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 |
SIAL
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
|
+$237M |
| 2 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$190M |
| 3 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$149M |
| 4 |
Sysco
SYY
|
+$133M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$125M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$306M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$215M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$193M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$185M |
| 5 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$177M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.17% |
| 2 | Financials | 11.79% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.07% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.39% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.6% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3326
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.65B
| – | – |
-247,600
| Closed | -$7.37M |
|
3327
Range Resources
RRC
$9.41B
| – | – |
-733,450
| Closed | -$36.2M |
|
3328
RTX Corp
RTX
$298B
| – | – |
-445,556
| Closed | -$31.1M |
|
3329
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$9.36B
| – | – |
-217,976
| Closed | -$2.54M |
|
|
SA
3330
Seabridge Gold
SA
$3.51B
| – | – |
-383,198
| Closed | -$2.34M |
|
|
SAFE
3331
Safehold
SAFE
$1.09B
| – | – |
-35,767
| Closed | -$2.32M |
|
3332
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$1B
| – | – |
-237,209
| Closed | -$6.62M |
|
3333
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.16B
| – | – |
-65,815
| Closed | -$1.69M |
|
|
SCS
3334
DELISTED
Steelcase
SCS
| – | – |
-211,800
| Closed | -$4M |
|
3335
Shinhan Financial Group
SHG
$34.6B
| – | – |
-58,895
| Closed | -$2.18M |
|
3336
Silicom
SILC
$278M
| – | – |
-12,200
| Closed | -$450K |
|
3337
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$8.15B
| – | – |
-35,379
| Closed | -$1.22M |
|
|
SJT
3338
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
SJT
$131M
| – | – |
-42,681
| Closed | -$458K |
|
3339
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.22B
| – | – |
-69,600
| Closed | -$3.76M |
|
3340
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.31B
| – | – |
-44,080
| Closed | -$1.16M |
|
3341
Semtech
SMTC
$13.1B
| – | – |
-59,200
| Closed | -$1.18M |
|
3342
TD Synnex
SNX
$20.6B
| – | – |
-274,200
| Closed | -$10M |
|
|
SSKN
3343
DELISTED
Strata Skin Sciences
SSKN
| – | – |
-511
| Closed | -$29K |
|
3344
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$18.7B
| – | – |
-99,276
| Closed | -$3.1M |
|
3345
Shutterstock
SSTK
$202M
| – | – |
-157,800
| Closed | -$9.25M |
|
3346
Stagwell
STGW
$2.27B
| – | – |
-86,700
| Closed | -$1.71M |
|
3347
Stellantis
STLA
$20.1B
| – | – |
-207,151
| Closed | -$1.98M |
|
3348
Seagate
STX
$200B
| – | – |
-119,293
| Closed | -$5.67M |
|
3349
Sunoco
SUN
$14B
| – | – |
-13,400
| Closed | -$607K |
|
|
SVM
3350
Silvercorp Metals
SVM
$2.7B
| – | – |
-10,558,500
| Closed | -$11.4M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2015, Jim Simons held 3,649 positions worth $41.9B, down 4.5% from $43.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $1.51B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 454 new positions and adding to 1,731 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, down from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walmart Inc, an estimated $185M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q3 2015 buy was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.
- Jim Simons added most to SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP in Q3 2015, an estimated $237M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $185M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Microsoft in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $306M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $41.9B portfolio in Q3 2015.
- Jim Simons opened 454 new positions and closed 519 in Q3 2015.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $41.9B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.