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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
Erasca
ERAS
$6.34B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
1,015,005
+272,505
| +37% | +$433K |
|
2002
OptimizeRx
OPRX
$126M
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
107,900
+30,193
| +39% | +$479K |
|
|
SLDE
2003
Slide Insurance Holdings
SLDE
$2.49B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+139,900
| New | +$2.29M |
|
2004
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.63B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
64,300
-101,700
| -61% | -$3.73M |
|
2005
Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF
RWL
$9.83B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
19,900
+10,700
| +116% | +$1.14M |
|
2006
Sonoco
SON
$5.64B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
51,100
-322,200
| -86% | -$14.9M |
|
2007
Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF
PVAL
$13.6B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
51,540
+28,040
| +119% | +$1.16M |
|
2008
First Northwest Bancorp
FNWB
$105M
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
279,505
+481
| +0.2% | +$3.71K |
|
2009
United Fire Group
UFCS
$1.41B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
72,283
-36,600
| -34% | -$1.08M |
|
2010
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
$24.1B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
+23,100
| New | +$2.16M |
|
|
CMDB
2011
Costamare Bulkers Holdings
CMDB
$450M
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
152,846
+13,300
| +10% | +$136K |
|
2012
Wabash National
WNC
$512M
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
222,500
+108,000
| +94% | +$1.15M |
|
2013
Security National Financial
SNFCA
$251M
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
265,951
-18,340
| -6% | -$155K |
|
|
ADAM
2014
Adamas Trust
ADAM
$856M
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
315,010
+177,760
| +130% | +$1.24M |
|
2015
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$626M
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
57,200
-15,640
| -21% | -$591K |
|
2016
Clearfield
CLFD
$362M
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
63,574
+12,374
| +24% | +$461K |
|
|
GHLD
2017
DELISTED
Guild Holdings
GHLD
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
109,300
+78,300
| +253% | +$1.56M |
|
|
DMC
2018
Del Monte Corp
DMC
$1.41B
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
62,723
-102,277
| -62% | -$3.62M |
|
2019
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$31.2B
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+10,400
| New | +$2.1M |
|
|
SY
2020
So-Young International
SY
$212M
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
562,528
-700
| -0.1% | -$2.98K |
|
|
COE
2021
51Talk Online Education Group
COE
$115M
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
49,175
-400
| -0.8% | -$14.4K |
|
2022
Parke Bancorp
PKBK
$402M
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
100,947
+800
| +0.8% | +$17.4K |
|
2023
SiTime
SITM
$20.6B
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+7,200
| New | +$1.67M |
|
2024
SmartRent
SMRT
$264M
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
1,538,012
-465,288
| -23% | -$597K |
|
2025
CGI
GIB
$15.4B
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+24,300
| New | +$2.35M |
|
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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.