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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GAU
2001
Galiano Gold
GAU
$547M
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
2,672,754
-356,100
| -12% | -$433K |
|
2002
Northern Oil and Gas
NOG
$2.57B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
+140,244
| New | +$2.29M |
|
|
CSW
2003
CSW Industrials
CSW
$5.65B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
+24,567
| New | +$3.13M |
|
|
PLXP
2004
DELISTED
PLx Pharma Inc. Common Stock
PLXP
| $2.88M | ﹤0.01% |
208,983
-69,568
| -25% | -$824K |
|
2005
Boston Omaha
BOC
$436M
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+90,500
| New | +$2.63M |
|
2006
Investar Holding Corp
ISTR
$424M
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
125,375
+59,200
| +89% | +$1.31M |
|
2007
Roper Technologies
ROP
$39.1B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
6,100
-56,100
| -90% | -$24.8M |
|
2008
Cars.com
CARS
$648M
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+199,900
| New | +$2.78M |
|
2009
Security National Financial
SNFCA
$242M
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
438,761
+94,188
| +27% | +$600K |
|
2010
Pearson
PSO
$9.7B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
245,800
+11,300
| +5% | +$132K |
|
|
FMBI
2011
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
+143,671
| New | +$3.03M |
|
|
ADVM
2012
DELISTED
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
80,928
+68,270
| +539% | +$3.68M |
|
2013
Jakks Pacific
JAKK
$288M
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
257,004
+26,700
| +12% | +$244K |
|
2014
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$1.87B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
46,239
-17,261
| -27% | -$917K |
|
2015
Victory Capital Holdings
VCTR
$7.15B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
87,200
+33,100
| +61% | +$968K |
|
|
AVID
2016
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
71,800
-3,300
| -4% | -$94.7K |
|
|
ESXB
2017
DELISTED
Community Bankers Trust Corporation
ESXB
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
247,720
-158,787
| -39% | -$1.53M |
|
2018
LGL Group
LGL
$93.3M
| $2.8M | ﹤0.01% |
712,505
-40,485
| -5% | -$167K |
|
2019
Ryder
R
$10.1B
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
37,600
-126,200
| -77% | -$9.98M |
|
|
TESS
2020
DELISTED
Tessco Technologies Inc
TESS
| $2.79M | ﹤0.01% |
453,853
-49,200
| -10% | -$361K |
|
2021
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.71B
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
69,200
+46,100
| +200% | +$1.89M |
|
2022
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3.87B
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
62,400
+19,100
| +44% | +$861K |
|
2023
Riverview Bancorp
RVSB
$106M
| $2.78M | ﹤0.01% |
391,807
+64,200
| +20% | +$444K |
|
2024
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$356M
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
95,800
-78,200
| -45% | -$2.44M |
|
2025
BCE
BCE
$21.6B
| $2.77M | ﹤0.01% |
56,098
-960,275
| -94% | -$46.5M |
|
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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.