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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$729M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$294M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$242M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$778M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$344M |
| 5 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$343M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.65% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.45% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.36% |
| 4 | Financials | 11.34% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.9% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1501
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$45.7B
| $8.15M | 0.01% |
103,900
+84,716
| +442% | +$6.66M |
|
|
CISN
1502
DELISTED
Cision Ltd. Ordinary Share
CISN
| $8.14M | 0.01% |
703,500
+550,300
| +359% | +$6.54M |
|
1503
CDW
CDW
$17.5B
| $8.13M | 0.01% |
115,600
-699,435
| -86% | -$51M |
|
1504
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.32B
| $8.11M | 0.01% |
75,367
-6,633
| -8% | -$722K |
|
1505
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$133B
| $8.1M | 0.01% |
2,190,000
-379,300
| -15% | -$1.43M |
|
1506
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.24B
| $8.1M | 0.01% |
114,100
-22,100
| -16% | -$1.54M |
|
1507
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.9B
| $8.09M | 0.01% |
71,661
+5,100
| +8% | +$579K |
|
1508
Enpro
NPO
$7.25B
| $8.08M | 0.01% |
104,400
-97,000
| -48% | -$8M |
|
1509
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$45B
| $8.07M | 0.01% |
102,922
+32,031
| +45% | +$2.52M |
|
|
CIT
1510
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
| $8.05M | 0.01% |
156,370
-269,930
| -63% | -$14.2M |
|
1511
Information Services Group
III
$250M
| $8.04M | 0.01% |
1,922,411
+18,600
| +1% | +$78.2K |
|
1512
POSCO
PKX
$17.7B
| $8.04M | 0.01% |
101,900
+15,700
| +18% | +$1.32M |
|
|
CSW
1513
CSW Industrials
CSW
$5.64B
| $8.01M | 0.01% |
177,700
-30,200
| -15% | -$1.41M |
|
|
ENIA
1514
DELISTED
Enel Amricas S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing 50 shares of Common Stock)
ENIA
| $8M | 0.01% |
688,800
+457,000
| +197% | +$5.23M |
|
|
BHBK
1515
DELISTED
Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.
BHBK
| $7.97M | 0.01% |
382,500
+112,800
| +42% | +$2.28M |
|
|
SAFE
1516
Safehold
SAFE
$1.08B
| $7.97M | 0.01% |
160,983
+78,314
| +95% | +$4.01M |
|
|
RNET
1517
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
| $7.94M | 0.01% |
583,800
-2,800
| -0.5% | -$43K |
|
|
MRLN
1518
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
| $7.94M | 0.01% |
280,014
+29,514
| +12% | +$757K |
|
1519
Par Pacific Holdings
PARR
$4.02B
| $7.94M | 0.01% |
462,254
-114,846
| -20% | -$2.07M |
|
|
TACO
1520
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
| $7.93M | 0.01% |
765,700
+336,100
| +78% | +$4.16M |
|
1521
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.01B
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
386,391
+298,900
| +342% | +$6.49M |
|
|
SWIR
1522
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
| $7.91M | 0.01% |
479,281
+46,581
| +11% | +$831K |
|
1523
Fox Factory Holding Corp
FOXF
$886M
| $7.86M | 0.01% |
225,093
+79,500
| +55% | +$3.02M |
|
1524
RH
RH
$3.45B
| $7.85M | 0.01% |
82,400
+55,100
| +202% | +$4.89M |
|
1525
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.55B
| $7.84M | 0.01% |
+261,800
| New | +$8.32M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, Jim Simons held 3,782 positions worth $91.4B, up 0.81% from $90.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons's Q1 2018 filing shows 474 new, 1,645 increased, 1,192 reduced and 438 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $778M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2018 buy was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M.
- Jim Simons added most to Booking.com in Q1 2018, an estimated $309M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $778M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Marathon Petroleum in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $132M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $91.4B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- Jim Simons opened 474 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2018.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 0.81% quarter-over-quarter to $91.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 14 May 2018.