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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$814M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$448M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$394M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$368M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$288M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$616M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$406M |
| 3 |
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$394M |
| 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
601
CBRE Group
CBRE
$44B
| $25.8M | 0.03% |
301,300
-120,200
| -29% | -$10.3M |
|
602
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.45B
| $25.8M | 0.03% |
338,304
-96,500
| -22% | -$7.97M |
|
|
603
Baidu
BIDU
$35.5B
| $25.8M | 0.03% |
126,369
-3,078,422
| -96% | -$616M |
|
604
Cemex
CX
$16B
| $25.7M | 0.03% |
3,056,993
-2,316,100
| -43% | -$18.4M |
|
|
TGNA
605
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
| $25.6M | 0.03% |
1,366,000
-715,200
| -34% | -$14M |
|
606
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
$34.7B
| $25.5M | 0.03% |
249,300
+75,400
| +43% | +$7.73M |
|
607
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$788M
| $25.4M | 0.03% |
3,563,968
-509,900
| -13% | -$3.63M |
|
608
Vontier
VNT
$4.47B
| $25.4M | 0.03% |
+780,845
| New | +$25.7M |
|
609
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$1.11B
| $25.4M | 0.03% |
310,800
-38,800
| -11% | -$3.21M |
|
|
NXRT
610
NexPoint Residential Trust
NXRT
$636M
| $25.3M | 0.03% |
460,213
-31,121
| -6% | -$1.6M |
|
611
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.94B
| $25.3M | 0.03% |
146,400
+73,700
| +101% | +$13.3M |
|
612
Chubb
CB
$133B
| $25.2M | 0.03% |
+158,799
| New | +$26.3M |
|
613
AGCO
AGCO
$6.96B
| $25.2M | 0.03% |
193,300
-123,800
| -39% | -$17.4M |
|
614
State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF
SRLN
$5.38B
| $25.2M | 0.03% |
+544,300
| New | +$25M |
|
|
BCPC
615
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.65B
| $25.1M | 0.03% |
191,200
-4,300
| -2% | -$553K |
|
616
Brown & Brown
BRO
$24B
| $25.1M | 0.03% |
471,500
-87,500
| -16% | -$4.5M |
|
617
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$16.1B
| $25M | 0.03% |
1,260,527
-87,173
| -6% | -$1.95M |
|
|
VCRA
618
DELISTED
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
VCRA
| $25M | 0.03% |
627,337
-54,185
| -8% | -$1.98M |
|
619
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.43B
| $25M | 0.03% |
990,000
+403,500
| +69% | +$18M |
|
620
Travere Therapeutics
TVTX
$5.79B
| $25M | 0.03% |
1,711,322
+122,600
| +8% | +$2.42M |
|
621
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
VTIP
$19.8B
| $24.9M | 0.03% |
474,864
+216,771
| +84% | +$11.3M |
|
622
Medtronic
MDT
$116B
| $24.9M | 0.03% |
+200,341
| New | +$25.2M |
|
623
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$26.1B
| $24.9M | 0.03% |
188,300
-80,400
| -30% | -$10.5M |
|
624
Tilly's
TLYS
$122M
| $24.8M | 0.03% |
1,549,210
-163,171
| -10% | -$2.2M |
|
|
SOGO
625
DELISTED
Sogou Inc. American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A Ordinary Share
SOGO
| $24.7M | 0.03% |
2,900,464
-3,700
| -0.1% | -$31K |
|
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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.