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
|
+$814M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$448M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$394M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$368M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$288M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$616M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$406M |
| 3 |
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$394M |
| 5 |
AT&T
T
|
+$389M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 19.96% |
| 2 | Technology | 19.63% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 10.59% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.5% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 8.32% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2376
Navient
NAVI
$867M
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
86,800
-489,300
| -85% | -$8.4M |
|
2377
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
FXO
$1.15B
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
38,400
+8,700
| +29% | +$384K |
|
2378
Goldgroup Mining Inc.
GORO
$211M
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
+649,861
| New | +$1.8M |
|
2379
AMCON Distributing
DIT
$66.4M
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
16,410
-60
| -0.4% | -$5.38K |
|
|
ATSG
2380
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group
ATSG
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
+72,100
| New | +$1.87M |
|
|
HNP
2381
DELISTED
Huaneng Power Intl, Inc.
HNP
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
105,500
+400
| +0.4% | +$5.86K |
|
|
PVBC
2382
DELISTED
Provident Bancorp
PVBC
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
101,780
-10,751
| -10% | -$173K |
|
|
ARAV
2383
DELISTED
Aravive, Inc. Common Stock
ARAV
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
277,429
+63,400
| +30% | +$335K |
|
|
GDP
2384
DELISTED
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation Common Stock
GDP
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
111,100
-59,261
| -35% | -$665K |
|
|
COE
2385
51Talk Online Education Group
COE
$124M
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
52,775
-4,650
| -8% | -$288K |
|
|
PPIH
2386
Perma-Pipe International
PPIH
$216M
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
247,693
-9,000
| -4% | -$59.5K |
|
2387
Xtant Medical Holdings
XTNT
$43.8M
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
1,012,000
+90,229
| +10% | +$160K |
|
2388
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.65B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
19,900
-14,900
| -43% | -$1.24M |
|
|
EGLX
2389
DELISTED
Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. Common Stock
EGLX
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+276,100
| New | +$1.88M |
|
2390
EuroDry
EDRY
$112M
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
67,100
+17,400
| +35% | +$314K |
|
|
RDUS
2391
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
89,500
-136,889
| -60% | -$2.72M |
|
|
NGMS
2392
DELISTED
NeoGames S.A. Ordinary Shares
NGMS
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,500
| New | +$1.38M |
|
2393
iShares MBS ETF
MBB
$39.2B
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
+15,014
| New | +$1.63M |
|
2394
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$927M
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
69,075
+53,700
| +349% | +$1.16M |
|
2395
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.3B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
65,085
-306,200
| -82% | -$7.69M |
|
2396
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp
MCB
$1.17B
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
26,900
+3,100
| +13% | +$189K |
|
|
ARGO
2397
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
31,265
+4,000
| +15% | +$215K |
|
2398
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.77B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
+41,660
| New | +$1.68M |
|
|
EFC
2399
Ellington Financial
EFC
$1.76B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
84,282
+1,982
| +2% | +$36.6K |
|
2400
Voyager Therapeutics
VYGR
$198M
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
390,390
-35,011
| -8% | -$159K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, Jim Simons held 3,960 positions worth $80.1B, down 0.34% from $80.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons withdrew a net $5.63B in Q2 2021, closing 551 positions and reducing 1,699 holdings. Its most notable exit was AT&T, an estimated $389M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.
Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Caterpillar worth $227M.
- Jim Simons's largest Q2 2021 buy was Caterpillar: 1,042,778 shares worth $227M.
- Jim Simons added most to Amazon in Q2 2021, an estimated $814M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Baidu, cutting an estimated $616M.
- Jim Simons fully exited AT&T in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $389M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $80.1B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- Jim Simons opened 701 new positions and closed 551 in Q2 2021.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $80.1B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 13 Aug 2021.