Jim Simons Renaissance Technologies
Jim Simons is the founder of Renaissance Technologies, one of the most successful quantitative hedge funds in the world. Before his career in finance, he served as a mathematics professor and made significant contributions to differential geometry. Simons applied his analytical expertise to develop sophisticated, algorithm-driven trading strategies, earning consistently high returns for investors.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$317M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$218M |
| 3 |
Linde
LIN
|
+$174M |
| 4 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$133M |
| 5 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$126M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$724M |
| 2 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$527M |
| 3 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$450M |
| 4 |
NVO
Novo Nordisk
NVO
|
+$365M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$336M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 18.8% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 17.12% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.21% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.81% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 7.76% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2501
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.23T
| $981K | ﹤0.01% |
6,505
-2,033,575
| -100% | -$291M |
|
|
TAIT
2502
DELISTED
Taitron Components
TAIT
| $980K | ﹤0.01% |
300,773
+3,569
| +1% | +$11.5K |
|
2503
iShares US Healthcare ETF
IYH
$3.75B
| $978K | ﹤0.01% |
15,800
+7,800
| +98% | +$469K |
|
2504
Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF
LIT
$1.61B
| $978K | ﹤0.01% |
21,600
-24,900
| -54% | -$1.11M |
|
|
KG
2505
Kestrel Group
KG
$61.7M
| $978K | ﹤0.01% |
21,736
-1,035
| -5% | -$35.4K |
|
|
UROY
2506
Uranium Royalty Corp
UROY
$1.57B
| $975K | ﹤0.01% |
+407,900
| New | +$1.16M |
|
|
NGM
2507
DELISTED
NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
NGM
| $972K | ﹤0.01% |
611,300
-145,592
| -19% | -$216K |
|
2508
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$262M
| $971K | ﹤0.01% |
89,700
+77,900
| +660% | +$800K |
|
|
INFA
2509
DELISTED
Informatica
INFA
| $970K | ﹤0.01% |
+27,700
| New | +$871K |
|
2510
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF
ESGE
$6.84B
| $967K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
-33,300
| -53% | -$1.05M |
|
2511
Xencor
XNCR
$1.74B
| $965K | ﹤0.01% |
43,600
-136,700
| -76% | -$2.95M |
|
2512
National CineMedia
NCMI
$269M
| $963K | ﹤0.01% |
+187,000
| New | +$796K |
|
|
GAN
2513
DELISTED
GAN Ltd
GAN
| $959K | ﹤0.01% |
755,117
+63,090
| +9% | +$93.5K |
|
|
KEEL
2514
Keel Infrastructure Corp
KEEL
$2.17B
| $958K | ﹤0.01% |
430,700
+194,200
| +82% | +$505K |
|
2515
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$1.07B
| $957K | ﹤0.01% |
71,071
+10,636
| +18% | +$152K |
|
2516
Similarweb
SMWB
$779M
| $954K | ﹤0.01% |
106,001
-19,999
| -16% | -$148K |
|
2517
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$356M
| $950K | ﹤0.01% |
35,035
-6,000
| -15% | -$164K |
|
2518
WEX
WEX
$6.54B
| $950K | ﹤0.01% |
4,000
-28,200
| -88% | -$6.07M |
|
|
MBCN
2519
DELISTED
Middlefield Banc Corp
MBCN
| $946K | ﹤0.01% |
39,612
+100
| +0.3% | +$2.63K |
|
|
BDN
2520
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$532M
| $945K | ﹤0.01% |
+196,798
| New | +$912K |
|
2521
Lightpath Technologies
LPTH
$953M
| $945K | ﹤0.01% |
685,000
-4,400
| -0.6% | -$6.32K |
|
2522
Heritage Global
HGBL
$37.9M
| $944K | ﹤0.01% |
357,417
-29,861
| -8% | -$84.9K |
|
2523
Lyell Immunopharma
LYEL
$342M
| $944K | ﹤0.01% |
21,175
+17,550
| +484% | +$751K |
|
2524
V2X
VVX
$2.6B
| $944K | ﹤0.01% |
20,200
-13,800
| -41% | -$564K |
|
2525
Taysha Gene Therapies
TSHA
$1.9B
| $943K | ﹤0.01% |
328,500
-768,900
| -70% | -$1.6M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2024, Jim Simons held 4,246 positions worth $63.6B, down 1.5% from $64.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons withdrew a net $5.25B in Q1 2024, closing 582 positions and reducing 1,517 holdings. Its most notable exit was ExxonMobil, an estimated $450M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Chevron worth $331M.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2024 buy was Chevron: 2,097,623 shares worth $331M.
- Jim Simons added most to Walmart Inc in Q1 2024, an estimated $218M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2024 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $724M.
- Jim Simons fully exited ExxonMobil in Q1 2024, selling an estimated $450M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $63.6B portfolio in Q1 2024.
- Jim Simons opened 562 new positions and closed 582 in Q1 2024.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 1.5% quarter-over-quarter to $63.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2024, filed 13 May 2024.