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 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$412M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$294M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$207M |
| 5 |
Pinduoduo
PDD
|
+$180M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$510M |
| 2 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$419M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$286M |
| 4 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
476
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$21.4B
| $27.5M | 0.05% |
+206,375
| New | +$24.8M |
|
477
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$2.04B
| $27.4M | 0.05% |
509,422
+229,004
| +82% | +$10.5M |
|
478
Regency Centers
REG
$13.9B
| $27.3M | 0.05% |
439,195
-50,600
| -10% | -$3.03M |
|
|
BCPC
479
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.72B
| $27.3M | 0.05% |
177,100
+5,600
| +3% | +$843K |
|
480
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$55.8B
| $27.1M | 0.05% |
1,380,200
+457,094
| +50% | +$9.24M |
|
|
EXE
481
Expand Energy Corp
EXE
$22.4B
| $27.1M | 0.05% |
329,520
-4,411
| -1% | -$390K |
|
482
First Solar
FSLR
$24.4B
| $27.1M | 0.05% |
+120,100
| New | +$26.2M |
|
483
Allegion
ALLE
$14.1B
| $27.1M | 0.05% |
+229,000
| New | +$28.2M |
|
484
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$107B
| $27M | 0.05% |
+113,300
| New | +$27.8M |
|
|
TXNM
485
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
$5.91B
| $26.8M | 0.05% |
724,200
-144,100
| -17% | -$5.37M |
|
486
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$810B
| $26.7M | 0.05% |
+49,000
| New | +$25.6M |
|
487
Ametek
AME
$59.2B
| $26.4M | 0.04% |
158,150
+59,400
| +60% | +$10.3M |
|
488
Kinetik
KNTK
$4.15B
| $26.3M | 0.04% |
633,962
+297,200
| +88% | +$11.8M |
|
|
LNW
489
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
| $26.3M | 0.04% |
250,400
-227,100
| -48% | -$21.7M |
|
490
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$3.22B
| $26.3M | 0.04% |
1,952,485
-237,931
| -11% | -$2.73M |
|
491
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.3B
| $26.2M | 0.04% |
847,778
-81,200
| -9% | -$2.61M |
|
492
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$749M
| $26.2M | 0.04% |
798,500
-1,232
| -0.2% | -$39K |
|
493
IES Holdings
IESC
$15.7B
| $26M | 0.04% |
186,532
+5,100
| +3% | +$717K |
|
494
TORM
TRMD
$2.95B
| $25.9M | 0.04% |
669,200
+187,300
| +39% | +$6.71M |
|
495
TD Synnex
SNX
$20.5B
| $25.9M | 0.04% |
224,628
+101,294
| +82% | +$12.4M |
|
496
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.51B
| $25.7M | 0.04% |
373,802
+15,100
| +4% | +$1.02M |
|
497
Cytokinetics
CYTK
$10.6B
| $25.5M | 0.04% |
470,967
+105,000
| +29% | +$6.34M |
|
498
Atmos Energy
ATO
$28.8B
| $25.5M | 0.04% |
218,700
+205,300
| +1,532% | +$23.9M |
|
499
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$13B
| $25.5M | 0.04% |
139,100
+87,900
| +172% | +$17.6M |
|
|
SRDX
500
DELISTED
Surmodics
SRDX
| $25.5M | 0.04% |
606,538
+28,990
| +5% | +$989K |
|
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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.