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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
+10.31%
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
$80.1B
AUM Growth
-$274M
Cap. Flow
-$5.63B
Cap. Flow %
-7.02%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.21%
Holding
3,960
New
701
Increased
982
Reduced
1,699
Closed
551

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$814M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$448M
3
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$394M
4
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$368M
5
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$288M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$616M
2
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$406M
3
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$400M
4
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$394M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$389M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.96%
2 Technology 19.63%
3 Consumer Staples 10.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Communication Services 8.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AAMC
3851
DELISTED
Altisource Asset Management Corp
AAMC
– –
-28,987
Closed -$324K
ASXC
3852
DELISTED
Asensus Surgical, Inc.
ASXC
– –
-2,700,348
Closed -$8.78M
SPWR
3853
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
– –
-236,125
Closed -$7.9M
LL
3854
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
– –
-215,500
Closed -$5.41M
CONN
3855
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
– –
-10,312
Closed -$201K
MOR
3856
DELISTED
MorphoSys AG American Depositary Shares
MOR
– –
-16,615
Closed -$362K
NWLI
3857
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
– –
-2,718
Closed -$677K
WIRE
3858
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
– –
-39,700
Closed -$2.67M
ERF
3859
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
– –
-191,257
Closed -$958K
TRVN
3860
DELISTED
Trevena, Inc.
TRVN
– –
-468
Closed -$523K
MTBL
3861
DELISTED
Moatable, Inc. American Depositary Share (each representing forty-five (45) Class A Ordinary Shares)
MTBL
– –
-322,000
Closed -$291K
FSR
3862
DELISTED
Fisker Inc.
FSR
– –
-2,832,200
Closed -$48.8M
TGH
3863
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
– –
-90,700
Closed -$2.6M
BPTH
3864
DELISTED
Bio-Path Holdings Inc
BPTH
– –
-3,690
Closed -$518K
SIEN
3865
DELISTED
Sientra, Inc.
SIEN
– –
-6,770
Closed -$494K
SUNW
3866
DELISTED
Sunworks, Inc.
SUNW
– –
-494,500
Closed -$7.26M
NSTG
3867
DELISTED
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
NSTG
– –
-69,695
Closed -$4.58M
DMK
3868
DELISTED
DMK Pharmaceuticals Corporation Common Stock
DMK
– –
-11,752
Closed -$773K
SRC
3869
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
– –
-71,480
Closed -$3.04M
BETS
3870
DELISTED
Bit Brother Limited Class A Ordinary Shares
BETS
– –
-4
Closed -$204K
FTCH
3871
DELISTED
Farfetch Limited Class A Ordinary Shares
FTCH
– –
-1,064,300
Closed -$56.4M
AENZ
3872
DELISTED
Aenza S.A.A.
AENZ
– –
-6,067
Closed -$43K
ICPT
3873
DELISTED
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICPT
– –
-35,600
Closed -$822K
CIR
3874
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
– –
-12,800
Closed -$446K
EMAN
3875
DELISTED
eMagin Corporation
EMAN
– –
-301,059
Closed -$1.13M
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Jim Simons's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2021, Jim Simons held 3,960 positions worth $80.1B, down 0.34% from $80.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons withdrew a net $5.63B in Q2 2021, closing 551 positions and reducing 1,699 holdings. Its most notable exit was AT&T, an estimated $389M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.

Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Caterpillar worth $227M.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q2 2021 buy was Caterpillar: 1,042,778 shares worth $227M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Amazon in Q2 2021, an estimated $814M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Baidu, cutting an estimated $616M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited AT&T in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $389M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $80.1B portfolio in Q2 2021.
  • Jim Simons opened 701 new positions and closed 551 in Q2 2021.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $80.1B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 13 Aug 2021.