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 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$349M |
| 2 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$280M |
| 3 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$262M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$167M |
| 5 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$166M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$232M |
| 2 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$226M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$213M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$203M |
| 5 |
B
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
|
+$193M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 13.83% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.18% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.43% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.95% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.9% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VEDL
2026
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
341,700
+160,600
| +89% | +$1.26M |
|
2027
Synaptics
SYNA
$2.8B
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$2.69M |
|
|
CHA
2028
DELISTED
China Telecom Corporation, LTD
CHA
| $2.69M | 0.01% |
59,700
-20,700
| -26% | -$931K |
|
|
CBF
2029
DELISTED
Capital Bank Financial Corp. Class A Common Stock
CBF
| $2.68M | 0.01% |
93,100
-72,600
| -44% | -$2.09M |
|
|
VA
2030
DELISTED
Virgin America Inc.
VA
| $2.68M | 0.01% |
+47,700
| New | +$2.68M |
|
|
PBFX
2031
DELISTED
PBF LOGISTICS LP
PBFX
| $2.68M | 0.01% |
+116,371
| New | +$2.68M |
|
2032
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$3.86B
| $2.67M | 0.01% |
331,200
+80,700
| +32% | +$650K |
|
|
IOC
2033
DELISTED
Interoil Corporation
IOC
| $2.66M | 0.01% |
59,072
-310,800
| -84% | -$14M |
|
2034
Southern Copper
SCCO
$88.1B
| $2.65M | 0.01% |
+103,284
| New | +$2.65M |
|
|
SKX
2035
DELISTED
Skechers
SKX
| $2.65M | 0.01% |
89,000
-862,900
| -91% | -$25.6M |
|
2036
Tilly's
TLYS
$61.6M
| $2.64M | 0.01% |
456,300
+32,600
| +8% | +$189K |
|
2037
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$816M
| $2.64M | 0.01% |
150,100
-28,000
| -16% | -$492K |
|
|
HDNG
2038
DELISTED
Hardinge Inc
HDNG
| $2.64M | 0.01% |
262,100
+70,100
| +37% | +$705K |
|
|
FGL
2039
DELISTED
Fidelity & Guaranty Life
FGL
| $2.63M | 0.01% |
113,400
-183,200
| -62% | -$4.25M |
|
|
EXA
2040
DELISTED
EXA Corporation
EXA
| $2.62M | 0.01% |
181,600
+24,100
| +15% | +$348K |
|
2041
Commercial Vehicle Group
CVGI
$71.7M
| $2.62M | 0.01% |
504,200
+173,800
| +53% | +$904K |
|
2042
Lazard
LAZ
$5.13B
| $2.62M | 0.01% |
88,000
-148,300
| -63% | -$4.42M |
|
2043
Citi Trends
CTRN
$273M
| $2.62M | 0.01% |
168,700
-15,800
| -9% | -$245K |
|
2044
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$3.99B
| $2.62M | 0.01% |
229,400
-324,163
| -59% | -$3.7M |
|
2045
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$3.44B
| $2.62M | 0.01% |
43,600
+32,100
| +279% | +$1.93M |
|
2046
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.79B
| $2.62M | 0.01% |
+109,657
| New | +$2.62M |
|
2047
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$58.9B
| $2.61M | 0.01% |
105,052
-195,200
| -65% | -$4.86M |
|
2048
G. Willi-Food International
WILC
$287M
| $2.61M | 0.01% |
602,900
+5,400
| +0.9% | +$23.4K |
|
|
SGI
2049
DELISTED
Silicon Graphics Intl.
SGI
| $2.61M | 0.01% |
517,900
+76,200
| +17% | +$383K |
|
2050
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$488M
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
98,400
-1,500
| -2% | -$39.4K |
|