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 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$656M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$612M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$405M |
| 4 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$353M |
| 5 |
Walmart
WMT
|
+$316M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$483M |
| 2 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$394M |
| 3 |
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
|
+$248M |
| 4 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$246M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$240M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 18.91% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.35% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.31% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.99% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.55B
| $3.43M | ﹤0.01% |
60,457
+48,057
| +388% | +$2.73M |
|
2002
Acme United Corp
ACU
$156M
| $3.43M | ﹤0.01% |
171,300
+10,406
| +6% | +$208K |
|
2003
Pearson
PSO
$9.15B
| $3.42M | ﹤0.01% |
378,400
-15,500
| -4% | -$140K |
|
|
AVDL
2004
Avadel Pharmaceuticals
AVDL
$1.5B
| $3.42M | ﹤0.01% |
822,006
+19,400
| +2% | +$80.7K |
|
2005
CSP Inc
CSPI
$110M
| $3.42M | ﹤0.01% |
509,500
| – | – |
|
2006
iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF
ISTB
$4.46B
| $3.42M | ﹤0.01% |
67,700
-158
| -0.2% | -$7.98K |
|
|
GHG
2007
GreenTree Hospitality
GHG
$228M
| $3.41M | ﹤0.01% |
340,748
+69,551
| +26% | +$695K |
|
2008
Marine Products Corp
MPX
$316M
| $3.41M | ﹤0.01% |
240,502
+6,100
| +3% | +$86.4K |
|
2009
Riverview Bancorp
RVSB
$102M
| $3.4M | ﹤0.01% |
460,417
+33,610
| +8% | +$248K |
|
2010
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.39B
| $3.4M | ﹤0.01% |
97,771
+3,700
| +4% | +$129K |
|
2011
Upland Software
UPLD
$71.6M
| $3.39M | ﹤0.01% |
97,317
+83,000
| +580% | +$2.89M |
|
2012
TrueCar
TRUE
$215M
| $3.39M | ﹤0.01% |
996,500
+634,000
| +175% | +$2.16M |
|
2013
Donaldson
DCI
$9.42B
| $3.39M | ﹤0.01% |
+65,029
| New | +$3.39M |
|
2014
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$543M
| $3.37M | ﹤0.01% |
569,531
+35,200
| +7% | +$208K |
|
2015
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$14.7B
| $3.37M | ﹤0.01% |
+89,765
| New | +$3.37M |
|
|
GNMK
2016
DELISTED
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc
GNMK
| $3.37M | ﹤0.01% |
555,500
+216,400
| +64% | +$1.31M |
|
2017
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$258M
| $3.36M | ﹤0.01% |
226,418
+30,925
| +16% | +$458K |
|
|
CLUB
2018
DELISTED
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
CLUB
| $3.36M | ﹤0.01% |
2,046,552
+53,890
| +3% | +$88.4K |
|
2019
Kodiak Sciences
KOD
$489M
| $3.34M | ﹤0.01% |
232,545
+111,331
| +92% | +$1.6M |
|
|
TOUR
2020
Tuniu
TOUR
$109M
| $3.34M | ﹤0.01% |
1,120,780
+19,000
| +2% | +$56.6K |
|
|
CALA
2021
DELISTED
Calithera Biosciences, Inc
CALA
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
53,940
+16,430
| +44% | +$1.02M |
|
2022
DallasNews
DALN
$76.5M
| $3.33M | ﹤0.01% |
221,839
+4,921
| +2% | +$73.8K |
|
|
SRGA
2023
DELISTED
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SRGA
| $3.32M | ﹤0.01% |
38,786
-8,806
| -19% | -$753K |
|
2024
Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF
PCY
$1.27B
| $3.31M | ﹤0.01% |
113,556
-1,544
| -1% | -$45K |
|
2025
Kingstone Companies
KINS
$195M
| $3.27M | ﹤0.01% |
383,900
-2,000
| -0.5% | -$17K |
|