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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LL
1451
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
| $8.76M | 0.01% |
866,800
+409,725
| +90% | +$4.54M |
|
|
HTLF
1452
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
| $8.73M | 0.01% |
204,800
+51,900
| +34% | +$2.41M |
|
|
BPFH
1453
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
| $8.73M | 0.01% |
796,672
+381,700
| +92% | +$4.36M |
|
|
RWT
1454
Redwood Trust
RWT
$605M
| $8.71M | 0.01% |
539,300
+187,800
| +53% | +$2.97M |
|
|
ENZ
1455
DELISTED
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
ENZ
| $8.7M | 0.01% |
3,185,229
+97,559
| +3% | +$319K |
|
1456
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.43B
| $8.69M | 0.01% |
214,053
+135,853
| +174% | +$5.18M |
|
1457
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$40.5B
| $8.67M | 0.01% |
68,600
-20,900
| -23% | -$2.54M |
|
1458
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$822M
| $8.67M | 0.01% |
330,720
+56,700
| +21% | +$1.56M |
|
1459
Provident Financial
PROV
$112M
| $8.65M | 0.01% |
434,248
-8,352
| -2% | -$154K |
|
1460
SouthState Bank Corp
SSB
$10.8B
| $8.64M | 0.01% |
126,467
-114,000
| -47% | -$7.66M |
|
1461
Goldgroup Mining Inc.
GORO
$210M
| $8.64M | 0.01% |
2,197,530
-119,904
| -5% | -$519K |
|
|
SGMO
1462
DELISTED
SANGAMO THERAPEUTICS INC
SGMO
| $8.64M | 0.01% |
+905,200
| New | +$9.25M |
|
|
SRGA
1463
DELISTED
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SRGA
| $8.63M | 0.01% |
47,865
+1,783
| +4% | +$258K |
|
|
LADR
1464
Ladder Capital
LADR
$1.28B
| $8.6M | 0.01% |
505,141
-126,889
| -20% | -$2.17M |
|
|
WAAS
1465
DELISTED
AquaVenture Holdings Limited
WAAS
| $8.6M | 0.01% |
444,200
+77,800
| +21% | +$1.61M |
|
1466
Tapestry
TPR
$26.1B
| $8.59M | 0.01% |
264,500
-2,915,980
| -92% | -$102M |
|
1467
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$929M
| $8.57M | 0.01% |
258,653
+5,253
| +2% | +$180K |
|
1468
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$17.9B
| $8.54M | 0.01% |
98,800
+37,900
| +62% | +$3.22M |
|
1469
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$4.26B
| $8.54M | 0.01% |
113,200
-101,800
| -47% | -$8.33M |
|
1470
Information Services Group
III
$250M
| $8.53M | 0.01% |
2,287,954
+37,173
| +2% | +$153K |
|
1471
Digi International
DGII
$3.19B
| $8.53M | 0.01% |
673,384
+120,100
| +22% | +$1.5M |
|
|
VLRS
1472
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion
VLRS
$904M
| $8.53M | 0.01% |
1,000,600
+432,600
| +76% | +$3.41M |
|
1473
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$7.46B
| $8.52M | 0.01% |
202,600
+47,000
| +30% | +$1.88M |
|
|
MDC
1474
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
| $8.52M | 0.01% |
316,491
+83,375
| +36% | +$2.21M |
|
1475
Choice Hotels
CHH
$4.72B
| $8.5M | 0.01% |
109,300
-459,100
| -81% | -$35.7M |
|
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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.