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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
951
Ultrapar
UGP
$6.22B
| $9.58M | 0.02% |
2,450,300
+898,600
| +58% | +$4.31M |
|
952
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$13.6B
| $9.57M | 0.02% |
116,200
-425,871
| -79% | -$35.5M |
|
953
Saic
SAIC
$5.34B
| $9.56M | 0.02% |
81,300
-52,100
| -39% | -$6.6M |
|
954
Kodiak Gas Services
KGS
$6.26B
| $9.55M | 0.02% |
350,222
-1,378
| -0.4% | -$37.4K |
|
955
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
ACWI
$33.4B
| $9.5M | 0.02% |
84,500
-1,100
| -1% | -$121K |
|
956
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$132B
| $9.49M | 0.02% |
2,242,832
-1,006,871
| -31% | -$3.99M |
|
957
Cars.com
CARS
$648M
| $9.47M | 0.02% |
480,600
+42,600
| +10% | +$778K |
|
958
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$4.82B
| $9.45M | 0.02% |
197,100
+35,200
| +22% | +$1.56M |
|
959
Intapp
INTA
$3.05B
| $9.45M | 0.02% |
257,700
-97,000
| -27% | -$3.3M |
|
|
OSG
960
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
| $9.45M | 0.02% |
1,113,845
-68,899
| -6% | -$499K |
|
961
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF
CWB
$5.72B
| $9.37M | 0.02% |
130,000
+10,100
| +8% | +$723K |
|
962
Webster Financial
WBS
$12.8B
| $9.36M | 0.02% |
214,835
+167,400
| +353% | +$7.45M |
|
963
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4.38B
| $9.36M | 0.02% |
153,100
-10,300
| -6% | -$608K |
|
964
Agree Realty
ADC
$9.25B
| $9.35M | 0.02% |
151,000
+64,000
| +74% | +$3.78M |
|
965
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.58B
| $9.35M | 0.02% |
386,231
+86,492
| +29% | +$1.98M |
|
966
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.84B
| $9.33M | 0.02% |
235,867
+19,224
| +9% | +$695K |
|
967
Graham Corp
GHM
$1.33B
| $9.33M | 0.02% |
331,168
-3,900
| -1% | -$112K |
|
968
Camden National
CAC
$990M
| $9.31M | 0.02% |
282,200
+3,600
| +1% | +$114K |
|
969
TechnipFMC
FTI
$29.5B
| $9.31M | 0.02% |
355,900
+27,300
| +8% | +$703K |
|
970
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2B
| $9.3M | 0.02% |
149,800
+5,200
| +4% | +$325K |
|
971
Bilibili
BILI
$7.37B
| $9.28M | 0.02% |
601,066
+88,100
| +17% | +$1.23M |
|
972
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$8.18B
| $9.22M | 0.02% |
113,879
+33,600
| +42% | +$2.62M |
|
973
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.54B
| $9.2M | 0.02% |
+46,373
| New | +$9.01M |
|
974
US Bancorp
USB
$101B
| $9.2M | 0.02% |
+231,700
| New | +$9.45M |
|
|
AVDX
975
DELISTED
AvidXchange
AVDX
| $9.19M | 0.02% |
762,200
-227,200
| -23% | -$2.59M |
|
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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.