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 | 16.17% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.41% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.61% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.51% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 9.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.2B
| $229M | 0.21% |
791,800
+9,874
| +1% | +$2.69M |
|
102
Exelixis
EXEL
$12.7B
| $228M | 0.21% |
9,565,273
+3,645,546
| +62% | +$83.1M |
|
103
Markel Group
MKL
$22.8B
| $228M | 0.21% |
228,411
-1,210
| -0.5% | -$1.23M |
|
104
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$78.9B
| $226M | 0.21% |
4,521,053
+4,363,698
| +2,773% | +$200M |
|
105
Eversource Energy
ES
$26.8B
| $226M | 0.21% |
3,179,347
-777,453
| -20% | -$53.5M |
|
106
Chevron
CVX
$386B
| $225M | 0.21% |
+1,830,284
| New | +$217M |
|
107
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$292B
| $225M | 0.2% |
2,972,279
+512,600
| +21% | +$38.8M |
|
108
IBM
IBM
$225B
| $224M | 0.2% |
+1,657,805
| New | +$211M |
|
109
WIX.com
WIX
$2.79B
| $222M | 0.2% |
1,837,700
+98,000
| +6% | +$10.6M |
|
110
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$22.1B
| $219M | 0.2% |
+1,938,001
| New | +$207M |
|
111
Welltower
WELL
$163B
| $218M | 0.2% |
2,811,922
-128,800
| -4% | -$9.66M |
|
|
FISV
112
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28B
| $217M | 0.2% |
2,458,508
+2,451,108
| +33,123% | +$202M |
|
|
ATVI
113
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $214M | 0.19% |
+4,702,798
| New | +$213M |
|
114
Telus
TU
$15.2B
| $210M | 0.19% |
11,347,200
+283,800
| +3% | +$5.01M |
|
|
MBT
115
DELISTED
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company American Depositary Shares (Each representing 2 Shares
MBT
| $209M | 0.19% |
27,653,596
+2,038,500
| +8% | +$16.2M |
|
116
Scotiabank
BNS
$108B
| $208M | 0.19% |
3,910,400
+795,900
| +26% | +$43.6M |
|
117
Ventas
VTR
$44.6B
| $208M | 0.19% |
3,261,420
+313,800
| +11% | +$19.6M |
|
118
Haemonetics
HAE
$3.97B
| $208M | 0.19% |
2,375,700
-43,900
| -2% | -$3.99M |
|
|
HZNP
119
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
| $208M | 0.19% |
7,857,775
+1,791,500
| +30% | +$42.5M |
|
|
WCN
120
Waste Connections
WCN
$42B
| $206M | 0.19% |
2,329,575
-298,675
| -11% | -$24.6M |
|
|
CTXS
121
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
| $203M | 0.18% |
2,033,690
+756,300
| +59% | +$78.4M |
|
122
Kinross Gold
KGC
$32.3B
| $202M | 0.18% |
58,708,656
+3,028,573
| +5% | +$10.1M |
|
123
AbbVie
ABBV
$442B
| $199M | 0.18% |
2,474,056
+2,374,556
| +2,386% | +$194M |
|
124
Equinor
EQNR
$97.2B
| $198M | 0.18% |
9,003,623
-200,800
| -2% | -$4.52M |
|
125
Philip Morris
PM
$290B
| $194M | 0.18% |
2,193,243
+403,843
| +23% | +$32.5M |
|
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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 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
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.