Jim Simons
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Jim Simons’s Vanguard Materials ETF VAW Stock Holding History

Jim Simons’s Portfolio VAW Stock Details VAW Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2025
Q2 		– Sell
-1,500
Closed -$283K – 3919
2025
Q1 		$283K Sell
1,500
-2,300
-61% -$446K ﹤0.01% 2941
2024
Q4 		$714K Buy
3,800
+1,000
+36% +$206K ﹤0.01% 2670
2024
Q3 		$592K Buy
2,800
+700
+33% +$140K ﹤0.01% 2706
2024
Q2 		$405K Buy
2,100
+500
+31% +$99.3K ﹤0.01% 2791
2024
Q1 		$327K Buy
+1,600
New +$304K ﹤0.01% 3054
2023
Q1 		– Sell
-2,600
Closed -$443K – 4421
2022
Q4 		$443K Buy
2,600
+900
+53% +$151K ﹤0.01% 3015
2022
Q3 		$252K Buy
1,700
+200
+13% +$33K ﹤0.01% 3279
2022
Q2 		$240K Buy
+1,500
New +$275K ﹤0.01% 3572
2021
Q2 		– Sell
-4,300
Closed -$744K – 3792
2021
Q1 		$744K Buy
4,300
+1,700
+65% +$280K ﹤0.01% 2742
2020
Q4 		$408K Sell
2,600
-100
-4% -$14.7K ﹤0.01% 2911
2020
Q3 		$363K Buy
+2,700
New +$358K ﹤0.01% 2934
2018
Q1 		– Sell
-3,200
Closed -$437K – 3586
2017
Q4 		$437K Buy
+3,200
New +$426K ﹤0.01% 2918

Other funds holding VAW

Bank of America
Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.37T AUM 24.88% 1-Year Est. Return
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio) Dayton, Ohio $1.78B AUM 14.7% 1-Year Est. Return
Empower Advisory Group
Empower Advisory Group Greenwood Village, Colorado $38.5B AUM 18.4% 1-Year Est. Return
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.66T AUM 25.57% 1-Year Est. Return
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance) Canada, Ontario, Canada $116B AUM 26.37% 1-Year Est. Return
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo San Francisco, California $530B AUM 22.01% 1-Year Est. Return
LPL Financial
LPL Financial San Diego, California $445B AUM 25.58% 1-Year Est. Return
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management Chicago, Illinois $424B AUM 22.96% 1-Year Est. Return
PCH
PGIM Custom Harvest Newark, New Jersey $6.4B AUM 18.53% 1-Year Est. Return
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial St Petersburg, Florida $324B AUM 22.36% 1-Year Est. Return

Jim Simons's VAW Position: Q2 2025 in Review

Jim Simons sold out of Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) in Q2 2025, closing a stake of 1,500 shares — an estimated $283K sold.

Jim Simons first reported a position in VAW in Q4 2017 and held it in 12 quarters. The position peaked at $744K in Q1 2021. 366 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold VAW as of Q2 2025.

  • Jim Simons reported no remaining Vanguard Materials ETF position as of Q2 2025 after selling out during the quarter.
  • Jim Simons sold 1,500 Vanguard Materials ETF shares in Q2 2025, an estimated $283K.
  • Jim Simons first reported a position in Vanguard Materials ETF in Q4 2017 and held it in 12 quarters.
  • Jim Simons's Vanguard Materials ETF position peaked at $744K in Q1 2021.
  • 366 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Vanguard Materials ETF as of Q2 2025.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2025, filed 13 Aug 2025.