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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
+2.46%
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
$59B
AUM Growth
-$4.66B
Cap. Flow
-$4.49B
Cap. Flow %
-7.61%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.98%
Holding
4,123
New
463
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,503
Closed
674

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$412M
2
AMD icon
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
+$294M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$244M
4
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$207M
5
PDD icon
Pinduoduo
PDD
+$180M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$510M
2
UBER icon
Uber
UBER
+$419M
3
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$286M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$255M
5
NVO
Novo Nordisk
NVO
+$215M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 19.64%
2 Healthcare 18.28%
3 Consumer Discretionary 13.73%
4 Industrials 8.65%
5 Financials 7.84%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
QQQ icon
3876
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$482B
– –
-13,700
Closed -$6.08M
QRVO icon
3877
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.49B
– –
-144,306
Closed -$16.6M
QTEC icon
3878
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
$4.84B
– –
-1,600
Closed -$305K
QURE icon
3879
uniQure
QURE
$3.2B
– –
-246,410
Closed -$1.28M
RBOT
3880
DELISTED
Vicarious Surgical
RBOT
– –
-6,327
Closed -$57K
RCEL icon
3881
Avita Medical
RCEL
$248M
– –
-23,600
Closed -$378K
RCON icon
3882
Recon Technology
RCON
$2.56M
– –
-18,223
Closed -$49K
REMX icon
3883
VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF
REMX
$2.29B
– –
-12,100
Closed -$621K
RENT
3884
Rent the Runway
RENT
$121M
– –
-13,600
Closed -$94K
RES icon
3885
RPC Inc
RES
$1.39B
– –
-422,919
Closed -$3.27M
RGNX icon
3886
Regenxbio
RGNX
$721M
– –
-97,500
Closed -$2.05M
RITM icon
3887
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.72B
– –
-320,779
Closed -$3.58M
RKDA icon
3888
Arcadia Biosciences
RKDA
$1.51M
– –
-10,453
Closed -$23K
RLGT icon
3889
Radiant Logistics
RLGT
$396M
– –
-74,970
Closed -$406K
RODM icon
3890
Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets ex-US ETF
RODM
$1.65B
– –
-21,442
Closed -$600K
ROIV icon
3891
Roivant Sciences
ROIV
$26B
– –
-1,008,600
Closed -$10.6M
RPD icon
3892
Rapid7
RPD
$809M
– –
-138,596
Closed -$6.8M
RPRX icon
3893
Royalty Pharma
RPRX
$26.2B
– –
-10,190
Closed -$309K
RSPG icon
3894
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy ETF
RSPG
$596M
– –
-5,400
Closed -$449K
RSPT icon
3895
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF
RSPT
$5.94B
– –
-12,700
Closed -$447K
RTC
3896
DELISTED
Baijiayun Group
RTC
– –
-6,729
Closed -$37K
RWM icon
3897
ProShares Short Russell2000
RWM
$99.7M
– –
-22,100
Closed -$443K
RWR icon
3898
State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF
RWR
$1.86B
– –
-6,800
Closed -$641K
RXO icon
3899
RXO
RXO
$3.69B
– –
-131,800
Closed -$2.88M
RY icon
3900
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$295B
– –
-162,394
Closed -$16.4M
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Jim Simons's Q2 2024 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2024, Jim Simons held 4,123 positions worth $59B, down 7.3% from $63.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons withdrew a net $4.49B in Q2 2024, closing 674 positions and reducing 1,503 holdings. Its most notable exit was Bank of America, an estimated $142M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Broadcom worth $472M.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q2 2024 buy was Broadcom: 2,941,150 shares worth $472M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Apple in Q2 2024, an estimated $244M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2024 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $510M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Bank of America in Q2 2024, selling an estimated $142M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $59B portfolio in Q2 2024.
  • Jim Simons opened 463 new positions and closed 674 in Q2 2024.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $59B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2024, filed 9 Aug 2024.