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
|
+$729M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$309M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$294M |
| 4 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$242M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$778M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
GE Aerospace
GE
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$344M |
| 5 |
Becton Dickinson
BDX
|
+$343M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.65% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.45% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.36% |
| 4 | Financials | 11.34% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.9% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HLG
2301
DELISTED
Hailiang Education Group Inc. American Depositary Shares
HLG
| $2.11M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,000
| New | +$1.57M |
|
|
VSLR
2302
DELISTED
VIVINT SOLAR, INC.
VSLR
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
576,230
+213,100
| +59% | +$737K |
|
|
KL
2303
DELISTED
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd Ordinary
KL
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
135,600
-5,400
| -4% | -$83.2K |
|
|
TNAV
2304
DELISTED
Telenav Inc.
TNAV
| $2.1M | ﹤0.01% |
388,600
-40,800
| -10% | -$228K |
|
|
FNBG
2305
DELISTED
FNB Bancorp Common Stock
FNBG
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
56,800
+32,024
| +129% | +$1.18M |
|
2306
Lineage Cell Therapeutics
LCTX
$268M
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
887,425
-481,660
| -35% | -$1.13M |
|
2307
First Bank
FRBA
$469M
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
144,900
-1,700
| -1% | -$23.9K |
|
|
SYNC
2308
DELISTED
Synacor, Inc.
SYNC
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
1,303,600
+55,300
| +4% | +$112K |
|
2309
Schneider National
SNDR
$6.32B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+80,000
| New | +$2.2M |
|
|
PCSB
2310
DELISTED
PCSB Financial Corporation
PCSB
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
99,400
+53,600
| +117% | +$1.07M |
|
2311
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.83B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
+191,200
| New | +$2.04M |
|
2312
Grupo SIMEC
SIM
$4.68B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
226,800
+1,600
| +0.7% | +$15.8K |
|
2313
Invesco Preferred ETF
PGX
$3.77B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
141,300
-26,800
| -16% | -$391K |
|
2314
Beasley Broadcasting Group
BBGI
$42M
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
9,105
+305
| +3% | +$71.7K |
|
2315
Savara
SVRA
$1.09B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
223,683
+186,200
| +497% | +$2.19M |
|
|
VWTR
2316
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
| $2.04M | ﹤0.01% |
177,900
-137,338
| -44% | -$1.69M |
|
|
NSM
2317
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
| $2.03M | ﹤0.01% |
112,800
-18,000
| -14% | -$323K |
|
2318
LSI Industries
LYTS
$915M
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
249,030
-14,470
| -5% | -$113K |
|
|
HEES
2319
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
52,400
+7,000
| +15% | +$275K |
|
|
RSYS
2320
DELISTED
Radisys Corp
RSYS
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
3,146,799
+52,700
| +2% | +$47.2K |
|
2321
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
| $2.02M | ﹤0.01% |
+18,800
| New | +$2.02M |
|
|
ORM
2322
DELISTED
Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc.
ORM
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
137,700
+17,000
| +14% | +$245K |
|
|
PDS
2323
Precision Drilling
PDS
$1.08B
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
36,203
-64,272
| -64% | -$4.23M |
|
2324
Network-1 Technologies
NTIP
$35.7M
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
756,600
-49,862
| -6% | -$129K |
|
2325
Perion Network
PERI
$385M
| $2M | ﹤0.01% |
834,067
+54,100
| +7% | +$157K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, Jim Simons held 3,782 positions worth $91.4B, up 0.81% from $90.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons's Q1 2018 filing shows 474 new, 1,645 increased, 1,192 reduced and 438 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $778M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2018 buy was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M.
- Jim Simons added most to Booking.com in Q1 2018, an estimated $309M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $778M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Marathon Petroleum in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $132M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $91.4B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- Jim Simons opened 474 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2018.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 0.81% quarter-over-quarter to $91.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 14 May 2018.