Renaissance Technologies

Renaissance Technologies Portfolio holdings

AUM $75.2B
1-Year Return 41.49%
 

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.

This Quarter Return
+2.82%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$91.4B
AUM Growth
+$733M
Cap. Flow
+$612M
Cap. Flow %
0.67%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
3,782
New
474
Increased
1,650
Reduced
1,191
Closed
438

Top Buys

1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$738M
2
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$327M
3
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$282M
4
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$263M
5
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$251M

Sector Composition

1 Healthcare 16.7%
2 Technology 14.08%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.09%
4 Financials 10.92%
5 Industrials 8.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EMLC icon
2101
VanEck JP Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF
EMLC
$3.72B
$3.03M ﹤0.01%
+77,260
New +$3.03M
CCO icon
2102
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings
CCO
$651M
$3.03M ﹤0.01%
617,700
-40,000
-6% -$196K
ALBO
2103
DELISTED
Albireo Pharma, Inc. Common Stock
ALBO
$3.01M ﹤0.01%
92,432
-28,300
-23% -$922K
EGLE
2104
DELISTED
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
EGLE
$3.01M ﹤0.01%
86,771
+52,142
+151% +$1.81M
TELL
2105
DELISTED
Tellurian Inc.
TELL
$3M ﹤0.01%
415,400
+215,800
+108% +$1.56M
PTN
2106
DELISTED
Palatin Technologies
PTN
$2.99M ﹤0.01%
109,829
+42,034
+62% +$1.15M
DX
2107
Dynex Capital
DX
$1.63B
$2.99M ﹤0.01%
150,400
-192,235
-56% -$3.82M
NSSC icon
2108
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.5B
$2.98M ﹤0.01%
509,400
-57,400
-10% -$336K
MG icon
2109
Mistras Group
MG
$299M
$2.98M ﹤0.01%
157,300
-23,400
-13% -$443K
KLXI
2110
DELISTED
KLX Inc.
KLXI
$2.98M ﹤0.01%
+49,693
New +$2.98M
RBCAA icon
2111
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.48B
$2.96M ﹤0.01%
77,200
-6,800
-8% -$260K
BAS
2112
DELISTED
Basis Energy Services, Inc.
BAS
$2.95M ﹤0.01%
204,500
-70,100
-26% -$1.01M
CHCT
2113
Community Healthcare Trust
CHCT
$445M
$2.95M ﹤0.01%
114,700
-70,700
-38% -$1.82M
NKSH icon
2114
National Bankshares
NKSH
$192M
$2.95M ﹤0.01%
65,500
-1,700
-3% -$76.6K
EEQ
2115
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Management Llc
EEQ
$2.95M ﹤0.01%
345,811
-539,967
-61% -$4.61M
AXL icon
2116
American Axle
AXL
$697M
$2.95M ﹤0.01%
193,699
-1,082,200
-85% -$16.5M
MGNI icon
2117
Magnite
MGNI
$3.4B
$2.94M ﹤0.01%
1,630,900
-81,400
-5% -$147K
ACU icon
2118
Acme United Corp
ACU
$156M
$2.93M ﹤0.01%
140,500
+1,700
+1% +$35.4K
DHX icon
2119
DHI Group
DHX
$141M
$2.93M ﹤0.01%
1,829,300
+71,800
+4% +$115K
TTPH
2120
DELISTED
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
TTPH
$2.92M ﹤0.01%
47,609
+17,984
+61% +$1.1M
CBD
2121
DELISTED
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao
CBD
$2.92M ﹤0.01%
144,600
+102,100
+240% +$2.06M
ALOT icon
2122
AstroNova
ALOT
$76.1M
$2.91M ﹤0.01%
187,659
+4,909
+3% +$76.1K
CLDR
2123
DELISTED
Cloudera, Inc.
CLDR
$2.91M ﹤0.01%
+134,700
New +$2.91M
GLOB icon
2124
Globant
GLOB
$2.47B
$2.9M ﹤0.01%
56,300
+26,500
+89% +$1.37M
USAC icon
2125
USA Compression Partners
USAC
$2.96B
$2.9M ﹤0.01%
+171,400
New +$2.9M