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
|
+$405M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$314M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$229M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$224M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$207M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$342M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$156M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$149M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
Power Integrations
POWI
$3.48B
| $1.77M | ﹤0.01% |
67,800
+20,278
| +43% | +$546K |
|
2002
Orrstown Financial Services
ORRF
$855M
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
103,100
+5,800
| +6% | +$98.3K |
|
2003
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$2.13B
| $1.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+98,200
| New | +$1.71M |
|
2004
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.75B
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
20,492
+11,392
| +125% | +$961K |
|
2005
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$601M
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
285,600
+162,396
| +132% | +$933K |
|
|
MSON
2006
DELISTED
Misonix Inc
MSON
| $1.75M | ﹤0.01% |
134,000
-4,100
| -3% | -$51.6K |
|
2007
Horizon Bancorp
HBNC
$1.05B
| $1.74M | ﹤0.01% |
167,733
+65,470
| +64% | +$680K |
|
2008
Embotelladora Andina Series A
AKO.A
$3.75B
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
137,100
+1,200
| +0.9% | +$16.5K |
|
|
BBOX
2009
DELISTED
Black Box Corp
BBOX
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
82,600
+45,949
| +125% | +$1M |
|
|
JMI
2010
DELISTED
JAVELIN MTG INVESTMENT CORP COM
JMI
| $1.73M | ﹤0.01% |
228,497
-25,660
| -10% | -$232K |
|
|
NATL
2011
DELISTED
National Interstate Corporation
NATL
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
61,400
+5,809
| +10% | +$158K |
|
|
DOC
2012
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
| $1.72M | ﹤0.01% |
97,400
+56,900
| +140% | +$961K |
|
|
AMRN
2013
Amarin Corp
AMRN
$299M
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
+36,625
| New | +$1.12M |
|
2014
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co
CVR
$9.98M
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
52,000
+11,000
| +27% | +$355K |
|
|
XIFR
2015
XPLR Infrastructure LP
XIFR
$1.09B
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
39,000
+27,000
| +225% | +$1.07M |
|
|
GSB
2016
DELISTED
GlobalSCAPE, Inc.
GSB
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
499,800
+88,500
| +22% | +$256K |
|
2017
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$413M
| $1.71M | ﹤0.01% |
61,478
+10,214
| +20% | +$277K |
|
2018
Natural Health Trends
NHTC
$15.4M
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
+95,200
| New | +$1.5M |
|
2019
Par Pacific Holdings
PARR
$4.12B
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
+73,200
| New | +$1.39M |
|
|
CYRN
2020
DELISTED
CYREN Ltd.
CYRN
| $1.7M | ﹤0.01% |
28,022
+2,985
| +12% | +$151K |
|
2021
Luxfer Holdings
LXFR
$457M
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
126,362
-3,538
| -3% | -$48.3K |
|
|
GURE
2022
Gulf Resources
GURE
$5.48M
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
20,334
-457
| -2% | -$34.8K |
|
|
HTO
2023
H2O America
HTO
$2.65B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
54,600
+14,400
| +36% | +$474K |
|
2024
CrossAmerica Partners
CAPL
$887M
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
51,601
+37,501
| +266% | +$1.35M |
|
2025
Murphy USA
MUSA
$10.4B
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
+23,200
| New | +$1.63M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Jim Simons held 3,575 positions worth $47B, up 13% from $41.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $4.23B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 633 new positions and adding to 1,637 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2015 buy was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
- Jim Simons added most to Gilead Sciences in Q1 2015, an estimated $314M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $342M.
- Jim Simons fully exited SAFEWAY INC in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $210M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $47B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Jim Simons opened 633 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2015.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $47B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 May 2015.