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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
326
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.48B
| $79.4M | 0.07% |
1,011,300
+55,700
| +6% | +$4.43M |
|
327
Elevance Health
ELV
$85.4B
| $79.2M | 0.07% |
275,973
+248,173
| +893% | +$71.8M |
|
328
Bunge Global
BG
$21.4B
| $78.9M | 0.07% |
1,486,900
+1,437,400
| +2,904% | +$76.3M |
|
329
Fortis
FTS
$28.7B
| $78.8M | 0.07% |
2,131,000
+458,600
| +27% | +$16.3M |
|
330
Sysco
SYY
$40.2B
| $78.8M | 0.07% |
1,180,500
-1,193,100
| -50% | -$77.6M |
|
331
Workday
WDAY
$42.9B
| $78.3M | 0.07% |
406,200
+116,900
| +40% | +$21.3M |
|
|
LSI
332
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
| $78.2M | 0.07% |
1,206,549
+45,750
| +4% | +$2.93M |
|
333
NOV
NOV
$7.42B
| $78.1M | 0.07% |
2,933,510
+579,507
| +25% | +$16.4M |
|
|
CZZ
334
DELISTED
Cosan Limited
CZZ
| $78M | 0.07% |
6,727,094
+1,568,299
| +30% | +$17.3M |
|
335
Diageo
DEO
$51.9B
| $77.9M | 0.07% |
476,101
-365,799
| -43% | -$55.8M |
|
336
VF Corp
VFC
$5.75B
| $77.6M | 0.07% |
948,047
+153,459
| +19% | +$12M |
|
337
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$596M
| $77.2M | 0.07% |
6,001,593
+11,900
| +0.2% | +$156K |
|
|
EE
338
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
| $77.2M | 0.07% |
1,312,700
+76,100
| +6% | +$4.11M |
|
339
OGE Energy
OGE
$9.66B
| $77M | 0.07% |
1,786,000
-569,500
| -24% | -$23.6M |
|
340
FIVE9
FIVN
$2.32B
| $77M | 0.07% |
1,457,400
-761,200
| -34% | -$38.7M |
|
341
SiriusXM
SIRI
$9.5B
| $76.5M | 0.07% |
1,349,520
+779,410
| +137% | +$46.5M |
|
342
Spire
SR
$4.87B
| $76.2M | 0.07% |
925,800
-21,000
| -2% | -$1.64M |
|
|
JNPR
343
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
| $76.1M | 0.07% |
2,876,491
+1,487,800
| +107% | +$40.1M |
|
344
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
| $76M | 0.07% |
1,517,300
+163,400
| +12% | +$8.48M |
|
345
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.24B
| $75.7M | 0.07% |
2,864,499
+330,200
| +13% | +$7.11M |
|
|
SJR
346
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
| $75.6M | 0.07% |
3,626,098
+1,001,898
| +38% | +$20.3M |
|
347
Gold Fields
GFI
$36.9B
| $75.4M | 0.07% |
20,223,400
+44,000
| +0.2% | +$170K |
|
348
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
PAC
$12.7B
| $75.3M | 0.07% |
846,200
+114,000
| +16% | +$10.3M |
|
349
Sea Limited
SE
$78.2B
| $74.8M | 0.07% |
+3,178,929
| New | +$55.7M |
|
350
Evercore
EVR
$11.7B
| $74.6M | 0.07% |
820,200
-39,700
| -5% | -$3.49M |
|
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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.