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 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$412M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$294M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$207M |
| 5 |
Pinduoduo
PDD
|
+$180M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$510M |
| 2 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$419M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$286M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$255M |
| 5 |
NVO
Novo Nordisk
NVO
|
+$215M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 19.64% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 18.28% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.73% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.65% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.84% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1551
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.16B
| $3.4M | 0.01% |
+131,000
| New | +$3.44M |
|
1552
Euroseas
ESEA
$519M
| $3.4M | 0.01% |
119,800
+3,535
| +3% | +$104K |
|
1553
Monro
MNRO
$352M
| $3.39M | 0.01% |
141,979
+17,500
| +14% | +$467K |
|
1554
Academy Sports + Outdoors
ASO
$3.03B
| $3.38M | 0.01% |
+63,491
| New | +$3.61M |
|
|
PLYM
1555
DELISTED
Plymouth Industrial REIT
PLYM
| $3.37M | 0.01% |
157,812
-40,000
| -20% | -$838K |
|
1556
Talkspace
TALK
$871M
| $3.36M | 0.01% |
1,461,000
-334,600
| -19% | -$962K |
|
1557
First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF
UCON
$3.29B
| $3.36M | 0.01% |
137,400
+12,100
| +10% | +$295K |
|
1558
First American
FAF
$7.56B
| $3.36M | 0.01% |
62,200
-34,600
| -36% | -$1.92M |
|
|
CIVI
1559
DELISTED
Civitas Resources
CIVI
| $3.33M | 0.01% |
+48,307
| New | +$3.49M |
|
1560
Tucows
TCX
$134M
| $3.32M | 0.01% |
172,051
-12,600
| -7% | -$242K |
|
1561
SmartFinancial
SMBK
$899M
| $3.32M | 0.01% |
140,274
+1,500
| +1% | +$32.4K |
|
1562
Inovio Pharmaceuticals
INO
$93M
| $3.32M | 0.01% |
410,566
-39,700
| -9% | -$418K |
|
1563
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.77B
| $3.32M | 0.01% |
548,900
+210,000
| +62% | +$1.31M |
|
1564
Geron
GERN
$982M
| $3.31M | 0.01% |
+781,723
| New | +$3.05M |
|
1565
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$377M
| $3.31M | 0.01% |
343,708
-12,226
| -3% | -$116K |
|
1566
Porch Group
PRCH
$1.92B
| $3.3M | 0.01% |
2,184,500
+763,800
| +54% | +$2.13M |
|
1567
Enovis
ENOV
$1.48B
| $3.3M | 0.01% |
72,967
-75,900
| -51% | -$3.94M |
|
1568
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$1.31B
| $3.3M | 0.01% |
222,525
-52,000
| -19% | -$731K |
|
1569
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.26B
| $3.26M | 0.01% |
68,400
+39,600
| +138% | +$1.74M |
|
|
OPLN
1570
Openlane
OPLN
$4.33B
| $3.24M | 0.01% |
+195,500
| New | +$3.35M |
|
1571
PC Connection
CNXN
$2.04B
| $3.23M | 0.01% |
50,300
-7,156
| -12% | -$464K |
|
1572
ADT
ADT
$5.46B
| $3.23M | 0.01% |
+424,506
| New | +$2.94M |
|
1573
Viridian Therapeutics
VRDN
$2.49B
| $3.22M | 0.01% |
247,600
-14,100
| -5% | -$195K |
|
1574
Grindr
GRND
$2.74B
| $3.22M | 0.01% |
262,844
-35,756
| -12% | -$357K |
|
1575
Exponent
EXPO
$3.24B
| $3.22M | 0.01% |
+33,800
| New | +$3.05M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q2 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2024, Jim Simons held 4,123 positions worth $59B, down 7.3% from $63.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons withdrew a net $4.49B in Q2 2024, closing 674 positions and reducing 1,503 holdings. Its most notable exit was Bank of America, an estimated $142M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Broadcom worth $472M.
- Jim Simons's largest Q2 2024 buy was Broadcom: 2,941,150 shares worth $472M.
- Jim Simons added most to Apple in Q2 2024, an estimated $244M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2024 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $510M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Bank of America in Q2 2024, selling an estimated $142M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $59B portfolio in Q2 2024.
- Jim Simons opened 463 new positions and closed 674 in Q2 2024.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $59B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2024, filed 9 Aug 2024.