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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$316M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$185M |
| 3 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$135M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$131M |
| 5 |
McKesson
MCK
|
+$126M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$449M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$297M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$218M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$215M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$198M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.5% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.69% |
| 3 | Industrials | 10.47% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.17% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.03% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2551
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$144M
| $809K | ﹤0.01% |
23,382
+11,875
| +103% | +$399K |
|
|
ACW
2552
DELISTED
Accuride Corp
ACW
| $808K | ﹤0.01% |
209,900
+70,100
| +50% | +$298K |
|
|
UCTT
2553
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$4.21B
| $806K | ﹤0.01% |
129,400
+82,800
| +178% | +$535K |
|
|
IMUC
2554
DELISTED
ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd.
IMUC
| $804K | ﹤0.01% |
42,567
+31,417
| +282% | +$605K |
|
|
FRTX
2555
DELISTED
Fresh Tracks Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
FRTX
| $803K | ﹤0.01% |
364
+89
| +32% | +$279K |
|
2556
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.43B
| $800K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,300
| New | +$757K |
|
|
CAS
2557
DELISTED
A M Castle & Co
CAS
| $797K | ﹤0.01% |
129,100
-18,600
| -13% | -$95.7K |
|
|
TC
2558
DELISTED
Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. Ordinary Shares (Canada)
TC
| $791K | ﹤0.01% |
965,100
+655,100
| +211% | +$753K |
|
2559
TransAlta
TAC
$3.92B
| $790K | ﹤0.01% |
101,900
-195,841
| -66% | -$1.76M |
|
|
SOL
2560
DELISTED
Emeren Group
SOL
| $788K | ﹤0.01% |
115,100
+90,620
| +370% | +$715K |
|
2561
Gencor Industries
GENC
$265M
| $783K | ﹤0.01% |
121,500
-18,600
| -13% | -$120K |
|
|
NGLS
2562
DELISTED
TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP COM UTS REPTG LTD PARTERSHIP INT
NGLS
| $783K | ﹤0.01% |
20,290
-428,393
| -95% | -$18.5M |
|
2563
Kamada
KMDA
$419M
| $781K | ﹤0.01% |
204,400
+35,300
| +21% | +$154K |
|
2564
CNB Financial Corp
CCNE
$1.04B
| $778K | ﹤0.01% |
42,303
+17,504
| +71% | +$305K |
|
|
TGB
2565
Trekor Metals
TGB
$3.2B
| $778K | ﹤0.01% |
1,408,500
+136,400
| +11% | +$96K |
|
|
AMTG
2566
DELISTED
APOLLO RESIDENTIAL MTG INC COM STK
AMTG
| $778K | ﹤0.01% |
52,936
-46,364
| -47% | -$733K |
|
2567
Pluri
PLUR
$17.5M
| $775K | ﹤0.01% |
3,846
+473
| +14% | +$104K |
|
|
COHR
2568
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
| $774K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,200
| New | +$783K |
|
|
RHE
2569
DELISTED
Regional Health Properties, Inc.
RHE
| $774K | ﹤0.01% |
18,642
+2,342
| +14% | +$110K |
|
2570
LifeVantage
LFVN
$82.1M
| $773K | ﹤0.01% |
208,244
+33,925
| +19% | +$157K |
|
|
CHMI
2571
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp
CHMI
$107M
| $769K | ﹤0.01% |
47,417
-2,083
| -4% | -$36.4K |
|
2572
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$17M
| $768K | ﹤0.01% |
4,174
+334
| +9% | +$66.9K |
|
|
DVD
2573
DELISTED
Dover Motorsports
DVD
| $763K | ﹤0.01% |
345,100
+1,200
| +0.3% | +$2.79K |
|
2574
Scully Royalty
SRL
$90.9M
| $761K | ﹤0.01% |
37,580
+12,520
| +50% | +$270K |
|
|
SXCP
2575
DELISTED
SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.
SXCP
| $761K | ﹤0.01% |
44,500
-88,659
| -67% | -$1.87M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2015, Jim Simons held 3,611 positions worth $43.9B, down 6.5% from $47B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons withdrew a net $2.38B in Q2 2015, closing 415 positions and reducing 921 holdings. Its most notable exit was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $218M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.
Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Microsoft worth $306M.
- Jim Simons's largest Q2 2015 buy was Microsoft: 6,935,684 shares worth $306M.
- Jim Simons added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2015, an estimated $131M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $449M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $218M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $43.9B portfolio in Q2 2015.
- Jim Simons opened 478 new positions and closed 415 in Q2 2015.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 6.5% quarter-over-quarter to $43.9B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.