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 |
Roblox
RBLX
|
+$524M |
| 2 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$515M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$505M |
| 4 |
AT&T
T
|
+$450M |
| 5 |
Coinbase
COIN
|
+$389M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$706M |
| 3 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$597M |
| 4 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$508M |
| 5 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$442M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.47% |
| 2 | Technology | 17.63% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 10.26% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.89% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.27% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Chunghwa Telecom
CHT
$32.9B
| $150M | 0.19% |
3,559,769
-218,100
| -6% | -$8.81M |
|
102
Emerson Electric
EMR
$91.7B
| $150M | 0.19% |
+1,609,332
| New | +$152M |
|
103
Ubiquiti
UI
$34.7B
| $149M | 0.19% |
485,282
+13,100
| +3% | +$3.99M |
|
104
Labcorp
LH
$26.1B
| $149M | 0.18% |
550,461
+80,781
| +17% | +$20M |
|
105
American Electric Power
AEP
$67.3B
| $148M | 0.18% |
1,667,100
-670,300
| -29% | -$56.5M |
|
106
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$254M
| $147M | 0.18% |
1,456,097
-62,603
| -4% | -$6.24M |
|
107
New York Times
NYT
$10.3B
| $146M | 0.18% |
3,022,542
-11,700
| -0.4% | -$578K |
|
108
Danaher
DHR
$146B
| $146M | 0.18% |
+499,745
| New | +$138M |
|
109
Kinross Gold
KGC
$32.3B
| $145M | 0.18% |
24,962,774
-7,905,400
| -24% | -$47.3M |
|
|
B
110
Barrick Mining
B
$67.2B
| $145M | 0.18% |
7,612,036
-3,298,840
| -30% | -$62.6M |
|
111
Rogers Communications
RCI
$19.1B
| $144M | 0.18% |
3,032,669
-167,353
| -5% | -$7.85M |
|
112
Illumina
ILMN
$29.1B
| $144M | 0.18% |
390,042
-45,960
| -11% | -$17.4M |
|
113
Nokia
NOK
$52.7B
| $144M | 0.18% |
23,189,380
+19,720,000
| +568% | +$115M |
|
114
Apollo Global Management
APO
$80.8B
| $143M | 0.18% |
+1,977,134
| New | +$143M |
|
115
DoorDash
DASH
$91.9B
| $142M | 0.18% |
952,900
+351,900
| +59% | +$66.6M |
|
116
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$92B
| $141M | 0.18% |
2,649,615
+80,800
| +3% | +$4.29M |
|
117
Netflix
NFLX
$311B
| $141M | 0.17% |
2,333,000
-2,518,000
| -52% | -$161M |
|
118
Morningstar
MORN
$7.33B
| $141M | 0.17% |
410,900
-39,270
| -9% | -$12.2M |
|
|
K
119
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
| $139M | 0.17% |
2,302,542
+625,581
| +37% | +$36.9M |
|
120
Under Armour
UAA
$2.29B
| $138M | 0.17% |
6,531,305
+2,979,005
| +84% | +$67.6M |
|
121
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$4.86B
| $138M | 0.17% |
4,799,107
+36,100
| +0.8% | +$984K |
|
122
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$10.3B
| $138M | 0.17% |
3,804,119
-521,500
| -12% | -$18.4M |
|
123
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
| $137M | 0.17% |
545,000
-443,900
| -45% | -$105M |
|
124
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.78B
| $137M | 0.17% |
3,152,527
+163,059
| +5% | +$6.78M |
|
125
S&P Global
SPGI
$120B
| $136M | 0.17% |
287,900
+118,350
| +70% | +$54.1M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2021, Jim Simons held 4,407 positions worth $80.4B, up 3.8% from $77.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons's Q4 2021 filing shows 984 new, 1,222 increased, 1,628 reduced and 545 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 2,953,100 shares worth $492M. The largest sale was NVIDIA, an estimated $836M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.
- Jim Simons's largest Q4 2021 buy was Amazon: 2,953,100 shares worth $492M.
- Jim Simons added most to Roblox in Q4 2021, an estimated $524M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $836M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Advanced Micro Devices in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $706M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $80.4B portfolio in Q4 2021.
- Jim Simons opened 984 new positions and closed 545 in Q4 2021.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 3.8% quarter-over-quarter to $80.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 11 Feb 2022.