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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$618M |
| 2 |
Vale
VALE
|
+$332M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$309M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$342M |
| 3 |
Crown Castle
CCI
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$229M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$190M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.17% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.41% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.61% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.51% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 9.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SALM
3001
DELISTED
Salem Media Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SALM
| $410K | ﹤0.01% |
160,598
-6,202
| -4% | -$16.9K |
|
|
OIG
3002
DELISTED
Orbital Infrastructure Group, Inc. Common Stock
OIG
| $408K | ﹤0.01% |
8,639
+681
| +9% | +$39.5K |
|
3003
Viridian Therapeutics
VRDN
$2.59B
| $404K | ﹤0.01% |
9,660
-793
| -8% | -$35.9K |
|
3004
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.17B
| $402K | ﹤0.01% |
+27,000
| New | +$406K |
|
|
PLYA
3005
DELISTED
Playa Hotels & Resorts
PLYA
| $402K | ﹤0.01% |
+52,700
| New | +$408K |
|
3006
CervoMed
CRVO
$41.5M
| $401K | ﹤0.01% |
1,441
+750
| +109% | +$180K |
|
3007
WidePoint Corp
WYY
$114M
| $401K | ﹤0.01% |
88,145
+24,389
| +38% | +$107K |
|
3008
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF
VOE
$24.4B
| $399K | ﹤0.01% |
3,700
-2,200
| -37% | -$231K |
|
|
TAIT
3009
DELISTED
Taitron Components
TAIT
| $397K | ﹤0.01% |
150,890
+15,600
| +12% | +$32.1K |
|
|
DF
3010
DELISTED
Dean Foods Company
DF
| $396K | ﹤0.01% |
130,800
-875,600
| -87% | -$3.52M |
|
3011
Value Line
VALU
$360M
| $395K | ﹤0.01% |
16,000
+1,100
| +7% | +$23.6K |
|
|
SSI
3012
DELISTED
Stage Stores Inc
SSI
| $394K | ﹤0.01% |
382,771
-50,558
| -12% | -$49.2K |
|
3013
Immersion
IMMR
$247M
| $393K | ﹤0.01% |
46,600
-215,313
| -82% | -$1.97M |
|
3014
International Money Express
IMXI
$343M
| $393K | ﹤0.01% |
+33,700
| New | +$381K |
|
3015
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.98B
| $392K | ﹤0.01% |
26,800
-65,500
| -71% | -$1.01M |
|
|
TSRI
3016
DELISTED
TSR Inc. New
TSRI
| $392K | ﹤0.01% |
74,350
+300
| +0.4% | +$1.57K |
|
3017
Duluth Holdings
DLTH
$151M
| $391K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,400
| New | +$390K |
|
3018
CVR Partners
UAN
$1.26B
| $391K | ﹤0.01% |
9,871
+6,121
| +163% | +$233K |
|
|
CEMI
3019
DELISTED
Chembio diagnostics, Inc.
CEMI
| $390K | ﹤0.01% |
70,300
-13,999
| -17% | -$90.9K |
|
3020
FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund
TDTT
$2.53B
| $389K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,000
| New | +$385K |
|
|
BNSO
3021
DELISTED
Bonso Electronic International
BNSO
| $389K | ﹤0.01% |
133,400
+1,700
| +1% | +$4.43K |
|
|
NRE
3022
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Europe Corp.
NRE
| $389K | ﹤0.01% |
22,400
-321,400
| -93% | -$5.46M |
|
3023
Pure Cycle
PCYO
$273M
| $387K | ﹤0.01% |
39,200
+19,400
| +98% | +$192K |
|
|
FSTX
3024
DELISTED
F-star Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
FSTX
| $387K | ﹤0.01% |
9,225
+1,600
| +21% | +$67.4K |
|
3025
Rimini Street
RMNI
$445M
| $386K | ﹤0.01% |
77,149
+5,800
| +8% | +$31.3K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Jim Simons held 3,883 positions worth $110B, up 20% from $91.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $7.09B of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 532 new positions and adding to 1,751 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2019 buy was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
- Jim Simons added most to Starbucks in Q1 2019, an estimated $618M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $342M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Apple in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $435M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $110B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Jim Simons opened 532 new positions and closed 465 in Q1 2019.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $110B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.