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 | 19.96% |
| 2 | Technology | 19.63% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 10.59% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.5% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.32% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39.1B
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
+30,100
| New | +$2.98M |
|
1952
Dorman Products
DORM
$3.97B
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
29,500
-26,800
| -48% | -$2.75M |
|
|
TEN
1953
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd
TEN
$1.18B
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
355,595
+44,375
| +14% | +$406K |
|
|
LUMO
1954
DELISTED
Lumos Pharma, Inc. Common Stock
LUMO
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
305,757
-26,662
| -8% | -$297K |
|
|
LDL
1955
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
50,516
-27,900
| -36% | -$1.07M |
|
1956
First Hawaiian
FHB
$3.36B
| $3.06M | ﹤0.01% |
107,800
-38,700
| -26% | -$1.08M |
|
|
SNCR
1957
DELISTED
Synchronoss Technologies
SNCR
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
94,495
+28,506
| +43% | +$801K |
|
1958
Yatra Online
YTRA
$56M
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
1,350,255
-85,261
| -6% | -$190K |
|
1959
PAR Technology
PAR
$741M
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
+43,600
| New | +$3.09M |
|
|
KG
1960
Kestrel Group
KG
$66.3M
| $3.05M | ﹤0.01% |
45,202
-8,363
| -16% | -$581K |
|
1961
Live Ventures
LIVE
$33.5M
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
49,399
-35,200
| -42% | -$1.55M |
|
1962
Dorian LPG
LPG
$1.91B
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
215,400
+132,522
| +160% | +$1.85M |
|
|
QUMU
1963
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
1,055,454
-83,061
| -7% | -$408K |
|
|
CVET
1964
DELISTED
Covetrus, Inc. Common Stock
CVET
| $3.04M | ﹤0.01% |
+112,500
| New | +$3.15M |
|
1965
Ecovyst
ECVT
$1.09B
| $3.03M | ﹤0.01% |
+197,384
| New | +$3.12M |
|
1966
Alico
ALCO
$308M
| $3.03M | ﹤0.01% |
85,096
-31,900
| -27% | -$1.01M |
|
1967
Grid Dynamics Holdings
GDYN
$632M
| $3.03M | ﹤0.01% |
201,400
+91,700
| +84% | +$1.44M |
|
1968
Viemed Healthcare
VMD
$353M
| $3.02M | ﹤0.01% |
421,800
+105,198
| +33% | +$911K |
|
1969
James River Group Holdings
JRVR
$199M
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
80,329
-56,371
| -41% | -$2.25M |
|
1970
Fate Therapeutics
FATE
$294M
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+34,719
| New | +$2.8M |
|
1971
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$6.97B
| $3.01M | ﹤0.01% |
43,257
-181,500
| -81% | -$12.9M |
|
|
APTS
1972
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
| $3M | ﹤0.01% |
307,796
+249,996
| +433% | +$2.54M |
|
1973
Ceragon Networks
CRNT
$198M
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
794,294
-669,100
| -46% | -$2.37M |
|
|
ICAD
1974
DELISTED
iCAD Inc
ICAD
| $2.99M | ﹤0.01% |
172,490
-43,900
| -20% | -$770K |
|
1975
Arlo Technologies
ARLO
$1.5B
| $2.98M | ﹤0.01% |
439,729
-387,400
| -47% | -$2.52M |
|
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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 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.
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.