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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$814M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$448M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$394M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$368M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$288M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$616M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$406M |
| 3 |
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$394M |
| 5 |
AT&T
T
|
+$389M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 20.33% |
| 2 | Technology | 19.76% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.63% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.6% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.45% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1826
Yext
YEXT
$613M
| $3.68M | ﹤0.01% |
+257,800
| New | +$3.59M |
|
1827
Alphatec Holdings
ATEC
$1.51B
| $3.67M | ﹤0.01% |
239,600
+119,800
| +100% | +$1.85M |
|
1828
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$9.12B
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
+95,006
| New | +$4.04M |
|
|
APEN
1829
DELISTED
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.
APEN
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
451,500
+46,500
| +11% | +$319K |
|
1830
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
ACWI
$33.6B
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
+36,100
| New | +$3.6M |
|
|
HSKA
1831
DELISTED
Heska Corp
HSKA
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
15,900
-32,900
| -67% | -$6.46M |
|
1832
StepStone Group
STEP
$3.96B
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
+106,100
| New | +$3.53M |
|
1833
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$4.1B
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
22,861
+6,600
| +41% | +$1.13M |
|
1834
RGC Resources
RGCO
$225M
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
144,343
+36,955
| +34% | +$837K |
|
1835
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
SPLV
$7.22B
| $3.62M | ﹤0.01% |
+59,500
| New | +$3.61M |
|
|
EPAY
1836
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
| $3.62M | ﹤0.01% |
97,742
+13,000
| +15% | +$536K |
|
1837
Garrett Motion
GTX
$5.35B
| $3.62M | ﹤0.01% |
+453,600
| New | +$3.33M |
|
1838
Alcon
ALC
$35.5B
| $3.62M | ﹤0.01% |
51,500
+16,000
| +45% | +$1.14M |
|
1839
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$956M
| $3.61M | ﹤0.01% |
189,580
-134,572
| -42% | -$2.76M |
|
1840
News Corp Class B
NWS
$17.7B
| $3.61M | ﹤0.01% |
148,230
-194,700
| -57% | -$4.81M |
|
1841
TC Energy
TRP
$66.3B
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
72,710
-331,700
| -82% | -$16.6M |
|
|
CASA
1842
DELISTED
Casa Systems, Inc. Common Stock
CASA
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
405,900
-98,800
| -20% | -$876K |
|
|
LBC
1843
DELISTED
Luther Burbank Corporation Common Stock
LBC
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
303,568
-38,700
| -11% | -$456K |
|
|
RADI
1844
DELISTED
Radius Global Infrastructure, Inc. Class A Common Stock
RADI
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+248,000
| New | +$3.71M |
|
|
ALPN
1845
DELISTED
Alpine Immune Sciences Inc
ALPN
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
398,994
+2,100
| +0.5% | +$22.8K |
|
1846
Aptevo Therapeutics
APVO
$5.16M
| – | – |
0
| – | – |
|
1847
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$2.19B
| $3.59M | ﹤0.01% |
197,300
+52,376
| +36% | +$938K |
|
|
TWO
1848
Two Harbors Investment
TWO
$1.27B
| $3.58M | ﹤0.01% |
118,514
-495,501
| -81% | -$14.8M |
|
1849
Lantronix
LTRX
$272M
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
691,864
-8,348
| -1% | -$43.2K |
|
1850
Kingstone Companies
KINS
$284M
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
457,289
-23,900
| -5% | -$196K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, Jim Simons held 3,960 positions worth $80.1B, down 0.34% from $80.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons withdrew a net $5.63B in Q2 2021, closing 551 positions and reducing 1,699 holdings. Its most notable exit was AT&T, an estimated $389M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Caterpillar worth $227M.
- Jim Simons's largest Q2 2021 buy was Caterpillar: 1,042,778 shares worth $227M.
- Jim Simons added most to Amazon in Q2 2021, an estimated $814M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Baidu, cutting an estimated $616M.
- Jim Simons fully exited AT&T in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $389M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $80.1B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- Jim Simons opened 701 new positions and closed 551 in Q2 2021.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $80.1B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 13 Aug 2021.