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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HUSN
2276
DELISTED
Hudson Capital Inc. Ordinary Shares
HUSN
| $2.13M | ﹤0.01% |
254,274
+109,550
| +76% | +$451K |
|
2277
Inuvo
INUV
$14.2M
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
171,319
+7,980
| +5% | +$100K |
|
2278
Lantronix
LTRX
$272M
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
702,764
+45,005
| +7% | +$130K |
|
|
FL
2279
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
35,000
-608,500
| -95% | -$35.4M |
|
2280
Global Water Resources
GWRS
$256M
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
216,125
+7,000
| +3% | +$67.4K |
|
|
WPRT
2281
Westport Fuel Systems
WPRT
$32.7M
| $2.12M | ﹤0.01% |
136,642
+10,149
| +8% | +$149K |
|
|
UWN
2282
DELISTED
Nevada Gold & Casinos, Ltd.
UWN
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
848,878
+65,878
| +8% | +$163K |
|
2283
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$20.7B
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
56,719
-42,727
| -43% | -$1.53M |
|
2284
Inovio Pharmaceuticals
INO
$93M
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
47,023
+19,083
| +68% | +$962K |
|
2285
Lincoln Educational Services
LINC
$955M
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
678,546
+9,171
| +1% | +$27.8K |
|
2286
Resources Connection
RGP
$145M
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
126,842
-53,000
| -29% | -$885K |
|
|
NBRV
2287
DELISTED
Nabriva Therapeutics plc Ordinary Shares Ireland
NBRV
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
3,423
+1,302
| +61% | +$710K |
|
2288
Greif
GEF
$5.03B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
50,600
+13,500
| +36% | +$539K |
|
|
GCI
2289
DELISTED
Gannett Co., Inc
GCI
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+197,600
| New | +$2.14M |
|
|
LDL
2290
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
88,200
-84,500
| -49% | -$2.14M |
|
|
LN
2291
DELISTED
LINE Corporation
LN
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
58,700
+17,500
| +42% | +$630K |
|
|
ACR
2292
ACRES Commercial Realty
ACR
$101M
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
64,629
+8,314
| +15% | +$264K |
|
2293
Identive
INVE
$64.1M
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
408,532
-10,788
| -3% | -$56.2K |
|
|
GRUB
2294
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
+14,800
| New | +$2.29M |
|
2295
StoneX
SNEX
$8.05B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
268,449
-68,329
| -20% | -$539K |
|
2296
Ohio Valley Banc Corp
OVBC
$218M
| $2.05M | ﹤0.01% |
56,666
-4,034
| -7% | -$148K |
|
2297
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$68B
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
10,700
-22,605
| -68% | -$3.89M |
|
|
BDSI
2298
DELISTED
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
BDSI
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
+384,000
| New | +$1.75M |
|
2299
BGSF Inc
BGSF
$59.2M
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
93,000
-17,679
| -16% | -$425K |
|
2300
Escalade
ESCA
$287M
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
181,660
-740
| -0.4% | -$8.74K |
|
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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.