What is so different about Renaissance Technologies Medallion Fund when compared with other quant funds and companies that cause them to have so much higher returns? - Quora
![Trung Phan on X: "1/ The crown jewel of RenTech is The Medallion Fund (launched in 1988). ◻️ From 1988-2018, it posted a return of 66%/yr (39% after fees) ◻️$1 invested in Trung Phan on X: "1/ The crown jewel of RenTech is The Medallion Fund (launched in 1988). ◻️ From 1988-2018, it posted a return of 66%/yr (39% after fees) ◻️$1 invested in](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E8OMA4KUYAAhgrn.png)
Trung Phan on X: "1/ The crown jewel of RenTech is The Medallion Fund (launched in 1988). ◻️ From 1988-2018, it posted a return of 66%/yr (39% after fees) ◻️$1 invested in
![Renaissance's Legendary Medallion Fund Sources These 50 Top Yield, Top Gain Dividend Dogs | Seeking Alpha Renaissance's Legendary Medallion Fund Sources These 50 Top Yield, Top Gain Dividend Dogs | Seeking Alpha](https://static.seekingalpha.com/uploads/2019/7/29/748328-15644456637761872_origin.png)
Renaissance's Legendary Medallion Fund Sources These 50 Top Yield, Top Gain Dividend Dogs | Seeking Alpha
![The SP 500 Index Out-performed Hedge Funds over the Last 10 Years. And It Wasn't Even Close | American Enterprise Institute - AEI The SP 500 Index Out-performed Hedge Funds over the Last 10 Years. And It Wasn't Even Close | American Enterprise Institute - AEI](https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/HFTablea.jpg?x85095)
The SP 500 Index Out-performed Hedge Funds over the Last 10 Years. And It Wasn't Even Close | American Enterprise Institute - AEI
Quartr on X: "Visualizing the Medallion Fund's net returns by year since inception (1988-2022) 🧮 As brilliantly told in this week's @AcquiredFM episode, the story of Jim Simons and his Renaissance Technologies
![At 40, Jim Simons left a famed math career to launch the most successful hedge fund ever: Renaissance Tech. Even though it only won 51% of trades, - Thread from Trung Phan @TrungTPhan - Rattibha At 40, Jim Simons left a famed math career to launch the most successful hedge fund ever: Renaissance Tech. Even though it only won 51% of trades, - Thread from Trung Phan @TrungTPhan - Rattibha](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E8R7moRUcAcF1P3.png)
At 40, Jim Simons left a famed math career to launch the most successful hedge fund ever: Renaissance Tech. Even though it only won 51% of trades, - Thread from Trung Phan @TrungTPhan - Rattibha
![Trung Phan on X: "26/ LEVERAGE Having built a trading machine on great data and execution combined with diversification, banks (Deutsche, Barclays) are happy to lend RenTech money. Medallion typically levers 12.5x ( Trung Phan on X: "26/ LEVERAGE Having built a trading machine on great data and execution combined with diversification, banks (Deutsche, Barclays) are happy to lend RenTech money. Medallion typically levers 12.5x (](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E8R7hyWVcAMgNAb.png)
Trung Phan on X: "26/ LEVERAGE Having built a trading machine on great data and execution combined with diversification, banks (Deutsche, Barclays) are happy to lend RenTech money. Medallion typically levers 12.5x (
![Renaissance Technologies, a New York City based hedge fund, bought a NEW position of 5.6 million shares of ViacomCBS Inc(VIAC) in quarter one 2021 and have NOT sold as of March 31,2021. Renaissance Technologies, a New York City based hedge fund, bought a NEW position of 5.6 million shares of ViacomCBS Inc(VIAC) in quarter one 2021 and have NOT sold as of March 31,2021.](https://preview.redd.it/46tasqjebbz61.png?width=700&format=png&auto=webp&s=f852a042e3407738685026f27b6cc9709593c749)