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 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$468M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$440M |
| 3 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$355M |
| 4 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$332M |
| 5 |
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
|
+$331M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LLTC
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
|
+$482M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$247M |
| 3 |
Visa
V
|
+$219M |
| 4 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$200M |
| 5 |
Johnson Controls International
JCI
|
+$179M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 15.02% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.31% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.25% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.65% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.54% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1851
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$4.27B
| $3.86M | 0.01% |
+79,800
| New | +$3.19M |
|
1852
Snap-on
SNA
$20.9B
| $3.85M | 0.01% |
22,800
-188,000
| -89% | -$32.3M |
|
1853
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$4.5B
| $3.84M | 0.01% |
364,983
+74,800
| +26% | +$902K |
|
|
BBOX
1854
DELISTED
Black Box Corp
BBOX
| $3.83M | 0.01% |
427,800
-61,100
| -12% | -$659K |
|
1855
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$2.13B
| $3.83M | 0.01% |
169,100
-149,800
| -47% | -$3.34M |
|
|
NS
1856
DELISTED
NuStar Energy L.P.
NS
| $3.81M | 0.01% |
73,384
-170,716
| -70% | -$8.98M |
|
1857
Codexis
CDXS
$175M
| $3.81M | 0.01% |
794,600
-64,500
| -8% | -$294K |
|
1858
First Northwest Bancorp
FNWB
$108M
| $3.81M | 0.01% |
245,800
-34,400
| -12% | -$530K |
|
1859
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8.61B
| $3.8M | 0.01% |
+104,983
| New | +$3.87M |
|
1860
Orrstown Financial Services
ORRF
$855M
| $3.8M | 0.01% |
170,043
-7,257
| -4% | -$160K |
|
|
HR
1861
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
| $3.8M | 0.01% |
+116,900
| New | +$3.62M |
|
|
FLY
1862
DELISTED
Fly Leasing Limited
FLY
| $3.8M | 0.01% |
289,383
-60,701
| -17% | -$830K |
|
|
PFSW
1863
DELISTED
PFSweb, Inc.
PFSW
| $3.8M | 0.01% |
581,249
-50,390
| -8% | -$381K |
|
|
TCF
1864
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
| $3.79M | 0.01% |
222,652
-1,185,448
| -84% | -$21.1M |
|
1865
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$8B
| $3.79M | 0.01% |
87,900
-33,139
| -27% | -$1.44M |
|
1866
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.65B
| $3.78M | 0.01% |
191,859
-706,750
| -79% | -$13.9M |
|
|
PHIIK
1867
DELISTED
PHI, Inc. Non-Voting Common Stock
PHIIK
| $3.77M | 0.01% |
315,000
+32,100
| +11% | +$487K |
|
1868
inTEST
INTT
$174M
| $3.77M | 0.01% |
588,700
+45,700
| +8% | +$237K |
|
|
ITI
1869
DELISTED
Iteris, Inc.
ITI
| $3.76M | 0.01% |
691,100
+42,000
| +6% | +$205K |
|
1870
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$1.04B
| $3.75M | 0.01% |
+261,505
| New | +$3.88M |
|
|
SPA
1871
DELISTED
Sparton
SPA
| $3.75M | 0.01% |
178,635
-54,108
| -23% | -$1.21M |
|
|
GNBC
1872
DELISTED
Green Bancorp, Inc
GNBC
| $3.75M | 0.01% |
210,514
-34,486
| -14% | -$560K |
|
1873
Donaldson
DCI
$11.1B
| $3.75M | 0.01% |
82,300
-459,700
| -85% | -$19.9M |
|
|
NAV
1874
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
| $3.74M | 0.01% |
+152,000
| New | +$4.18M |
|
|
VBTX
1875
DELISTED
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
| $3.74M | 0.01% |
132,900
+32,400
| +32% | +$897K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, Jim Simons held 3,652 positions worth $71.6B, up 13% from $63.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $5.19B of net new capital in Q1 2017, opening 433 new positions and adding to 1,585 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Merck: 7,716,460 shares worth $468M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walt Disney, an estimated $247M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2017 buy was Merck: 7,716,460 shares worth $468M.
- Jim Simons added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q1 2017, an estimated $440M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $247M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Linear Technology Corp in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $482M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $71.6B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- Jim Simons opened 433 new positions and closed 462 in Q1 2017.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $71.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 12 May 2017.