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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$953M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$784M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$753M |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$316M |
| 5 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$315M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$1.17B |
| 2 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$686M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$506M |
| 4 |
Abbott
ABT
|
+$388M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$325M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 20.29% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 16.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.83% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.16% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.01% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$615M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
94,080
+40,400
| +75% | +$855K |
|
2002
Kura Oncology
KURA
$711M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
188,100
+171,500
| +1,033% | +$1.81M |
|
2003
AMCON Distributing
DIT
$77.8M
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
9,796
-120
| -1% | -$24.4K |
|
|
FM
2004
DELISTED
iShares Frontier and Select EM ETF
FM
| $1.99M | ﹤0.01% |
76,800
+50,400
| +191% | +$1.3M |
|
2005
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$366M
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
80,007
+8,200
| +11% | +$203K |
|
2006
First Watch Restaurant Group
FWRG
$1.04B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
117,100
+13,500
| +13% | +$228K |
|
2007
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$1.73B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
45,946
+38,546
| +521% | +$1.66M |
|
2008
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.6B
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
22,302
-228,400
| -91% | -$20.2M |
|
|
LBC
2009
DELISTED
Luther Burbank Corporation Common Stock
LBC
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
220,568
-4,200
| -2% | -$37.5K |
|
2010
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.56B
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
44,082
-433,100
| -91% | -$19.3M |
|
2011
Jack in the Box
JACK
$350M
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-138,300
| -87% | -$13.5M |
|
2012
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
MTUM
$18.8B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
13,500
-6,600
| -33% | -$952K |
|
2013
SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF
SPHY
$9.14B
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
85,200
+39,152
| +85% | +$894K |
|
2014
SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
SPYG
$41.7B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
31,800
+2,200
| +7% | +$134K |
|
2015
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
$63.4M
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
121,664
+7,990
| +7% | +$127K |
|
2016
Health Catalyst
HCAT
$220M
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
154,600
-112,469
| -42% | -$1.41M |
|
2017
Goodyear
GT
$2.43B
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
141,254
-1,352,600
| -91% | -$18.5M |
|
2018
CytomX Therapeutics
CTMX
$330M
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
1,122,400
+272,100
| +32% | +$468K |
|
2019
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
VOOG
$19.9B
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
7,600
+1,800
| +31% | +$457K |
|
2020
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$800M
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
84,500
-1,000
| -1% | -$22.8K |
|
2021
HarborOne Bancorp
HONE
$563M
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
221,546
+51,041
| +30% | +$443K |
|
2022
CSP Inc
CSPI
$110M
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
322,526
-3,400
| -1% | -$20.3K |
|
2023
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$34B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
17,884
+316
| +2% | +$33.9K |
|
2024
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.66B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
+75,600
| New | +$1.92M |
|
2025
Verra Mobility
VRRM
$3.92B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
97,300
-33,200
| -25% | -$655K |
|