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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PRVB
2976
DELISTED
Provention Bio, Inc. Common Stock
PRVB
| $667K | ﹤0.01% |
+166,747
| New | +$790K |
|
2977
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$310M
| $666K | ﹤0.01% |
+53,370
| New | +$853K |
|
2978
Weyco Group
WEYS
$437M
| $666K | ﹤0.01% |
27,226
+200
| +0.7% | +$5.4K |
|
|
IBDP
2979
DELISTED
iShares iBonds Dec 2024 Term Corporate ETF
IBDP
| $665K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,860
| New | +$668K |
|
2980
AXT Inc
AXTI
$5.07B
| $663K | ﹤0.01% |
+113,100
| New | +$666K |
|
2981
Nerdy
NRDY
$92.6M
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
310,800
+204,300
| +192% | +$665K |
|
|
USAP
2982
DELISTED
Universal Stainless & Alloy
USAP
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
89,428
-60,347
| -40% | -$486K |
|
|
TSRI
2983
DELISTED
TSR Inc. New
TSRI
| $662K | ﹤0.01% |
88,850
-11,000
| -11% | -$91.5K |
|
2984
First Bank
FRBA
$471M
| $661K | ﹤0.01% |
47,270
-47,600
| -50% | -$673K |
|
2985
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF
CWB
$5.75B
| $659K | ﹤0.01% |
10,200
-7,600
| -43% | -$527K |
|
2986
Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Currency Trust
FXE
$340M
| $659K | ﹤0.01% |
6,800
-4,300
| -39% | -$424K |
|
2987
Harte-Hanks
HHS
$20.8M
| $657K | ﹤0.01% |
51,600
+9,900
| +24% | +$86.6K |
|
2988
Virco
VIRC
$97.2M
| $657K | ﹤0.01% |
170,568
-26,300
| -13% | -$82.4K |
|
|
NVRO
2989
DELISTED
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
| $657K | ﹤0.01% |
15,000
-67,700
| -82% | -$3.72M |
|
2990
Designer Brands
DBI
$312M
| $656K | ﹤0.01% |
50,230
-310,500
| -86% | -$4.48M |
|
2991
Invesco FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets ETF
PXH
$1.96B
| $656K | ﹤0.01% |
+36,100
| New | +$701K |
|
2992
Target Hospitality
TH
$1.62B
| $652K | ﹤0.01% |
114,249
-197,251
| -63% | -$1.23M |
|
2993
ReposiTrak
TRAK
$158M
| $649K | ﹤0.01% |
147,608
-46,800
| -24% | -$232K |
|
|
OPRA
2994
Opera Ltd
OPRA
$1.8B
| $648K | ﹤0.01% |
146,946
+15,146
| +11% | +$79.8K |
|
2995
Certara
CERT
$1.24B
| $644K | ﹤0.01% |
30,000
+18,900
| +170% | +$373K |
|
2996
Amplify Online Retail ETF
IBUY
$125M
| $641K | ﹤0.01% |
15,300
-10,300
| -40% | -$526K |
|
|
EVBG
2997
DELISTED
Everbridge, Inc. Common Stock
EVBG
| $641K | ﹤0.01% |
23,000
-57,400
| -71% | -$2.33M |
|
2998
N-able
NABL
$695M
| $640K | ﹤0.01% |
71,100
+57,900
| +439% | +$567K |
|
|
JNCE
2999
DELISTED
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
JNCE
| $640K | ﹤0.01% |
211,081
+192,981
| +1,066% | +$939K |
|
3000
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.08B
| $639K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,000
| New | +$633K |
|
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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.