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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$228M |
| 2 |
General Dynamics
GD
|
+$195M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$191M |
| 4 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$180M |
| 5 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
+$175M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
|
+$380M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$284M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$181M |
| 4 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$153M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$148M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 13.55% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 12.92% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 12.48% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.29% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.07% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1251
Pool Corp
POOL
$7.25B
| $5.14M | 0.01% |
81,036
+17,400
| +27% | +$1.03M |
|
|
CLUB
1252
DELISTED
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
CLUB
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
860,800
+22,800
| +3% | +$139K |
|
1253
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$40B
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
+58,100
| New | +$5.32M |
|
1254
Fair Isaac
FICO
$22.6B
| $5.1M | 0.01% |
+70,550
| New | +$4.63M |
|
1255
Saga Communications
SGA
$64.6M
| $5.1M | 0.01% |
117,300
+241
| +0.2% | +$9.57K |
|
1256
Lesaka Technologies
LSAK
$408M
| $5.1M | 0.01% |
447,109
-289,391
| -39% | -$3.44M |
|
|
TSYS
1257
DELISTED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYS INC "A"
TSYS
| $5.08M | 0.01% |
1,629,000
+100,500
| +7% | +$299K |
|
1258
Imperial Oil
IMO
$63.1B
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
117,700
+103,200
| +712% | +$4.7M |
|
|
NATI
1259
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
163,066
+85,900
| +111% | +$2.67M |
|
1260
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.28B
| $5.06M | 0.01% |
207,800
-550,700
| -73% | -$13.5M |
|
|
VTLE
1261
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
| $5.06M | 0.01% |
+24,445
| New | +$7.4M |
|
1262
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.5B
| $5.05M | 0.01% |
222,500
-429,600
| -66% | -$9.42M |
|
1263
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$20.4B
| $5.05M | 0.01% |
217,186
+192,712
| +787% | +$4.51M |
|
|
GFIG
1264
DELISTED
GFI GROUP INC
GFIG
| $5.04M | 0.01% |
924,238
-104,616
| -10% | -$548K |
|
|
HOLI
1265
DELISTED
Hollsys Automation Technologies INTERNATIONAL, LTD. COMMON (British Virgin Island)
HOLI
| $5.03M | 0.01% |
205,918
-54,782
| -21% | -$1.3M |
|
|
REIS
1266
DELISTED
Reis, Inc.
REIS
| $5M | 0.01% |
191,200
+43,851
| +30% | +$1.05M |
|
1267
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$600M
| $5M | 0.01% |
501,775
+33,342
| +7% | +$336K |
|
|
USCR
1268
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
| $4.99M | 0.01% |
175,500
+70,400
| +67% | +$1.85M |
|
|
ELOS
1269
DELISTED
Syneron Medical Ltd
ELOS
| $4.99M | 0.01% |
534,967
+40,787
| +8% | +$393K |
|
|
HTB
1270
HomeTrust Bancshares
HTB
$831M
| $4.99M | 0.01% |
299,215
-21,800
| -7% | -$338K |
|
|
AMRE
1271
DELISTED
AMREIT INC NEW COM STK
AMRE
| $4.98M | 0.01% |
187,736
+116,830
| +165% | +$2.97M |
|
1272
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.55B
| $4.97M | 0.01% |
82,400
+23,300
| +39% | +$1.33M |
|
1273
Stantec
STN
$8.47B
| $4.97M | 0.01% |
181,300
-44,100
| -20% | -$1.31M |
|
1274
Sun Communities
SUI
$14.4B
| $4.96M | 0.01% |
82,000
+53,300
| +186% | +$3.03M |
|
1275
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.83B
| $4.96M | 0.01% |
+128,115
| New | +$4.69M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, Jim Simons held 3,351 positions worth $41.4B, up 13% from $36.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $3.19B of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 590 new positions and adding to 1,468 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was General Dynamics: 1,436,400 shares worth $198M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $284M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q4 2014 buy was General Dynamics: 1,436,400 shares worth $198M.
- Jim Simons added most to PepsiCo in Q4 2014, an estimated $228M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $284M.
- Jim Simons fully exited TW TELECOM INC CL A COM in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $380M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.4B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- Jim Simons opened 590 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2014.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $41.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.