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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1676
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.26B
| $4.29M | 0.01% |
+168,900
| New | +$4.53M |
|
|
RYZ
1677
Ryerson Holding Corp
RYZ
$1.5B
| $4.29M | 0.01% |
201,300
+62,600
| +45% | +$1.96M |
|
|
IAA
1678
DELISTED
IAA, Inc. Common Stock
IAA
| $4.28M | 0.01% |
+130,600
| New | +$4.78M |
|
1679
Vital Farms
VITL
$498M
| $4.26M | 0.01% |
487,200
+152,500
| +46% | +$1.62M |
|
1680
Natural Health Trends
NHTC
$15.4M
| $4.26M | 0.01% |
793,362
-11,662
| -1% | -$77.4K |
|
1681
Daktronics
DAKT
$988M
| $4.25M | 0.01% |
1,413,214
+52,810
| +4% | +$177K |
|
|
ACB
1682
Aurora Cannabis
ACB
$235M
| $4.25M | 0.01% |
322,038
+234,388
| +267% | +$5.87M |
|
1683
First Financial Corp
THFF
$975M
| $4.24M | 0.01% |
95,259
-34,118
| -26% | -$1.49M |
|
1684
LifeVantage
LFVN
$81.9M
| $4.24M | 0.01% |
974,318
+3,300
| +0.3% | +$14.4K |
|
|
MIXT
1685
DELISTED
MIX TELEMATICS LIMITED
MIXT
| $4.23M | 0.01% |
519,442
-20,258
| -4% | -$204K |
|
1686
MacroGenics
MGNX
$259M
| $4.22M | 0.01% |
1,430,923
+845,211
| +144% | +$4.44M |
|
|
STR
1687
DELISTED
Sitio Royalties
STR
| $4.2M | 0.01% |
181,324
-98,382
| -35% | -$2.72M |
|
|
DCT
1688
DELISTED
Duck Creek Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
DCT
| $4.2M | 0.01% |
283,000
+15,400
| +6% | +$270K |
|
1689
Coty
COTY
$2.42B
| $4.19M | 0.01% |
523,100
-5,029,230
| -91% | -$37.8M |
|
1690
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$9.24B
| $4.17M | ﹤0.01% |
52,900
-82,200
| -61% | -$6.87M |
|
1691
FirstCash
FCFS
$9.14B
| $4.16M | ﹤0.01% |
59,881
-48,800
| -45% | -$3.52M |
|
1692
Kamada
KMDA
$419M
| $4.16M | ﹤0.01% |
922,645
-2,600
| -0.3% | -$12.9K |
|
1693
Standex International
SXI
$3.97B
| $4.15M | ﹤0.01% |
49,000
+38,600
| +371% | +$3.62M |
|
|
WW
1694
DELISTED
WW International
WW
| $4.15M | ﹤0.01% |
649,392
+122,380
| +23% | +$1.03M |
|
1695
Celestica
CLS
$43.8B
| $4.14M | ﹤0.01% |
425,888
+9,900
| +2% | +$106K |
|
|
PRFT
1696
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
45,093
+37,100
| +464% | +$3.69M |
|
1697
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$12.6B
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
148,050
-261,700
| -64% | -$8.14M |
|
1698
Talos Energy
TALO
$2.58B
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
267,200
+208,600
| +356% | +$4.06M |
|
1699
Popular Inc
BPOP
$11.3B
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
53,725
-111,700
| -68% | -$8.89M |
|
1700
First Bancorp
FNLC
$401M
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
137,095
-29,700
| -18% | -$869K |
|
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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.