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
|
+$814M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$448M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$394M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$368M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$288M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$616M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$406M |
| 3 |
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$394M |
| 5 |
AT&T
T
|
+$389M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 20.33% |
| 2 | Technology | 19.76% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.63% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.6% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.45% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1151
Timberland Bancorp
TSBK
$362M
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
366,289
-7,956
| -2% | -$226K |
|
1152
Vroom Inc
VRM
$54M
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
+3,074
| New | +$10.4M |
|
1153
Harvard Bioscience
HBIO
$29.6M
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
123,335
-19,430
| -14% | -$1.37M |
|
|
OZON
1154
DELISTED
Ozon Holdings PLC American Depositary Shares, each ADS representing one ordinary share
OZON
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
+175,100
| New | +$10.2M |
|
|
BIG
1155
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
155,400
-67,300
| -30% | -$4.48M |
|
1156
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$45.1B
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
97,950
-428,558
| -81% | -$43M |
|
|
LBAI
1157
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
| $10.3M | 0.01% |
586,400
-86,600
| -13% | -$1.57M |
|
1158
Financial Institutions
FISI
$826M
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
340,900
-39,700
| -10% | -$1.24M |
|
|
MCBC
1159
DELISTED
Macatawa Bank Corp
MCBC
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
1,167,517
+11,900
| +1% | +$114K |
|
|
SHI
1160
DELISTED
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
SHI
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
436,817
-38,900
| -8% | -$977K |
|
|
MFA
1161
MFA Financial
MFA
$935M
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
555,850
-316,100
| -36% | -$5.59M |
|
1162
Nordson
NDSN
$17.3B
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
46,414
+39,900
| +613% | +$8.46M |
|
|
JBGS
1163
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$692M
| $10.2M | 0.01% |
322,900
+112,500
| +53% | +$3.67M |
|
|
BBQ
1164
DELISTED
BBQ Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
BBQ
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
534,348
+2,397
| +0.5% | +$31.9K |
|
1165
Schrodinger
SDGR
$1.33B
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
134,100
+43,300
| +48% | +$3.14M |
|
1166
Korn Ferry
KFY
$4.3B
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
+139,700
| New | +$9.29M |
|
1167
Airgain
AIRG
$69M
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
489,487
+12,751
| +3% | +$263K |
|
1168
Core Molding Technologies
CMT
$229M
| $10.1M | 0.01% |
652,464
-4,200
| -0.6% | -$54.4K |
|
|
MGIC
1169
DELISTED
Magic Software Enterprises
MGIC
| $10M | 0.01% |
618,464
-19,700
| -3% | -$316K |
|
1170
Avient
AVNT
$4.21B
| $9.98M | 0.01% |
202,958
+174,083
| +603% | +$8.8M |
|
1171
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.89B
| $9.95M | 0.01% |
+127,978
| New | +$9.7M |
|
1172
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$72.2B
| $9.95M | 0.01% |
545,531
-64,000
| -10% | -$1.14M |
|
1173
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.01B
| $9.94M | 0.01% |
106,998
+54,653
| +104% | +$5.41M |
|
1174
GFL Environmental
GFL
$15.1B
| $9.93M | 0.01% |
+311,047
| New | +$10.2M |
|
|
TSE
1175
DELISTED
Trinseo
TSE
| $9.92M | 0.01% |
165,800
+9,600
| +6% | +$613K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, Jim Simons held 3,960 positions worth $80.1B, down 0.34% from $80.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons withdrew a net $5.63B in Q2 2021, closing 551 positions and reducing 1,699 holdings. Its most notable exit was AT&T, an estimated $389M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Caterpillar worth $227M.
- Jim Simons's largest Q2 2021 buy was Caterpillar: 1,042,778 shares worth $227M.
- Jim Simons added most to Amazon in Q2 2021, an estimated $814M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Baidu, cutting an estimated $616M.
- Jim Simons fully exited AT&T in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $389M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $80.1B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- Jim Simons opened 701 new positions and closed 551 in Q2 2021.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $80.1B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 13 Aug 2021.