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
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$546M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$480M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$362M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$350M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$266M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Robinhood
HOOD
|
+$1.04B |
| 2 |
Palantir
PLTR
|
+$800M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$516M |
| 4 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$326M |
| 5 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$313M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 21.71% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 15.16% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.81% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 10.53% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.27% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
601
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
| $26.5M | 0.04% |
95,000
+7,400
| +8% | +$1.98M |
|
602
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.53B
| $26.5M | 0.04% |
2,255,100
-365,815
| -14% | -$4.1M |
|
603
Dutch Bros
BROS
$9.03B
| $26.5M | 0.04% |
506,100
-531,000
| -51% | -$33.6M |
|
604
Moelis & Co
MC
$4.97B
| $26.3M | 0.03% |
369,444
-202,700
| -35% | -$14.5M |
|
605
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$39.3B
| $26.3M | 0.03% |
7,783,295
-7,772,200
| -50% | -$23.5M |
|
606
Navitas Semiconductor
NVTS
$2.84B
| $26.2M | 0.03% |
3,623,900
-463,200
| -11% | -$3.1M |
|
607
Bentley Systems
BSY
$10.8B
| $26.2M | 0.03% |
508,000
+108,200
| +27% | +$5.93M |
|
608
PagerDuty
PD
$816M
| $25.9M | 0.03% |
1,566,238
+192,500
| +14% | +$3.06M |
|
609
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
| $25.8M | 0.03% |
+98,800
| New | +$25.7M |
|
610
Global Ship Lease
GSL
$1.6B
| $25.7M | 0.03% |
838,550
+78,300
| +10% | +$2.33M |
|
611
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$26.7B
| $25.7M | 0.03% |
47,400
-100
| -0.2% | -$49.3K |
|
612
Lennox International
LII
$14.4B
| $25.6M | 0.03% |
+48,400
| New | +$28.3M |
|
613
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.4B
| $25.6M | 0.03% |
183,349
+12,518
| +7% | +$1.81M |
|
|
ELME
614
Elme Communities
ELME
$143M
| $25.5M | 0.03% |
1,514,571
+219,134
| +17% | +$3.62M |
|
615
Lear
LEA
$6.54B
| $25.5M | 0.03% |
253,332
+36,532
| +17% | +$3.79M |
|
616
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$25.5B
| $25.4M | 0.03% |
189,544
-84,000
| -31% | -$12.1M |
|
|
SFIX
617
Stitch Fix
SFIX
$536M
| $25.3M | 0.03% |
5,822,958
-36,500
| -0.6% | -$180K |
|
618
Yum China
YUMC
$16.5B
| $25.3M | 0.03% |
589,100
+52,600
| +10% | +$2.39M |
|
619
LendingTree
TREE
$447M
| $25.2M | 0.03% |
390,000
+186,800
| +92% | +$10.8M |
|
620
Public Storage
PSA
$60.5B
| $25.2M | 0.03% |
87,234
-12,300
| -12% | -$3.53M |
|
621
Globant
GLOB
$1.58B
| $25.1M | 0.03% |
+437,900
| New | +$32.2M |
|
622
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.8B
| $25M | 0.03% |
272,902
+144,515
| +113% | +$11.8M |
|
623
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$17.4B
| $25M | 0.03% |
188,508
-334,800
| -64% | -$39.3M |
|
624
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF
SJNK
$4.89B
| $25M | 0.03% |
974,804
-349,496
| -26% | -$8.89M |
|
625
Hackett Group
HCKT
$270M
| $24.9M | 0.03% |
1,312,146
+155,900
| +13% | +$3.41M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q3 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2025, Renaissance Technologies held 4,038 positions worth $75.8B, up 0.77% from $75.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies withdrew a net $5.41B in Q3 2025, closing 581 positions and reducing 1,457 holdings. Its most notable exit was GE Aerospace, an estimated $235M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Renaissance Technologies opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class C worth $419M.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q3 2025 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class C: 1,720,002 shares worth $419M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q3 2025, an estimated $546M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q3 2025 reduction was Robinhood, cutting an estimated $1.04B.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited GE Aerospace in Q3 2025, selling an estimated $235M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $75.8B portfolio in Q3 2025.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 516 new positions and closed 581 in Q3 2025.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value rose 0.77% quarter-over-quarter to $75.8B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2025, filed 13 Nov 2025.