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 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$412M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$294M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$207M |
| 5 |
Pinduoduo
PDD
|
+$180M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$510M |
| 2 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$419M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$286M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$255M |
| 5 |
NVO
Novo Nordisk
NVO
|
+$215M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 19.64% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 18.28% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.73% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.65% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.84% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3251
Arts-Way Manufacturing Co
ARTW
$13.3M
| $65.2K | ﹤0.01% |
41,774
| – | – |
|
|
FENG
3252
Phoenix New Media
FENG
$18.9M
| $64.6K | ﹤0.01% |
23,831
-100
| -0.4% | -$218 |
|
|
HYFT
3253
MindWalk Holdings
HYFT
$65.3M
| $64.5K | ﹤0.01% |
63,910
+26,310
| +70% | +$31.4K |
|
3254
Metalpha Technology Holding
MATH
$41.4M
| $64.4K | ﹤0.01% |
46,700
-8,900
| -16% | -$13K |
|
|
CARV
3255
DELISTED
Carver Bancorp
CARV
| $64.4K | ﹤0.01% |
45,700
+4,000
| +10% | +$6.62K |
|
|
IRD
3256
Opus Genetics
IRD
$313M
| $63.8K | ﹤0.01% |
41,700
-93,600
| -69% | -$162K |
|
|
MSC
3257
Studio City International Holdings
MSC
$335M
| $63.7K | ﹤0.01% |
10,885
-915
| -8% | -$6.84K |
|
3258
Lexaria Bioscience
LEXX
$13.4M
| $63.4K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,520
| New | +$68.4K |
|
3259
Foghorn Therapeutics
FHTX
$394M
| $61.5K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,700
| New | +$63.7K |
|
3260
Diana Shipping Inc Warrants exp 2026
DSX.WS
$3.85M
| $61K | ﹤0.01% |
107,011
-170,243
| -61% | -$98.5K |
|
3261
Zura Bio
ZURA
$554M
| $60.9K | ﹤0.01% |
17,400
+5,900
| +51% | +$24.1K |
|
3262
Fractyl Health
GUTS
$111M
| $60.6K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,200
| New | +$91.4K |
|
|
FORA
3263
DELISTED
Forian
FORA
| $60.4K | ﹤0.01% |
22,800
-2,252
| -9% | -$6.11K |
|
|
RTB
3264
RTB Digital
RTB
$226M
| $60.1K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,184
| New | +$66.8K |
|
3265
Flotek Industries
FTK
$1.35B
| $59.4K | ﹤0.01% |
12,100
-24,700
| -67% | -$97.2K |
|
3266
Atlantic American Corp
AAME
$30.2M
| $59K | ﹤0.01% |
34,900
+300
| +0.9% | +$564 |
|
|
ZEPP
3267
Zepp Health
ZEPP
$79.9M
| $57.9K | ﹤0.01% |
24,125
| – | – |
|
3268
US Gold Corp
USAU
$252M
| $57.1K | ﹤0.01% |
11,051
-11,744
| -52% | -$58.2K |
|
|
RJET
3269
Republic Airways Holdings
RJET
$962M
| $56.9K | ﹤0.01% |
2,220
+913
| +70% | +$14.9K |
|
3270
Boxlight
BOXL
$4.54M
| $56.9K | ﹤0.01% |
518
+84
| +19% | +$9.76K |
|
3271
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$181M
| $56.4K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,000
| New | +$65.1K |
|
3272
Indaptus Therapeutics
INDP
$136M
| $56.4K | ﹤0.01% |
950
+18
| +2% | +$1.2K |
|
|
UCL
3273
uCloudlink Group
UCL
$28.6M
| $55.8K | ﹤0.01% |
30,005
+1,300
| +5% | +$2.06K |
|
3274
NexGel
NXGL
$4.51M
| $55.8K | ﹤0.01% |
25,831
+200
| +0.8% | +$440 |
|
3275
Universal Safety Products Inc
UUU
$10.8M
| $55.7K | ﹤0.01% |
34,600
+700
| +2% | +$1.11K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q2 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2024, Jim Simons held 4,123 positions worth $59B, down 7.3% from $63.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons withdrew a net $4.49B in Q2 2024, closing 674 positions and reducing 1,503 holdings. Its most notable exit was Bank of America, an estimated $142M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Broadcom worth $472M.
- Jim Simons's largest Q2 2024 buy was Broadcom: 2,941,150 shares worth $472M.
- Jim Simons added most to Apple in Q2 2024, an estimated $244M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2024 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $510M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Bank of America in Q2 2024, selling an estimated $142M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $59B portfolio in Q2 2024.
- Jim Simons opened 463 new positions and closed 674 in Q2 2024.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $59B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2024, filed 9 Aug 2024.