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
|
+$729M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$294M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$242M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$778M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$344M |
| 5 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$343M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.65% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.45% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.36% |
| 4 | Financials | 11.34% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.9% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1851
Oil States International
OIS
$539M
| $4.72M | 0.01% |
+180,000
| New | +$5.16M |
|
1852
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.8B
| $4.71M | 0.01% |
151,104
-22,600
| -13% | -$728K |
|
|
HOME
1853
DELISTED
At Home Group Inc.
HOME
| $4.7M | 0.01% |
146,800
-27,700
| -16% | -$850K |
|
|
STI
1854
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
| $4.68M | 0.01% |
68,817
-1,156,100
| -94% | -$80.2M |
|
1855
Forward Air
FWRD
$640M
| $4.68M | 0.01% |
88,539
+49,000
| +124% | +$2.79M |
|
1856
Interface
TILE
$2.19B
| $4.67M | 0.01% |
185,340
-19,066
| -9% | -$473K |
|
|
INFN
1857
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
| $4.65M | 0.01% |
+428,300
| New | +$3.8M |
|
1858
Marchex
MCHX
$82M
| $4.64M | 0.01% |
1,699,400
+9,604
| +0.6% | +$31K |
|
|
PFSW
1859
DELISTED
PFSweb, Inc.
PFSW
| $4.64M | 0.01% |
530,751
+5,212
| +1% | +$39.9K |
|
1860
VanEck High Yield Muni ETF
HYD
$4.4B
| $4.63M | 0.01% |
74,755
+34,962
| +88% | +$2.17M |
|
1861
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$872M
| $4.63M | 0.01% |
290,160
-609,300
| -68% | -$10.8M |
|
1862
RCM Technologies
RCMT
$248M
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
801,387
+44,887
| +6% | +$274K |
|
|
SNBR
1863
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
131,500
+71,680
| +120% | +$2.62M |
|
|
SRNE
1864
DELISTED
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.
SRNE
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
+897,163
| New | +$6.38M |
|
|
RCM
1865
DELISTED
R1 RCM Inc. Common Stock
RCM
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
646,900
+339,600
| +111% | +$1.91M |
|
|
BIG
1866
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
+106,100
| New | +$5.81M |
|
|
RVNC
1867
DELISTED
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
RVNC
| $4.62M | 0.01% |
149,900
+61,944
| +70% | +$1.99M |
|
|
TFCFA
1868
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
| $4.61M | 0.01% |
125,731
| – | – |
|
|
WPX
1869
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
| $4.6M | 0.01% |
+311,200
| New | +$4.49M |
|
1870
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$608M
| $4.6M | 0.01% |
103,300
+18,600
| +22% | +$815K |
|
|
GTLS
1871
DELISTED
Chart Industries
GTLS
| $4.59M | 0.01% |
77,700
+64,900
| +507% | +$3.49M |
|
1872
CF Industries
CF
$17.9B
| $4.58M | 0.01% |
121,400
+42,500
| +54% | +$1.73M |
|
1873
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$481M
| $4.57M | 0.01% |
499,400
+16,400
| +3% | +$145K |
|
1874
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$3.02B
| $4.57M | 0.01% |
680,600
-159,218
| -19% | -$1.35M |
|
|
ITCL
1875
DELISTED
Banco Itau Chile American Depositary Shares (each representing one third of one (1/3) Common Share)
ITCL
| $4.57M | 0.01% |
311,700
+6,400
| +2% | +$94K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, Jim Simons held 3,782 positions worth $91.4B, up 0.81% from $90.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons's Q1 2018 filing shows 474 new, 1,645 increased, 1,192 reduced and 438 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $778M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2018 buy was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M.
- Jim Simons added most to Booking.com in Q1 2018, an estimated $309M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $778M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Marathon Petroleum in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $132M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $91.4B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- Jim Simons opened 474 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2018.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 0.81% quarter-over-quarter to $91.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 14 May 2018.