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 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$412M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$294M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$207M |
| 5 |
Pinduoduo
PDD
|
+$180M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$510M |
| 2 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$419M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$286M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$255M |
| 5 |
NVO
Novo Nordisk
NVO
|
+$215M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 19.64% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 18.28% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.73% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.65% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.84% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
801
Magnolia Oil & Gas
MGY
$6.25B
| $12.7M | 0.02% |
500,700
+77,800
| +18% | +$1.98M |
|
802
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$877M
| $12.6M | 0.02% |
227,400
-500
| -0.2% | -$26.2K |
|
803
Cactus
WHD
$5.8B
| $12.6M | 0.02% |
238,700
+153,200
| +179% | +$7.8M |
|
804
TransAlta
TAC
$3.92B
| $12.5M | 0.02% |
1,770,511
-574,989
| -25% | -$3.94M |
|
805
State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF
SPHY
$12B
| $12.5M | 0.02% |
539,600
+179,700
| +50% | +$4.16M |
|
806
Clean Harbors
CLH
$16.7B
| $12.5M | 0.02% |
55,333
-70,302
| -56% | -$14.7M |
|
807
NVE Corp
NVEC
$591M
| $12.5M | 0.02% |
167,500
-3,200
| -2% | -$251K |
|
808
WisdomTree
WT
$3.44B
| $12.5M | 0.02% |
1,261,879
-300,000
| -19% | -$2.82M |
|
809
Seagate
STX
$199B
| $12.5M | 0.02% |
+120,893
| New | +$11.3M |
|
810
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$632M
| $12.4M | 0.02% |
583,909
-6,200
| -1% | -$118K |
|
811
Q2 Holdings
QTWO
$3.9B
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
204,000
+128,900
| +172% | +$7.41M |
|
812
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$59.1B
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
+298,710
| New | +$12.3M |
|
813
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26B
| $12.3M | 0.02% |
170,879
-232,700
| -58% | -$16.4M |
|
814
Alignment Healthcare
ALHC
$2.8B
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
1,565,800
+225,000
| +17% | +$1.47M |
|
815
Lear
LEA
$8.07B
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
106,800
-49,500
| -32% | -$6.34M |
|
816
LendingTree
TREE
$444M
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
292,900
+58,500
| +25% | +$2.47M |
|
817
Gaotu Techedu
GOTU
$410M
| $12.2M | 0.02% |
2,483,900
-275,500
| -10% | -$1.73M |
|
818
Equinor
EQNR
$97.3B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
424,423
-400,200
| -49% | -$11.2M |
|
819
FedEx
FDX
$77.3B
| $12.1M | 0.02% |
40,206
-61,122
| -60% | -$16M |
|
820
DTE Energy
DTE
$28.9B
| $12M | 0.02% |
108,500
-120,900
| -53% | -$13.5M |
|
821
LSI Industries
LYTS
$890M
| $12M | 0.02% |
828,262
-2,000
| -0.2% | -$30.2K |
|
822
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$1.63B
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
295,823
-298,504
| -50% | -$12.5M |
|
|
BPMC
823
DELISTED
Blueprint Medicines
BPMC
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
110,400
+62,900
| +132% | +$6.3M |
|
824
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.39B
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
249,514
+69,800
| +39% | +$2.86M |
|
825
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$5.61B
| $11.9M | 0.02% |
6,750,048
-173,883
| -3% | -$333K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q2 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2024, Jim Simons held 4,123 positions worth $59B, down 7.3% from $63.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons withdrew a net $4.49B in Q2 2024, closing 674 positions and reducing 1,503 holdings. Its most notable exit was Bank of America, an estimated $142M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Broadcom worth $472M.
- Jim Simons's largest Q2 2024 buy was Broadcom: 2,941,150 shares worth $472M.
- Jim Simons added most to Apple in Q2 2024, an estimated $244M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2024 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $510M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Bank of America in Q2 2024, selling an estimated $142M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $59B portfolio in Q2 2024.
- Jim Simons opened 463 new positions and closed 674 in Q2 2024.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $59B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2024, filed 9 Aug 2024.