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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026
Cohu
COHU
$2.76B
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
153,200
+76,900
| +101% | +$871K |
|
|
SFXE
2027
DELISTED
SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC COM
SFXE
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
409,400
+396,400
| +3,049% | +$1.59M |
|
|
DTLK
2028
DELISTED
Datalink Corp
DTLK
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
138,568
+65,468
| +90% | +$784K |
|
2029
Transact Technologies
TACT
$52.5M
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
282,000
+5,100
| +2% | +$31.3K |
|
2030
RingCentral
RNG
$5.66B
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
108,501
+94,208
| +659% | +$1.42M |
|
2031
Diodes
DIOD
$4.48B
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
58,100
+50,700
| +685% | +$1.42M |
|
|
TULP
2032
Bloomia Holdings
TULP
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
78,786
+1,300
| +2% | +$28.4K |
|
|
TOWR
2033
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
+62,200
| New | +$1.56M |
|
|
GOV
2034
DELISTED
Government Properties Income Trust
GOV
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
72,400
-227,400
| -76% | -$5.23M |
|
|
APTS
2035
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
152,115
-53,161
| -26% | -$539K |
|
2036
Fortuna Silver Mines
FSM
$3.1B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
429,100
+167,000
| +64% | +$736K |
|
2037
Radcom
RDCM
$170M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
161,525
+2,420
| +2% | +$25.2K |
|
|
RTEC
2038
DELISTED
Rudolph Technologies Inc
RTEC
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
148,636
+13,564
| +10% | +$155K |
|
2039
Acme United Corp
ACU
$233M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
89,500
+3,100
| +4% | +$58.4K |
|
|
NJ
2040
DELISTED
NIDEC CP (NIHON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)1 ADS REPTG .25 SH COM STK
NJ
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
97,695
+60,495
| +163% | +$1.02M |
|
2041
Buckle
BKE
$2.31B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
31,950
-27,000
| -46% | -$1.36M |
|
2042
Timberland Bancorp
TSBK
$361M
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
153,100
+5,700
| +4% | +$60.9K |
|
|
PINC
2043
DELISTED
Premier
PINC
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
+43,200
| New | +$1.51M |
|
2044
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$39.7B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
17,300
-40,800
| -70% | -$3.64M |
|
2045
Murphy Oil
MUR
$4.99B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
+34,700
| New | +$1.68M |
|
2046
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.42B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
+215,778
| New | +$1.69M |
|
2047
Jabil
JBL
$38.8B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
+68,700
| New | +$1.5M |
|
|
SF
2048
Stifel
SF
$12.9B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+64,523
| New | +$1.49M |
|
2049
Univest Financial
UVSP
$1.19B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
80,738
+39,638
| +96% | +$763K |
|
|
CTG
2050
DELISTED
Computer Task Group, Inc.
CTG
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
218,100
+52,000
| +31% | +$414K |
|
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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.