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
|
+$405M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$314M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$229M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$224M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$207M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$342M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$156M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$149M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
QADA
876
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
| $11.2M | 0.02% |
460,777
+134,100
| +41% | +$2.86M |
|
|
DHIL
877
DELISTED
Diamond Hill
DHIL
| $11.1M | 0.02% |
69,600
+1,300
| +2% | +$183K |
|
878
UMB Financial
UMBF
$11.4B
| $11.1M | 0.02% |
210,500
+145,000
| +221% | +$7.52M |
|
879
APA Corp
APA
$14B
| $11.1M | 0.02% |
+184,454
| New | +$11.6M |
|
880
Pearson
PSO
$9.7B
| $11.1M | 0.02% |
514,400
+161,100
| +46% | +$3.33M |
|
881
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.77B
| $11.1M | 0.02% |
184,200
+25,000
| +16% | +$1.61M |
|
882
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.22B
| $11.1M | 0.02% |
218,798
-9,700
| -4% | -$471K |
|
883
Brown & Brown
BRO
$23.8B
| $11.1M | 0.02% |
669,200
+247,200
| +59% | +$3.99M |
|
|
CADE
884
DELISTED
Cadence Bank
CADE
| $11.1M | 0.02% |
476,500
+64,400
| +16% | +$1.4M |
|
885
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$49.5B
| $11.1M | 0.02% |
1,184,200
+350,200
| +42% | +$3.75M |
|
886
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10.6B
| $11M | 0.02% |
501,789
+151,585
| +43% | +$3.09M |
|
887
UFP Technologies
UFPT
$2.5B
| $11M | 0.02% |
482,200
-12,238
| -2% | -$277K |
|
888
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$28.7B
| $11M | 0.02% |
+374,512
| New | +$9.04M |
|
|
PFSW
889
DELISTED
PFSweb, Inc.
PFSW
| $11M | 0.02% |
997,039
+59,601
| +6% | +$668K |
|
890
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$8.18B
| $10.9M | 0.02% |
406,979
+177,300
| +77% | +$4.84M |
|
|
QIWI
891
DELISTED
QIWI PLC
QIWI
| $10.9M | 0.02% |
454,000
+132,700
| +41% | +$2.93M |
|
892
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$3.17B
| $10.9M | 0.02% |
+126,100
| New | +$10.4M |
|
893
Blackbaud
BLKB
$2.03B
| $10.9M | 0.02% |
229,297
+134,400
| +142% | +$6.04M |
|
|
CSG
894
DELISTED
CHAMBERS STR PPTYS COM
CSG
| $10.9M | 0.02% |
1,378,000
+696,200
| +102% | +$5.71M |
|
895
Avis
CAR
$4.93B
| $10.8M | 0.02% |
+183,130
| New | +$11.2M |
|
896
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.7B
| $10.8M | 0.02% |
179,200
+52,800
| +42% | +$3.24M |
|
|
IQNT
897
DELISTED
Inteliquent, Inc.
IQNT
| $10.7M | 0.02% |
681,082
+20,301
| +3% | +$347K |
|
|
UNT
898
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
| $10.7M | 0.02% |
381,919
+40,905
| +12% | +$1.22M |
|
|
ARR
899
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.36B
| $10.7M | 0.02% |
84,227
+27,752
| +49% | +$3.63M |
|
900
Honda
HMC
$40.6B
| $10.7M | 0.02% |
325,900
-332,300
| -50% | -$10.7M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Jim Simons held 3,575 positions worth $47B, up 13% from $41.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $4.23B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 633 new positions and adding to 1,637 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2015 buy was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
- Jim Simons added most to Gilead Sciences in Q1 2015, an estimated $314M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $342M.
- Jim Simons fully exited SAFEWAY INC in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $210M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $47B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Jim Simons opened 633 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2015.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $47B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 May 2015.