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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2301
Palmer Square Capital BDC
PSBD
$326M
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
89,400
+27,400
| +44% | +$419K |
|
2302
First Trust Cloud Computing ETF
SKYY
$3.01B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
11,600
+8,400
| +263% | +$1,000K |
|
2303
Stoke Therapeutics
STOK
$2.06B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
178,300
+49,257
| +38% | +$459K |
|
2304
Rambus
RMBS
$10.6B
| $1.19M | ﹤0.01% |
22,900
+19,100
| +503% | +$1.12M |
|
2305
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.48B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
39,886
+22,900
| +135% | +$719K |
|
2306
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$69.4B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
76,600
-2,766,000
| -97% | -$55.1M |
|
2307
Precigen
PGEN
$2.47B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
792,803
-274,842
| -26% | -$433K |
|
2308
Oceaneering
OII
$4.9B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
54,100
+39,500
| +271% | +$938K |
|
2309
NLI Holdings
NL
$308M
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
149,314
| – | – |
|
2310
Gold Royalty Corp
GROY
$662M
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
818,200
+108,300
| +15% | +$148K |
|
|
AVDX
2311
DELISTED
AvidXchange
AVDX
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
138,900
+109,300
| +369% | +$1.01M |
|
2312
West Fraser Timber
WFG
$5.47B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
15,300
+6,500
| +74% | +$535K |
|
2313
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.91B
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
31,349
+17,100
| +120% | +$673K |
|
2314
Mastech Digital
MHH
$95.7M
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
115,125
+3,398
| +3% | +$41.5K |
|
2315
Data I/O
DAIO
$30.7M
| $1.18M | ﹤0.01% |
479,615
-24,028
| -5% | -$67K |
|
2316
WisdomTree US LargeCap Dividend Fund
DLN
$6.37B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
14,800
-100
| -0.7% | -$7.98K |
|
2317
Braskem
BAK
$928M
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
305,100
-24,810
| -8% | -$103K |
|
2318
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.69B
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+16,300
| New | +$1.21M |
|
|
VTYX
2319
DELISTED
Ventyx Biosciences
VTYX
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
1,016,389
+391,889
| +63% | +$673K |
|
2320
Karat Packaging
KRT
$846M
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
43,915
+3,100
| +8% | +$92.4K |
|
2321
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$469M
| $1.17M | ﹤0.01% |
39,671
-72,200
| -65% | -$1.91M |
|
2322
Kemper
KMPR
$1.76B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
17,310
-102,000
| -85% | -$6.77M |
|
2323
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.3B
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
600
| – | – |
|
2324
Fulcrum Therapeutics
FULC
$288M
| $1.16M | ﹤0.01% |
+401,100
| New | +$1.47M |
|
2325
Mayville Engineering Co
MEC
$633M
| $1.15M | ﹤0.01% |
85,900
-26,800
| -24% | -$403K |
|
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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.