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 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$427M |
| 2 |
Roku
ROKU
|
+$393M |
| 3 |
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
|
+$345M |
| 4 |
AT&T
T
|
+$317M |
| 5 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$293M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$1.41B |
| 2 |
Pinduoduo
PDD
|
+$755M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$716M |
| 4 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$558M |
| 5 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$491M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.86% |
| 2 | Technology | 17.76% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 11.48% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.7% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.19% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1501
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.49B
| $6.39M | 0.01% |
192,700
-63,300
| -25% | -$2.03M |
|
1502
Aptevo Therapeutics
APVO
$4.49M
| – | – |
0
| – | – |
|
|
RAVN
1503
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
| $6.38M | 0.01% |
166,400
-175,400
| -51% | -$6.55M |
|
1504
Rimini Street
RMNI
$468M
| $6.37M | 0.01% |
710,379
-100,811
| -12% | -$780K |
|
1505
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$2.7B
| $6.35M | 0.01% |
1,274,549
+78,887
| +7% | +$459K |
|
1506
Sempra
SRE
$56.7B
| $6.34M | 0.01% |
+95,600
| New | +$5.95M |
|
1507
SiriusPoint
SPNT
$2.75B
| $6.33M | 0.01% |
622,880
-71,699
| -10% | -$728K |
|
1508
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.67B
| $6.33M | 0.01% |
80,200
+20,700
| +35% | +$1.55M |
|
1509
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$113B
| $6.33M | 0.01% |
129,346
-1,022,328
| -89% | -$47.2M |
|
1510
StealthGas
GASS
$351M
| $6.29M | 0.01% |
2,215,182
-85,618
| -4% | -$245K |
|
|
ORC
1511
Orchid Island Capital
ORC
$1.33B
| $6.28M | 0.01% |
208,980
+186,701
| +838% | +$5.23M |
|
1512
GSI Technology
GSIT
$270M
| $6.26M | 0.01% |
936,546
+44,600
| +5% | +$334K |
|
1513
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.65B
| $6.26M | 0.01% |
780,965
-244,200
| -24% | -$1.81M |
|
1514
HUTCHMED
HCM
$2.12B
| $6.26M | 0.01% |
221,452
-56,100
| -20% | -$1.79M |
|
1515
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$4.06B
| $6.25M | 0.01% |
93,476
-252,124
| -73% | -$15.6M |
|
1516
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$609M
| $6.25M | 0.01% |
133,217
+4,710
| +4% | +$206K |
|
1517
James River Group Holdings
JRVR
$193M
| $6.24M | 0.01% |
136,700
-94,425
| -41% | -$4.52M |
|
1518
Graham Corp
GHM
$1.32B
| $6.23M | 0.01% |
437,596
-27,900
| -6% | -$435K |
|
1519
SI-BONE Inc
SIBN
$848M
| $6.22M | 0.01% |
195,601
-53,700
| -22% | -$1.65M |
|
1520
Educational Development Corp
EDUC
$11.8M
| $6.22M | 0.01% |
364,726
+7,042
| +2% | +$113K |
|
1521
Scotiabank
BNS
$111B
| $6.21M | 0.01% |
99,300
-904,994
| -90% | -$52.5M |
|
1522
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.42B
| $6.2M | 0.01% |
262,088
+133,282
| +103% | +$3.1M |
|
1523
ICL Group
ICL
$7.16B
| $6.19M | 0.01% |
1,064,876
-38,200
| -3% | -$217K |
|
1524
Inseego
INSG
$77.7M
| $6.18M | 0.01% |
+61,841
| New | +$9.01M |
|
1525
Hawkins
HWKN
$2.73B
| $6.18M | 0.01% |
184,398
-43,082
| -19% | -$1.33M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2021, Jim Simons held 3,937 positions worth $80.4B, down 13% from $92.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons withdrew a net $16B in Q1 2021, closing 676 positions and reducing 1,579 holdings. Its most notable exit was Micron Technology, an estimated $252M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.
Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Paramount Global Class B worth $255M.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2021 buy was Paramount Global Class B: 5,644,997 shares worth $255M.
- Jim Simons added most to Tesla in Q1 2021, an estimated $427M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Baidu, cutting an estimated $1.41B.
- Jim Simons fully exited Micron Technology in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $252M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $80.4B portfolio in Q1 2021.
- Jim Simons opened 591 new positions and closed 676 in Q1 2021.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $80.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 13 May 2021.