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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
XELA
3901
DELISTED
Exela Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
XELA
– –
-174
Closed -$1.51M
MKD
3902
DELISTED
Molecular Data Inc. American Depositary Shares
MKD
– –
-30,230
Closed -$490K
MIME
3903
DELISTED
Mimecast Limited
MIME
– –
-69,015
Closed -$2.77M
GNOG
3904
DELISTED
Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GNOG
– –
-67,841
Closed -$916K
KLDO
3905
DELISTED
Kaleido Biosciences, Inc. Common Stock
KLDO
– –
-54,100
Closed -$438K
ISBC
3906
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
– –
-110,038
Closed -$1.62M
BFRA
3907
DELISTED
Biofrontera AG American Depositary Shares
BFRA
– –
-35,700
Closed -$191K
NEW
3908
DELISTED
Puxin Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing twenty Ordinary Shares
NEW
– –
-5,068
Closed -$203K
WEI
3909
DELISTED
Weidai Ltd. American depositary shares, each representing five (5) Class A ordinary shares
WEI
– –
-42,595
Closed -$290K
ITMR
3910
DELISTED
Itamar Medical Ltd. American Depository Shares
ITMR
– –
-33,700
Closed -$807K
CAI
3911
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
– –
-18,295
Closed -$833K
MDLA
3912
DELISTED
Medallia, Inc.
MDLA
– –
-229,400
Closed -$6.4M
CATM
3913
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
– –
-193,600
Closed -$7.51M
STAY
3914
DELISTED
Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit
STAY
– –
-426,300
Closed -$8.42M
HWCC
3915
DELISTED
Houston Wire & Cable Company
HWCC
– –
-432,200
Closed -$2.26M
LEAF
3916
DELISTED
Leaf Group Ltd.
LEAF
– –
-1,396,067
Closed -$9.01M
GLOG
3917
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
– –
-1,805,799
Closed -$10.4M
CTB
3918
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
– –
-407,801
Closed -$22.8M
CLGX
3919
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
– –
-1,048,486
Closed -$83.1M
WIFI
3920
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
– –
-2,192,500
Closed -$30.8M
CMD
3921
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
– –
-128,225
Closed -$10.2M
PTVCB
3922
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
– –
-646,903
Closed -$14.8M
STND
3923
DELISTED
Standard AVB Financial Corp. Common Stock
STND
– –
-17,100
Closed -$558K
TPCO
3924
DELISTED
Tribune Publishing Company Common Stock
TPCO
– –
-935,900
Closed -$16.8M
AEGN
3925
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
– –
-288,596
Closed -$8.3M
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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.