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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$1.04B |
| 2 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$820M |
| 3 |
Shopify
SHOP
|
+$599M |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$539M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$479M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$675M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$661M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$633M |
| 4 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$533M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$377M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.41% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.8% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 11.12% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.11% |
| 5 | Financials | 8.74% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CWBC
2051
Community West Bancshares
CWBC
$706M
| $2.42M | ﹤0.01% |
166,556
+45,700
| +38% | +$837K |
|
2052
Coeur Mining
CDE
$19B
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
794,195
-194,400
| -20% | -$764K |
|
2053
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.54B
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
+27,973
| New | +$2.73M |
|
2054
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.94B
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
61,000
-221,400
| -78% | -$11.3M |
|
|
AZRE
2055
DELISTED
Azure Power Global Limited
AZRE
| $2.41M | ﹤0.01% |
211,096
+13,500
| +7% | +$190K |
|
2056
Compugen
CGEN
$237M
| $2.4M | ﹤0.01% |
1,300,072
+492,657
| +61% | +$1.06M |
|
|
OPTU
2057
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$227M
| $2.4M | ﹤0.01% |
+259,800
| New | +$2.72M |
|
2058
Granite Construction
GVA
$5.41B
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
82,065
-213,500
| -72% | -$6.63M |
|
2059
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.11B
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
122,899
-421,600
| -77% | -$10.5M |
|
2060
Landmark Bancorp
LARK
$197M
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
114,609
-8,995
| -7% | -$190K |
|
2061
Graham Corp
GHM
$1.33B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
344,268
-3,007
| -0.9% | -$22.8K |
|
2062
Remitly
RELY
$5.39B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
310,500
-71,731
| -19% | -$710K |
|
|
PFIE
2063
DELISTED
Profire Energy, Inc
PFIE
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
1,649,395
+181,900
| +12% | +$244K |
|
2064
Janus International
JBI
$664M
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
262,400
+215,200
| +456% | +$2.09M |
|
2065
Lyft
LYFT
$6.28B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
+178,000
| New | +$4.15M |
|
|
MIC
2066
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
604,617
+498,117
| +468% | +$1.88M |
|
|
BTRS
2067
DELISTED
BTRS Holdings Inc. Class 1 Common Stock
BTRS
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
474,500
-43,700
| -8% | -$251K |
|
2068
State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF
SPDW
$42B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
+81,800
| New | +$2.59M |
|
2069
iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF
IEUR
$9.15B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
52,400
+28,300
| +117% | +$1.4M |
|
2070
Curis
CRIS
$3.91M
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
5,980
+2,684
| +81% | +$1.12M |
|
2071
Marcus Corp
MCS
$914M
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
159,300
+115,100
| +260% | +$1.77M |
|
2072
Oceaneering
OII
$5.08B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
220,341
-43,859
| -17% | -$539K |
|
2073
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A 50 Connect Index ETF
KBA
$147M
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
60,400
+51,600
| +586% | +$1.81M |
|
|
LAZR
2074
DELISTED
Luminar Technologies
LAZR
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,320
| New | +$4.2M |
|
2075
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.48B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
23,000
-21,700
| -49% | -$2.24M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2022, Jim Simons held 4,738 positions worth $84.5B, down 0.87% from $85.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $13.7B of net new capital in Q2 2022, opening 694 new positions and adding to 1,955 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Microsoft: 3,820,133 shares worth $981M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Tesla, an estimated $661M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q2 2022 buy was Microsoft: 3,820,133 shares worth $981M.
- Jim Simons added most to Chevron in Q2 2022, an estimated $820M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Tesla, cutting an estimated $661M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Amazon in Q2 2022, selling an estimated $675M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $84.5B portfolio in Q2 2022.
- Jim Simons opened 694 new positions and closed 562 in Q2 2022.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 0.87% quarter-over-quarter to $84.5B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 12 Aug 2022.