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
|
+$498M |
| 2 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$374M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$356M |
| 4 |
Accenture
ACN
|
+$318M |
| 5 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$301M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$684M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$630M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$595M |
| 4 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$497M |
| 5 |
Shopify
SHOP
|
+$439M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.38% |
| 2 | Technology | 18.55% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 10.17% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.68% |
| 5 | Financials | 8.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
Prudential
PUK
$35.5B
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
100,800
+3,300
| +3% | +$65.7K |
|
2002
Fiverr
FVRR
$899M
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
65,500
-267,700
| -80% | -$8.19M |
|
2003
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$4.77B
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
+13,200
| New | +$2M |
|
|
DRRX
2004
DELISTED
DURECT Corp
DRRX
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
344,724
+10,340
| +3% | +$59.8K |
|
|
VCSA
2005
DELISTED
Vacasa, Inc. Class A Common Stock
VCSA
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
32,462
+28,012
| +629% | +$1.72M |
|
2006
Identive
INVE
$85.9M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
158,652
-70,100
| -31% | -$879K |
|
2007
Aris Water Solutions
ARIS
$789M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
155,794
+23,994
| +18% | +$306K |
|
2008
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$593M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
75,800
-53,300
| -41% | -$1.4M |
|
2009
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$9.92B
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
+61,200
| New | +$1.99M |
|
|
YELL
2010
DELISTED
Yellow Corporation Common Stock
YELL
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
391,800
-449,900
| -53% | -$2.28M |
|
2011
Greif
GEF
$3.51B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
33,300
+14,300
| +75% | +$852K |
|
2012
VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF
FLTR
$2.57B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
79,772
+47,272
| +145% | +$1.17M |
|
2013
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.19B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
54,131
-87,700
| -62% | -$3.21M |
|
2014
Remitly
RELY
$3.59B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
178,000
-132,500
| -43% | -$1.47M |
|
2015
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$116M
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
141,101
-9,599
| -6% | -$134K |
|
|
PMD
2016
DELISTED
Psychemedics Corporation
PMD
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
306,163
-20,004
| -6% | -$129K |
|
|
CTEV
2017
Claritev Corporation
CTEV
$940M
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
17,243
+3,073
| +22% | +$352K |
|
2018
The Honest Company
HNST
$445M
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
563,300
-1,196,600
| -68% | -$4.19M |
|
2019
Pliant Therapeutics
PLRX
$89.6M
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
94,300
-10,800
| -10% | -$226K |
|
2020
Immunovant
IMVT
$2.63B
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
352,500
+19,900
| +6% | +$111K |
|
2021
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$41B
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
+15,300
| New | +$1.97M |
|
|
RDFN
2022
DELISTED
Redfin
RDFN
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
336,300
+214,997
| +177% | +$1.26M |
|
2023
Day One Biopharmaceuticals
DAWN
$728M
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
97,900
-18,730
| -16% | -$375K |
|
2024
Landmark Bancorp
LARK
$158M
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
88,723
-20,428
| -19% | -$451K |
|
2025
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
$422M
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
+69,018
| New | +$1.96M |
|