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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ACH
1926
DELISTED
Alum Corp of China Ltd
ACH
| $3.97M | ﹤0.01% |
507,200
-22,100
| -4% | -$175K |
|
|
CMCM
1927
Cheetah Mobile
CMCM
$103M
| $3.96M | ﹤0.01% |
220,939
+35,483
| +19% | +$638K |
|
1928
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$11.1B
| $3.95M | ﹤0.01% |
347,609
+92,600
| +36% | +$1.1M |
|
1929
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$3.09B
| $3.95M | ﹤0.01% |
105,200
+17,700
| +20% | +$653K |
|
1930
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$2.69B
| $3.94M | ﹤0.01% |
97,250
-34,100
| -26% | -$1.48M |
|
|
AVID
1931
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
| $3.94M | ﹤0.01% |
635,667
+235,203
| +59% | +$1.84M |
|
1932
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.5B
| $3.93M | ﹤0.01% |
+45,600
| New | +$3.88M |
|
1933
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$2.69B
| $3.92M | ﹤0.01% |
+453,085
| New | +$4.15M |
|
1934
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2B
| $3.92M | ﹤0.01% |
121,000
+70,700
| +141% | +$2.93M |
|
|
SOGO
1935
DELISTED
Sogou Inc. American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A Ordinary Share
SOGO
| $3.9M | ﹤0.01% |
+789,800
| New | +$3.39M |
|
1936
Inseego
INSG
$77M
| $3.9M | ﹤0.01% |
81,181
-109,929
| -58% | -$5.11M |
|
1937
Alpha Pro Tech
APT
$55.4M
| $3.89M | ﹤0.01% |
1,078,628
-19,658
| -2% | -$68.8K |
|
1938
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.33B
| $3.89M | ﹤0.01% |
82,125
+67,525
| +463% | +$3.2M |
|
1939
Genie Energy
GNE
$383M
| $3.89M | ﹤0.01% |
521,397
-15,000
| -3% | -$131K |
|
1940
Byline Bancorp
BY
$1.78B
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
216,500
+63,400
| +41% | +$1.15M |
|
|
PE
1941
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
230,400
-64,200
| -22% | -$1.1M |
|
|
CTO
1942
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$825M
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
217,356
+89,153
| +70% | +$1.53M |
|
|
PEGI
1943
DELISTED
Pattern Energy Group Inc. Class A
PEGI
| $3.87M | ﹤0.01% |
143,600
+64,900
| +82% | +$1.64M |
|
1944
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$395M
| $3.86M | ﹤0.01% |
154,764
+12,530
| +9% | +$339K |
|
1945
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.5B
| $3.85M | ﹤0.01% |
80,500
-585,730
| -88% | -$27.5M |
|
|
CASA
1946
DELISTED
Casa Systems, Inc. Common Stock
CASA
| $3.84M | ﹤0.01% |
489,100
-28,000
| -5% | -$188K |
|
1947
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2.07B
| $3.84M | ﹤0.01% |
+72,796
| New | +$3.8M |
|
|
ITIC
1948
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$543M
| $3.83M | ﹤0.01% |
23,900
+800
| +3% | +$124K |
|
1949
Impinj
PI
$5.28B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
122,200
+63,800
| +109% | +$2.23M |
|
1950
inTEST
INTT
$179M
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
809,934
+25,477
| +3% | +$114K |
|
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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.