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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1276
State Street SPDR Portfolio TIPS ETF
SPIP
$1.01B
| $8.74M | 0.01% |
280,700
+134,500
| +92% | +$4.15M |
|
|
ZUO
1277
DELISTED
Zuora, Inc.
ZUO
| $8.7M | 0.01% |
504,300
+152,300
| +43% | +$2.43M |
|
1278
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.18B
| $8.68M | 0.01% |
430,865
-78,600
| -15% | -$1.46M |
|
|
EMBJ
1279
Embraer S.A. ADS
EMBJ
$13.4B
| $8.68M | 0.01% |
573,100
-1,484,800
| -72% | -$19.2M |
|
1280
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$5.96B
| $8.67M | 0.01% |
205,010
+13,810
| +7% | +$592K |
|
|
FONR
1281
DELISTED
Fonar
FONR
| $8.66M | 0.01% |
489,816
-3,000
| -0.6% | -$53.6K |
|
|
CCRD
1282
DELISTED
CoreCard
CCRD
| $8.64M | 0.01% |
274,697
+35,700
| +15% | +$1.27M |
|
1283
Q2 Holdings
QTWO
$4.03B
| $8.63M | 0.01% |
84,100
-122,000
| -59% | -$12.2M |
|
1284
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$537M
| $8.61M | 0.01% |
338,231
-9,000
| -3% | -$243K |
|
1285
APi Group
APG
$18.9B
| $8.6M | 0.01% |
+617,700
| New | +$8.76M |
|
|
ROIC
1286
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
| $8.57M | 0.01% |
485,300
+27,700
| +6% | +$487K |
|
1287
Aramark
ARMK
$16.3B
| $8.56M | 0.01% |
318,135
+236,697
| +291% | +$6.5M |
|
1288
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
FLRN
$2.97B
| $8.55M | 0.01% |
279,000
+206,800
| +286% | +$6.34M |
|
1289
Teekay
TK
$1.08B
| $8.54M | 0.01% |
2,296,275
-21,100
| -0.9% | -$74.6K |
|
1290
LPL Financial
LPLA
$29.4B
| $8.54M | 0.01% |
+63,254
| New | +$9.2M |
|
|
TWOU
1291
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
| $8.53M | 0.01% |
6,823
+4,400
| +182% | +$5.08M |
|
1292
Sanmina
SANM
$11.2B
| $8.52M | 0.01% |
218,607
-371,500
| -63% | -$15.3M |
|
1293
Bruker
BRKR
$8.8B
| $8.5M | 0.01% |
111,910
+78,400
| +234% | +$5.47M |
|
1294
Corning
GLW
$143B
| $8.5M | 0.01% |
+207,816
| New | +$9.06M |
|
1295
Levi Strauss
LEVI
$8.56B
| $8.48M | 0.01% |
306,100
+87,300
| +40% | +$2.4M |
|
1296
O-I Glass
OI
$1.05B
| $8.44M | 0.01% |
516,962
-180,438
| -26% | -$3.06M |
|
1297
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$11.5B
| $8.44M | 0.01% |
58,260
-8,200
| -12% | -$1.09M |
|
|
ZIXI
1298
DELISTED
Zix Corporation
ZIXI
| $8.44M | 0.01% |
1,196,599
+112,500
| +10% | +$815K |
|
1299
Belden
BDC
$5.33B
| $8.44M | 0.01% |
166,794
+15,194
| +10% | +$743K |
|
1300
Titan Machinery
TITN
$433M
| $8.44M | 0.01% |
272,632
-105,368
| -28% | -$2.95M |
|
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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.