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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CNCE
1476
DELISTED
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CNCE
| $8.49M | 0.01% |
703,600
+15,100
| +2% | +$223K |
|
|
BID
1477
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
| $8.48M | 0.01% |
224,657
-64,643
| -22% | -$2.59M |
|
1478
Magnite
MGNI
$3.53B
| $8.45M | 0.01% |
1,390,089
+423,485
| +44% | +$2.18M |
|
1479
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.93B
| $8.44M | 0.01% |
287,050
+85,650
| +43% | +$2.59M |
|
1480
CareDx
CDNA
$2.35B
| $8.42M | 0.01% |
267,200
+123,600
| +86% | +$3.6M |
|
1481
WEX
WEX
$6.64B
| $8.37M | 0.01% |
43,600
-358,000
| -89% | -$60.5M |
|
1482
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.18B
| $8.37M | 0.01% |
283,941
-24,659
| -8% | -$688K |
|
1483
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$480M
| $8.36M | 0.01% |
483,005
+35,400
| +8% | +$631K |
|
1484
Atmos Energy
ATO
$28.7B
| $8.35M | 0.01% |
81,100
-9,100
| -10% | -$887K |
|
1485
Barclays
BCS
$94.7B
| $8.34M | 0.01% |
1,063,881
-413,690
| -28% | -$3.32M |
|
1486
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.92B
| $8.29M | 0.01% |
232,600
+156,400
| +205% | +$5.69M |
|
1487
Primis Financial Corp
FRST
$412M
| $8.28M | 0.01% |
564,913
+51,887
| +10% | +$783K |
|
|
FPRX
1488
DELISTED
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
FPRX
| $8.26M | 0.01% |
616,100
+132,395
| +27% | +$1.51M |
|
|
FARM
1489
DELISTED
Farmer Brothers
FARM
| $8.25M | 0.01% |
412,200
+12,100
| +3% | +$287K |
|
|
STFC
1490
DELISTED
State Auto Financial Corp
STFC
| $8.25M | 0.01% |
250,500
-14,700
| -6% | -$498K |
|
1491
Talos Energy
TALO
$2.62B
| $8.21M | 0.01% |
308,940
-27,698
| -8% | -$601K |
|
|
NGD
1492
DELISTED
New Gold Inc
NGD
| $8.19M | 0.01% |
9,515,340
+1,998,447
| +27% | +$1.96M |
|
1493
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.64B
| $8.19M | 0.01% |
242,240
+59,408
| +32% | +$2.08M |
|
1494
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$2.72B
| $8.19M | 0.01% |
176,050
-106,150
| -38% | -$4.24M |
|
|
EHIC
1495
DELISTED
eHi Car Services Limited
EHIC
| $8.17M | 0.01% |
694,982
-264,918
| -28% | -$2.92M |
|
1496
Voya Financial
VOYA
$9.17B
| $8.17M | 0.01% |
+163,500
| New | +$7.76M |
|
|
ZNGA
1497
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
| $8.13M | 0.01% |
+1,525,400
| New | +$7.33M |
|
1498
Appian
APPN
$2.55B
| $8.13M | 0.01% |
+236,100
| New | +$7.97M |
|
|
OPLN
1499
Openlane
OPLN
$4.38B
| $8.12M | 0.01% |
418,229
-546,629
| -57% | -$10.3M |
|
1500
Star Group
SGU
$410M
| $8.12M | 0.01% |
845,601
+63,897
| +8% | +$609K |
|
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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.