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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$199M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$187M |
| 3 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$187M |
| 4 |
Chubb
CB
|
+$158M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$135M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$470M |
| 2 |
PRE
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
|
+$186M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$179M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$165M |
| 5 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$147M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Financials | 11.91% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.63% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.32% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.45% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MWW
2001
DELISTED
Monster Worldwide Inc
MWW
| $2.86M | 0.01% |
876,348
+639,700
| +270% | +$2.09M |
|
|
ARMH
2002
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
| $2.86M | 0.01% |
65,400
+50,900
| +351% | +$2.22M |
|
|
ELGX
2003
DELISTED
Endologix Inc
ELGX
| $2.86M | 0.01% |
+34,162
| New | +$2.86M |
|
|
XIFR
2004
XPLR Infrastructure, LP
XIFR
$947M
| $2.84M | 0.01% |
+104,600
| New | +$2.84M |
|
2005
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$299M
| $2.84M | 0.01% |
548,200
+27,300
| +5% | +$141K |
|
|
OMN
2006
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
| $2.84M | 0.01% |
510,775
+9,900
| +2% | +$55K |
|
|
MY
2007
DELISTED
CHINA MING YANG WIND PWR GRP LTD ADS RSPTG 1 ORD SHS (CHINA)
MY
| $2.84M | 0.01% |
1,183,084
+981,484
| +487% | +$2.36M |
|
2008
Tilly's
TLYS
$57.3M
| $2.84M | 0.01% |
423,700
-70,600
| -14% | -$472K |
|
|
SMED
2009
DELISTED
Sharps Compliance Corp
SMED
| $2.82M | 0.01% |
513,500
+54,500
| +12% | +$300K |
|
|
QUMU
2010
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
| $2.82M | 0.01% |
610,959
+10,200
| +2% | +$47K |
|
2011
C&F Financial
CFFI
$227M
| $2.82M | 0.01% |
73,700
+2,000
| +3% | +$76.4K |
|
2012
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.63B
| $2.81M | 0.01% |
+58,200
| New | +$2.81M |
|
|
CVG
2013
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
| $2.81M | 0.01% |
101,100
-21,000
| -17% | -$583K |
|
|
QLGC
2014
DELISTED
QLOGIC CORP
QLGC
| $2.79M | 0.01% |
+207,900
| New | +$2.79M |
|
|
EQM
2015
DELISTED
EQM Midstream Partners, LP
EQM
| $2.79M | 0.01% |
+37,500
| New | +$2.79M |
|
2016
Eastern Company
EML
$155M
| $2.78M | 0.01% |
169,500
+19,460
| +13% | +$320K |
|
2017
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.08B
| $2.78M | 0.01% |
142,300
+41,100
| +41% | +$803K |
|
2018
Arcos Dorados Holdings
ARCO
$1.43B
| $2.77M | 0.01% |
759,941
+734,798
| +2,922% | +$2.68M |
|
|
SIFI
2019
DELISTED
SI Financial Group, Inc. NEW MD
SIFI
| $2.77M | 0.01% |
198,615
+27,336
| +16% | +$381K |
|
2020
MKS Inc. Common Stock
MKSI
$7.73B
| $2.76M | 0.01% |
+73,352
| New | +$2.76M |
|
|
KRA
2021
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
| $2.75M | 0.01% |
158,800
+3,000
| +2% | +$51.9K |
|
|
SLI
2022
DELISTED
S L INDUSTRIES INC (DELAWARE)
SLI
| $2.75M | 0.01% |
80,800
+2,000
| +3% | +$68K |
|
2023
Evolent Health
EVH
$1.05B
| $2.74M | 0.01% |
259,100
+118,300
| +84% | +$1.25M |
|
2024
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$565M
| $2.73M | 0.01% |
68,889
+29,172
| +73% | +$1.16M |
|
|
GTS
2025
DELISTED
Triple-S Management Corporation
GTS
| $2.72M | 0.01% |
114,991
+32,794
| +40% | +$776K |
|