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 |
Starbucks
SBUX
|
+$618M |
| 2 |
Vale
VALE
|
+$332M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$309M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$306M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$290M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$435M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$342M |
| 3 |
Crown Castle
CCI
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$229M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$190M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 16.17% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.41% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.61% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.51% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 9.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026
TransUnion
TRU
$15.5B
| $3.5M | ﹤0.01% |
52,400
-5,300
| -9% | -$328K |
|
2027
FS Bancorp
FSBW
$326M
| $3.5M | ﹤0.01% |
138,640
-31,658
| -19% | -$782K |
|
2028
AtriCure
ATRC
$2.21B
| $3.48M | ﹤0.01% |
129,700
+99,500
| +329% | +$3.02M |
|
2029
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$874M
| $3.46M | ﹤0.01% |
300,160
-299,600
| -50% | -$3.58M |
|
|
GCAP
2030
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
| $3.46M | ﹤0.01% |
550,200
+133,000
| +32% | +$885K |
|
2031
Great Elm Group
GEG
$67.4M
| $3.44M | ﹤0.01% |
810,209
-19,900
| -2% | -$70.6K |
|
2032
Globant
GLOB
$1.77B
| $3.44M | ﹤0.01% |
+48,220
| New | +$3.24M |
|
|
OIIM
2033
DELISTED
02Micro International
OIIM
| $3.44M | ﹤0.01% |
2,013,495
-16,567
| -0.8% | -$27K |
|
2034
Farmers National Banc Corp
FMNB
$970M
| $3.44M | ﹤0.01% |
249,500
+16,100
| +7% | +$222K |
|
|
MGIC
2035
DELISTED
Magic Software Enterprises
MGIC
| $3.43M | ﹤0.01% |
410,365
+15,700
| +4% | +$131K |
|
2036
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$70.6B
| $3.43M | ﹤0.01% |
68,400
+57,900
| +551% | +$2.84M |
|
|
SIOX
2037
DELISTED
Sio Gene Therapies Inc. Common Stock
SIOX
| $3.43M | ﹤0.01% |
322,388
+24,250
| +8% | +$241K |
|
|
ITIC
2038
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$534M
| $3.43M | ﹤0.01% |
21,700
+1,000
| +5% | +$170K |
|
|
RTW
2039
DELISTED
RTW Retailwinds, Inc.
RTW
| $3.43M | ﹤0.01% |
1,427,300
+61,400
| +4% | +$179K |
|
2040
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$44B
| $3.42M | ﹤0.01% |
37,300
+27,900
| +297% | +$2.52M |
|
|
EMKR
2041
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
| $3.42M | ﹤0.01% |
93,701
+12,710
| +16% | +$541K |
|
|
ADAP
2042
DELISTED
Adaptimmune Therapeutics
ADAP
| $3.42M | ﹤0.01% |
794,500
+168,200
| +27% | +$783K |
|
2043
Forward Air
FWRD
$682M
| $3.39M | ﹤0.01% |
+52,439
| New | +$3.21M |
|
|
CVLY
2044
DELISTED
Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc
CVLY
| $3.39M | ﹤0.01% |
166,863
+14,329
| +9% | +$306K |
|
|
PFBI
2045
DELISTED
Premier Financial Bancorp
PFBI
| $3.39M | ﹤0.01% |
215,588
+20,234
| +10% | +$314K |
|
2046
Agree Realty
ADC
$9.34B
| $3.38M | ﹤0.01% |
48,767
-100,147
| -67% | -$6.48M |
|
|
AAIC
2047
DELISTED
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
AAIC
| $3.38M | ﹤0.01% |
424,000
+340,700
| +409% | +$2.82M |
|
|
UCTT
2048
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$4.21B
| $3.37M | ﹤0.01% |
325,737
-210,518
| -39% | -$2.26M |
|
|
TBHC
2049
DELISTED
The Brand House Collective
TBHC
| $3.35M | ﹤0.01% |
477,000
-18,500
| -4% | -$182K |
|
2050
Cognex
CGNX
$10.4B
| $3.35M | ﹤0.01% |
65,800
-176,556
| -73% | -$8.45M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Jim Simons held 3,883 positions worth $110B, up 20% from $91.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.7% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $7.09B of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 532 new positions and adding to 1,751 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2019 buy was Amazon: 3,483,100 shares worth $310M.
- Jim Simons added most to Starbucks in Q1 2019, an estimated $618M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $342M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Apple in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $435M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 8.7% of its $110B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Jim Simons opened 532 new positions and closed 465 in Q1 2019.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 20% quarter-over-quarter to $110B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.