This content is from: Portfolio Renaissance’s Medallion Fund Surged 76% in 2020. But Funds Open to Outsiders Tanked. The contrast is striking, but insiders say there’s an explanation. By Michelle Celarier January 13, 2021
This content is from: Premium Why Would Warren Buffett Throw Shade at Jim Simons? The Berkshire Hathaway CEO, criticizing active management at his annual meeting in Omaha, called out the Renaissance Technologies’ founder over high fees and limited capacity. By Richard Teitelbaum May 08, 2020
This content is from: Portfolio The Famed Medallion Fund Is Crushing It. Other RenTech Funds, Not So Much. The disparity — a performance difference of 17 to 19 percentage points — is “really surprising,” according to Renaissance Technologies skeptic Bradford Cornell, a professor emeritus at the University of California Los Angeles. By Amy Whyte April 21, 2020
This content is from: Premium Does Jim Simons Have the Zuckerman Curse? Renaissance Technologies’ largest outside fund is facing its first down year since the financial crisis. Its founder was the subject of a book by Wall Street Journal reporter Greg Zuckerman last year. By Michelle Celarier October 15, 2020
This content is from: Portfolio Famed Medallion Fund “Stretches . . . Explanation to the Limit,” Professor Claims In a paper, UCLA professor Bradford Cornell raises questions about how Renaissance Technologies’ flagship fund could produce 66 percent gross returns since inception. Others — including some who advised him on the paper — are less skeptical. By Amy Whyte January 26, 2020
This content is from: Premium Horseman, Renaissance, Caxton Among Funds Posting Early March Gains In a market bloodbath, some funds stood out. By Stephen Taub March 12, 2020
