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 |
SIAL
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
|
$236M |
| 2 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
$159M |
| 3 |
Sysco
SYY
|
$136M |
| 4 |
FedEx
FDX
|
$135M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
$126M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
$306M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$215M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
$193M |
| 4 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
$177M |
| 5 |
Walmart
WMT
|
$174M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.17% |
| 2 | Financials | 11.79% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.03% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.42% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.55% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$67.9B
| $726M | 1.73% | 11,437,700 -1,153,100 | -9% | -$73.2M |
|
2
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$251B
| $714M | 1.7% | 13,171,000 -916,000 | -7% | -$49.7M |
|
3
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.24B
| $438M | 1.05% | 5,514,721 -530,479 | -9% | -$42.1M |
|
4
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
| $354M | 0.84% | 5,014,076 -35,300 | -0.7% | -$2.49M |
|
5
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$56.5B
| $345M | 0.82% | 479,400 +165,900 | +53% | +$119M |
|
6
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
| $336M | 0.8% | 539,708 +71,487 | +15% | +$44.5M |
|
|
SIAL
7
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
| $330M | 0.79% | 2,374,400 +1,696,468 | +250% | +$236M |
|
8
NetEase
NTES
$86.2B
| $311M | 0.74% | 2,585,300 +121,900 | +5% | +$14.6M |
|
|
LLTC
9
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
| $309M | 0.74% | 7,662,200 -432,300 | -5% | -$17.4M |
|
10
Domino's
DPZ
$15.6B
| $304M | 0.73% | 2,820,400 -515,784 | -15% | -$55.7M |
|
11
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$24.7B
| $283M | 0.68% | 4,223,700 +225,300 | +6% | +$15.1M |
|
12
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$1.15B
| $271M | 0.65% | 1,251,200 +37,300 | +3% | +$8.07M |
|
13
Ryanair
RYAAY
$33.7B
| $261M | 0.62% | 3,338,630 +18,134 | +0.5% | +$1.42M |
|
14
Mastercard
MA
$538B
| $254M | 0.61% | 2,815,600 +430,300 | +18% | +$38.8M |
|
15
Hershey
HSY
$37.3B
| $231M | 0.55% | 2,515,400 -659,200 | -21% | -$60.6M |
|
16
Duke Energy
DUK
$95.3B
| $220M | 0.53% | 3,064,467 +916,100 | +43% | +$65.9M |
|
17
Amgen
AMGN
$155B
| $216M | 0.52% | 1,564,345 -205,900 | -12% | -$28.5M |
|
18
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$55.3B
| $215M | 0.51% | 1,621,017 -208,349 | -11% | -$27.6M |
|
19
Clorox
CLX
$14.5B
| $211M | 0.5% | 1,828,900 +690,200 | +61% | +$79.7M |
|
|
MJN
20
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
| $209M | 0.5% | 2,963,300 +855,300 | +41% | +$60.2M |
|
21
Ventas
VTR
$30.9B
| $177M | 0.42% | 3,161,519 -38,183 | -1% | -$2.14M |
|
22
AstraZeneca
AZN
$248B
| $174M | 0.41% | 5,452,900 +1,518,300 | +39% | +$48.3M |
|
23
Sempra
SRE
$53.9B
| $168M | 0.4% | 1,738,800 +254,400 | +17% | +$24.6M |
|
|
BCR
24
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
| $166M | 0.4% | 890,900 -66,600 | -7% | -$12.4M |
|
25
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$21.1B
| $163M | 0.39% | 2,878,763 +803,000 | +39% | +$45.3M |
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