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
|
+$729M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$294M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$242M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$778M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$344M |
| 5 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$343M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.65% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.45% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.36% |
| 4 | Financials | 11.34% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.9% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1301
Tower Semiconductor
TSEM
$29.6B
| $11M | 0.01% |
409,600
-59,700
| -13% | -$1.9M |
|
|
FFNW
1302
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
| $11M | 0.01% |
657,767
-17,933
| -3% | -$289K |
|
1303
Regional Management Corp
RM
$310M
| $11M | 0.01% |
346,000
+52,600
| +18% | +$1.56M |
|
|
MOBL
1304
DELISTED
MobileIron, Inc.
MOBL
| $11M | 0.01% |
2,225,400
+294,900
| +15% | +$1.34M |
|
|
ACC
1305
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
| $11M | 0.01% |
285,100
+125,900
| +79% | +$4.75M |
|
1306
MasTec
MTZ
$23.6B
| $11M | 0.01% |
233,800
-427,200
| -65% | -$21.7M |
|
1307
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$6.6B
| $11M | 0.01% |
446,813
-393,800
| -47% | -$10.6M |
|
1308
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$613M
| $11M | 0.01% |
74,000
-4,600
| -6% | -$627K |
|
|
LOGM
1309
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
| $11M | 0.01% |
95,027
-123,643
| -57% | -$15M |
|
|
FG
1310
DELISTED
FGL Holdings Ordinary Shares
FG
| $11M | 0.01% |
+1,080,000
| New | +$10.6M |
|
1311
TriNet
TNET
$3.15B
| $11M | 0.01% |
236,500
-53,951
| -19% | -$2.38M |
|
|
AAWW
1312
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
181,100
+98,500
| +119% | +$5.84M |
|
1313
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.39B
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
460,533
+368,100
| +398% | +$8.7M |
|
|
CHUY
1314
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
| $10.9M | 0.01% |
414,400
+135,900
| +49% | +$3.62M |
|
1315
Sasol
SSL
$7.33B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
318,100
-66,000
| -17% | -$2.28M |
|
1316
KLA
KLAC
$264B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
992,000
-4,638,840
| -82% | -$51.6M |
|
1317
Ternium
TX
$10.6B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
332,100
-241,700
| -42% | -$8.18M |
|
1318
Granite Construction
GVA
$5.54B
| $10.8M | 0.01% |
193,000
+130,600
| +209% | +$8.05M |
|
1319
Shutterstock
SSTK
$209M
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
222,600
+165,900
| +293% | +$7.83M |
|
1320
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$53.3M
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
358,550
+105,300
| +42% | +$2.54M |
|
|
AVNS
1321
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
232,200
+222,395
| +2,268% | +$10.6M |
|
1322
V2X
VVX
$2.6B
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
287,300
+151,400
| +111% | +$4.9M |
|
|
WIN
1323
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
1,515,527
-108,040
| -7% | -$881K |
|
|
TSRO
1324
DELISTED
TESARO, Inc.
TSRO
| $10.7M | 0.01% |
186,500
-170,900
| -48% | -$11M |
|
1325
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$822M
| $10.6M | 0.01% |
318,620
+6,288
| +2% | +$220K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, Jim Simons held 3,782 positions worth $91.4B, up 0.81% from $90.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons's Q1 2018 filing shows 474 new, 1,645 increased, 1,192 reduced and 438 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $778M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2018 buy was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M.
- Jim Simons added most to Booking.com in Q1 2018, an estimated $309M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $778M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Marathon Petroleum in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $132M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $91.4B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- Jim Simons opened 474 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2018.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 0.81% quarter-over-quarter to $91.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 14 May 2018.