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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$405M |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$314M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$229M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$224M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$207M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$342M |
| 2 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$210M |
| 3 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$174M |
| 4 |
GSK
GSK
|
+$156M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$149M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.05% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.94% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.2% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.96% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2276
Sypris Solutions
SYPR
$50.6M
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
483,900
+8,200
| +2% | +$20.2K |
|
2277
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.31B
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
+37,400
| New | +$964K |
|
|
KTEC
2278
DELISTED
Key Technology Inc
KTEC
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
83,600
+600
| +0.7% | +$7.62K |
|
|
ACTA
2279
DELISTED
Actua Corp
ACTA
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
+68,450
| New | +$1.1M |
|
|
WILN
2280
DELISTED
Wi-LAN Inc.
WILN
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
428,833
+168,333
| +65% | +$463K |
|
|
SBSA
2281
DELISTED
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc.
SBSA
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
262,220
+2,500
| +1% | +$8.18K |
|
2282
Financial Institutions
FISI
$824M
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
46,051
+13,251
| +40% | +$306K |
|
|
VLRS
2283
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion
VLRS
$938M
| $1.06M | ﹤0.01% |
+94,800
| New | +$943K |
|
2284
Data I/O
DAIO
$31.8M
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
284,700
+12,100
| +4% | +$39.9K |
|
|
SNBC
2285
DELISTED
Sun Bancorp Inc
SNBC
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
55,700
+12,200
| +28% | +$226K |
|
|
HGG
2286
DELISTED
hhgregg Inc.
HGG
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
171,500
+116,600
| +212% | +$712K |
|
2287
Nomura Holdings
NMR
$29.3B
| $1.05M | ﹤0.01% |
178,430
-33,166
| -16% | -$190K |
|
2288
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.92B
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
53,250
+10,050
| +23% | +$193K |
|
2289
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$17B
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
231,100
+167,200
| +262% | +$681K |
|
2290
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.39B
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
79,600
-98,000
| -55% | -$1.33M |
|
2291
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$2.18B
| $1.04M | ﹤0.01% |
115,300
+63,700
| +123% | +$548K |
|
|
CFNL
2292
DELISTED
Cardinal Financial Corp
CFNL
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
51,800
+33,900
| +189% | +$649K |
|
|
FRBK
2293
DELISTED
Republic First Bancorp Inc
FRBK
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
283,300
+13,897
| +5% | +$48.9K |
|
|
TGA
2294
DELISTED
Transglobe Energy Corp
TGA
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
290,400
+111,800
| +63% | +$349K |
|
|
ITCI
2295
DELISTED
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
ITCI
| $1.03M | ﹤0.01% |
+43,000
| New | +$963K |
|
2296
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.2B
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
53,250
-394,200
| -88% | -$6.76M |
|
2297
Compugen
CGEN
$229M
| $1.02M | ﹤0.01% |
144,500
+36,360
| +34% | +$297K |
|
|
CAW
2298
DELISTED
CCA Industries, Inc.
CAW
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
318,200
+900
| +0.3% | +$3.05K |
|
|
MNI
2299
DELISTED
The McClatchy Company Class A Common Stock
MNI
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
55,111
+7,190
| +15% | +$176K |
|
2300
Safe Bulkers
SB
$778M
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
282,302
-57,008
| -17% | -$206K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Jim Simons held 3,575 positions worth $47B, up 13% from $41.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $4.23B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 633 new positions and adding to 1,637 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $342M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2015 buy was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
- Jim Simons added most to Gilead Sciences in Q1 2015, an estimated $314M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $342M.
- Jim Simons fully exited SAFEWAY INC in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $210M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $47B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Jim Simons opened 633 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2015.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $47B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 May 2015.