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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$405M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$314M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$229M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$224M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$207M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$342M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$156M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$149M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MBRG
2551
DELISTED
Middleburg Financial Corp
MBRG
| $569K | ﹤0.01% |
31,100
+4,700
| +18% | +$85.9K |
|
2552
Cerus
CERS
$546M
| $567K | ﹤0.01% |
+136,000
| New | +$697K |
|
|
TUES
2553
DELISTED
Tuesday Morning Corp
TUES
| $567K | ﹤0.01% |
+35,200
| New | +$664K |
|
|
BBT
2554
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.69B
| $560K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,200
| New | +$529K |
|
2555
Orion Energy Systems
OESX
$84.2M
| $560K | ﹤0.01% |
17,820
+3,090
| +21% | +$127K |
|
2556
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.29B
| $558K | ﹤0.01% |
5,400
-48,900
| -90% | -$4.43M |
|
|
SAGE
2557
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
| $558K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,100
| New | +$477K |
|
|
CXO
2558
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
| $556K | ﹤0.01% |
4,800
-17,400
| -78% | -$1.9M |
|
2559
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$14.5B
| $555K | ﹤0.01% |
+61,600
| New | +$507K |
|
2560
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$4B
| $552K | ﹤0.01% |
32,500
+9,600
| +42% | +$171K |
|
|
FRM
2561
DELISTED
FURMANITE CORPORATION COM
FRM
| $551K | ﹤0.01% |
69,800
-211
| -0.3% | -$1.58K |
|
|
HERO
2562
DELISTED
HERCULES OFFSHORE INC COM STK
HERO
| $550K | ﹤0.01% |
1,313,000
+1,289,400
| +5,464% | +$909K |
|
|
IXYS
2563
DELISTED
IXYS Corp
IXYS
| $549K | ﹤0.01% |
+44,600
| New | +$533K |
|
2564
PAR Technology
PAR
$741M
| $541K | ﹤0.01% |
129,100
+2,700
| +2% | +$14.1K |
|
|
GSI
2565
DELISTED
GENERAL STL HLDGS INC COM NEW (NV)
GSI
| $540K | ﹤0.01% |
106,940
+3,820
| +4% | +$15.7K |
|
|
CAS
2566
DELISTED
A M Castle & Co
CAS
| $539K | ﹤0.01% |
147,700
+26,000
| +21% | +$133K |
|
2567
Alto Ingredients
ALTO
$315M
| $537K | ﹤0.01% |
+49,784
| New | +$479K |
|
2568
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$3.96B
| $536K | ﹤0.01% |
+56,521
| New | +$532K |
|
|
KANG
2569
DELISTED
iKang Healthcare Group, Inc.
KANG
| $534K | ﹤0.01% |
32,900
+21,800
| +196% | +$364K |
|
|
TWER
2570
DELISTED
Towerstream Corporation Common Stock
TWER
| $534K | ﹤0.01% |
12,370
+3,415
| +38% | +$147K |
|
2571
Badger Meter
BMI
$3.91B
| $533K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,800
| New | +$519K |
|
|
FAC
2572
DELISTED
First Acceptance Corp.
FAC
| $533K | ﹤0.01% |
220,200
+8,800
| +4% | +$21.1K |
|
|
GFA
2573
DELISTED
Gafisa S.A.
GFA
| $531K | ﹤0.01% |
+29,842
| New | +$554K |
|
|
SANW
2574
DELISTED
S&W Seed Co
SANW
| $530K | ﹤0.01% |
6,042
-832
| -12% | -$71.9K |
|
2575
Broadwind
BWEN
$129M
| $525K | ﹤0.01% |
105,053
+30,293
| +41% | +$154K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Jim Simons held 3,575 positions worth $47B, up 13% from $41.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $4.23B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 633 new positions and adding to 1,637 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2015 buy was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
- Jim Simons added most to Gilead Sciences in Q1 2015, an estimated $314M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $342M.
- Jim Simons fully exited SAFEWAY INC in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $210M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $47B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Jim Simons opened 633 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2015.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $47B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 May 2015.