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Acquired · Renaissance Technologies · Numbers

Numbers

Every reported figure in the Renaissance Technologies file, each carrying its source line and the date the figure was captured. Hover any evidence bullet for the citation link.

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Medallion Fund gross annual return (1988-2023)

4 yr

~66%

net ~39% after fees (5% management / 44% performance); the best long-run record of any investment fund in history

[Acquired Renaissance Technologies episode + Gregory Zuckerman 'The Man Who Solved the Market'] · as of 2023

  • David:The Medallion Fund has returned about 66 percent gross per year since 1988. That is over 30 years. Nothing else comes close. The next best long-run fund is maybe 20 percent. Medallion is not in the same category.
    [Acquired Renaissance, ch. The Medallion record]

Medallion Fund AUM

3 yr

~$10B

closed to outside investors; only RenTec employees can invest; deliberately capped to preserve edge

[Acquired Renaissance episode] · as of 2024

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