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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GDEN
2226
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
167,300
-44,200
| -21% | -$774K |
|
|
GG
2227
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
207,000
-316,692
| -60% | -$3.4M |
|
2228
Schwab US TIPS ETF
SCHP
$16.2B
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
+86,000
| New | +$2.32M |
|
|
FFG
2229
DELISTED
FBL Financial Group
FFG
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
37,700
+23,100
| +158% | +$1.58M |
|
2230
Home BancShares
HOMB
$6.27B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
133,700
+57,000
| +74% | +$1.06M |
|
|
SPRT
2231
DELISTED
support.com, Inc.
SPRT
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
1,038,597
+1,235
| +0.1% | +$2.95K |
|
2232
Griffon
GFF
$4.8B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
126,700
-18,700
| -13% | -$300K |
|
|
SLCA
2233
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
+134,700
| New | +$1.93M |
|
2234
V2X
VVX
$2.55B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
87,900
+7,700
| +10% | +$199K |
|
|
CWBC
2235
Community West Bancshares
CWBC
$706M
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
119,381
+25,281
| +27% | +$495K |
|
2236
Aegon
AEG
$13.9B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
567,224
-980,088
| -63% | -$4.28M |
|
|
ABTX
2237
DELISTED
Allegiance Bancshares
ABTX
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
69,040
+32,100
| +87% | +$1.16M |
|
2238
J. Jill
JILL
$283M
| $2.32M | ﹤0.01% |
84,560
+48,401
| +134% | +$1.24M |
|
2239
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$26.1B
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
25,720
-23,100
| -47% | -$2M |
|
2240
iShares California Muni Bond ETF
CMF
$4.63B
| $2.31M | ﹤0.01% |
38,800
+16,880
| +77% | +$991K |
|
2241
Coffee Holding Co
JVA
$20.2M
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
423,593
+177,943
| +72% | +$1.03M |
|
2242
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$3.78B
| $2.29M | ﹤0.01% |
33,000
-50,200
| -60% | -$3.5M |
|
2243
Alico
ALCO
$304M
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
83,591
-906
| -1% | -$26.8K |
|
|
RDGT
2244
Ridgetech Inc
RDGT
$3.19M
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
24
+6
| +33% | +$503K |
|
2245
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
CPIX
$118M
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
390,777
+9,403
| +2% | +$54.5K |
|
2246
Northern Trust
NTRS
$34.8B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
25,098
-362,400
| -94% | -$32.7M |
|
2247
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$11.3B
| $2.27M | ﹤0.01% |
87,970
+5,970
| +7% | +$151K |
|
2248
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.82B
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
56,700
+11,500
| +25% | +$460K |
|
|
BBU
2249
DELISTED
Brookfield Business Partners
BBU
| $2.24M | ﹤0.01% |
88,110
-81,946
| -48% | -$1.83M |
|
2250
iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA
$559M
| $2.23M | ﹤0.01% |
42,600
+30,050
| +239% | +$1.61M |
|
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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.