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 | 8.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.9% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.7B
| $58.5M | 0.11% |
1,695,395
+813,439
| +92% | +$28M |
|
202
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
| $58M | 0.11% |
481,800
-127,700
| -21% | -$15.4M |
|
|
WOOF
203
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
| $57.7M | 0.11% |
853,400
-107,400
| -11% | -$7.26M |
|
204
Edison International
EIX
$21B
| $57.5M | 0.11% |
739,700
-30,100
| -4% | -$2.34M |
|
205
Estee Lauder
EL
$32.1B
| $56.9M | 0.11% |
625,200
-484,900
| -44% | -$44.1M |
|
206
Loews
L
$20B
| $56.9M | 0.11% |
1,383,600
+517,435
| +60% | +$21.3M |
|
207
Rio Tinto
RIO
$104B
| $56.9M | 0.11% |
1,816,300
+1,703,100
| +1,505% | +$53.3M |
|
208
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.8B
| $56.3M | 0.11% |
540,400
+154,500
| +40% | +$16.1M |
|
209
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.1B
| $56.1M | 0.11% |
2,909,485
-1,554,800
| -35% | -$30M |
|
|
PF
210
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
| $56.1M | 0.11% |
1,211,200
+773,700
| +177% | +$35.8M |
|
211
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$40.4B
| $56M | 0.11% |
1,569,200
-82,192
| -5% | -$2.93M |
|
212
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$44.7B
| $55.8M | 0.11% |
1,636,100
+721,600
| +79% | +$24.6M |
|
213
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$1.35B
| $55.8M | 0.11% |
2,936,000
+1,181,917
| +67% | +$22.4M |
|
214
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.58B
| $55.6M | 0.11% |
818,200
-401,368
| -33% | -$27.3M |
|
|
CELG
215
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $55.5M | 0.11% |
+563,038
| New | +$55.5M |
|
|
FNSR
216
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
| $55.5M | 0.11% |
3,168,510
+1,482,600
| +88% | +$26M |
|
217
Sysco
SYY
$39.4B
| $55.4M | 0.11% |
1,092,700
-1,375,900
| -56% | -$69.8M |
|
218
Groupon
GRPN
$971M
| $55.2M | 0.11% |
849,425
+217,130
| +34% | +$14.1M |
|
219
Micron Technology
MU
$147B
| $54.8M | 0.1% |
3,982,800
+3,750,900
| +1,617% | +$51.6M |
|
|
MON
220
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
| $54.5M | 0.1% |
+526,600
| New | +$54.5M |
|
221
Public Storage
PSA
$52.2B
| $54.4M | 0.1% |
+213,034
| New | +$54.4M |
|
222
Trinseo
TSE
$88.1M
| $54.1M | 0.1% |
1,261,300
+923,800
| +274% | +$39.7M |
|
223
Coeur Mining
CDE
$9.43B
| $54.1M | 0.1% |
5,075,723
+2,558,500
| +102% | +$27.3M |
|
224
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.8B
| $54M | 0.1% |
2,202,600
+1,423,300
| +183% | +$34.9M |
|
225
Danaher
DHR
$143B
| $53.9M | 0.1% |
794,502
-747,785
| -48% | -$50.8M |
|