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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$618M |
| 2 |
Vale
VALE
|
+$332M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$309M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$342M |
| 3 |
Crown Castle
CCI
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$229M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$190M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.72% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.76% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.86% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.73% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 9.25% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1701
China Yuchai International
CYD
$1.7B
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
369,714
+9,800
| +3% | +$158K |
|
1702
News Corp Class B
NWS
$17.8B
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
468,300
+289,300
| +162% | +$3.69M |
|
|
MYOK
1703
DELISTED
MyoKardia, Inc. Common Stock
MYOK
| $5.81M | 0.01% |
+111,800
| New | +$5.15M |
|
1704
Autoliv
ALV
$8.91B
| $5.79M | 0.01% |
78,800
-51,761
| -40% | -$4.01M |
|
|
ACBI
1705
DELISTED
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock
ACBI
| $5.79M | 0.01% |
324,708
+90,100
| +38% | +$1.66M |
|
1706
Avient
AVNT
$4.21B
| $5.79M | 0.01% |
197,458
+120,800
| +158% | +$3.79M |
|
1707
Gencor Industries
GENC
$264M
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
467,947
+4,241
| +0.9% | +$55.4K |
|
1708
Richardson Electronics
RELL
$294M
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
852,355
-24,849
| -3% | -$184K |
|
1709
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.82B
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
715,100
+22,700
| +3% | +$196K |
|
1710
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$602M
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
668,000
-28,068
| -4% | -$253K |
|
1711
Imperial Oil
IMO
$64.5B
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
210,125
-311,000
| -60% | -$8.47M |
|
1712
Diodes
DIOD
$4.51B
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
165,551
+49,800
| +43% | +$1.79M |
|
1713
Viasat
VSAT
$11.5B
| $5.73M | 0.01% |
+73,893
| New | +$5.14M |
|
|
GRFS
1714
Grifois
GRFS
$5.42B
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
284,704
+140,900
| +98% | +$2.69M |
|
1715
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.38B
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
81,226
-209,192
| -72% | -$13.7M |
|
1716
ASE Group
ASX
$101B
| $5.71M | 0.01% |
1,325,949
+286,800
| +28% | +$1.13M |
|
1717
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$10.5B
| $5.71M | 0.01% |
263,900
+16,700
| +7% | +$352K |
|
|
AMNB
1718
DELISTED
American National Bankshares Inc
AMNB
| $5.71M | 0.01% |
163,600
+400
| +0.2% | +$13.5K |
|
1719
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.46B
| $5.71M | 0.01% |
137,200
-300,700
| -69% | -$13.5M |
|
1720
Heartland Express
HTLD
$981M
| $5.71M | 0.01% |
296,136
+228,403
| +337% | +$4.54M |
|
|
KNL
1721
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
| $5.71M | 0.01% |
301,800
+76,600
| +34% | +$1.52M |
|
|
B
1722
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
| $5.69M | 0.01% |
110,700
+67,600
| +157% | +$3.85M |
|
1723
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$25.2M
| $5.69M | 0.01% |
62,272
-6,482
| -9% | -$504K |
|
1724
S&P Global
SPGI
$124B
| $5.68M | 0.01% |
27,000
-879,284
| -97% | -$170M |
|
|
PETQ
1725
DELISTED
PetIQ, Inc. Class A Common Stock
PETQ
| $5.67M | 0.01% |
180,500
-123,252
| -41% | -$3.48M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Jim Simons held 3,883 positions worth $110B, up 20% from $91.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $7.09B of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 532 new positions and adding to 1,751 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2019 buy was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
- Jim Simons added most to Starbucks in Q1 2019, an estimated $618M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $342M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Apple in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $435M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $110B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Jim Simons opened 532 new positions and closed 465 in Q1 2019.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $110B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.