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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$228M |
| 2 |
General Dynamics
GD
|
+$195M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$191M |
| 4 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$180M |
| 5 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
+$175M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
|
+$380M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$284M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$181M |
| 4 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$153M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$148M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.55% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 12.92% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.48% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.29% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3001
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
ENTA
$395M
| – | – |
-83,277
| Closed | -$3.29M |
|
3002
EOG Resources
EOG
$74.2B
| – | – |
-642,800
| Closed | -$63.6M |
|
3003
Equinor
EQNR
$96.1B
| – | – |
-115,500
| Closed | -$3.14M |
|
3004
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$8.55B
| – | – |
-215,200
| Closed | -$9.35M |
|
3005
Expeditors International
EXPD
$24.2B
| – | – |
-539,616
| Closed | -$21.9M |
|
3006
Expedia Group
EXPE
$39.4B
| – | – |
-232,334
| Closed | -$20.4M |
|
3007
Ford
F
$55.4B
| – | – |
-667,809
| Closed | -$9.88M |
|
3008
Fortress Biotech
FBIO
$101M
| – | – |
-12,515
| Closed | -$394K |
|
3009
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$93.6B
| – | – |
-1,223,071
| Closed | -$39.9M |
|
3010
FedEx
FDX
$79.6B
| – | – |
-56,770
| Closed | -$9.17M |
|
3011
Comfort Systems
FIX
$61.3B
| – | – |
-63,900
| Closed | -$866K |
|
3012
Fluor
FLR
$7.02B
| – | – |
-376,600
| Closed | -$25.2M |
|
3013
FMC
FMC
$1.26B
| – | – |
-882,967
| Closed | -$43.8M |
|
3014
Fossil Group
FOSL
$336M
| – | – |
-23,400
| Closed | -$2.2M |
|
3015
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.69B
| – | – |
-141,666
| Closed | -$1.57M |
|
3016
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.42B
| – | – |
-312,600
| Closed | -$22.9M |
|
3017
Green Dot
GDOT
$768M
| – | – |
-98,500
| Closed | -$2.08M |
|
3018
Gevo
GEVO
$403M
| – | – |
-66
| Closed | -$135K |
|
3019
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.25B
| – | – |
-357,392
| Closed | -$23.7M |
|
3020
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$12.8B
| – | – |
-76,300
| Closed | -$3.09M |
|
3021
Globalstar
GSAT
$10.7B
| – | – |
-52,436
| Closed | -$2.88M |
|
3022
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$54.9M
| – | – |
-894,222
| Closed | -$45.8M |
|
3023
Hudbay
HBM
$11.7B
| – | – |
-14,982
| Closed | -$128K |
|
3024
HDFC Bank
HDB
$119B
| – | – |
-1,923,200
| Closed | -$22.4M |
|
3025
Helen of Troy
HELE
$696M
| – | – |
-117,310
| Closed | -$6.16M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, Jim Simons held 3,351 positions worth $41.4B, up 13% from $36.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $3.19B of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 590 new positions and adding to 1,468 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was General Dynamics: 1,436,400 shares worth $198M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $284M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q4 2014 buy was General Dynamics: 1,436,400 shares worth $198M.
- Jim Simons added most to PepsiCo in Q4 2014, an estimated $228M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $284M.
- Jim Simons fully exited TW TELECOM INC CL A COM in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $380M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.4B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- Jim Simons opened 590 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2014.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $41.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.