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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2401
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.61B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
107,778
+13,378
| +14% | +$202K |
|
2402
Seneca Foods Class A
SENEA
$1.31B
| $1.69M | ﹤0.01% |
68,600
+13,000
| +23% | +$369K |
|
2403
Cameco
CCJ
$42.6B
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
142,800
-217,200
| -60% | -$2.61M |
|
2404
Caleres
CAL
$461M
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
+68,150
| New | +$1.95M |
|
2405
Network-1 Technologies
NTIP
$35.2M
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
647,106
+3,706
| +0.6% | +$9.35K |
|
2406
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$5.71B
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
60,853
-84,000
| -58% | -$2.29M |
|
|
SMED
2407
DELISTED
Sharps Compliance Corp
SMED
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
459,143
+9,243
| +2% | +$33.6K |
|
2408
Chubb
CB
$133B
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
11,983
-31,800
| -73% | -$4.23M |
|
|
INFI
2409
DELISTED
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
INFI
| $1.68M | ﹤0.01% |
891,200
+69,300
| +8% | +$101K |
|
2410
The Joint Corp
JYNT
$119M
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
106,171
-3,200
| -3% | -$33.9K |
|
|
QUMU
2411
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
| $1.67M | ﹤0.01% |
681,181
+3,529
| +0.5% | +$8.09K |
|
2412
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
SNDX
$1.7B
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
314,600
+85,500
| +37% | +$488K |
|
|
FLY
2413
DELISTED
Fly Leasing Limited
FLY
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
119,300
+38,700
| +48% | +$457K |
|
|
CASM
2414
DELISTED
CAS Medical Systems, Inc.
CASM
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
679,077
+30,300
| +5% | +$65.2K |
|
2415
MediWound
MDWD
$174M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
46,957
+14,580
| +45% | +$491K |
|
2416
LSI Industries
LYTS
$912M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
624,854
+65,424
| +12% | +$210K |
|
2417
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
SCZ
$13.6B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+28,600
| New | +$1.6M |
|
|
JCTC
2418
Jewett-Cameron Trading
JCTC
$10.2M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
191,400
-2,000
| -1% | -$15K |
|
2419
Fuel Tech
FTEK
$45.3M
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
977,246
+132,609
| +16% | +$174K |
|
2420
AudioCodes
AUDC
$253M
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
117,573
-251,627
| -68% | -$3.31M |
|
2421
Cerus
CERS
$572M
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
+261,200
| New | +$1.59M |
|
|
AYR
2422
DELISTED
Aircastle Ltd
AYR
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
+80,100
| New | +$1.6M |
|
2423
Ark Restaurants
ARKR
$20.2M
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
83,020
+920
| +1% | +$17.7K |
|
|
FFWM
2424
DELISTED
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
119,065
-44,600
| -27% | -$644K |
|
2425
Maui Land & Pineapple Co
MLP
$310M
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
141,100
+1,292
| +0.9% | +$14.5K |
|
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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.