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 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$513M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$412M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$354M |
| 4 |
ServiceNow
NOW
|
+$262M |
| 5 |
American Airlines Group
AAL
|
+$259M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Palantir
PLTR
|
+$571M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$571M |
| 3 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$388M |
| 4 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$313M |
| 5 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$211M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 17.32% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 15.28% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.85% |
| 4 | Financials | 11.11% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1001
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$268M
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
1,087,962
-45,200
| -4% | -$417K |
|
1002
GCM Grosvenor
GCMG
$804M
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
762,000
+256,800
| +51% | +$3.43M |
|
1003
Weave Communications
WEAV
$543M
| $10.1M | 0.02% |
907,500
-17,000
| -2% | -$244K |
|
1004
Emerson Electric
EMR
$85.6B
| $10M | 0.02% |
91,500
-327,700
| -78% | -$39.5M |
|
1005
PubMatic
PUBM
$621M
| $10M | 0.02% |
1,096,500
+33,000
| +3% | +$435K |
|
1006
Enel Chile
ENIC
$6.36B
| $10M | 0.02% |
3,057,888
+545,117
| +22% | +$1.75M |
|
1007
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Corporate ETF
IBDS
$3.84B
| $9.98M | 0.02% |
412,900
+287,000
| +228% | +$6.9M |
|
1008
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.69B
| $9.98M | 0.02% |
285,543
-170,800
| -37% | -$6.77M |
|
1009
California Water Service
CWT
$3.03B
| $9.95M | 0.02% |
205,400
+159,408
| +347% | +$7.24M |
|
1010
Intuitive Machines
LUNR
$2.22B
| $9.95M | 0.02% |
1,335,500
+114,700
| +9% | +$1.8M |
|
1011
AtriCure
ATRC
$1.98B
| $9.93M | 0.02% |
307,900
+144,000
| +88% | +$5.35M |
|
1012
StealthGas
GASS
$321M
| $9.92M | 0.02% |
1,755,076
-11,200
| -0.6% | -$64.1K |
|
1013
Equinor
EQNR
$92.9B
| $9.91M | 0.02% |
374,500
+259,077
| +224% | +$6.28M |
|
1014
1st Source
SRCE
$2.18B
| $9.85M | 0.01% |
164,614
+22,600
| +16% | +$1.39M |
|
1015
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$18.3B
| $9.81M | 0.01% |
109,333
+3,500
| +3% | +$334K |
|
1016
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series B
BATRK
$3.27B
| $9.79M | 0.01% |
244,707
-260,141
| -52% | -$10.1M |
|
1017
Installed Building Products
IBP
$6.2B
| $9.77M | 0.01% |
57,000
+34,200
| +150% | +$6.17M |
|
1018
Grindr
GRND
$3.21B
| $9.77M | 0.01% |
545,765
+397,600
| +268% | +$6.98M |
|
|
ECHO
1019
EchoStar
ECHO
$25.5B
| $9.75M | 0.01% |
380,987
+147,339
| +63% | +$4.01M |
|
1020
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.4B
| $9.74M | 0.01% |
+49,200
| New | +$10.5M |
|
1021
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.6B
| $9.73M | 0.01% |
+849,605
| New | +$9.83M |
|
1022
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.61B
| $9.64M | 0.01% |
51,400
+1,200
| +2% | +$235K |
|
1023
Fiverr
FVRR
$352M
| $9.59M | 0.01% |
404,899
-97,500
| -19% | -$2.84M |
|
1024
NVE Corp
NVEC
$628M
| $9.58M | 0.01% |
150,300
+1,000
| +0.7% | +$71.9K |
|
1025
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4.42B
| $9.58M | 0.01% |
128,200
+44,400
| +53% | +$3.45M |
|
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Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2025, Renaissance Technologies held 3,989 positions worth $66.1B, down 2.2% from $67.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Renaissance Technologies's Q1 2025 filing shows 456 new, 1,472 increased, 1,441 reduced and 583 closed positions. Its largest new stake was ServiceNow: 1,361,505 shares worth $217M. The largest sale was Palantir, an estimated $571M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
- Renaissance Technologies's largest Q1 2025 buy was ServiceNow: 1,361,505 shares worth $217M.
- Renaissance Technologies added most to Broadcom in Q1 2025, an estimated $513M increase.
- Renaissance Technologies's biggest Q1 2025 reduction was Palantir, cutting an estimated $571M.
- Renaissance Technologies fully exited Nike in Q1 2025, selling an estimated $197M.
- Renaissance Technologies's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $66.1B portfolio in Q1 2025.
- Renaissance Technologies opened 456 new positions and closed 583 in Q1 2025.
- Renaissance Technologies's portfolio value fell 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $66.1B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2025, filed 14 May 2025.