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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1551
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.95B
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
181,731
-91,300
| -33% | -$2.19M |
|
1552
Franklin Covey
FC
$247M
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
148,203
+1,300
| +0.9% | +$43K |
|
1553
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$2.17B
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
89,900
+39,500
| +78% | +$2.04M |
|
1554
PROG Holdings
PRG
$1.83B
| $4.08M | 0.01% |
153,384
+1,200
| +0.8% | +$42.4K |
|
1555
Consensus Cloud Solutions
CCSI
$702M
| $4.08M | 0.01% |
176,700
+31,300
| +22% | +$805K |
|
1556
BOK Financial
BOKF
$8.78B
| $4.02M | 0.01% |
38,577
+27,500
| +248% | +$2.95M |
|
1557
Lantheus
LNTH
$6.61B
| $4.01M | 0.01% |
41,100
-68,000
| -62% | -$6.36M |
|
1558
DTE Energy
DTE
$29.1B
| $4M | 0.01% |
+28,900
| New | +$3.69M |
|
|
ALE
1559
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
| $3.99M | 0.01% |
60,799
+39,900
| +191% | +$2.61M |
|
1560
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
SDY
$23.8B
| $3.99M | 0.01% |
29,400
+24,000
| +444% | +$3.23M |
|
1561
American Outdoor Brands
AOUT
$157M
| $3.98M | 0.01% |
326,968
-4,800
| -1% | -$73.7K |
|
|
TERN
1562
DELISTED
Terns Pharmaceuticals
TERN
| $3.96M | 0.01% |
1,433,834
+810,700
| +130% | +$3.31M |
|
1563
Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF
VRP
$3.01B
| $3.96M | 0.01% |
163,251
+54,351
| +50% | +$1.32M |
|
|
HPP
1564
Hudson Pacific Properties
HPP
$812M
| $3.95M | 0.01% |
191,330
-7,243
| -4% | -$151K |
|
1565
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.53B
| $3.95M | 0.01% |
+19,093
| New | +$3.84M |
|
1566
Gran Tierra Energy
GTE
$334M
| $3.95M | 0.01% |
800,280
-65,000
| -8% | -$373K |
|
1567
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$6.91B
| $3.94M | 0.01% |
41,300
-100,600
| -71% | -$9.68M |
|
1568
State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
FEZ
$4.51B
| $3.93M | 0.01% |
72,300
+29,200
| +68% | +$1.56M |
|
|
GAU
1569
Galiano Gold
GAU
$504M
| $3.91M | 0.01% |
3,155,653
+414,400
| +15% | +$510K |
|
1570
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$5.76B
| $3.91M | 0.01% |
39,900
+18,500
| +86% | +$1.91M |
|
1571
Amplitude
AMPL
$1.33B
| $3.9M | 0.01% |
383,214
+163,714
| +75% | +$1.93M |
|
1572
Gates Industrial Corporation Ltd.
GTES
$7.42B
| $3.9M | 0.01% |
212,000
+135,800
| +178% | +$2.8M |
|
1573
STRATTEC Security
STRT
$372M
| $3.89M | 0.01% |
98,706
-2,200
| -2% | -$94.4K |
|
|
ZIMV
1574
DELISTED
ZimVie
ZIMV
| $3.89M | 0.01% |
360,000
+3,700
| +1% | +$48.6K |
|
1575
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$90.7B
| $3.88M | 0.01% |
1,016,900
+254,560
| +33% | +$842K |
|
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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.