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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
626
Assurant
AIZ
$13.9B
| $39.7M | 0.04% |
418,100
+392,300
| +1,521% | +$38M |
|
|
HRC
627
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
| $39.4M | 0.04% |
372,500
-553,500
| -60% | -$55.7M |
|
628
Stryker
SYK
$131B
| $39.4M | 0.04% |
199,400
+76,800
| +63% | +$13.8M |
|
|
LM
629
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
| $39.2M | 0.04% |
1,431,600
+751,100
| +110% | +$21.5M |
|
|
RST
630
DELISTED
ROSETTA STONE INC
RST
| $39.2M | 0.04% |
1,792,900
+10,600
| +0.6% | +$185K |
|
631
CRH
CRH
$65B
| $39M | 0.04% |
1,259,000
+333,100
| +36% | +$9.98M |
|
632
GoPro
GPRO
$117M
| $39M | 0.04% |
6,003,800
+1,068,400
| +22% | +$5.98M |
|
633
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$2.31B
| $38.9M | 0.04% |
2,290,746
-285,046
| -11% | -$5.06M |
|
|
VSM
634
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
| $38.8M | 0.04% |
771,500
+711,500
| +1,186% | +$28.3M |
|
635
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$16.5B
| $38.7M | 0.04% |
1,579,014
+538,254
| +52% | +$12.7M |
|
636
American Public Education
APEI
$828M
| $38.7M | 0.04% |
1,284,793
-20,600
| -2% | -$635K |
|
637
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$2.78B
| $38.7M | 0.04% |
271,245
-2,300
| -0.8% | -$287K |
|
|
WW
638
DELISTED
WW International
WW
| $38.7M | 0.04% |
+1,918,712
| New | +$53M |
|
639
Forrester Research
FORR
$224M
| $38.5M | 0.04% |
796,600
+31,800
| +4% | +$1.48M |
|
640
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.12B
| $38.5M | 0.04% |
667,610
-42,700
| -6% | -$2.45M |
|
|
FIT
641
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
| $38.4M | 0.03% |
6,484,400
+740,706
| +13% | +$4.5M |
|
|
MFA
642
MFA Financial
MFA
$931M
| $38.3M | 0.03% |
1,318,000
-563,506
| -30% | -$16.3M |
|
|
CSFL
643
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
| $38.3M | 0.03% |
1,607,237
+56,194
| +4% | +$1.39M |
|
|
644
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.24T
| $38M | 0.03% |
644,960
-2,792,000
| -81% | -$158M |
|
|
JHG
645
DELISTED
Janus Henderson
JHG
| $37.9M | 0.03% |
1,518,300
+1,193,700
| +368% | +$27.7M |
|
|
MPT
646
Medical Properties Trust
MPT
$2.51B
| $37.9M | 0.03% |
2,046,700
-1,531,900
| -43% | -$27.3M |
|
647
PetMed Express
PETS
$43.4M
| $37.7M | 0.03% |
1,655,815
-128,800
| -7% | -$2.9M |
|
648
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$15.6B
| $37.5M | 0.03% |
+1,986,365
| New | +$36.7M |
|
649
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$4.93B
| $37.4M | 0.03% |
968,218
+478,850
| +98% | +$17.5M |
|
650
Radware
RDWR
$1.25B
| $37.3M | 0.03% |
1,428,400
+31,500
| +2% | +$768K |
|
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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.