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 | 16.72% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.76% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.86% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.73% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 9.25% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
901
DHT Holdings
DHT
$3.09B
| $23.2M | 0.02% |
5,207,170
+237,589
| +5% | +$1.02M |
|
902
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$38.6B
| $23.2M | 0.02% |
538,000
-377,200
| -41% | -$16.1M |
|
903
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$13.5B
| $23.1M | 0.02% |
129,471
-51,229
| -28% | -$8.23M |
|
|
PFC
904
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
| $23.1M | 0.02% |
803,300
-4,800
| -0.6% | -$139K |
|
905
Hubbell
HUBB
$26.8B
| $23.1M | 0.02% |
195,400
+175,400
| +877% | +$19.8M |
|
906
Westlake Corp
WLK
$10.2B
| $23M | 0.02% |
339,200
-368,100
| -52% | -$26.7M |
|
|
ETFC
907
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
| $23M | 0.02% |
495,640
-775,500
| -61% | -$36.9M |
|
908
Calix
CALX
$2.51B
| $23M | 0.02% |
2,982,818
+76,900
| +3% | +$678K |
|
909
RadNet
RDNT
$6.08B
| $22.9M | 0.02% |
1,848,003
+3,900
| +0.2% | +$51.2K |
|
|
FLIR
910
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
| $22.8M | 0.02% |
479,460
-47,900
| -9% | -$2.32M |
|
911
Henry Schein
HSIC
$10.1B
| $22.8M | 0.02% |
+379,112
| New | +$22.9M |
|
912
Methode Electronics
MEI
$602M
| $22.8M | 0.02% |
791,800
-81,680
| -9% | -$2.23M |
|
|
IPHS
913
DELISTED
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
IPHS
| $22.8M | 0.02% |
755,800
-29,200
| -4% | -$876K |
|
914
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$197B
| $22.8M | 0.02% |
329,550
-1,040,900
| -76% | -$72.8M |
|
915
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.72B
| $22.6M | 0.02% |
650,814
-12,356
| -2% | -$453K |
|
916
Capital One
COF
$137B
| $22.6M | 0.02% |
276,899
-653,700
| -70% | -$53.1M |
|
|
RTN
917
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
| $22.6M | 0.02% |
123,900
-720,700
| -85% | -$126M |
|
918
Fortuna Silver Mines
FSM
$3.1B
| $22.6M | 0.02% |
6,732,831
+1,272,228
| +23% | +$4.71M |
|
|
GLOG
919
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
| $22.5M | 0.02% |
1,291,000
+198,200
| +18% | +$3.45M |
|
920
Tower Semiconductor
TSEM
$28.6B
| $22.5M | 0.02% |
1,356,286
+888,186
| +190% | +$14.2M |
|
|
RHT
921
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
| $22.4M | 0.02% |
122,565
+113,265
| +1,218% | +$20.3M |
|
922
James River Group Holdings
JRVR
$199M
| $22.3M | 0.02% |
555,800
+41,800
| +8% | +$1.64M |
|
|
CHMI
923
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp
CHMI
$107M
| $22.3M | 0.02% |
1,292,500
+6,000
| +0.5% | +$110K |
|
|
EIGI
924
DELISTED
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.
EIGI
| $22.1M | 0.02% |
3,051,479
-212,700
| -7% | -$1.55M |
|
925
Amphenol
APH
$204B
| $22M | 0.02% |
931,600
-1,798,000
| -66% | -$40.2M |
|
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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 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
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.