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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$1.04B |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$820M |
| 3 |
Shopify
SHOP
|
+$599M |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$539M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$479M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$675M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$661M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$633M |
| 4 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$533M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$377M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.41% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.8% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 11.12% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.11% |
| 5 | Financials | 8.74% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1526
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
IUSB
$43.3B
| $5.18M | 0.01% |
+110,751
| New | +$5.26M |
|
|
ALE
1527
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
| $5.18M | 0.01% |
88,199
+77,599
| +732% | +$4.74M |
|
|
SGEN
1528
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
| $5.18M | 0.01% |
29,300
-13,700
| -32% | -$1.97M |
|
1529
PRA Group
PRAA
$758M
| $5.18M | 0.01% |
142,411
-8,100
| -5% | -$321K |
|
|
ATCO
1530
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
| $5.17M | 0.01% |
483,007
-51,200
| -10% | -$643K |
|
|
CHNG
1531
DELISTED
Change Healthcare Inc. Common Stock
CHNG
| $5.17M | 0.01% |
+224,300
| New | +$5.24M |
|
1532
Hyliion Holdings
HYLN
$734M
| $5.17M | 0.01% |
1,605,800
-1,326,400
| -45% | -$4.65M |
|
1533
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$798M
| $5.17M | 0.01% |
279,224
-1,908
| -0.7% | -$37.7K |
|
1534
Sprout Social
SPT
$604M
| $5.15M | 0.01% |
88,700
-274,700
| -76% | -$16M |
|
1535
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.3B
| $5.15M | 0.01% |
+128,500
| New | +$6.27M |
|
1536
The Honest Company
HNST
$541M
| $5.14M | 0.01% |
1,759,900
+1,397,880
| +386% | +$5.05M |
|
1537
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$897M
| $5.13M | 0.01% |
184,071
-15,100
| -8% | -$397K |
|
|
CDR
1538
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
| $5.13M | 0.01% |
178,012
+112,985
| +174% | +$3.09M |
|
|
GRIN
1539
DELISTED
Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd. Ordinary Shares
GRIN
| $5.12M | 0.01% |
298,295
+47,700
| +19% | +$1.15M |
|
1540
Acme United Corp
ACU
$232M
| $5.11M | 0.01% |
161,307
-2,300
| -1% | -$74.8K |
|
1541
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
$3.85B
| $5.11M | 0.01% |
+73,800
| New | +$5.21M |
|
|
VLRS
1542
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion
VLRS
$925M
| $5.1M | 0.01% |
496,800
+92,100
| +23% | +$1.36M |
|
1543
Monro
MNRO
$354M
| $5.08M | 0.01% |
118,379
-246,300
| -68% | -$11M |
|
1544
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$874M
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
112,700
+40,900
| +57% | +$1.7M |
|
1545
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.4B
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
46,100
+29,600
| +179% | +$3.64M |
|
1546
TPG
TPG
$8.85B
| $5.07M | 0.01% |
211,900
+97,400
| +85% | +$2.63M |
|
1547
Sana Biotechnology
SANA
$1.1B
| $5.06M | 0.01% |
786,800
-53,900
| -6% | -$343K |
|
1548
ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF
BITO
$1.43B
| $5.06M | 0.01% |
+435,600
| New | +$8.77M |
|
1549
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.9B
| $5.05M | 0.01% |
+65,005
| New | +$5.1M |
|
1550
Bionano Genomics
BNGO
$13.5M
| $5.05M | 0.01% |
6,096
+5,915
| +3,268% | +$6.09M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2022, Jim Simons held 4,738 positions worth $84.5B, down 0.87% from $85.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $13.7B of net new capital in Q2 2022, opening 694 new positions and adding to 1,955 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Microsoft: 3,820,133 shares worth $981M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Tesla, an estimated $661M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q2 2022 buy was Microsoft: 3,820,133 shares worth $981M.
- Jim Simons added most to Chevron in Q2 2022, an estimated $820M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Tesla, cutting an estimated $661M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Amazon in Q2 2022, selling an estimated $675M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $84.5B portfolio in Q2 2022.
- Jim Simons opened 694 new positions and closed 562 in Q2 2022.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 0.87% quarter-over-quarter to $84.5B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 12 Aug 2022.