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 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$1.76B |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$1.37B |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$623M |
| 4 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$398M |
| 5 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$394M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$1.54B |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$603M |
| 3 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$366M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$365M |
| 5 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$353M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 21.21% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.91% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.45% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.47% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.24% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.9B
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
58,773
-65,698
| -53% | -$4.62M |
|
1977
Mersana Therapeutics
MRSN
$35.6M
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
28,791
-1,878
| -6% | -$269K |
|
1978
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.42B
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
+127,100
| New | +$4.12M |
|
1979
Masimo
MASI
$8.01B
| $4.11M | ﹤0.01% |
26,021
-78,679
| -75% | -$12.4M |
|
1980
Aviat Networks
AVNW
$306M
| $4.09M | ﹤0.01% |
582,170
-400
| -0.1% | -$2.81K |
|
1981
Cactus
WHD
$2.74B
| $4.07M | ﹤0.01% |
118,500
-178,900
| -60% | -$6.14M |
|
1982
Airgain
AIRG
$48.9M
| $4.06M | ﹤0.01% |
379,410
+63,100
| +20% | +$675K |
|
1983
LCNB Corp
LCNB
$223M
| $4.05M | ﹤0.01% |
209,616
+2,200
| +1% | +$42.5K |
|
|
FLY
1984
DELISTED
Fly Leasing Limited
FLY
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
206,118
-77,607
| -27% | -$1.52M |
|
1985
Genie Energy
GNE
$404M
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
522,097
+700
| +0.1% | +$5.41K |
|
1986
argenx
ARGX
$46.3B
| $4.03M | ﹤0.01% |
25,091
-409
| -2% | -$65.7K |
|
|
IVAC
1987
DELISTED
Intevac Inc
IVAC
| $4.02M | ﹤0.01% |
569,645
+20,236
| +4% | +$143K |
|
1988
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$347M
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
116,200
+80,300
| +224% | +$2.77M |
|
1989
ORIX
IX
$30B
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
240,500
+47,500
| +25% | +$792K |
|
|
VCRA
1990
DELISTED
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
VCRA
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
193,087
+40,987
| +27% | +$851K |
|
1991
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$781M
| $4M | ﹤0.01% |
283,400
+117,200
| +71% | +$1.66M |
|
|
CWBC
1992
Community West Bancshares
CWBC
$403M
| $4M | ﹤0.01% |
184,581
+26,100
| +16% | +$566K |
|
|
QTS
1993
DELISTED
QTS REALTY TRUST, INC.
QTS
| $4M | ﹤0.01% |
73,700
+66,900
| +984% | +$3.63M |
|
1994
Greif Class B
GEF.B
$2.46B
| $3.99M | ﹤0.01% |
77,110
+19,600
| +34% | +$1.01M |
|
1995
Global Ship Lease
GSL
$1.14B
| $3.99M | ﹤0.01% |
451,701
+148,826
| +49% | +$1.31M |
|
|
GTS
1996
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
| $3.99M | ﹤0.01% |
215,515
-249,451
| -54% | -$4.61M |
|
1997
Olin
OLN
$3.02B
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
230,700
-81,100
| -26% | -$1.4M |
|
1998
AMES National
ATLO
$182M
| $3.96M | ﹤0.01% |
141,200
+12,200
| +9% | +$342K |
|
1999
Stellar Bancorp
STEL
$1.61B
| $3.96M | ﹤0.01% |
127,300
+79,000
| +164% | +$2.46M |
|
2000
Cummins
CMI
$56.5B
| $3.96M | ﹤0.01% |
+22,100
| New | +$3.96M |
|