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 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$468M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$458M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$358M |
| 4 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$352M |
| 5 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
+$347M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
LLTC
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
|
+$482M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$255M |
| 3 |
Visa
V
|
+$226M |
| 4 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$201M |
| 5 |
Johnson Controls International
JCI
|
+$179M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.02% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.41% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.25% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.57% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.49% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
$368M
| $3.09M | ﹤0.01% |
166,400
-28,100
| -14% | -$521K |
|
2002
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
$63.4M
| $3.08M | ﹤0.01% |
114,198
+17,228
| +18% | +$465K |
|
|
EXA
2003
DELISTED
EXA Corporation
EXA
| $3.07M | ﹤0.01% |
241,800
+1,500
| +0.6% | +$19.1K |
|
2004
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$11B
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
139,737
-4,163
| -3% | -$91.2K |
|
|
SRGA
2005
DELISTED
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SRGA
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
25,297
+2,824
| +13% | +$339K |
|
|
CXDC
2006
DELISTED
China XD Plastics Company Limited
CXDC
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
625,959
+15,059
| +2% | +$73K |
|
2007
United-Guardian
UG
$35.8M
| $3.03M | ﹤0.01% |
203,900
+7,400
| +4% | +$110K |
|
2008
SiriusPoint
SPNT
$2.22B
| $3.02M | ﹤0.01% |
249,600
-402,862
| -62% | -$4.87M |
|
|
PGRE
2009
Paramount Group
PGRE
$1.57B
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
185,400
-621,500
| -77% | -$10.1M |
|
2010
RadNet
RDNT
$5.69B
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
507,500
-62,601
| -11% | -$369K |
|
2011
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$751M
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
82,900
-1,800
| -2% | -$65K |
|
|
MR
2012
DELISTED
Montage Resources Corporation Common Stock
MR
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
78,473
-15,887
| -17% | -$605K |
|
2013
Air T
AIRT
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
221,700
-4,350
| -2% | -$58.5K |
|
2014
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$28B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
+142,425
| New | +$2.98M |
|
2015
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$4B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
101,800
-14,800
| -13% | -$433K |
|
2016
ATI
ATI
$10.5B
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
165,492
-297,700
| -64% | -$5.35M |
|
2017
BK Technologies
BKTI
$267M
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
118,740
+7,260
| +7% | +$182K |
|
|
PFPT
2018
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
39,900
+29,700
| +291% | +$2.21M |
|
|
HPJ
2019
DELISTED
Highpower International Inc
HPJ
| $2.97M | ﹤0.01% |
751,005
-8,645
| -1% | -$34.1K |
|
|
EXPR
2020
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
| $2.96M | ﹤0.01% |
+16,255
| New | +$2.96M |
|
2021
Forward Air
FWRD
$904M
| $2.96M | ﹤0.01% |
62,239
+21,800
| +54% | +$1.04M |
|
|
SFE
2022
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
| $2.95M | ﹤0.01% |
232,282
-3,435
| -1% | -$43.6K |
|
2023
POSCO
PKX
$15.3B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
+45,600
| New | +$2.94M |
|
|
IRD
2024
Opus Genetics, Inc. Common Stock
IRD
$82.7M
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
11,997
+1,796
| +18% | +$440K |
|
2025
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$22.5B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
93,608
+9,144
| +11% | +$286K |
|