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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$383M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
+$267M |
| 3 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$231M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$230M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$227M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$258M |
| 2 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$228M |
| 3 |
GAS
AGL RESOURCES INC (HOLDING CO)
GAS
|
+$216M |
| 4 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$142M |
| 5 |
TE
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
|
+$136M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 15.67% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.42% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.99% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.63% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
Escalade
ESCA
$173M
| $2.76M | ﹤0.01% |
216,200
+13,964
| +7% | +$178K |
|
2002
Sangamo Therapeutics
SGMO
$151M
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
594,500
+480,300
| +421% | +$2.22M |
|
2003
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$1.84B
| $2.75M | ﹤0.01% |
97,600
-171,800
| -64% | -$4.84M |
|
2004
Energy Transfer Partners
ET
$60.2B
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
163,352
-1,545,200
| -90% | -$25.9M |
|
2005
Pampa Energía
PAM
$3.22B
| $2.74M | ﹤0.01% |
84,400
-118,800
| -58% | -$3.85M |
|
2006
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$817M
| $2.73M | ﹤0.01% |
35,640
+6,210
| +21% | +$476K |
|
|
LBAI
2007
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
193,700
-62,402
| -24% | -$876K |
|
|
MBVT
2008
DELISTED
Merchants Bancshares Inc
MBVT
| $2.72M | ﹤0.01% |
83,900
+11,200
| +15% | +$363K |
|
|
FPRX
2009
DELISTED
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
FPRX
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
51,700
-69,600
| -57% | -$3.65M |
|
2010
Crown Crafts
CRWS
$31.3M
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
265,200
+10,800
| +4% | +$110K |
|
2011
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.87B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
117,300
+61,600
| +111% | +$1.42M |
|
|
RDC
2012
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
177,800
-250,900
| -59% | -$3.8M |
|
|
GRP.U
2013
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
GRP.U
$3.43B
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
87,900
-53,200
| -38% | -$1.63M |
|
2014
Bankwell Financial Group
BWFG
$356M
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
113,500
+18,100
| +19% | +$429K |
|
2015
RB Global
RBA
$21.7B
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
+76,600
| New | +$2.69M |
|
2016
SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$8.14B
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
24,267
+16,300
| +205% | +$1.8M |
|
|
CXDC
2017
DELISTED
China XD Plastics Company Limited
CXDC
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
604,400
+15,100
| +3% | +$66.7K |
|
|
BSMX
2018
DELISTED
Banco Santander México, S, A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México
BSMX
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
303,400
-588,300
| -66% | -$5.18M |
|
|
BGG
2019
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
+143,000
| New | +$2.67M |
|
|
EXAC
2020
DELISTED
Exactech Inc
EXAC
| $2.67M | ﹤0.01% |
98,600
+8,500
| +9% | +$230K |
|
|
RLH
2021
DELISTED
Red Lions Hotel Corporation
RLH
| $2.66M | ﹤0.01% |
318,300
-34,700
| -10% | -$289K |
|
2022
Arbor Realty Trust
ABR
$2.24B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
357,500
+78,741
| +28% | +$584K |
|
2023
Trupanion
TRUP
$1.92B
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
156,800
-25,500
| -14% | -$431K |
|
|
PPBI
2024
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
100,100
-64,800
| -39% | -$1.71M |
|
|
ALSK
2025
DELISTED
Alaska Communications Systems
ALSK
| $2.65M | ﹤0.01% |
1,539,440
+145,185
| +10% | +$250K |
|