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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
TAT
3351
DELISTED
TransAtlantic Petroleum LTD.
TAT
$56K ﹤0.01%
64,231
+11,900
+23% +$13.6K
AMS icon
3352
American Shared Hospital Services
AMS
$10.2M
$53K ﹤0.01%
19,200
+19
+0.1% +$50
IMMP
3353
Immutep
IMMP
$56.5M
$52K ﹤0.01%
23,798
-86,442
-78% -$192K
CLDC
3354
DELISTED
China Lending Corporation Ordinary Shares
CLDC
$52K ﹤0.01%
41,300
+30,600
+286% +$35.9K
ATXI
3355
DELISTED
Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ATXI
$51K ﹤0.01%
+10
New +$63.8K
CAW
3356
DELISTED
CCA Industries, Inc.
CAW
$51K ﹤0.01%
33,600
-318,800
-90% -$580K
GIGM icon
3357
GigaMedia
GIGM
$16.5M
$50K ﹤0.01%
18,543
-2,057
-10% -$5.83K
MYO icon
3358
Myomo
MYO
$60.2M
$50K ﹤0.01%
+1,389
New +$59.2K
PLM
3359
DELISTED
PolyMet Mining Corp.
PLM
$49K ﹤0.01%
+7,300
New +$53.3K
PLG
3360
Platinum Group Metals
PLG
$196M
$48K ﹤0.01%
+24,600
New +$39.9K
PRSO icon
3361
Peraso
PRSO
$10.4M
$48K ﹤0.01%
341
+106
+45% +$15.2K
DYNT
3362
DELISTED
Dynatronics Corp
DYNT
$43K ﹤0.01%
4,200
-60
-1% -$707
MOTS
3363
DELISTED
Motus GI Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
MOTS
$43K ﹤0.01%
+37
New +$46.1K
CYH icon
3364
Community Health Systems
CYH
$410M
$42K ﹤0.01%
11,300
-14,415
-56% -$59.2K
GNPX icon
3365
Genprex
GNPX
$2.39M
$42K ﹤0.01%
+1
New +$69K
REFR icon
3366
Research Frontiers
REFR
$16.8M
$39K ﹤0.01%
18,123
-16,981
-48% -$39.2K
YHGJ icon
3367
Yunhong Green CTI Ltd
YHGJ
$9.03M
$39K ﹤0.01%
1,250
-10
-0.8% -$301
INWK
3368
DELISTED
InnerWorkings, Inc.
INWK
$39K ﹤0.01%
10,800
-18,600
-63% -$83.3K
DGSE
3369
DELISTED
DGSE Companies, Inc.
DGSE
$39K ﹤0.01%
92,000
+9,100
+11% +$4.04K
PANL icon
3370
Pangaea Logistics
PANL
$477M
$38K ﹤0.01%
12,459
-11,841
-49% -$38K
CLSD
3371
DELISTED
Clearside Biomedical
CLSD
$37K ﹤0.01%
1,781
-31,981
-95% -$635K
VNRX icon
3372
VolitionRx Ltd
VNRX
$8.05M
$37K ﹤0.01%
+570
New +$31.8K
SDEV
3373
Stablecoin Development Corp
SDEV
$50.4M
$36K ﹤0.01%
5
+1
+25% +$8.65K
NMRD
3374
DELISTED
Nemaura Medical, Inc. Common Stock
NMRD
$36K ﹤0.01%
+3,464
New +$36.5K
BKEP
3375
DELISTED
Blueknight Energy Partners L.P.
BKEP
$36K ﹤0.01%
34,700
-237,000
-87% -$374K
133 134
135
136 137

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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.