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 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$628M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$567M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$405M |
| 4 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$392M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$301M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$451M |
| 2 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$256M |
| 4 |
Roku
ROKU
|
+$252M |
| 5 |
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
|
+$248M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 18.91% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.35% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.31% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.99% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.21% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WIFI
776
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
| $28.3M | 0.02% |
2,548,000
-352,700
| -12% | -$4.97M |
|
|
CWEN.A
777
DELISTED
Clearway Energy Class A
CWEN.A
| $28.2M | 0.02% |
1,627,030
+495,354
| +44% | +$8.36M |
|
778
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.9B
| $28.2M | 0.02% |
1,445,598
+21,698
| +2% | +$423K |
|
|
OLP
779
One Liberty Properties
OLP
$537M
| $28.2M | 0.02% |
1,022,725
+55,816
| +6% | +$1.57M |
|
780
Paylocity
PCTY
$8.1B
| $28.1M | 0.02% |
287,600
+138,700
| +93% | +$14.2M |
|
781
RingCentral
RNG
$5.66B
| $28M | 0.02% |
222,700
-122,400
| -35% | -$16M |
|
782
NatWest
NWG
$76.9B
| $27.8M | 0.02% |
5,069,907
+67,043
| +1% | +$372K |
|
|
MRTX
783
DELISTED
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
MRTX
| $27.7M | 0.02% |
355,900
-93,100
| -21% | -$8.74M |
|
|
SBNY
784
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
| $27.6M | 0.02% |
231,874
+170,200
| +276% | +$20.6M |
|
785
Invesco Mortgage Capital
IVR
$805M
| $27.6M | 0.02% |
180,290
-5,900
| -3% | -$937K |
|
786
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.8B
| $27.4M | 0.02% |
3,070,900
+1,471,500
| +92% | +$12M |
|
787
Cooper Companies
COO
$14.9B
| $27.3M | 0.02% |
+367,992
| New | +$29.7M |
|
788
Future Fuel
FF
$249M
| $27.3M | 0.02% |
2,286,800
+65,700
| +3% | +$749K |
|
789
Broadridge
BR
$19.6B
| $27.3M | 0.02% |
+219,400
| New | +$28.3M |
|
790
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$77.2B
| $27.3M | 0.02% |
303,700
-210,900
| -41% | -$19.5M |
|
791
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$788M
| $27.3M | 0.02% |
4,832,800
-276,658
| -5% | -$1.99M |
|
792
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$1.06B
| $27.2M | 0.02% |
828,515
+34,100
| +4% | +$1.1M |
|
793
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.8B
| $27.1M | 0.02% |
+226,300
| New | +$25.9M |
|
|
FBC
794
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
| $27M | 0.02% |
723,561
+187,400
| +35% | +$6.58M |
|
795
Photronics
PLAB
$1.97B
| $26.9M | 0.02% |
2,469,997
-216,998
| -8% | -$2.1M |
|
796
TransDigm Group
TDG
$68.9B
| $26.9M | 0.02% |
+51,600
| New | +$26.5M |
|
|
BRKL
797
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
| $26.8M | 0.02% |
1,820,640
+205,440
| +13% | +$2.98M |
|
798
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$16.9B
| $26.8M | 0.02% |
2,039,000
-11,300
| -0.6% | -$138K |
|
799
Park Aerospace
PKE
$811M
| $26.8M | 0.02% |
1,524,697
-109,803
| -7% | -$1.91M |
|
|
HIBB
800
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
| $26.7M | 0.02% |
1,166,861
-55,983
| -5% | -$1.02M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, Jim Simons held 3,920 positions worth $118B, up 4% from $114B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $5.29B of net new capital in Q3 2019, opening 406 new positions and adding to 1,848 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was UnitedHealth: 1,624,826 shares worth $353M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $451M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q3 2019 buy was UnitedHealth: 1,624,826 shares worth $353M.
- Jim Simons added most to Celgene Corp in Q3 2019, an estimated $628M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $451M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Red Hat Inc in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $248M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $118B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- Jim Simons opened 406 new positions and closed 522 in Q3 2019.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $118B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 13 Nov 2019.