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 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$273M |
| 2 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$262M |
| 3 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
|
+$154M |
| 5 |
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
|
+$135M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$409M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$233M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$123M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$119M |
| 5 |
Kinder Morgan
KMI
|
+$116M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 15.87% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.46% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.99% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.44% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.58% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
PC Connection
CNXN
$1.6B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
54,800
-8,100
| -13% | -$167K |
|
|
XRA
2002
DELISTED
Exeter Resources Corporation
XRA
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
1,594,600
-81,800
| -5% | -$58.1K |
|
|
DRTX
2003
DELISTED
DURATA THERAPEUTICS INC COM STK (DE)
DRTX
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
66,200
+5,900
| +10% | +$100K |
|
2004
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$7.8B
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
42,779
-136,961
| -76% | -$3.6M |
|
|
CORV
2005
DELISTED
Correvio Pharma Corp. Ordinary Shares (Canada)
CORV
| $1.13M | ﹤0.01% |
143,298
-77,315
| -35% | -$607K |
|
2006
Taoping
TAOP
$4.56M
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
150
-3
| -2% | -$22.3K |
|
|
NED
2007
DELISTED
NOAH EDUCATION HOLDINGS LTD ADR (CYM)
NED
| $1.12M | ﹤0.01% |
401,100
+32,700
| +9% | +$90.9K |
|
2008
Matthews International
MATW
$763M
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
26,804
-77,696
| -74% | -$3.23M |
|
|
STNR
2009
DELISTED
STEINER LEISURE LTD
STNR
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
+25,712
| New | +$1.11M |
|
2010
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$53.6M
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
48,500
+1,700
| +4% | +$39K |
|
|
SPAN
2011
DELISTED
Span-America Medical Systems I
SPAN
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
52,300
+1,700
| +3% | +$36.1K |
|
2012
SITE Centers
SITC
$463M
| $1.11M | ﹤0.01% |
48,670
-1,335,678
| -96% | -$30.4M |
|
|
MBTF
2013
DELISTED
MBT Financial Corporation
MBTF
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
201,684
+12,992
| +7% | +$71.1K |
|
|
AUO
2014
DELISTED
AU Optronics Corp
AUO
| $1.1M | ﹤0.01% |
+261,300
| New | +$1.1M |
|
2015
Innovative Solutions & Support
ISSC
$197M
| $1.09M | ﹤0.01% |
146,800
-15,900
| -10% | -$118K |
|
2016
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
$604M
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
45,200
+14,700
| +48% | +$353K |
|
|
WSR
2017
Whitestone REIT
WSR
$664M
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
72,681
-14,519
| -17% | -$217K |
|
|
IIN
2018
DELISTED
IntriCon Corporation
IIN
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
126,100
+10,000
| +9% | +$85.7K |
|
|
LNBB
2019
DELISTED
L N B BANCORP INC
LNBB
| $1.08M | ﹤0.01% |
88,275
+17,261
| +24% | +$210K |
|
|
CAW
2020
DELISTED
CCA Industries, Inc.
CAW
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
308,200
+2,200
| +0.7% | +$7.63K |
|
|
HPY
2021
DELISTED
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. COM STK
HPY
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
25,900
-106,919
| -80% | -$4.4M |
|
|
GOLD
2022
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
| $1.07M | ﹤0.01% |
12,787
-6,393
| -33% | -$533K |
|
|
WAIR
2023
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
+53,300
| New | +$1.06M |
|
2024
KVH Industries
KVHI
$119M
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
81,100
-16,957
| -17% | -$221K |
|
|
DCOM
2025
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
66,955
+44,255
| +195% | +$699K |
|