We are live on ! Find out more
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
FINV
3326
FinVolution Group
FINV
$1.07B
$79K ﹤0.01%
+20,800
New +$84.8K
JNCE
3327
DELISTED
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
JNCE
$79K ﹤0.01%
12,800
-199,200
-94% -$962K
RAIL icon
3328
FreightCar America
RAIL
$243M
$77K ﹤0.01%
12,500
-29,591
-70% -$219K
CVRS
3329
DELISTED
CORINDUS VASCULAR ROBOTICS, INC
CVRS
$77K ﹤0.01%
+44,100
New +$61K
VRNA
3330
DELISTED
Verona Pharma
VRNA
$76K ﹤0.01%
+11,700
New +$76.2K
VIRX
3331
DELISTED
Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
VIRX
$75K ﹤0.01%
+1,761
New +$39.9K
EFOI icon
3332
Energy Focus
EFOI
$19.2M
$74K ﹤0.01%
1,730
+693
+67% +$24.6K
TLF icon
3333
Tandy Leather Factory
TLF
$20.3M
$74K ﹤0.01%
12,300
-1,102
-8% -$6.37K
PETZ icon
3334
TDH Holdings
PETZ
$15.7M
$73K ﹤0.01%
3,925
+2,295
+141% +$34.5K
UUU icon
3335
Universal Safety Products Inc
UUU
$10.8M
$73K ﹤0.01%
54,112
-7,100
-12% -$9.02K
AAU
3336
DELISTED
Almaden Minerals Ltd
AAU
$73K ﹤0.01%
+125,900
New +$87.3K
NHLD
3337
DELISTED
National Holdings Corporation
NHLD
$71K ﹤0.01%
23,500
+6,100
+35% +$19.3K
TRX icon
3338
TRX Gold Corp
TRX
$360M
$70K ﹤0.01%
+86,801
New +$47.9K
GMO
3339
DELISTED
General Moly, Inc.
GMO
$70K ﹤0.01%
321,841
+120,800
+60% +$29.6K
AKTX
3340
Akari Therapeutics
AKTX
$12.6M
$68K ﹤0.01%
+24
New +$45.8K
ATNM icon
3341
Actinium Pharmaceuticals
ATNM
$25.8M
$67K ﹤0.01%
4,645
+1,911
+70% +$30.5K
FEDU
3342
Four Seasons Education Depositary Shares Rep 10 Ordinary Shares
FEDU
$17.1M
$66K ﹤0.01%
+1,840
New +$81.6K
TCCO
3343
DELISTED
Technical Communications Corporation
TCCO
$66K ﹤0.01%
+19,059
New +$53.3K
CREG
3344
DELISTED
Smart Powerr
CREG
$65K ﹤0.01%
+67
New +$65.4K
FOMX
3345
DELISTED
Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Ordinary Shares
FOMX
$65K ﹤0.01%
+17,400
New +$65.2K
EDSA icon
3346
Edesa Biotech
EDSA
$51.1M
$64K ﹤0.01%
1,403
+226
+19% +$11.1K
SCPX
3347
DELISTED
Scorpius Holdings, Inc.
SCPX
$62K ﹤0.01%
+2
New +$74.6K
CELH icon
3348
Celsius Holdings
CELH
$6.99B
$61K ﹤0.01%
+43,200
New +$55.4K
ELTK icon
3349
Eltek
ELTK
$57.4M
$58K ﹤0.01%
35,401
+1,200
+4% +$2.76K
AIFC
3350
AI Financial Corp
AIFC
$58.6M
$56K ﹤0.01%
25,740
-1,940
-7% -$4.6K
132 133
134
135 136

Similar funds

Adage Capital Partners
Adage Capital Partners Boston, Massachusetts $64.8B AUM 42.7% 1-Year Est. Return
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) Montreal, Quebec, Canada $62.4B AUM 23.7% 1-Year Est. Return
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners Milwaukee, Wisconsin $62.3B AUM 26.25% 1-Year Est. Return
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund Toronto, Ontario, Canada $62.2B AUM 31.35% 1-Year Est. Return
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market Toronto, Ontario, Canada $61.3B AUM 39.33% 1-Year Est. Return
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory Baltimore, Maryland $60.9B AUM 15.24% 1-Year Est. Return
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management New York $60.8B AUM 22.47% 1-Year Est. Return
QCM
Quantinno Capital Management New York $59.9B AUM 28.07% 1-Year Est. Return

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.