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
+10.31%
1 Year Return
+41.49%
3 Year Return
+105.58%
5 Year Return
+199.51%
10 Year Return
+593.04%
AUM
$80.1B
AUM Growth
-$274M
Cap. Flow
-$5.85B
Cap. Flow %
-7.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.21%
Holding
3,960
New
703
Increased
982
Reduced
1,701
Closed
552

Top Buys

1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$842M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$559M
3
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$420M
4
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$389M
5
MRNA icon
Moderna
MRNA
+$365M

Sector Composition

1 Healthcare 19.94%
2 Technology 19.65%
3 Consumer Staples 10.63%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.51%
5 Communication Services 8.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ESRT icon
2126
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$1.32B
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
201,400
-19,500
-9% -$234K
IZEA icon
2127
IZEA Worldwide
IZEA
$61.2M
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
+236,850
New +$2.42M
RPT
2128
Rithm Property Trust Inc.
RPT
$122M
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
186,148
+51,965
+39% +$674K
FUNC icon
2129
First United
FUNC
$237M
$2.41M ﹤0.01%
138,495
+30,784
+29% +$537K
TMQ
2130
Trilogy Metals
TMQ
$350M
$2.41M ﹤0.01%
958,900
-385,200
-29% -$967K
CADE
2131
DELISTED
Cadence Bancorporation
CADE
$2.41M ﹤0.01%
115,247
-3,700
-3% -$77.2K
BJRI icon
2132
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$687M
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
+48,929
New +$2.4M
ULBI icon
2133
Ultralife
ULBI
$114M
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
286,803
-95,787
-25% -$803K
PINE
2134
Alpine Income Property Trust
PINE
$208M
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
126,200
-7,300
-5% -$139K
BHR
2135
Braemar Hotels & Resorts
BHR
$206M
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
386,153
+286,953
+289% +$1.78M
CASI icon
2136
CASI Pharmaceuticals
CASI
$32.4M
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
154,631
+129,061
+505% +$2M
NKSH icon
2137
National Bankshares
NKSH
$190M
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
68,470
+3,900
+6% +$137K
PMT
2138
PennyMac Mortgage Investment
PMT
$1.07B
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
113,764
-134,036
-54% -$2.82M
MRTN icon
2139
Marten Transport
MRTN
$949M
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
145,250
-209,500
-59% -$3.45M
BRN icon
2140
Barnwell Industries
BRN
$11.5M
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
723,544
+297,900
+70% +$986K
AYTU icon
2141
AYTU BioPharma
AYTU
$20.9M
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
23,868
+17,342
+266% +$1.74M
KREF
2142
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust
KREF
$624M
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
110,300
-191,700
-63% -$4.15M
DRE
2143
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
50,300
-206,800
-80% -$9.79M
FTGC icon
2144
First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
FTGC
$2.26B
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
+100,600
New +$2.38M
UBX
2145
DELISTED
Unity Biotechnology
UBX
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
+51,260
New +$2.38M
BPRN icon
2146
Princeton Bancorp
BPRN
$223M
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
82,723
+25,500
+45% +$731K
CSPI icon
2147
CSP Inc
CSPI
$111M
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
448,576
-23,532
-5% -$124K
BDL icon
2148
Flanigan's Enterprises
BDL
$50M
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
58,700
-400
-0.7% -$16.1K
CBFV icon
2149
CB Financial Services
CBFV
$166M
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
106,799
+13,600
+15% +$301K
ANIP icon
2150
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$2.14B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
67,379
-47,823
-42% -$1.68M