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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$578M |
| 2 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$433M |
| 3 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$404M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$398M |
| 5 |
Accenture
ACN
|
+$358M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$777M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$752M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$627M |
| 4 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$528M |
| 5 |
Shopify
SHOP
|
+$439M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.46% |
| 2 | Technology | 18.58% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 10.15% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.72% |
| 5 | Financials | 8.45% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2751
Educational Development Corp
EDUC
$11.8M
| $653K | ﹤0.01% |
270,945
-24,181
| -8% | -$79.1K |
|
2752
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta US Large Cap Equity ETF
GSLC
$16.1B
| $653K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,200
| New | +$725K |
|
2753
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.85B
| $653K | ﹤0.01% |
51,700
-25,200
| -33% | -$365K |
|
2754
Comstock Holding Companies
CHCI
$175M
| $652K | ﹤0.01% |
164,264
-16,900
| -9% | -$74.4K |
|
2755
RPC Inc
RES
$1.41B
| $651K | ﹤0.01% |
94,000
-267,219
| -74% | -$1.94M |
|
2756
Cardiff Oncology
CRDF
$74.9M
| $650K | ﹤0.01% |
421,988
-305,628
| -42% | -$736K |
|
2757
Dare Bioscience
DARE
$13.9M
| $650K | ﹤0.01% |
54,167
+23,617
| +77% | +$324K |
|
2758
Verastem
VSTM
$596M
| $650K | ﹤0.01% |
63,698
+34,956
| +122% | +$488K |
|
|
AAIC
2759
DELISTED
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
AAIC
| $650K | ﹤0.01% |
239,049
-22,500
| -9% | -$71.1K |
|
|
JCTC
2760
Jewett-Cameron Trading
JCTC
$10.2M
| $649K | ﹤0.01% |
122,528
-15,400
| -11% | -$95.9K |
|
2761
iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN
VXX
$140M
| $647K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,906
| New | +$631K |
|
|
VBIV
2762
DELISTED
VBI Vaccines, Inc. New Common Stock (Canada)
VBIV
| $647K | ﹤0.01% |
30,533
+4,216
| +16% | +$114K |
|
|
NBP
2763
NovaBridge Biosciences American Depositary Shares
NBP
$227M
| $646K | ﹤0.01% |
+161,100
| New | +$1.22M |
|
2764
NerdWallet
NRDS
$629M
| $646K | ﹤0.01% |
72,800
-4,000
| -5% | -$39.2K |
|
2765
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$402M
| $646K | ﹤0.01% |
244,797
-17,700
| -7% | -$46.5K |
|
2766
Trevi Therapeutics
TRVI
$2.63B
| $646K | ﹤0.01% |
419,187
+267,687
| +177% | +$878K |
|
2767
Garrett Motion
GTX
$5.41B
| $642K | ﹤0.01% |
113,700
+33,300
| +41% | +$229K |
|
2768
Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF
PRFZ
$2.92B
| $641K | ﹤0.01% |
22,000
+4,500
| +26% | +$146K |
|
2769
Woori Financial
WF
$17.3B
| $641K | ﹤0.01% |
28,700
+2,600
| +10% | +$68.3K |
|
2770
Nu Holdings
NU
$73.6B
| $640K | ﹤0.01% |
+145,400
| New | +$667K |
|
2771
Willamette Valley Vineyards
WVVI
$11.5M
| $640K | ﹤0.01% |
103,752
-19,700
| -16% | -$124K |
|
|
SGMA
2772
DELISTED
Sigmatron International
SGMA
| $638K | ﹤0.01% |
134,287
-12,700
| -9% | -$90K |
|
|
SPYM
2773
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF
SPYM
$169B
| $638K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,200
| New | +$710K |
|
|
BCEL
2774
DELISTED
Atreca, Inc. Class A Common Stock
BCEL
| $637K | ﹤0.01% |
405,877
-154,923
| -28% | -$318K |
|
2775
CS Disco
LAW
$286M
| $635K | ﹤0.01% |
63,500
+46,314
| +269% | +$842K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q3 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2022, Jim Simons held 4,619 positions worth $70.7B, down 16% from $84.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons withdrew a net $8.71B in Q3 2022, closing 637 positions and reducing 2,164 holdings. Its most notable exit was Shopify, an estimated $439M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.
Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $498M.
- Jim Simons's largest Q3 2022 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 5,208,460 shares worth $498M.
- Jim Simons added most to Advanced Micro Devices in Q3 2022, an estimated $404M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2022 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $777M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Shopify in Q3 2022, selling an estimated $439M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $70.7B portfolio in Q3 2022.
- Jim Simons opened 441 new positions and closed 637 in Q3 2022.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 16% quarter-over-quarter to $70.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2022, filed 14 Nov 2022.