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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1026
First American
FAF
$7.67B
| $9.56M | 0.01% |
145,700
-52,300
| -26% | -$3.31M |
|
1027
InvenTrust Properties
IVT
$2.66B
| $9.5M | 0.01% |
323,600
-7,600
| -2% | -$224K |
|
1028
Disc Medicine
IRON
$2.98B
| $9.49M | 0.01% |
191,220
+104,800
| +121% | +$5.83M |
|
1029
Columbia Financial
CLBK
$1.1B
| $9.46M | 0.01% |
630,632
-4,800
| -0.8% | -$74.4K |
|
1030
Enact Holdings
ACT
$6.69B
| $9.45M | 0.01% |
271,809
+2,300
| +0.9% | +$76.9K |
|
1031
Graham Corp
GHM
$1.2B
| $9.44M | 0.01% |
327,668
-47,700
| -13% | -$1.81M |
|
1032
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.7B
| $9.44M | 0.01% |
46,300
-40,400
| -47% | -$8.47M |
|
1033
iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
ACWV
$3.33B
| $9.44M | 0.01% |
81,100
+44,000
| +119% | +$4.97M |
|
1034
Match Group
MTCH
$9.6B
| $9.38M | 0.01% |
+300,600
| New | +$9.82M |
|
1035
VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF
ANGL
$3.05B
| $9.36M | 0.01% |
324,257
+127,075
| +64% | +$3.67M |
|
1036
Portland General Electric
POR
$5.9B
| $9.35M | 0.01% |
209,619
+155,454
| +287% | +$6.67M |
|
1037
Mirion Technologies
MIR
$3.96B
| $9.33M | 0.01% |
643,700
+498,686
| +344% | +$7.84M |
|
1038
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.53B
| $9.32M | 0.01% |
190,700
+23,600
| +14% | +$1.25M |
|
1039
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
KWEB
$5.66B
| $9.32M | 0.01% |
266,900
+84,120
| +46% | +$2.79M |
|
1040
Excelerate Energy
EE
$1.24B
| $9.31M | 0.01% |
324,753
-33,466
| -9% | -$1M |
|
1041
Prologis
PLD
$131B
| $9.31M | 0.01% |
+83,267
| New | +$9.63M |
|
1042
News Corp Class B
NWS
$17.3B
| $9.31M | 0.01% |
306,393
-59,500
| -16% | -$1.88M |
|
1043
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$9B
| $9.27M | 0.01% |
+371,696
| New | +$9.9M |
|
1044
Par Pacific Holdings
PARR
$4.1B
| $9.26M | 0.01% |
649,500
+444,297
| +217% | +$6.97M |
|
1045
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
EFV
$29.1B
| $9.24M | 0.01% |
+156,700
| New | +$8.86M |
|
1046
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$2.6B
| $9.22M | 0.01% |
214,776
+45,300
| +27% | +$1.92M |
|
1047
Algonquin Power & Utilities
AQN
$4.42B
| $9.22M | 0.01% |
1,793,292
+480,900
| +37% | +$2.27M |
|
|
BAND
1048
Bandwidth Inc
BAND
$1.47B
| $9.21M | 0.01% |
703,100
+51,800
| +8% | +$847K |
|
1049
Lincoln Educational Services
LINC
$1.38B
| $9.18M | 0.01% |
578,678
-111,700
| -16% | -$1.82M |
|
|
HDSN
1050
Hudson Technologies
HDSN
$261M
| $9.18M | 0.01% |
1,488,350
-13,800
| -0.9% | -$81.1K |
|
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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.