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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1301
ODDITY Tech
ODD
$706M
| $6.16M | 0.01% |
142,400
-61,400
| -30% | -$2.73M |
|
1302
General Motors
GM
$77.5B
| $6.15M | 0.01% |
130,816
-802,489
| -86% | -$39.5M |
|
|
BOW
1303
Bowhead Specialty Holdings
BOW
$1.1B
| $6.15M | 0.01% |
151,300
+51,900
| +52% | +$1.77M |
|
1304
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.25B
| $6.12M | 0.01% |
35,200
+9,600
| +38% | +$2M |
|
|
SAGE
1305
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
| $6.12M | 0.01% |
769,700
+318,905
| +71% | +$2.33M |
|
1306
Seagate
STX
$192B
| $6.12M | 0.01% |
71,993
-955,800
| -93% | -$90.3M |
|
1307
Laureate Education
LAUR
$5.2B
| $6.1M | 0.01% |
298,300
+12,500
| +4% | +$242K |
|
|
TEN
1308
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd
TEN
$1.17B
| $6.09M | 0.01% |
356,980
-181,500
| -34% | -$3.16M |
|
1309
Arrow Financial
AROW
$674M
| $6.09M | 0.01% |
231,621
-700
| -0.3% | -$18.7K |
|
1310
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$551M
| $6.08M | 0.01% |
1,617,431
+5,406
| +0.3% | +$22.5K |
|
1311
Impinj
PI
$5.12B
| $6.07M | 0.01% |
66,900
-157,500
| -70% | -$17.6M |
|
1312
SLM Corp
SLM
$5.24B
| $6.05M | 0.01% |
206,000
-13,600
| -6% | -$398K |
|
1313
Target Hospitality
TH
$1.59B
| $6.04M | 0.01% |
918,024
+47,900
| +6% | +$384K |
|
|
GPGI
1314
GPGI Inc
GPGI
$4.53B
| $6.04M | 0.01% |
555,700
-145,389
| -21% | -$1.78M |
|
1315
State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF
SRLN
$5.32B
| $6.03M | 0.01% |
146,700
-1,908,069
| -93% | -$79.4M |
|
1316
10x Genomics
TXG
$6.08B
| $6.02M | 0.01% |
689,555
+302,600
| +78% | +$3.81M |
|
1317
WisdomTree
WT
$3.42B
| $6.01M | 0.01% |
673,702
-510,305
| -43% | -$4.76M |
|
1318
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$35.7B
| $6M | 0.01% |
20,800
-13,605
| -40% | -$4.32M |
|
1319
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.61B
| $5.99M | 0.01% |
966,627
-967,500
| -50% | -$7.76M |
|
1320
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.81B
| $5.98M | 0.01% |
743,233
+662,000
| +815% | +$4.97M |
|
1321
CION Investment
CION
$315M
| $5.98M | 0.01% |
577,300
+97,612
| +20% | +$1.13M |
|
1322
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$132B
| $5.96M | 0.01% |
20,700
-29,200
| -59% | -$7.72M |
|
1323
Relay Therapeutics
RLAY
$4.26B
| $5.96M | 0.01% |
2,276,110
+726,920
| +47% | +$2.85M |
|
1324
NACCO Industries
NC
$360M
| $5.95M | 0.01% |
176,418
-5,000
| -3% | -$161K |
|
1325
Federal Signal
FSS
$8.09B
| $5.94M | 0.01% |
80,800
+54,700
| +210% | +$4.89M |
|
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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.