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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OTIC
2401
DELISTED
Otonomy, Inc.
OTIC
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
723,026
+24,161
| +3% | +$55.8K |
|
2402
State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
FEZ
$4.56B
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
34,400
-21,200
| -38% | -$1.01M |
|
2403
NextCure
NXTC
$37.9M
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
+16,692
| New | +$1.71M |
|
2404
Pluri
PLUR
$17.9M
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
50,715
+9,377
| +23% | +$311K |
|
2405
The ONE Group
STKS
$56.8M
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
145,474
-22,922
| -14% | -$232K |
|
|
HALL
2406
DELISTED
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.
HALL
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
36,030
-16,890
| -32% | -$704K |
|
|
GTH
2407
DELISTED
Genetron Holdings Limited ADS
GTH
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+26,533
| New | +$1.64M |
|
|
NVEE
2408
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
67,200
+13,620
| +25% | +$310K |
|
2409
State Street SPDR ICE Preferred Securities ETF
PSK
$685M
| $1.59M | ﹤0.01% |
+35,885
| New | +$1.57M |
|
|
AIOS
2410
AIOS Tech
AIOS
$39.4M
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
740
-137
| -16% | -$362K |
|
|
SGFY
2411
DELISTED
Signify Health, Inc.
SGFY
| $1.58M | ﹤0.01% |
+51,940
| New | +$1.43M |
|
2412
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$377M
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
206,900
-400,436
| -66% | -$3.06M |
|
|
MPX
2413
DELISTED
Marine Products Corp
MPX
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
101,902
-27,700
| -21% | -$460K |
|
2414
MDU Resources
MDU
$4.27B
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
+131,889
| New | +$1.65M |
|
|
JCTC
2415
Jewett-Cameron Trading
JCTC
$10.2M
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
160,328
-7,300
| -4% | -$73.2K |
|
2416
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.59B
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
+19,300
| New | +$1.55M |
|
2417
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$16.2M
| $1.57M | ﹤0.01% |
7,518
+4,527
| +151% | +$969K |
|
2418
Peoples Financial Services
PFIS
$717M
| $1.56M | ﹤0.01% |
36,681
-14,636
| -29% | -$629K |
|
2419
Cohu
COHU
$2.76B
| $1.56M | ﹤0.01% |
42,324
-771,124
| -95% | -$30.6M |
|
2420
AeroVironment
AVAV
$9.59B
| $1.56M | ﹤0.01% |
+15,536
| New | +$1.71M |
|
2421
CNA Financial
CNA
$13.8B
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
34,193
+5,494
| +19% | +$258K |
|
2422
Transocean
RIG
$6.39B
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
343,239
-5,759,589
| -94% | -$21.9M |
|
2423
Manitowoc
MTW
$753M
| $1.55M | ﹤0.01% |
63,249
-280,856
| -82% | -$6.69M |
|
|
AGFS
2424
DELISTED
AgroFresh Solutions Inc
AGFS
| $1.54M | ﹤0.01% |
742,824
-2,787
| -0.4% | -$6K |
|
|
AC
2425
DELISTED
Associated Capital Group
AC
| $1.54M | ﹤0.01% |
39,600
+3,025
| +8% | +$110K |
|
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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.