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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3426
Allegion
ALLE
$14.1B
| – | – |
-20,600
| Closed | -$1.64M |
|
3427
Ametek
AME
$59.2B
| – | – |
-71,150
| Closed | -$4.82M |
|
|
AMWD
3428
DELISTED
American Woodmark
AMWD
| – | – |
-8,200
| Closed | -$457K |
|
3429
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$5B
| – | – |
-27,000
| Closed | -$541K |
|
3430
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.51B
| – | – |
-262,000
| Closed | -$11.2M |
|
3431
Asure Software
ASUR
$240M
| – | – |
-48,300
| Closed | -$245K |
|
3432
Anterix
ATEX
$1.72B
| – | – |
-7,200
| Closed | -$269K |
|
|
CVSA
3433
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.34B
| – | – |
-10,000
| Closed | -$473K |
|
3434
Avnet
AVT
$8.05B
| – | – |
-208,300
| Closed | -$7.52M |
|
3435
Anavex Life Sciences
AVXL
$324M
| – | – |
-18,109
| Closed | -$28K |
|
3436
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.7B
| – | – |
-162,900
| Closed | -$14.6M |
|
3437
Axos Financial
AX
$5.7B
| – | – |
-185,000
| Closed | -$4.66M |
|
3438
Axogen
AXGN
$2.64B
| – | – |
-255,300
| Closed | -$5.22M |
|
|
DCH
3439
Dauch Corp
DCH
$1.6B
| – | – |
-269,385
| Closed | -$2.99M |
|
|
AXON
3440
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$48.4B
| – | – |
-205,152
| Closed | -$8.97M |
|
3441
Axsome Therapeutics
AXSM
$11.3B
| – | – |
-15,110
| Closed | -$43K |
|
|
FABC
3442
Fabric.AI Inc
FABC
$18.6M
| – | – |
-13
| Closed | -$10K |
|
3443
AYTU BioPharma
AYTU
$25.7M
| – | – |
-476
| Closed | -$75K |
|
3444
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$9.41B
| – | – |
-51,494
| Closed | -$2.32M |
|
3445
Ball Corp
BALL
$16.6B
| – | – |
-79,822
| Closed | -$3.67M |
|
3446
BBVA Argentina
BBAR
$3.26B
| – | – |
-50,500
| Closed | -$572K |
|
3447
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$49.6B
| – | – |
-65,859
| Closed | -$14.5M |
|
3448
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
BIP
$18.1B
| – | – |
-88,250
| Closed | -$1.82M |
|
3449
Buckle
BKE
$2.33B
| – | – |
-103,600
| Closed | -$2M |
|
3450
Booking.com
BKNG
$159B
| – | – |
-222,300
| Closed | -$15.3M |
|
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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.