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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VRTV
2301
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+22,900
| New | +$1.14M |
|
|
STV
2302
DELISTED
China Digital Tv Hldgs Co Ltd
STV
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
309,609
-771,783
| -71% | -$2.29M |
|
2303
National CineMedia
NCMI
$246M
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+6,680
| New | +$996K |
|
|
PHLT
2304
DELISTED
Performant Healthcare Inc
PHLT
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
296,583
+96,783
| +48% | +$491K |
|
|
ITIC
2305
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$527M
| $1.01M | ﹤0.01% |
13,600
+1,300
| +11% | +$94.1K |
|
2306
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.56B
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
+23,600
| New | +$932K |
|
|
SSE
2307
DELISTED
SEVENTY SEVEN ENERGY INC COM
SSE
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
+241,500
| New | +$1.07M |
|
2308
Travelzoo
TZOO
$74.9M
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
103,800
+38,500
| +59% | +$382K |
|
|
CASC
2309
DELISTED
Cascadian Therapeutics, Inc.
CASC
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
+102,363
| New | +$1M |
|
|
MVNR
2310
DELISTED
MAVENIR SYS INC COM STK (DE)
MVNR
| $1M | ﹤0.01% |
+56,400
| New | +$847K |
|
2311
Prudential
PUK
$34.4B
| $998K | ﹤0.01% |
20,620
-24,125
| -54% | -$1.15M |
|
2312
RTX Corp
RTX
$297B
| $996K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,507
| New | +$1.01M |
|
|
VSR
2313
DELISTED
Versar, Inc.
VSR
| $990K | ﹤0.01% |
316,400
-6,800
| -2% | -$21.8K |
|
|
NXTM
2314
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
| $989K | ﹤0.01% |
57,190
-69,800
| -55% | -$1.23M |
|
2315
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.64B
| $985K | ﹤0.01% |
42,900
+4,350
| +11% | +$94.9K |
|
|
PFNX
2316
DELISTED
Pfenex Inc.
PFNX
| $980K | ﹤0.01% |
+61,500
| New | +$678K |
|
|
LTRE
2317
DELISTED
LEARNING TREE INTL INC
LTRE
| $980K | ﹤0.01% |
634,500
+1,800
| +0.3% | +$3.12K |
|
|
SHI
2318
DELISTED
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
SHI
| $978K | ﹤0.01% |
26,200
+2,700
| +11% | +$84.3K |
|
|
TAHO
2319
DELISTED
Tahoe Resources Inc
TAHO
| $975K | ﹤0.01% |
89,000
+48,000
| +117% | +$638K |
|
2320
Celanese
CE
$4.79B
| $972K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,400
| New | +$985K |
|
2321
Natural Alternatives International
NAII
$13.6M
| $972K | ﹤0.01% |
177,400
+2,200
| +1% | +$11.8K |
|
|
BMCH
2322
DELISTED
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
| $972K | ﹤0.01% |
+53,800
| New | +$868K |
|
|
ATE
2323
DELISTED
Advantest Corp
ATE
| $971K | ﹤0.01% |
76,800
+11,200
| +17% | +$141K |
|
2324
Agilysys
AGYS
$3.06B
| $970K | ﹤0.01% |
98,600
+7,700
| +8% | +$80K |
|
2325
James Hardie Industries
JHX
$18B
| $966K | ﹤0.01% |
83,500
+12,000
| +17% | +$132K |
|
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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.