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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$1.04B |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$820M |
| 3 |
Shopify
SHOP
|
+$599M |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$539M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$479M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$675M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$661M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$633M |
| 4 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$533M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$377M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.41% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.8% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 11.12% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.11% |
| 5 | Financials | 8.74% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1351
Littelfuse
LFUS
$11.5B
| $6.66M | 0.01% |
26,234
-43,500
| -62% | -$10.9M |
|
1352
PagSeguro Digital
PAGS
$2.42B
| $6.66M | 0.01% |
+650,300
| New | +$9.32M |
|
1353
State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
KRE
$4.67B
| $6.64M | 0.01% |
+114,300
| New | +$7.14M |
|
|
ESSA
1354
DELISTED
ESSA Bancorp
ESSA
| $6.64M | 0.01% |
395,179
-21,269
| -5% | -$355K |
|
1355
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.39B
| $6.63M | 0.01% |
112,426
+99,026
| +739% | +$5.9M |
|
1356
Bankwell Financial Group
BWFG
$546M
| $6.62M | 0.01% |
213,200
+9,930
| +5% | +$334K |
|
1357
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$77.3B
| $6.59M | 0.01% |
58,600
-46,700
| -44% | -$5.46M |
|
|
AGEN
1358
Agenus
AGEN
$307M
| $6.59M | 0.01% |
172,956
-77,856
| -31% | -$2.83M |
|
1359
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$2.95B
| $6.58M | 0.01% |
291,640
+87,090
| +43% | +$2.1M |
|
1360
Teekay
TK
$1.06B
| $6.57M | 0.01% |
2,282,782
+32,807
| +1% | +$107K |
|
1361
Magnolia Oil & Gas
MGY
$6.14B
| $6.57M | 0.01% |
313,100
-617,800
| -66% | -$15.4M |
|
1362
Fastenal
FAST
$59B
| $6.56M | 0.01% |
263,000
-3,800
| -1% | -$102K |
|
1363
Genie Energy
GNE
$385M
| $6.55M | 0.01% |
714,685
+23,100
| +3% | +$170K |
|
|
TRUE
1364
DELISTED
TrueCar
TRUE
| $6.55M | 0.01% |
2,527,401
+260,300
| +11% | +$863K |
|
1365
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$511M
| $6.54M | 0.01% |
268,852
-14,500
| -5% | -$361K |
|
1366
Stellantis
STLA
$20.1B
| $6.53M | 0.01% |
528,130
-1,368,828
| -72% | -$19.4M |
|
1367
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$272M
| $6.53M | 0.01% |
2,408,519
+1,496,116
| +164% | +$7.44M |
|
|
IMGN
1368
DELISTED
Immunogen Inc
IMGN
| $6.52M | 0.01% |
1,448,740
-13,600
| -0.9% | -$59.1K |
|
1369
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.4B
| $6.52M | 0.01% |
235,370
+137,500
| +140% | +$3.97M |
|
1370
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$4.35B
| $6.51M | 0.01% |
102,412
+87,900
| +606% | +$6.65M |
|
1371
Paysafe
PSFE
$376M
| $6.5M | 0.01% |
277,808
+73,775
| +36% | +$2.38M |
|
1372
Kinetik
KNTK
$4.17B
| $6.5M | 0.01% |
190,362
+61,300
| +47% | +$2.27M |
|
1373
Match Group
MTCH
$8.41B
| $6.5M | 0.01% |
93,253
-75,600
| -45% | -$6.13M |
|
|
COOP
1374
DELISTED
Mr. Cooper
COOP
| $6.49M | 0.01% |
176,499
-471,400
| -73% | -$20M |
|
1375
IES Holdings
IESC
$15.4B
| $6.47M | 0.01% |
214,432
+900
| +0.4% | +$29K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2022, Jim Simons held 4,738 positions worth $84.5B, down 0.87% from $85.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $13.7B of net new capital in Q2 2022, opening 694 new positions and adding to 1,955 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Microsoft: 3,820,133 shares worth $981M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Tesla, an estimated $661M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q2 2022 buy was Microsoft: 3,820,133 shares worth $981M.
- Jim Simons added most to Chevron in Q2 2022, an estimated $820M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Tesla, cutting an estimated $661M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Amazon in Q2 2022, selling an estimated $675M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $84.5B portfolio in Q2 2022.
- Jim Simons opened 694 new positions and closed 562 in Q2 2022.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 0.87% quarter-over-quarter to $84.5B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 12 Aug 2022.