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
|
+$1.04B |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$820M |
| 3 |
Shopify
SHOP
|
+$599M |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$539M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$479M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$675M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$661M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$633M |
| 4 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$533M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$377M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.41% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.8% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 11.12% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.11% |
| 5 | Financials | 8.74% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2851
Renaissance IPO ETF
IPO
$166M
| $803K | ﹤0.01% |
26,660
+8,360
| +46% | +$282K |
|
2852
VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF
FLTR
$3.04B
| $802K | ﹤0.01% |
32,500
-8,397
| -21% | -$210K |
|
2853
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bear 3X ETF
TMV
$192M
| $802K | ﹤0.01% |
+31,600
| New | +$778K |
|
|
GMS
2854
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
| $801K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,000
| New | +$854K |
|
|
ATNX
2855
DELISTED
Athenex, Inc. Common Stock
ATNX
| $800K | ﹤0.01% |
97,674
+36,562
| +60% | +$408K |
|
2856
First Trust Capital Strength ETF
FTCS
$8.02B
| $797K | ﹤0.01% |
11,400
-15,200
| -57% | -$1.12M |
|
2857
EverCommerce
EVCM
$1.76B
| $796K | ﹤0.01% |
+88,000
| New | +$949K |
|
|
HEXO
2858
DELISTED
HEXO Corp. Common Shares
HEXO
| $796K | ﹤0.01% |
+270,655
| New | +$1.29M |
|
2859
UGI
UGI
$7.53B
| $795K | ﹤0.01% |
20,583
-690,000
| -97% | -$26.7M |
|
|
WPRT
2860
Westport Fuel Systems
WPRT
$34.6M
| $794K | ﹤0.01% |
78,660
-82,630
| -51% | -$1.02M |
|
2861
Alta Equipment Group
ALTG
$254M
| $792K | ﹤0.01% |
88,300
+1,700
| +2% | +$18.6K |
|
2862
Parsons
PSN
$5.16B
| $792K | ﹤0.01% |
19,600
-2,100
| -10% | -$80.5K |
|
|
AGFS
2863
DELISTED
AgroFresh Solutions Inc
AGFS
| $792K | ﹤0.01% |
442,511
-1,300
| -0.3% | -$2.31K |
|
|
ADN
2864
DELISTED
Advent Technologies
ADN
| $790K | ﹤0.01% |
10,450
-8,143
| -44% | -$491K |
|
2865
Northeast Community Bancorp
NECB
$371M
| $787K | ﹤0.01% |
66,900
-37,900
| -36% | -$427K |
|
2866
Aquestive Therapeutics
AQST
$531M
| $785K | ﹤0.01% |
1,226,400
+1,192,100
| +3,476% | +$1.59M |
|
|
RWT
2867
Redwood Trust
RWT
$592M
| $785K | ﹤0.01% |
101,800
-950,327
| -90% | -$8.74M |
|
|
SEEL
2868
DELISTED
Seelos Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
SEEL
| $785K | ﹤0.01% |
301
-146
| -33% | -$380K |
|
|
LTCH
2869
DELISTED
Latch, Inc. Common Stock
LTCH
| $782K | ﹤0.01% |
+686,200
| New | +$1.76M |
|
2870
Celcuity
CELC
$4.49B
| $780K | ﹤0.01% |
85,756
+11,400
| +15% | +$83.4K |
|
2871
Invesco Financial Preferred ETF
PGF
$669M
| $778K | ﹤0.01% |
50,039
-166,261
| -77% | -$2.61M |
|
|
CKPT
2872
DELISTED
Checkpoint Therapeutics
CKPT
| $777K | ﹤0.01% |
75,439
-16,865
| -18% | -$221K |
|
2873
Grid Dynamics Holdings
GDYN
$632M
| $777K | ﹤0.01% |
46,200
+18,900
| +69% | +$309K |
|
|
OPOF
2874
DELISTED
Old Point Financial
OPOF
| $777K | ﹤0.01% |
30,735
-300
| -1% | -$7.6K |
|
2875
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$510M
| $774K | ﹤0.01% |
78,300
+21,600
| +38% | +$436K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2022, Jim Simons held 4,738 positions worth $84.5B, down 0.87% from $85.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $13.7B of net new capital in Q2 2022, opening 694 new positions and adding to 1,955 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Microsoft: 3,820,133 shares worth $981M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Tesla, an estimated $661M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q2 2022 buy was Microsoft: 3,820,133 shares worth $981M.
- Jim Simons added most to Chevron in Q2 2022, an estimated $820M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Tesla, cutting an estimated $661M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Amazon in Q2 2022, selling an estimated $675M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $84.5B portfolio in Q2 2022.
- Jim Simons opened 694 new positions and closed 562 in Q2 2022.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 0.87% quarter-over-quarter to $84.5B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 12 Aug 2022.