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 |
Novo Nordisk
NVO
|
$585M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$441M |
| 3 |
Verizon
VZ
|
$217M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
$132M |
| 5 |
Vodafone
VOD
|
$131M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$279M |
| 2 |
LIFE
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
|
$246M |
| 3 |
Walmart
WMT
|
$232M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$226M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
$181M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Technology | 14.88% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.3% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.79% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.97% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.11% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
McDonald's
MCD
$224B
| $835M | 2% | 8,521,387 +950,687 | +13% | +$93.2M |
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2
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$251B
| $734M | 1.76% | 16,079,800 +12,816,100 | +393% | +$585M |
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LLTC
3
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
| $550M | 1.32% | 11,295,500 +418,000 | +4% | +$20.4M |
|
4
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
| $506M | 1.21% | 25,289,551 -3,769,120 | -13% | -$75.5M |
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5
Verizon
VZ
$186B
| $493M | 1.18% | 10,356,855 +4,554,538 | +78% | +$217M |
|
6
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$67.9B
| $477M | 1.14% | 7,346,400 -2,000 | -0% | -$130K |
|
7
Hershey
HSY
$37.3B
| $470M | 1.13% | 4,498,674 +164,674 | +4% | +$17.2M |
|
|
8
Apple
AAPL
$3.45T
| $441M | 1.06% | +821,362 | New | +$441M |
|
9
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.24B
| $438M | 1.05% | 4,689,301 +88,501 | +2% | +$8.26M |
|
10
GSK
GSK
$79.9B
| $375M | 0.9% | 7,009,800 +584,800 | +9% | +$31.2M |
|
11
Intel
INTC
$107B
| $362M | 0.87% | 14,007,700 +2,637,000 | +23% | +$68.1M |
|
12
Home Depot
HD
$405B
| $310M | 0.74% | 3,913,300 +923,400 | +31% | +$73.1M |
|
13
Eli Lilly
LLY
$657B
| $309M | 0.74% | 5,256,105 -1,805,595 | -26% | -$106M |
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TWTC
14
DELISTED
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
| $279M | 0.67% | 8,936,100 +469,900 | +6% | +$14.7M |
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|
15
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$427B
| $261M | 0.63% | 2,659,200 -2,839,200 | -52% | -$279M |
|
16
Philip Morris
PM
$260B
| $251M | 0.6% | 3,065,493 +87,793 | +3% | +$7.19M |
|
17
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
| $251M | 0.6% | 4,649,900 +24,124 | +0.5% | +$1.3M |
|
18
Domino's
DPZ
$15.6B
| $249M | 0.6% | 3,232,600 +399,800 | +14% | +$30.8M |
|
19
Qualcomm
QCOM
$173B
| $231M | 0.55% | 2,925,400 +8,840 | +0.3% | +$697K |
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CELG
20
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $224M | 0.54% | 1,606,830 +201,361 | +14% | +$28.1M |
|
21
TJX Companies
TJX
$152B
| $215M | 0.52% | 3,540,700 -611,200 | -15% | -$37.1M |
|
22
NetEase
NTES
$86.2B
| $200M | 0.48% | 2,970,900 -211,500 | -7% | -$14.2M |
|
23
Ryanair
RYAAY
$33.7B
| $190M | 0.46% | 3,225,500 -141,730 | -4% | -$8.34M |
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WFM
24
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
| $189M | 0.45% | 3,719,100 -1,235,500 | -25% | -$62.7M |
|
25
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$24.7B
| $174M | 0.42% | 3,070,900 +340,800 | +12% | +$19.3M |
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