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 | 16.17% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.41% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.61% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.51% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 9.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ITCL
1926
DELISTED
Banco Itau Chile American Depositary Shares (each representing one third of one (1/3) Common Share)
ITCL
| $4.17M | ﹤0.01% |
321,200
+1,000
| +0.3% | +$14.2K |
|
|
OSG
1927
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
| $4.17M | ﹤0.01% |
1,819,702
-66,746
| -4% | -$133K |
|
1928
Zymeworks
ZYME
$1.77B
| $4.16M | ﹤0.01% |
256,400
-17,900
| -7% | -$278K |
|
1929
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$742M
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
87,349
-7,800
| -8% | -$399K |
|
1930
Littelfuse
LFUS
$11.4B
| $4.13M | ﹤0.01% |
22,634
-67,400
| -75% | -$12.4M |
|
1931
Minerva Neurosciences
NERV
$187M
| $4.12M | ﹤0.01% |
65,438
+8,988
| +16% | +$540K |
|
1932
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$517M
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
69,000
+40,500
| +142% | +$2.4M |
|
1933
Tejon Ranch
TRC
$441M
| $4.1M | ﹤0.01% |
232,900
+53,800
| +30% | +$991K |
|
1934
Pearson
PSO
$9.7B
| $4.09M | ﹤0.01% |
372,600
-262,500
| -41% | -$3.06M |
|
1935
Alpha Pro Tech
APT
$54.8M
| $4.08M | ﹤0.01% |
1,133,575
+11,105
| +1% | +$43.4K |
|
1936
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$689M
| $4.08M | ﹤0.01% |
23,700
+300
| +1% | +$56.4K |
|
1937
Kamada
KMDA
$397M
| $4.07M | ﹤0.01% |
709,457
+168,828
| +31% | +$949K |
|
1938
PRA Group
PRAA
$762M
| $4.06M | ﹤0.01% |
151,600
-40,200
| -21% | -$1.16M |
|
|
ATTU
1939
DELISTED
Attunity Ltd
ATTU
| $4.06M | ﹤0.01% |
173,000
+62,441
| +56% | +$1.39M |
|
1940
James Hardie Industries
JHX
$17.9B
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
314,327
+10,100
| +3% | +$121K |
|
1941
First Mid Bancshares
FMBH
$1.38B
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
121,300
-500
| -0.4% | -$16.9K |
|
1942
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$301M
| $4.03M | ﹤0.01% |
173,793
+22,893
| +15% | +$557K |
|
1943
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.44B
| $4.03M | ﹤0.01% |
+126,800
| New | +$3.92M |
|
1944
Tronox
TROX
$985M
| $4.02M | ﹤0.01% |
+305,800
| New | +$3.23M |
|
1945
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.49B
| $4M | ﹤0.01% |
176,800
+5,300
| +3% | +$121K |
|
1946
3D Systems Corp
DDD
$603M
| $3.99M | ﹤0.01% |
371,150
+137,376
| +59% | +$1.63M |
|
|
STCN
1947
DELISTED
Steel Connect, Inc. Common Stock
STCN
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
212,248
+4,034
| +2% | +$69.5K |
|
|
CTG
1948
DELISTED
Computer Task Group, Inc.
CTG
| $3.96M | ﹤0.01% |
921,763
-17,937
| -2% | -$76.2K |
|
|
MITT
1949
TPG Mortgage Investment Trust
MITT
$213M
| $3.95M | ﹤0.01% |
78,267
+24,660
| +46% | +$1.29M |
|
|
AXIA
1950
DELISTED
AXIA Energia
AXIA
| $3.95M | ﹤0.01% |
+533,044
| New | +$3.88M |
|
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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 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
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.