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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3251
Stagwell
STGW
$2.29B
| $149K | ﹤0.01% |
+66,000
| New | +$181K |
|
|
QNRX
3252
Quoin Pharmaceuticals
QNRX
$11.8M
| $148K | ﹤0.01% |
+1
| New | +$179K |
|
3253
XWELL
XWEL
$8.7M
| $147K | ﹤0.01% |
1,018
+329
| +48% | +$73K |
|
3254
SIFCO Industries
SIF
$124M
| $145K | ﹤0.01% |
52,500
+1,800
| +4% | +$5.74K |
|
|
MJCO
3255
DELISTED
Majesco
MJCO
| $145K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,500
| New | +$152K |
|
|
BVSN
3256
DELISTED
Broadvision Inc Com
BVSN
| $144K | ﹤0.01% |
88,300
-2,200
| -2% | -$3.35K |
|
|
NH
3257
DELISTED
NantHealth, Inc
NH
| $143K | ﹤0.01% |
10,353
+8,020
| +344% | +$92.9K |
|
3258
Daxor
DXR
$59.5M
| $141K | ﹤0.01% |
12,500
+500
| +4% | +$7.46K |
|
3259
Summit Therapeutics
SMMT
$12B
| $140K | ﹤0.01% |
76,330
+27,230
| +55% | +$44.7K |
|
|
HIND
3260
Vyome Holdings
HIND
$15.6M
| – | – |
0
| – | – |
|
|
CISN
3261
DELISTED
Cision Ltd. Ordinary Share
CISN
| $139K | ﹤0.01% |
10,100
-412,400
| -98% | -$5.31M |
|
3262
Red Violet
RDVT
$1.11B
| $138K | ﹤0.01% |
20,500
+10,500
| +105% | +$76.3K |
|
|
SKYS
3263
DELISTED
Sky Solar Holdings, Ltd.
SKYS
| $138K | ﹤0.01% |
73,492
+56,852
| +342% | +$101K |
|
3264
NextDecade
NEXT
$1.8B
| $137K | ﹤0.01% |
24,900
+13,900
| +126% | +$58K |
|
|
GPOR
3265
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
| $136K | ﹤0.01% |
16,968
-218,832
| -93% | -$1.74M |
|
3266
Veru
VERU
$46.7M
| $135K | ﹤0.01% |
9,261
+3,031
| +49% | +$43.5K |
|
3267
Cellectar Biosciences
CLRB
$20.8M
| $133K | ﹤0.01% |
189
-1
| -0.5% | -$609 |
|
|
HYGS
3268
DELISTED
Hydrogenics Corp
HYGS
| $133K | ﹤0.01% |
16,750
+2,270
| +16% | +$16.6K |
|
|
PBBI
3269
DELISTED
PB Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
PBBI
| $132K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,500
| New | +$128K |
|
|
UQM
3270
DELISTED
UQM Technologies, Inc.
UQM
| $132K | ﹤0.01% |
+79,699
| New | +$121K |
|
|
SLNO
3271
DELISTED
Soleno Therapeutics
SLNO
| $131K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,242
| New | +$113K |
|
3272
Atlantic American Corp
AAME
$30.2M
| $129K | ﹤0.01% |
50,600
+800
| +2% | +$2.14K |
|
3273
Caledonia Mining Corp
CMCL
$441M
| $129K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,400
| New | +$125K |
|
|
NOVN
3274
DELISTED
Novan, Inc. Common Stock
NOVN
| $129K | ﹤0.01% |
13,529
-3,575
| -21% | -$45.2K |
|
3275
Moleculin Biotech
MBRX
$3.71M
| $127K | ﹤0.01% |
70
+52
| +289% | +$155K |
|
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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.