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Jim Simons

Jim Simons Renaissance Technologies

AUM $63.9B
1-Year Est. Return 45.56%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+15.23%
1 Year Est. Return
+45.56%
3 Year Est. Return
+129.95%
5 Year Est. Return
+153.6%
10 Year Est. Return
+738.31%
AUM
$110B
AUM Growth
+$18.7B
Cap. Flow
+$7.09B
Cap. Flow %
6.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.73%
Holding
3,883
New
532
Increased
1,751
Reduced
1,105
Closed
465

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$618M
2
VALE icon
Vale
VALE
+$332M
3
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$309M
4
CME icon
CME Group
CME
+$306M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$290M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$435M
2
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$342M
3
CCI icon
Crown Castle
CCI
+$244M
4
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$229M
5
GOOG icon
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
SACH
3176
Sachem Capital Corp
SACH
$38.4M
$227K ﹤0.01%
50,284
+33,784
+205% +$145K
ATRO icon
3177
Astronics
ATRO
$4.34B
$226K ﹤0.01%
+8,280
New +$221K
RADA
3178
DELISTED
Rada Electronic Industries Ltd
RADA
$225K ﹤0.01%
+76,400
New +$208K
SCU
3179
DELISTED
Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SCU
$224K ﹤0.01%
+13,679
New +$184K
RNDB
3180
DELISTED
Randolph Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
RNDB
$224K ﹤0.01%
14,800
-3,000
-17% -$44.2K
CUO
3181
DELISTED
Continental Materials Corporation
CUO
$224K ﹤0.01%
11,600
+800
+7% +$13.7K
CMCT
3182
Creative Media & Community Trust
CMCT
$13.7M
– –
0
– –
SIMO icon
3183
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$8.18B
$223K ﹤0.01%
5,628
-21,751
-79% -$848K
UBT icon
3184
ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury
UBT
$57.5M
$223K ﹤0.01%
+5,400
New +$207K
VTNR
3185
DELISTED
Vertex Energy, Inc
VTNR
$222K ﹤0.01%
136,900
-44,330
-24% -$59.2K
ATTO
3186
DELISTED
Atento S.A.
ATTO
$222K ﹤0.01%
12,234
-4,248
-26% -$84K
MNDO icon
3187
Mind CTI
MNDO
$20.6M
$220K ﹤0.01%
102,600
+5,360
+6% +$12.8K
TRP icon
3188
TC Energy
TRP
$66.3B
$220K ﹤0.01%
4,900
-5,600
-53% -$241K
ENLV icon
3189
Enlivex Ltd
ENLV
$31M
$219K ﹤0.01%
1,179
+95
+9% +$14K
FURY
3190
Fury Gold Mines
FURY
$116M
$218K ﹤0.01%
+67,586
New +$165K
NUWE icon
3191
Nuwellis
NUWE
$514K
– –
0
– –
MEET
3192
DELISTED
The Meet Group, Inc. Common Stock
MEET
$217K ﹤0.01%
+43,192
New +$241K
NSYS icon
3193
Nortech Systems
NSYS
$42.5M
$216K ﹤0.01%
45,600
+10,900
+31% +$49.3K
MNI
3194
DELISTED
The McClatchy Company Class A Common Stock
MNI
$216K ﹤0.01%
43,230
-3,200
-7% -$19.4K
GNMX
3195
DELISTED
Aevi Genomic Medicine Inc
GNMX
$214K ﹤0.01%
1,091,917
+1,027,040
+1,583% +$228K
DHC
3196
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$2.02B
$213K ﹤0.01%
18,100
-676,900
-97% -$8.67M
MTL.PR
3197
DELISTED
Mechel PAO American Depositary Shares (each representing one-half of a Preferred Share)
MTL.PR
$213K ﹤0.01%
304,300
+700
+0.2% +$520
CWBC
3198
DELISTED
Community West BanCshares
CWBC
$213K ﹤0.01%
20,900
+9,100
+77% +$92.8K
AB icon
3199
AllianceBernstein
AB
$3.4B
$212K ﹤0.01%
+7,338
New +$215K
PRQR icon
3200
ProQR Therapeutics
PRQR
$262M
$212K ﹤0.01%
+15,300
New +$228K
126 127
128
129 130

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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.