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 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$230M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$205M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$163M |
| 4 |
Costco
COST
|
+$162M |
| 5 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$131M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$396M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$219M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$154M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$138M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.36% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.06% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.03% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 11.17% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.52% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
501
Wendy's
WEN
$1.65B
| $18.3M | 0.04% |
2,102,282
+166,400
| +9% | +$1.43M |
|
|
FRC
502
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
| $18.3M | 0.04% |
349,300
-256,800
| -42% | -$12.9M |
|
503
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$14.4B
| $18.3M | 0.04% |
768,660
-18,000
| -2% | -$387K |
|
|
TYPE
504
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
| $18.2M | 0.04% |
572,200
+147,100
| +35% | +$4.3M |
|
|
NGD
505
DELISTED
New Gold Inc
NGD
| $18.2M | 0.04% |
+3,478,800
| New | +$18.9M |
|
|
AIRM
506
DELISTED
Air Methods Corp
AIRM
| $18.2M | 0.04% |
312,800
+152,900
| +96% | +$7.62M |
|
507
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$53.9M
| $18.1M | 0.04% |
399,422
+40,600
| +11% | +$1.68M |
|
508
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.88B
| $18M | 0.04% |
611,093
+272,700
| +81% | +$9.24M |
|
509
JetBlue
JBLU
$2.19B
| $18M | 0.04% |
2,108,100
-1,545,100
| -42% | -$12.3M |
|
510
Exponent
EXPO
$3.24B
| $17.9M | 0.04% |
926,400
+28,400
| +3% | +$536K |
|
|
DISCK
511
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
| $17.8M | 0.04% |
425,400
-460,000
| -52% | -$18M |
|
512
Teradata
TDC
$2.57B
| $17.8M | 0.04% |
391,600
+46,200
| +13% | +$2.09M |
|
513
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.26B
| $17.8M | 0.04% |
296,100
+9,600
| +3% | +$542K |
|
514
Gildan
GIL
$10.6B
| $17.8M | 0.04% |
667,200
+8,600
| +1% | +$210K |
|
|
WCC
515
WESCO International
WCC
$17.5B
| $17.8M | 0.04% |
195,100
-25,000
| -11% | -$2.08M |
|
|
LLL
516
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
| $17.7M | 0.04% |
+165,400
| New | +$16.5M |
|
|
ULTI
517
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
| $17.7M | 0.04% |
115,353
+67,839
| +143% | +$10.3M |
|
|
IL
518
DELISTED
IntraLinks Holdings Inc.
IL
| $17.7M | 0.04% |
1,457,900
+260,900
| +22% | +$2.74M |
|
519
Cintas
CTAS
$80.3B
| $17.6M | 0.04% |
1,180,400
-787,872
| -40% | -$10.7M |
|
|
AD
520
Array Digital Infrastructure
AD
$3.09B
| $17.6M | 0.04% |
420,500
+107,700
| +34% | +$4.79M |
|
521
Innoviva
INVA
$1.5B
| $17.6M | 0.04% |
611,838
+43,063
| +8% | +$1.26M |
|
|
LM
522
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
| $17.6M | 0.04% |
+404,100
| New | +$15.7M |
|
523
Micron Technology
MU
$1.07T
| $17.5M | 0.04% |
805,636
-1,556,200
| -66% | -$30.3M |
|
|
ANDX
524
DELISTED
Andeavor Logistics LP
ANDX
| $17.4M | 0.04% |
332,868
+248,400
| +294% | +$13.2M |
|
525
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.96B
| $17.4M | 0.04% |
745,373
+158,057
| +27% | +$3.47M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2013, Jim Simons held 3,281 positions worth $41.8B, up 1.3% from $41.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons withdrew a net $2.31B in Q4 2013, closing 464 positions and reducing 983 holdings. Its most notable exit was GE Aerospace, an estimated $156M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Pfizer worth $230M.
- Jim Simons's largest Q4 2013 buy was Pfizer: 7,904,832 shares worth $230M.
- Jim Simons added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q4 2013, an estimated $205M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was IBM, cutting an estimated $396M.
- Jim Simons fully exited GE Aerospace in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $156M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.8B portfolio in Q4 2013.
- Jim Simons opened 498 new positions and closed 464 in Q4 2013.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $41.8B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 14 Feb 2014.