.58M | ﹤0.01% |
156,300
-127,500
| -45% | -$2.92M |
|
1977
Construction Partners
ROAD
$7.02B
| $3.58M | ﹤0.01% |
229,800
+134,200
| +140% | +$2.09M |
|
1978
Banco Santander
SAN
$149B
| $3.56M | ﹤0.01% |
+922,957
| New | +$3.56M |
|
|
SREV
1979
DELISTED
ServiceSource International, Inc.
SREV
| $3.55M | ﹤0.01% |
4,033,715
-31,500
| -0.8% | -$27.7K |
|
1980
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.75B
| $3.55M | ﹤0.01% |
93,051
-15,500
| -14% | -$591K |
|
|
STCN
1981
DELISTED
Steel Connect, Inc. Common Stock
STCN
| $3.55M | ﹤0.01% |
217,200
+1,837
| +0.9% | +$30K |
|
1982
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
RIGL
$681M
| $3.54M | ﹤0.01% |
189,464
+176,384
| +1,349% | +$3.3M |
|
1983
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.72B
| $3.54M | ﹤0.01% |
108,600
+55,900
| +106% | +$1.82M |
|
1984
Navigator Holdings
NVGS
$1.11B
| $3.54M | ﹤0.01% |
331,300
+24,800
| +8% | +$265K |
|
1985
FS Bancorp
FSBW
$315M
| $3.54M | ﹤0.01% |
134,700
+6,802
| +5% | +$179K |
|
1986
SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$8.12B
| $3.53M | ﹤0.01% |
32,500
-75,500
| -70% | -$8.21M |
|
1987
Terex
TEX
$3.46B
| $3.52M | ﹤0.01% |
+135,400
| New | +$3.52M |
|
1988
Primoris Services
PRIM
$6.59B
| $3.52M | ﹤0.01% |
179,317
-37,083
| -17% | -$727K |
|
|
NM
1989
DELISTED
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.
NM
| $3.51M | ﹤0.01% |
729,944
+140,000
| +24% | +$673K |
|
1990
Espey Mfg & Electronics Corp
ESP
$149M
| $3.49M | ﹤0.01% |
146,987
+100
| +0.1% | +$2.37K |
|
|
TGB
1991
Taseko Mines
TGB
$1.12B
| $3.48M | ﹤0.01% |
8,309,553
+227,319
| +3% | +$95.1K |
|
1992
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$914M
| $3.48M | ﹤0.01% |
+431,227
| New | +$3.48M |
|
1993
UTStarcom
UTSI
$21.9M
| $3.45M | ﹤0.01% |
288,518
-39
| -0% | -$466 |
|
1994
Cardlytics
CDLX
$59.6M
| $3.45M | ﹤0.01% |
+102,935
| New | +$3.45M |
|
1995
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$182M
| $3.45M | ﹤0.01% |
538,213
+8,400
| +2% | +$53.8K |
|
|
AIMC
1996
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.
AIMC
| $3.45M | ﹤0.01% |
+124,509
| New | +$3.45M |
|
1997
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$5.55B
| $3.44M | ﹤0.01% |
81,700
-36,200
| -31% | -$1.53M |
|
1998
Timken Company
TKR
$5.4B
| $3.44M | ﹤0.01% |
+79,100
| New | +$3.44M |
|
|
ZVO
1999
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
| $3.44M | ﹤0.01% |
1,747,100
+38,086
| +2% | +$75K |
|
|
APRN
2000
DELISTED
Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
APRN
| $3.43M | ﹤0.01% |
33,934
+16,200
| +91% | +$1.64M |
|