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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
$199M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
$187M |
| 3 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
$187M |
| 4 |
Chubb
CB
|
$158M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
$135M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$470M |
| 2 |
PRE
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
|
$186M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
$179M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
$165M |
| 5 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
$147M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Financials | 11.91% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.63% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.32% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.49% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$67.9B
| $698M | 1.33% | 9,881,500 -181,400 | -2% | -$12.8M |
|
2
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$251B
| $692M | 1.32% | 12,775,700 -123,100 | -1% | -$6.67M |
|
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3
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
| $382M | 0.73% | 3,729,062 +1,940,000 | +108% | +$199M |
|
4
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
| $369M | 0.7% | 4,164,300 -712,176 | -15% | -$63.1M |
|
|
B
5
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
$45.4B
| $360M | 0.68% | 26,496,502 +789,976 | +3% | +$10.7M |
|
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LLTC
6
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
| $336M | 0.64% | 7,545,100 -136,100 | -2% | -$6.06M |
|
7
Mastercard
MA
$538B
| $331M | 0.63% | 3,497,900 +476,500 | +16% | +$45M |
|
8
Alaska Air
ALK
$7.24B
| $330M | 0.63% | 4,020,500 -779,000 | -16% | -$63.9M |
|
9
Duke Energy
DUK
$95.3B
| $324M | 0.62% | 4,016,967 +808,700 | +25% | +$65.2M |
|
10
NetEase
NTES
$86.2B
| $314M | 0.6% | 2,187,700 +191,600 | +10% | +$27.5M |
|
11
Ryanair
RYAAY
$33.7B
| $311M | 0.59% | 3,618,619 +53,900 | +2% | +$4.63M |
|
12
Domino's
DPZ
$15.6B
| $307M | 0.58% | 2,328,000 -311,900 | -12% | -$41.1M |
|
13
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$24.7B
| $290M | 0.55% | 4,436,700 +37,000 | +0.8% | +$2.42M |
|
14
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
| $280M | 0.53% | 2,453,800 +661,600 | +37% | +$75.5M |
|
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BCR
15
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
| $275M | 0.52% | 1,355,300 +256,800 | +23% | +$52M |
|
|
16
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$427B
| $258M | 0.49% | 2,380,600 +1,725,300 | +263% | +$187M |
|
17
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.9B
| $257M | 0.49% | 1,350,814 +212,300 | +19% | +$40.4M |
|
18
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
| $244M | 0.46% | 5,255,599 +206,200 | +4% | +$9.57M |
|
19
Novartis
NVS
$245B
| $236M | 0.45% | 3,264,498 +173,300 | +6% | +$12.6M |
|
20
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$1.15B
| $230M | 0.44% | 1,290,530 +27,430 | +2% | +$4.88M |
|
21
Hershey
HSY
$37.3B
| $230M | 0.44% | 2,493,937 +277,637 | +13% | +$25.6M |
|
22
Sempra
SRE
$53.9B
| $218M | 0.42% | 2,099,200 +207,500 | +11% | +$21.6M |
|
23
Entergy
ETR
$39.3B
| $199M | 0.38% | 2,507,900 +273,700 | +12% | +$21.7M |
|
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EMC
24
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
| $187M | 0.35% | +7,000,400 | New | +$187M |
|
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TWC
25
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
| $185M | 0.35% | 904,547 +612,000 | +209% | +$125M |
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