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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MSGN
1751
DELISTED
MSG Networks Inc.
MSGN
| $5.46M | 0.01% |
251,200
-22,500
| -8% | -$519K |
|
1752
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.28B
| $5.45M | 0.01% |
+793,700
| New | +$5.49M |
|
1753
Amplify Energy
AMPY
$200M
| $5.45M | 0.01% |
557,400
+50,730
| +10% | +$471K |
|
|
WRI
1754
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
| $5.43M | ﹤0.01% |
+184,900
| New | +$5.18M |
|
1755
Travelers Companies
TRV
$77.2B
| $5.42M | ﹤0.01% |
+39,500
| New | +$5.05M |
|
1756
G. Willi-Food International
WILC
$385M
| $5.42M | ﹤0.01% |
660,962
+12,360
| +2% | +$98.1K |
|
1757
Cactus
WHD
$5.78B
| $5.41M | ﹤0.01% |
152,000
-15,000
| -9% | -$511K |
|
|
EGLE
1758
DELISTED
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
EGLE
| $5.41M | ﹤0.01% |
166,241
+12,357
| +8% | +$401K |
|
|
EFII
1759
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
| $5.41M | ﹤0.01% |
+201,059
| New | +$5.29M |
|
1760
argenx
ARGX
$54.8B
| $5.38M | ﹤0.01% |
+43,100
| New | +$5.07M |
|
1761
Karyopharm Therapeutics
KPTI
$45.1M
| $5.37M | ﹤0.01% |
61,253
+32,836
| +116% | +$3.64M |
|
1762
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
BNDX
$83B
| $5.34M | ﹤0.01% |
95,816
-137,100
| -59% | -$7.52M |
|
1763
Victory Capital Holdings
VCTR
$7.15B
| $5.34M | ﹤0.01% |
355,711
+35,711
| +11% | +$435K |
|
1764
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$23.5B
| $5.34M | ﹤0.01% |
87,381
-41,036
| -32% | -$2.44M |
|
1765
Cato Corp
CATO
$65.7M
| $5.33M | ﹤0.01% |
355,801
-30,349
| -8% | -$448K |
|
1766
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.99B
| $5.3M | ﹤0.01% |
89,400
-209,700
| -70% | -$12.4M |
|
1767
inTEST
INTT
$179M
| $5.29M | ﹤0.01% |
787,610
-49,384
| -6% | -$356K |
|
|
HUD
1768
DELISTED
Hudson Ltd. Class A Common Shares
HUD
| $5.29M | ﹤0.01% |
384,700
+152,600
| +66% | +$2.15M |
|
|
AFI
1769
DELISTED
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.
AFI
| $5.29M | ﹤0.01% |
388,600
-115,300
| -23% | -$1.57M |
|
1770
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26B
| $5.27M | ﹤0.01% |
155,535
-175,312
| -53% | -$5.49M |
|
|
LUNA
1771
DELISTED
Luna Innovations Incorporated
LUNA
| $5.26M | ﹤0.01% |
1,260,507
+118,800
| +10% | +$424K |
|
|
LUMO
1772
DELISTED
Lumos Pharma, Inc. Common Stock
LUMO
| $5.25M | ﹤0.01% |
302,424
+73,423
| +32% | +$1.09M |
|
|
MSL
1773
DELISTED
Midsouth Bancorp, Inc.
MSL
| $5.25M | ﹤0.01% |
460,000
-3,400
| -0.7% | -$38.3K |
|
1774
Universal Technical Institute
UTI
$1.42B
| $5.24M | ﹤0.01% |
1,537,756
+108,600
| +8% | +$384K |
|
|
NETI
1775
DELISTED
Eneti Inc.
NETI
| $5.23M | ﹤0.01% |
146,671
+302
| +0.2% | +$13.2K |
|
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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.