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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$453M |
| 2 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$391M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$378M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$356M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$307M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
+$279M |
| 3 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$273M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$230M |
| 5 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$225M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.59% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.11% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.92% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.85% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 7.99% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1451
Jabil
JBL
$39.1B
| $9.45M | 0.01% |
299,100
-158,600
| -35% | -$4.55M |
|
1452
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$34.7B
| $9.45M | 0.01% |
167,663
-339,000
| -67% | -$19.3M |
|
|
B
1453
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
| $9.44M | 0.01% |
167,500
+56,800
| +51% | +$3.09M |
|
1454
Century Casinos
CNTY
$34.9M
| $9.43M | 0.01% |
971,666
+165,200
| +20% | +$1.51M |
|
1455
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.45B
| $9.4M | 0.01% |
176,600
+18,500
| +12% | +$980K |
|
1456
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$69B
| $9.38M | 0.01% |
+69,086
| New | +$9.4M |
|
|
FFNW
1457
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
| $9.35M | 0.01% |
660,900
+11,300
| +2% | +$177K |
|
|
BPYU
1458
DELISTED
Brookfield Property REIT Inc. Class A Common Stock
BPYU
| $9.35M | 0.01% |
+494,800
| New | +$9.86M |
|
1459
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$142B
| $9.34M | 0.01% |
+70,100
| New | +$8.66M |
|
|
TVTY
1460
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
| $9.33M | 0.01% |
567,697
-306,727
| -35% | -$5.92M |
|
|
JMEI
1461
DELISTED
Jumei International Holding Limited American depositary shares, each representing ten Class A ordina
JMEI
| $9.33M | 0.01% |
379,360
-47,980
| -11% | -$1.18M |
|
|
HTLF
1462
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
| $9.33M | 0.01% |
208,600
+3,800
| +2% | +$168K |
|
|
PCOM
1463
DELISTED
Points.com Inc. Common Shares
PCOM
| $9.3M | 0.01% |
752,830
-12,100
| -2% | -$148K |
|
1464
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.42B
| $9.29M | 0.01% |
100,200
-223,700
| -69% | -$19.7M |
|
|
VNET
1465
VNET Group
VNET
$2.12B
| $9.28M | 0.01% |
1,190,567
+242,800
| +26% | +$1.86M |
|
1466
Magnite
MGNI
$3.54B
| $9.27M | 0.01% |
1,457,889
+67,800
| +5% | +$416K |
|
|
XHR
1467
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.76B
| $9.26M | 0.01% |
444,160
-156,900
| -26% | -$3.39M |
|
1468
Provident Financial
PROV
$113M
| $9.26M | 0.01% |
441,047
+6,799
| +2% | +$138K |
|
|
FNHC
1469
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
| $9.25M | 0.01% |
647,900
+12,300
| +2% | +$187K |
|
|
ESV
1470
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
| $9.22M | 0.01% |
1,081,383
+988,933
| +1,070% | +$11.4M |
|
1471
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.5B
| $9.22M | 0.01% |
+79,700
| New | +$8.72M |
|
1472
Aon
AON
$74.8B
| $9.21M | 0.01% |
47,701
-349,200
| -88% | -$63.3M |
|
1473
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.22B
| $9.2M | 0.01% |
198,300
-46,000
| -19% | -$2.12M |
|
1474
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.77B
| $9.2M | 0.01% |
78,600
-271,400
| -78% | -$32.4M |
|
1475
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$21.5B
| $9.18M | 0.01% |
63,300
+24,100
| +61% | +$3.35M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Jim Simons held 3,913 positions worth $114B, up 3.3% from $110B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons's Q2 2019 filing shows 495 new, 1,847 increased, 1,145 reduced and 397 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Apple: 9,290,160 shares worth $460M. The largest sale was UnitedHealth, an estimated $307M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Jim Simons's largest Q2 2019 buy was Apple: 9,290,160 shares worth $460M.
- Jim Simons added most to Celgene Corp in Q2 2019, an estimated $391M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $230M.
- Jim Simons fully exited UnitedHealth in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $307M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $114B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Jim Simons opened 495 new positions and closed 397 in Q2 2019.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 3.3% quarter-over-quarter to $114B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 12 Aug 2019.