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
|
+$383M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
+$267M |
| 3 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$231M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$230M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$227M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$258M |
| 2 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$228M |
| 3 |
GAS
AGL RESOURCES INC (HOLDING CO)
GAS
|
+$216M |
| 4 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$142M |
| 5 |
TE
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
|
+$136M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 15.67% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 12.42% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.99% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.63% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2101
Lifeway Foods
LWAY
$509M
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
136,700
-3,300
| -2% | -$55.9K |
|
|
FCB
2102
DELISTED
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc.
FCB
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
+60,200
| New | +$2.31M |
|
2103
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
RIGL
$681M
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
62,980
-16,280
| -21% | -$597K |
|
|
AVEO
2104
DELISTED
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AVEO
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
259,540
+19,000
| +8% | +$169K |
|
2105
National Bankshares
NKSH
$192M
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
62,700
-500
| -0.8% | -$18.4K |
|
2106
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$900M
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
47,000
+34,500
| +276% | +$1.69M |
|
2107
Idacorp
IDA
$6.77B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
29,300
-49,400
| -63% | -$3.87M |
|
|
RTK
2108
DELISTED
Rentech, Inc.
RTK
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
784,974
-6,536
| -0.8% | -$19.1K |
|
2109
Consumers Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
XLP
$16B
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
42,900
-65,400
| -60% | -$3.48M |
|
|
ESND
2110
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
| $2.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+110,922
| New | +$2.28M |
|
|
NSTG
2111
DELISTED
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
NSTG
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+113,700
| New | +$2.27M |
|
2112
Dover
DOV
$23.7B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+38,130
| New | +$2.27M |
|
|
AMNB
2113
DELISTED
American National Bankshares Inc
AMNB
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
81,110
+6,010
| +8% | +$168K |
|
2114
M/I Homes
MHO
$4.07B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
96,000
+76,100
| +382% | +$1.79M |
|
|
STON
2115
DELISTED
StoneMor Inc.
STON
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
90,188
-105,612
| -54% | -$2.64M |
|
2116
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.84B
| $2.26M | ﹤0.01% |
20,665
-22,029
| -52% | -$2.4M |
|
2117
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$3.7B
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
65,340
-342,170
| -84% | -$11.8M |
|
2118
Acme United Corp
ACU
$156M
| $2.25M | ﹤0.01% |
107,600
+5,900
| +6% | +$123K |
|
|
TESO
2119
DELISTED
Tesco Corp
TESO
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
274,600
-91,100
| -25% | -$743K |
|
2120
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.97B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
201,100
+16,100
| +9% | +$179K |
|
2121
Diana Shipping
DSX
$225M
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
1,220,067
+238,721
| +24% | +$437K |
|
|
SFE
2122
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
172,300
+36,100
| +27% | +$468K |
|
2123
Camtek
CAMT
$3.98B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
739,000
+51,400
| +7% | +$155K |
|
|
AVXS
2124
DELISTED
AveXis, Inc. Common Stock
AVXS
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
53,900
+48,069
| +824% | +$1.98M |
|
|
GUID
2125
DELISTED
Guidance Software, Inc.
GUID
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
371,300
+28,800
| +8% | +$172K |
|