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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$618M |
| 2 |
Vale
VALE
|
+$332M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$309M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$342M |
| 3 |
Crown Castle
CCI
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$229M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$190M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.17% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.41% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.61% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.51% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 9.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
501
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$7.87B
| $50.6M | 0.05% |
615,700
-72,700
| -11% | -$5.81M |
|
|
NVMI
502
Nova
NVMI
$13.1B
| $50.5M | 0.05% |
2,007,300
-6,400
| -0.3% | -$155K |
|
503
Exelon
EXC
$47B
| $50.5M | 0.05% |
1,412,235
-2,876,343
| -67% | -$97.9M |
|
504
Invitation Homes
INVH
$18B
| $50.4M | 0.05% |
2,071,883
+1,686,383
| +437% | +$37.9M |
|
|
BERY
505
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
| $50.3M | 0.05% |
1,016,840
+302,307
| +42% | +$14.3M |
|
506
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$81.6B
| $50.3M | 0.05% |
+186,400
| New | +$50.9M |
|
|
ACIA
507
DELISTED
Acacia Communications Inc
ACIA
| $50.2M | 0.05% |
874,500
+573,400
| +190% | +$27.4M |
|
508
Suzano
SUZ
$9.84B
| $49.9M | 0.05% |
+4,210,638
| New | +$50.8M |
|
|
NXRT
509
NexPoint Residential Trust
NXRT
$636M
| $49.9M | 0.05% |
1,300,500
-17,300
| -1% | -$636K |
|
510
Regenxbio
RGNX
$704M
| $49.8M | 0.05% |
869,741
-15,202
| -2% | -$753K |
|
511
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$12.8B
| $49.8M | 0.05% |
240,500
+224,900
| +1,442% | +$46.1M |
|
|
PBCT
512
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
| $49.8M | 0.05% |
3,030,973
+69,396
| +2% | +$1.16M |
|
513
B2Gold
BTG
$6.7B
| $49.8M | 0.05% |
17,724,795
+4,774,998
| +37% | +$14.2M |
|
|
CKH
514
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
| $49.7M | 0.05% |
1,176,000
+5,600
| +0.5% | +$239K |
|
515
Rambus
RMBS
$10.8B
| $49.5M | 0.05% |
4,737,686
+953,300
| +25% | +$9.15M |
|
516
Truist Financial
TFC
$64.7B
| $49.4M | 0.04% |
1,062,562
+709,400
| +201% | +$34.6M |
|
517
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$47.5B
| $49.3M | 0.04% |
952,693
+127,274
| +15% | +$6.04M |
|
518
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.16B
| $49.3M | 0.04% |
3,514,948
+3,232,295
| +1,144% | +$42.4M |
|
519
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$1.61B
| $49.2M | 0.04% |
774,427
-637,900
| -45% | -$33.5M |
|
|
STOR
520
DELISTED
STORE Capital Corporation
STOR
| $49.2M | 0.04% |
1,467,300
-646,200
| -31% | -$20.4M |
|
521
National Healthcare
NHC
$3.44B
| $49.1M | 0.04% |
646,800
+44,100
| +7% | +$3.5M |
|
522
Allstate
ALL
$65.9B
| $48.7M | 0.04% |
517,300
+470,400
| +1,003% | +$42.5M |
|
|
VER
523
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
| $48.7M | 0.04% |
1,163,371
+790,400
| +212% | +$31.6M |
|
|
TIER
524
DELISTED
TIER REIT, Inc.
TIER
| $48.6M | 0.04% |
1,697,500
+183,800
| +12% | +$4.37M |
|
525
HealthEquity
HQY
$8.83B
| $48.6M | 0.04% |
657,534
+1,500
| +0.2% | +$105K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Jim Simons held 3,883 positions worth $110B, up 20% from $91.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $7.09B of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 532 new positions and adding to 1,751 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2019 buy was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
- Jim Simons added most to Starbucks in Q1 2019, an estimated $618M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $342M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Apple in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $435M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $110B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Jim Simons opened 532 new positions and closed 465 in Q1 2019.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $110B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.