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 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$427M |
| 2 |
Roku
ROKU
|
+$393M |
| 3 |
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
|
+$345M |
| 4 |
AT&T
T
|
+$317M |
| 5 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$293M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$1.41B |
| 2 |
Pinduoduo
PDD
|
+$755M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$716M |
| 4 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$558M |
| 5 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$491M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.86% |
| 2 | Technology | 17.76% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 11.48% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.7% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.19% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2151
MVB Financial
MVBF
$398M
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
66,100
-31,600
| -32% | -$885K |
|
|
APEN
2152
DELISTED
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.
APEN
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
405,000
+181,200
| +81% | +$896K |
|
2153
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$748M
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+48,060
| New | +$2.08M |
|
2154
Lands' End
LE
$384M
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+89,630
| New | +$2.63M |
|
2155
Miller Industries
MLR
$645M
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
48,100
-41,800
| -46% | -$1.75M |
|
2156
Aramark
ARMK
$16.4B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+81,438
| New | +$2.23M |
|
|
VIVS
2157
VivoSim Labs
VIVS
$1.13M
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
19,166
-12,613
| -40% | -$1.97M |
|
2158
Greif Class B
GEF.B
$4.2B
| $2.22M | ﹤0.01% |
38,710
-7,700
| -17% | -$404K |
|
2159
Global Indemnity Group
GBLI
$395M
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
74,734
-9,400
| -11% | -$269K |
|
2160
Electromed
ELMD
$341M
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
209,837
-26,767
| -11% | -$290K |
|
2161
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
FLRN
$2.97B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+72,200
| New | +$2.21M |
|
|
JOBS
2162
DELISTED
51job Inc
JOBS
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
35,300
+13,810
| +64% | +$922K |
|
2163
Build-A-Bear
BBW
$481M
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
320,079
+11,900
| +4% | +$73.1K |
|
2164
Broadwind
BWEN
$127M
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
334,758
-268,266
| -44% | -$2.16M |
|
|
SPYM
2165
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF
SPYM
$169B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
+47,400
| New | +$2.15M |
|
2166
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$2.31B
| $2.21M | ﹤0.01% |
152,593
-219,611
| -59% | -$3.09M |
|
|
EPIX
2167
DELISTED
ESSA Pharma
EPIX
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
75,500
+12,697
| +20% | +$295K |
|
2168
Coffee Holding Co
JVA
$20.2M
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
441,938
-37,201
| -8% | -$184K |
|
2169
Xtant Medical Holdings
XTNT
$42.8M
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
921,771
+294,081
| +47% | +$628K |
|
|
TRST
2170
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$977M
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
58,896
-45,712
| -44% | -$1.61M |
|
2171
Peoples Financial Services
PFIS
$714M
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
51,317
+2,736
| +6% | +$113K |
|
2172
Radiant Logistics
RLGT
$408M
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
311,900
+7,000
| +2% | +$46.3K |
|
2173
Hallador Energy
HNRG
$762M
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
1,154,955
+10,697
| +0.9% | +$18.2K |
|
2174
Alerian MLP ETF
AMLP
$13.2B
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
70,800
+37,900
| +115% | +$1.11M |
|
2175
Bruker
BRKR
$8.79B
| $2.15M | ﹤0.01% |
+33,510
| New | +$2.01M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2021, Jim Simons held 3,937 positions worth $80.4B, down 13% from $92.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons withdrew a net $16B in Q1 2021, closing 676 positions and reducing 1,579 holdings. Its most notable exit was Micron Technology, an estimated $252M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.
Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Paramount Global Class B worth $255M.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2021 buy was Paramount Global Class B: 5,644,997 shares worth $255M.
- Jim Simons added most to Tesla in Q1 2021, an estimated $427M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Baidu, cutting an estimated $1.41B.
- Jim Simons fully exited Micron Technology in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $252M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $80.4B portfolio in Q1 2021.
- Jim Simons opened 591 new positions and closed 676 in Q1 2021.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $80.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 13 May 2021.