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 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$317M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$218M |
| 3 |
Linde
LIN
|
+$174M |
| 4 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$133M |
| 5 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$126M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$724M |
| 2 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$527M |
| 3 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$450M |
| 4 |
NVO
Novo Nordisk
NVO
|
+$365M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$336M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 18.8% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 17.12% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.21% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.81% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 7.76% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2051
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
$3.84B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
28,700
+14,500
| +102% | +$951K |
|
2052
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.92B
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
38,100
+1,200
| +3% | +$60.4K |
|
|
API
2053
Agora
API
$392M
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
769,800
-7,300
| -0.9% | -$19.6K |
|
2054
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.13B
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
52,200
-32,800
| -39% | -$1.16M |
|
|
SNCY
2055
DELISTED
Sun Country Airlines
SNCY
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
+127,500
| New | +$1.84M |
|
|
PPL
2056
PPL Corp
PPL
$27.1B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
+69,600
| New | +$1.85M |
|
2057
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
SDY
$22.2B
| $1.92M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,600
| New | +$1.83M |
|
2058
Shattuck Labs
STTK
$745M
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
214,100
+20,900
| +11% | +$191K |
|
2059
Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF
ERX
$251M
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
+27,000
| New | +$1.59M |
|
2060
Neumora Therapeutics
NMRA
$296M
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
138,900
+125,300
| +921% | +$2.03M |
|
2061
First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF
QQEW
$1.87B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
15,400
+6,000
| +64% | +$723K |
|
2062
ProFrac Holding
ACDC
$978M
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
227,899
+30,199
| +15% | +$232K |
|
2063
Airgain
AIRG
$72.2M
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
349,536
-1,400
| -0.4% | -$5.94K |
|
2064
Ingredion
INGR
$6.63B
| $1.91M | ﹤0.01% |
+16,300
| New | +$1.84M |
|
|
PRSU
2065
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality Inc
PRSU
$1.31B
| $1.9M | ﹤0.01% |
48,100
+20,200
| +72% | +$703K |
|
2066
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$6.29B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
819,572
+22,079
| +3% | +$55.1K |
|
2067
Hyliion Holdings
HYLN
$725M
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
1,074,900
-96,400
| -8% | -$127K |
|
2068
State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF
GNR
$4.93B
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
32,600
+12,620
| +63% | +$686K |
|
2069
VirTra
VTSI
$36.5M
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
183,739
-1,561
| -0.8% | -$16.7K |
|
|
SAND
2070
DELISTED
Sandstorm Gold
SAND
| $1.89M | ﹤0.01% |
359,300
-720,800
| -67% | -$3.33M |
|
2071
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
SNDX
$1.77B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
+79,100
| New | +$1.76M |
|
|
ADVM
2072
DELISTED
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
133,088
-54,677
| -29% | -$832K |
|
|
TBCH
2073
Turtle Beach Corp
TBCH
$228M
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
+109,100
| New | +$1.32M |
|
2074
Spyre Therapeutics
SYRE
$9.14B
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
49,468
+932
| +2% | +$27K |
|
|
YMAB
2075
DELISTED
Y-mAbs Therapeutics
YMAB
| $1.88M | ﹤0.01% |
115,300
-59,500
| -34% | -$802K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2024, Jim Simons held 4,246 positions worth $63.6B, down 1.5% from $64.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons withdrew a net $5.25B in Q1 2024, closing 582 positions and reducing 1,517 holdings. Its most notable exit was ExxonMobil, an estimated $450M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Chevron worth $331M.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2024 buy was Chevron: 2,097,623 shares worth $331M.
- Jim Simons added most to Walmart Inc in Q1 2024, an estimated $218M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2024 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $724M.
- Jim Simons fully exited ExxonMobil in Q1 2024, selling an estimated $450M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $63.6B portfolio in Q1 2024.
- Jim Simons opened 562 new positions and closed 582 in Q1 2024.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 1.5% quarter-over-quarter to $63.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2024, filed 13 May 2024.