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 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$349M |
| 2 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$280M |
| 3 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$262M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$167M |
| 5 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$166M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$232M |
| 2 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$226M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$213M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$203M |
| 5 |
B
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
|
+$193M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 13.83% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.18% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.43% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.95% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.9% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PDS
2001
Precision Drilling
PDS
$771M
| $2.77M | 0.01% |
26,123
-18,110
| -41% | -$1.92M |
|
|
INWK
2002
DELISTED
InnerWorkings, Inc.
INWK
| $2.77M | 0.01% |
334,456
+46,956
| +16% | +$388K |
|
2003
Timberland Bancorp
TSBK
$281M
| $2.76M | 0.01% |
184,200
+13,000
| +8% | +$195K |
|
2004
Transact Technologies
TACT
$46.9M
| $2.76M | 0.01% |
344,100
+24,229
| +8% | +$194K |
|
2005
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$27.8B
| $2.76M | 0.01% |
+311,600
| New | +$2.76M |
|
2006
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.24B
| $2.76M | 0.01% |
108,500
-105,700
| -49% | -$2.69M |
|
2007
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.04B
| $2.76M | 0.01% |
364,400
+93,282
| +34% | +$705K |
|
2008
St. Joe Company
JOE
$2.99B
| $2.75M | 0.01% |
155,400
-207,100
| -57% | -$3.67M |
|
|
PMBC
2009
DELISTED
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp
PMBC
| $2.75M | 0.01% |
386,600
+88,600
| +30% | +$629K |
|
|
MORE
2010
DELISTED
Monogram Residential Trust, Inc.
MORE
| $2.74M | 0.01% |
268,500
-314,200
| -54% | -$3.21M |
|
2011
Motorcar Parts of America
MPAA
$315M
| $2.74M | 0.01% |
+100,800
| New | +$2.74M |
|
2012
Friedman Industries
FRD
$155M
| $2.73M | 0.01% |
468,500
+3,400
| +0.7% | +$19.8K |
|
|
BREW
2013
DELISTED
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.
BREW
| $2.73M | 0.01% |
236,800
+34,200
| +17% | +$394K |
|
2014
Movado Group
MOV
$434M
| $2.73M | 0.01% |
125,700
+41,500
| +49% | +$900K |
|
2015
Saia
SAIA
$8.75B
| $2.73M | 0.01% |
108,400
-53,198
| -33% | -$1.34M |
|
2016
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$841M
| $2.72M | 0.01% |
208,600
+11,000
| +6% | +$144K |
|
|
TLP
2017
DELISTED
Transmontaigne
TLP
| $2.72M | 0.01% |
66,200
+57,600
| +670% | +$2.37M |
|
2018
LSI Industries
LYTS
$708M
| $2.72M | 0.01% |
245,530
-7,070
| -3% | -$78.3K |
|
2019
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.1B
| $2.72M | 0.01% |
+101,400
| New | +$2.72M |
|
2020
Trimble
TRMB
$19.2B
| $2.71M | 0.01% |
111,200
-678,444
| -86% | -$16.5M |
|
|
WPZ
2021
DELISTED
Williams Partners L.P.
WPZ
| $2.71M | 0.01% |
78,134
-2,038,665
| -96% | -$70.6M |
|
2022
TriNet
TNET
$3.33B
| $2.71M | 0.01% |
130,100
+53,800
| +71% | +$1.12M |
|
2023
Orrstown Financial Services
ORRF
$676M
| $2.7M | 0.01% |
149,300
+19,600
| +15% | +$354K |
|
2024
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$24.1B
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
10,400
+1,100
| +12% | +$285K |
|
2025
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.64B
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
209,000
-149,800
| -42% | -$1.93M |
|