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
HASI icon
2451
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
HASI
$3.48B
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
+82,200
New +$1.6M
SCS icon
2452
Steelcase
SCS
$1.93B
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
117,128
-65,965
-36% -$897K
BREW
2453
DELISTED
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.
BREW
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
85,452
+8,552
+11% +$159K
HSTM icon
2454
HealthStream
HSTM
$855M
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
63,900
+38,300
+150% +$951K
PBFX
2455
DELISTED
PBF LOGISTICS LP
PBFX
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
85,700
-149,215
-64% -$2.75M
GSL icon
2456
Global Ship Lease
GSL
$1.14B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
176,838
+9,525
+6% +$83.8K
SYNA icon
2457
Synaptics
SYNA
$2.72B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
34,027
-423,400
-93% -$19.4M
GCO icon
2458
Genesco
GCO
$358M
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
+38,200
New +$1.55M
INTX
2459
DELISTED
Intersections, Inc.
INTX
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
950,200
+3,400
+0.4% +$5.54K
BKU icon
2460
Bankunited
BKU
$2.96B
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
38,700
-44,700
-54% -$1.79M
EDR
2461
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
+47,100
New +$1.54M
BANR icon
2462
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.29B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
+27,600
New +$1.53M
OFLX icon
2463
Omega Flex
OFLX
$340M
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
23,500
-3,900
-14% -$254K
SILC icon
2464
Silicom
SILC
$104M
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
44,413
+8,983
+25% +$309K
CRMT icon
2465
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$286M
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
30,272
-27,200
-47% -$1.37M
ICAD
2466
DELISTED
iCAD Inc
ICAD
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
495,260
+6,600
+1% +$20.3K
KONA
2467
DELISTED
Kona Grill, Inc.
KONA
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
802,159
+6,400
+0.8% +$12.2K
VATE icon
2468
INNOVATE Corp
VATE
$67.3M
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
28,960
+10,010
+53% +$526K
OSG
2469
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
535,200
+52,900
+11% +$150K
PKD
2470
DELISTED
Parker Drilling Company
PKD
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
159,320
+15,160
+11% +$144K
BWEN icon
2471
Broadwind
BWEN
$51.6M
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
689,400
-25,090
-4% -$55.2K
ICFI icon
2472
ICF International
ICFI
$1.83B
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
25,900
-8,500
-25% -$497K
NGVC icon
2473
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$859M
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
210,800
-41,900
-17% -$300K
CDMO
2474
DELISTED
Avid Bioservices, Inc. Common Stock
CDMO
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
516,600
-32,506
-6% -$94.9K
OXM icon
2475
Oxford Industries
OXM
$701M
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
+20,200
New +$1.51M