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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DRRX
2001
DELISTED
DURECT Corp
DRRX
| $3.78M | ﹤0.01% |
176,460
+108,320
| +159% | +$1.51M |
|
2002
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$395M
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
109,364
+7,300
| +7% | +$285K |
|
2003
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF
SJNK
$4.81B
| $3.77M | ﹤0.01% |
137,600
-108,200
| -44% | -$2.98M |
|
|
GLUU
2004
DELISTED
Glu Mobile Inc.
GLUU
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
995,600
-1,148,100
| -54% | -$4.31M |
|
2005
BBVA Argentina
BBAR
$3.13B
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
163,416
+3,008
| +2% | +$72.1K |
|
2006
GoPro
GPRO
$110M
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
+776,900
| New | +$4.45M |
|
2007
Espey Mfg & Electronics Corp
ESP
$192M
| $3.71M | ﹤0.01% |
141,800
+1,900
| +1% | +$48.1K |
|
|
CAMP
2008
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
| $3.71M | ﹤0.01% |
7,057
+6,574
| +1,361% | +$3.57M |
|
2009
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$403M
| $3.7M | ﹤0.01% |
2,240,278
+114,300
| +5% | +$188K |
|
2010
Gen Digital
GEN
$17B
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
+142,938
| New | +$3.89M |
|
2011
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$23.2B
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
60,800
+48,200
| +383% | +$2.96M |
|
|
WSTL
2012
DELISTED
Westell Technologies Inc
WSTL
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
1,100,492
-20,759
| -2% | -$70.8K |
|
2013
Great Elm Group
GEG
$67.7M
| $3.68M | ﹤0.01% |
920,109
-39,400
| -4% | -$151K |
|
2014
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$260B
| $3.67M | ﹤0.01% |
552,900
+223,000
| +68% | +$1.62M |
|
2015
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
BCRX
$2.49B
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
767,803
+371,600
| +94% | +$1.91M |
|
|
BSF
2016
DELISTED
Bear State Financial, Inc.
BSF
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
357,274
+76,900
| +27% | +$789K |
|
2017
Willdan Group
WLDN
$1.32B
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
129,100
-130,200
| -50% | -$3.05M |
|
|
EMKR
2018
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
| $3.66M | ﹤0.01% |
64,201
-33,919
| -35% | -$2.05M |
|
2019
Air T
AIRT
$79.2M
| $3.65M | ﹤0.01% |
216,600
-1,350
| -0.6% | -$25.3K |
|
2020
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$3.87B
| $3.64M | ﹤0.01% |
832,500
-70,800
| -8% | -$392K |
|
2021
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.07B
| $3.61M | ﹤0.01% |
52,600
-18,400
| -26% | -$1.27M |
|
2022
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$2.33B
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
98,763
+24,000
| +32% | +$934K |
|
2023
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.72B
| $3.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+202,745
| New | +$3.74M |
|
2024
Aware
AWRE
$26.4M
| $3.58M | ﹤0.01% |
862,300
-14,174
| -2% | -$61.3K |
|
2025
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.53B
| $3.57M | ﹤0.01% |
+593,713
| New | +$3.5M |
|
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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.