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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$693M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$446M |
| 3 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$306M |
| 4 |
Evergy
EVRG
|
+$288M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$265M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$596M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$519M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$518M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$268M |
| 5 |
UnitedHealth
UNH
|
+$246M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 17.51% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.39% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.76% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.46% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 8.01% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SAND
2401
DELISTED
Sandstorm Gold
SAND
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
345,200
+125,000
| +57% | +$576K |
|
2402
FRP Holdings
FRPH
$428M
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
47,800
+35,800
| +298% | +$1.05M |
|
2403
Hallador Energy
HNRG
$726M
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
216,800
+15,000
| +7% | +$106K |
|
|
PPIH
2404
Perma-Pipe International
PPIH
$217M
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
165,600
+13,401
| +9% | +$125K |
|
|
TRCB
2405
DELISTED
Two River Bancorp
TRCB
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
80,902
+41,645
| +106% | +$738K |
|
|
ALR
2406
DELISTED
AlerisLife Inc
ALR
| $1.54M | ﹤0.01% |
102,879
+7,327
| +8% | +$95.3K |
|
2407
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
BLV
$5.73B
| $1.54M | ﹤0.01% |
17,400
+14,100
| +427% | +$1.25M |
|
2408
Pluri
PLUR
$17.9M
| $1.53M | ﹤0.01% |
15,731
-1,230
| -7% | -$129K |
|
|
LEJU
2409
DELISTED
Leju Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing ten (10) Ordinary Shares
LEJU
| $1.53M | ﹤0.01% |
105,170
+17,170
| +20% | +$218K |
|
2410
Franklin Covey
FC
$225M
| $1.53M | ﹤0.01% |
62,400
-42,300
| -40% | -$1.14M |
|
|
XRN
2411
Chiron Real Estate Inc
XRN
$485M
| $1.53M | ﹤0.01% |
34,580
+3,040
| +10% | +$127K |
|
2412
Kimco Realty
KIM
$16.3B
| $1.53M | ﹤0.01% |
89,800
+20,400
| +29% | +$308K |
|
2413
Invesco Preferred ETF
PGX
$3.77B
| $1.52M | ﹤0.01% |
104,400
-36,900
| -26% | -$534K |
|
2414
RLI Corp
RLI
$5.83B
| $1.51M | ﹤0.01% |
45,758
-96,842
| -68% | -$3.18M |
|
|
GNTY
2415
DELISTED
Guaranty Bancshares
GNTY
| $1.51M | ﹤0.01% |
50,490
+16,610
| +49% | +$502K |
|
2416
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.79B
| $1.51M | ﹤0.01% |
46,500
-4,800
| -9% | -$174K |
|
2417
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$1.9B
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
9,400
+8,313
| +765% | +$1.37M |
|
|
QUMU
2418
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
683,200
+7,000
| +1% | +$14.5K |
|
|
EBTC
2419
DELISTED
Enterprise Bancorp
EBTC
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
37,151
+9,751
| +36% | +$372K |
|
2420
Lantronix
LTRX
$275M
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
527,366
+12,200
| +2% | +$31.5K |
|
2421
Northern Technologies International Corp
NTIC
$76.2M
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
83,400
+22,000
| +36% | +$332K |
|
|
MGI
2422
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
222,852
-179,235
| -45% | -$1.35M |
|
2423
ProShares Ultra QQQ
QLD
$14.4B
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
+137,608
| New | +$1.43M |
|
2424
TAT Technologies
TATT
$520M
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
191,800
-6,000
| -3% | -$49.9K |
|
|
CDTX
2425
DELISTED
Cidara Therapeutics
CDTX
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
14,265
+1,180
| +9% | +$111K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Jim Simons held 3,750 positions worth $91.7B, up 0.34% from $91.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons withdrew a net $3.9B in Q2 2018, closing 524 positions and reducing 1,111 holdings. Its most notable exit was Booking.com, an estimated $519M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Apple worth $707M.
- Jim Simons's largest Q2 2018 buy was Apple: 15,275,332 shares worth $707M.
- Jim Simons added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q2 2018, an estimated $306M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Home Depot, cutting an estimated $596M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $519M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $91.7B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Jim Simons opened 412 new positions and closed 524 in Q2 2018.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $91.7B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 13 Aug 2018.