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 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$628M |
| 2 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$567M |
| 3 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$405M |
| 4 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$392M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$301M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$451M |
| 2 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$256M |
| 4 |
Roku
ROKU
|
+$252M |
| 5 |
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
|
+$248M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.34% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.68% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.4% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.32% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 8.32% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GPMT
1776
Granite Point Mortgage Trust
GPMT
$57.4M
| $5.16M | ﹤0.01% |
275,521
-13,779
| -5% | -$258K |
|
1777
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$680M
| $5.16M | ﹤0.01% |
27,300
+1,200
| +5% | +$228K |
|
|
DRD
1778
DRDGold
DRD
$2.1B
| $5.13M | ﹤0.01% |
1,207,882
-45,633
| -4% | -$171K |
|
1779
Coherent
COHR
$63.7B
| $5.13M | ﹤0.01% |
+145,647
| New | +$5.55M |
|
|
TYPE
1780
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
| $5.13M | ﹤0.01% |
258,851
-772,100
| -75% | -$14.7M |
|
|
VIA
1781
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class A
VIA
| $5.12M | ﹤0.01% |
195,046
+88,246
| +83% | +$2.74M |
|
1782
Saga Communications
SGA
$62.1M
| $5.11M | ﹤0.01% |
171,907
+17,952
| +12% | +$536K |
|
1783
United-Guardian
UG
$32.8M
| $5.11M | ﹤0.01% |
269,300
+6,500
| +2% | +$127K |
|
1784
RF Industries
RFIL
$148M
| $5.1M | ﹤0.01% |
720,722
-7,999
| -1% | -$62.1K |
|
|
GAU
1785
Galiano Gold
GAU
$547M
| $5.1M | ﹤0.01% |
5,570,812
-278,524
| -5% | -$246K |
|
1786
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.69B
| $5.09M | ﹤0.01% |
465,847
+296,549
| +175% | +$3.19M |
|
1787
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$892M
| $5.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+132,600
| New | +$4.83M |
|
|
VRNT
1788
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
| $5.08M | ﹤0.01% |
233,146
-527,065
| -69% | -$14M |
|
1789
Titan Machinery
TITN
$429M
| $5.07M | ﹤0.01% |
353,809
+177,786
| +101% | +$3.17M |
|
|
CTG
1790
DELISTED
Computer Task Group, Inc.
CTG
| $5.07M | ﹤0.01% |
1,013,996
+55,636
| +6% | +$249K |
|
1791
Green Dot
GDOT
$771M
| $5.07M | ﹤0.01% |
200,700
+87,400
| +77% | +$3.23M |
|
1792
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$7.43B
| $5.07M | ﹤0.01% |
99,200
-7,800
| -7% | -$390K |
|
1793
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.56B
| $5.07M | ﹤0.01% |
36,600
-57,900
| -61% | -$7.77M |
|
1794
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$383M
| $5.06M | ﹤0.01% |
+839,400
| New | +$3.96M |
|
1795
Boise Cascade
BCC
$2.9B
| $5.06M | ﹤0.01% |
155,200
+30,200
| +24% | +$885K |
|
1796
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$6.11B
| $5.06M | ﹤0.01% |
+211,100
| New | +$5.34M |
|
1797
Kadant
KAI
$3.95B
| $5.03M | ﹤0.01% |
57,300
-12,700
| -18% | -$1.09M |
|
1798
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.92B
| $5.01M | ﹤0.01% |
115,300
+14,500
| +14% | +$661K |
|
|
TSC
1799
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
| $5M | ﹤0.01% |
237,800
-66,700
| -22% | -$1.37M |
|
|
BEST
1800
DELISTED
BEST Inc. American Depositary Shares, each representing twenty (20) Class A Ordinary Shares
BEST
| $4.96M | ﹤0.01% |
46,985
+21,295
| +83% | +$2.13M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, Jim Simons held 3,920 positions worth $118B, up 4% from $114B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $5.29B of net new capital in Q3 2019, opening 406 new positions and adding to 1,848 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was UnitedHealth: 1,624,826 shares worth $353M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $451M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q3 2019 buy was UnitedHealth: 1,624,826 shares worth $353M.
- Jim Simons added most to Celgene Corp in Q3 2019, an estimated $628M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $451M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Red Hat Inc in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $248M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $118B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- Jim Simons opened 406 new positions and closed 522 in Q3 2019.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $118B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 13 Nov 2019.