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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$618M |
| 2 |
Vale
VALE
|
+$332M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$309M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$342M |
| 3 |
Crown Castle
CCI
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$229M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$190M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.72% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.76% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.86% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.73% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 9.25% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1401
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF
VGSH
$30.2B
| $9.64M | 0.01% |
+159,600
| New | +$9.6M |
|
|
FTR
1402
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $9.61M | 0.01% |
4,830,717
+2,466,444
| +104% | +$5.99M |
|
|
TPH
1403
DELISTED
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
| $9.59M | 0.01% |
758,336
-95,600
| -11% | -$1.22M |
|
|
CLUB
1404
DELISTED
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
CLUB
| $9.58M | 0.01% |
2,013,062
-61,300
| -3% | -$349K |
|
1405
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10B
| $9.58M | 0.01% |
+71,600
| New | +$9.43M |
|
1406
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
FLRN
$2.97B
| $9.56M | 0.01% |
+311,370
| New | +$9.52M |
|
1407
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.54B
| $9.55M | 0.01% |
742,647
+628,689
| +552% | +$8.55M |
|
|
ZVO
1408
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
| $9.54M | 0.01% |
1,560,900
+47,542
| +3% | +$383K |
|
|
AEGN
1409
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
| $9.52M | 0.01% |
541,800
-78,196
| -13% | -$1.42M |
|
|
LSXMK
1410
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
| $9.49M | 0.01% |
325,873
-306,836
| -48% | -$9.26M |
|
1411
Bruker
BRKR
$8.79B
| $9.49M | 0.01% |
246,810
+136,000
| +123% | +$4.91M |
|
|
BHR
1412
Braemar Hotels & Resorts
BHR
$140M
| $9.46M | 0.01% |
782,658
+145,701
| +23% | +$1.63M |
|
1413
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$62.5M
| $9.46M | 0.01% |
549,215
+59,773
| +12% | +$1.05M |
|
1414
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
SHM
$3.47B
| $9.44M | 0.01% |
194,800
-81,500
| -29% | -$3.94M |
|
|
GCP
1415
DELISTED
GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
GCP
| $9.43M | 0.01% |
+318,500
| New | +$8.56M |
|
1416
Emcor
EME
$37.2B
| $9.43M | 0.01% |
129,000
-137,700
| -52% | -$9.34M |
|
1417
Voyager Therapeutics
VYGR
$198M
| $9.42M | 0.01% |
492,301
+60,000
| +14% | +$782K |
|
1418
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$12.1B
| $9.42M | 0.01% |
4,956,400
-463,700
| -9% | -$910K |
|
1419
NNN REIT
NNN
$8.88B
| $9.41M | 0.01% |
169,900
-273,700
| -62% | -$14.2M |
|
1420
York Water
YORW
$538M
| $9.37M | 0.01% |
273,036
+3,301
| +1% | +$111K |
|
1421
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$10.3B
| $9.36M | 0.01% |
2,020,989
+1,340,199
| +197% | +$5.22M |
|
|
EVBG
1422
DELISTED
Everbridge, Inc. Common Stock
EVBG
| $9.34M | 0.01% |
+124,500
| New | +$8.13M |
|
1423
Under Armour
UAA
$2.3B
| $9.34M | 0.01% |
+441,700
| New | +$9.25M |
|
1424
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$52.7M
| $9.34M | 0.01% |
402,050
-92,000
| -19% | -$2.28M |
|
1425
Hexcel
HXL
$7.77B
| $9.32M | 0.01% |
+134,700
| New | +$9.06M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Jim Simons held 3,883 positions worth $110B, up 20% from $91.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $7.09B of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 532 new positions and adding to 1,751 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2019 buy was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
- Jim Simons added most to Starbucks in Q1 2019, an estimated $618M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $342M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Apple in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $435M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $110B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Jim Simons opened 532 new positions and closed 465 in Q1 2019.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $110B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.