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 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$628M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$567M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$405M |
| 4 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$392M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$301M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$451M |
| 2 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$256M |
| 4 |
Roku
ROKU
|
+$252M |
| 5 |
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
|
+$248M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 18.91% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.35% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.31% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.99% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.21% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
401
PayPal
PYPL
$51.6B
| $66.5M | 0.06% |
+641,800
| New | +$70.7M |
|
402
RELX
RELX
$60.1B
| $66.3M | 0.06% |
2,795,072
+273,172
| +11% | +$6.52M |
|
|
PDM
403
Piedmont Realty Trust
PDM
$1.2B
| $65.9M | 0.06% |
3,155,500
+273,800
| +10% | +$5.53M |
|
404
Kimco Realty
KIM
$16.3B
| $65.6M | 0.06% |
3,141,301
+943,600
| +43% | +$18M |
|
|
NVMI
405
Nova
NVMI
$13.2B
| $65.5M | 0.06% |
2,060,700
-25,500
| -1% | -$725K |
|
|
HPP
406
Hudson Pacific Properties
HPP
$789M
| $65.2M | 0.06% |
278,414
-10,072
| -3% | -$2.4M |
|
|
JNPR
407
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
| $65M | 0.06% |
2,626,600
+642,109
| +32% | +$16.1M |
|
408
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$982M
| $64.9M | 0.05% |
2,237,336
+728,336
| +48% | +$20.3M |
|
409
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$15.6B
| $64.8M | 0.05% |
3,748,437
+1,320,072
| +54% | +$22.5M |
|
410
CDW
CDW
$17.5B
| $64.4M | 0.05% |
522,525
+25,027
| +5% | +$2.87M |
|
411
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.57B
| $64.2M | 0.05% |
2,595,532
+1,367,545
| +111% | +$36.5M |
|
412
JD.com
JD
$39.5B
| $64.2M | 0.05% |
2,276,900
+1,401,700
| +160% | +$42.3M |
|
413
Goldman Sachs
GS
$305B
| $64.2M | 0.05% |
309,800
-70,700
| -19% | -$14.8M |
|
414
Dine Brands
DIN
$443M
| $64.1M | 0.05% |
844,500
+146,000
| +21% | +$12M |
|
415
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.94B
| $64M | 0.05% |
1,219,067
-17,900
| -1% | -$1.01M |
|
416
Globus Medical
GMED
$11.5B
| $63.7M | 0.05% |
1,245,400
-19,200
| -2% | -$914K |
|
417
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$39.1B
| $63.5M | 0.05% |
1,453,200
+945,300
| +186% | +$43.6M |
|
418
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.38B
| $63.4M | 0.05% |
844,100
-51,800
| -6% | -$3.67M |
|
419
Walt Disney
DIS
$180B
| $63M | 0.05% |
+483,727
| New | +$66.9M |
|
420
Ford
F
$55.4B
| $63M | 0.05% |
6,872,709
-4,597,050
| -40% | -$43.7M |
|
421
NRG Energy
NRG
$25.2B
| $63M | 0.05% |
1,589,716
-531,900
| -25% | -$19.2M |
|
422
Yum China
YUMC
$16.2B
| $62.9M | 0.05% |
1,384,400
-563,600
| -29% | -$25.2M |
|
423
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$7B
| $62.8M | 0.05% |
845,400
-71,157
| -8% | -$4.9M |
|
424
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$28.4B
| $62.4M | 0.05% |
2,129,891
-139,909
| -6% | -$4.92M |
|
425
Nu Skin
NUS
$235M
| $62.3M | 0.05% |
1,466,000
-11,300
| -0.8% | -$474K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, Jim Simons held 3,920 positions worth $118B, up 4% from $114B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $5.29B of net new capital in Q3 2019, opening 406 new positions and adding to 1,848 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was UnitedHealth: 1,624,826 shares worth $353M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $451M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q3 2019 buy was UnitedHealth: 1,624,826 shares worth $353M.
- Jim Simons added most to Celgene Corp in Q3 2019, an estimated $628M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $451M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Red Hat Inc in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $248M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $118B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- Jim Simons opened 406 new positions and closed 522 in Q3 2019.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $118B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 13 Nov 2019.