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
|
+$405M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$314M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$229M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$224M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$207M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$342M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$156M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$149M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RNWK
1301
DELISTED
RealNetworks Inc
RNWK
| $5.49M | 0.01% |
815,130
+70,921
| +10% | +$488K |
|
|
RDUS
1302
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
| $5.47M | 0.01% |
+133,000
| New | +$5.97M |
|
|
CLD
1303
DELISTED
Cloud Peak Energy Inc
CLD
| $5.46M | 0.01% |
+938,296
| New | +$6.92M |
|
|
LABL
1304
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
| $5.46M | 0.01% |
78,700
+48,400
| +160% | +$3.08M |
|
1305
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$23.8B
| $5.45M | 0.01% |
210,157
+91,023
| +76% | +$2.28M |
|
1306
Paycom
PAYC
$9.47B
| $5.45M | 0.01% |
+169,850
| New | +$5.04M |
|
1307
Halozyme
HALO
$11.4B
| $5.44M | 0.01% |
380,800
+303,100
| +390% | +$4.37M |
|
|
SWIR
1308
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
| $5.42M | 0.01% |
163,800
-262,084
| -62% | -$9.84M |
|
1309
Employers Holdings
EIG
$870M
| $5.41M | 0.01% |
200,600
+4,136
| +2% | +$96.9K |
|
1310
OneSpan
OSPN
$604M
| $5.41M | 0.01% |
251,200
-566,170
| -69% | -$13.4M |
|
1311
Geron
GERN
$1B
| $5.41M | 0.01% |
1,435,145
+1,005,265
| +234% | +$3.41M |
|
1312
Utah Medical Products
UTMD
$228M
| $5.39M | 0.01% |
90,000
+1,300
| +1% | +$76.4K |
|
1313
Tilly's
TLYS
$123M
| $5.37M | 0.01% |
343,400
+276,800
| +416% | +$3.69M |
|
1314
Saga Communications
SGA
$62.1M
| $5.37M | 0.01% |
120,600
+3,300
| +3% | +$137K |
|
|
LXFT
1315
DELISTED
Luxoft Holding, Inc.
LXFT
| $5.37M | 0.01% |
+103,690
| New | +$4.73M |
|
1316
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.88B
| $5.36M | 0.01% |
310,448
+7,504
| +2% | +$126K |
|
1317
Allient
ALNT
$1.89B
| $5.35M | 0.01% |
241,800
+39,300
| +19% | +$666K |
|
1318
Telkom Indonesia
TLK
$14.4B
| $5.35M | 0.01% |
245,710
+209,510
| +579% | +$4.7M |
|
|
KZ
1319
DELISTED
KongZhong Corporation
KZ
| $5.35M | 0.01% |
966,763
-387,749
| -29% | -$2.08M |
|
1320
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$12.8B
| $5.34M | 0.01% |
+97,100
| New | +$5.54M |
|
|
KS
1321
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
| $5.33M | 0.01% |
162,400
-34,500
| -18% | -$1.1M |
|
|
BLT
1322
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
| $5.33M | 0.01% |
413,800
+36,500
| +10% | +$561K |
|
1323
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$607M
| $5.33M | 0.01% |
541,669
+39,894
| +8% | +$391K |
|
|
WES
1324
DELISTED
Western Gas Partners Lp
WES
| $5.32M | 0.01% |
+80,800
| New | +$5.58M |
|
|
CONE
1325
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
| $5.3M | 0.01% |
170,264
-144,122
| -46% | -$4.25M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Jim Simons held 3,575 positions worth $47B, up 13% from $41.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $4.23B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 633 new positions and adding to 1,637 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2015 buy was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
- Jim Simons added most to Gilead Sciences in Q1 2015, an estimated $314M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $342M.
- Jim Simons fully exited SAFEWAY INC in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $210M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $47B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Jim Simons opened 633 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2015.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $47B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 May 2015.