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 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$412M |
| 2 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$294M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$244M |
| 4 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$207M |
| 5 |
Pinduoduo
PDD
|
+$180M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$510M |
| 2 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$419M |
| 3 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$286M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$255M |
| 5 |
NVO
Novo Nordisk
NVO
|
+$215M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 19.64% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 18.28% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.73% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.65% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.84% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2401
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.12B
| $864K | ﹤0.01% |
26,500
-25,700
| -49% | -$899K |
|
2402
Lightpath Technologies
LPTH
$973M
| $863K | ﹤0.01% |
684,900
-100
| -0% | -$136 |
|
2403
Oak Valley Bancorp
OVLY
$289M
| $862K | ﹤0.01% |
34,516
-5,357
| -13% | -$128K |
|
2404
Arteris
AIP
$1.39B
| $861K | ﹤0.01% |
114,700
+6,600
| +6% | +$50.2K |
|
2405
Fulgent Genetics
FLGT
$512M
| $861K | ﹤0.01% |
43,900
-1,600
| -4% | -$33.4K |
|
2406
Similarweb
SMWB
$768M
| $859K | ﹤0.01% |
110,600
+4,599
| +4% | +$35.8K |
|
2407
BioAtla
BCAB
$5.33M
| $857K | ﹤0.01% |
12,510
-7,416
| -37% | -$882K |
|
|
OBDE
2408
DELISTED
Blue Owl Capital Corporation III
OBDE
| $856K | ﹤0.01% |
+57,200
| New | +$884K |
|
2409
PCB Bancorp
PCB
$403M
| $853K | ﹤0.01% |
52,401
+10,200
| +24% | +$156K |
|
2410
Lesaka Technologies
LSAK
$409M
| $852K | ﹤0.01% |
182,100
+14,700
| +9% | +$66.2K |
|
2411
USCB Financial Holdings
USCB
$419M
| $852K | ﹤0.01% |
66,401
+31,190
| +89% | +$363K |
|
2412
Backblaze
BLZE
$1.19B
| $851K | ﹤0.01% |
138,221
-57,395
| -29% | -$448K |
|
|
SVA
2413
DELISTED
Sinovac Biotech, Ltd
SVA
| $849K | ﹤0.01% |
1,312,520
| – | – |
|
|
MTTR
2414
DELISTED
Matterport, Inc. Class A Common Stock
MTTR
| $848K | ﹤0.01% |
189,811
+53,300
| +39% | +$202K |
|
2415
Vinci Compass Investments Ltd
VINP
$625M
| $848K | ﹤0.01% |
77,832
-36,233
| -32% | -$391K |
|
2416
Seer Inc
SEER
$117M
| $845K | ﹤0.01% |
502,700
-439,300
| -47% | -$820K |
|
2417
Celcuity
CELC
$4.57B
| $844K | ﹤0.01% |
51,556
-23,300
| -31% | -$390K |
|
2418
Weyco Group
WEYS
$430M
| $841K | ﹤0.01% |
27,726
+1,300
| +5% | +$38.5K |
|
|
AC
2419
DELISTED
Associated Capital Group
AC
| $840K | ﹤0.01% |
24,700
+800
| +3% | +$26.6K |
|
2420
iShares Core Moderate Allocation ETF
AOM
$1.78B
| $839K | ﹤0.01% |
19,500
-3,600
| -16% | -$152K |
|
|
INZY
2421
DELISTED
Inozyme Pharma
INZY
| $838K | ﹤0.01% |
187,839
+14,139
| +8% | +$68.6K |
|
2422
Barnwell Industries
BRN
$14.1M
| $836K | ﹤0.01% |
355,534
+6,612
| +2% | +$17.7K |
|
2423
Weibo
WB
$1.87B
| $834K | ﹤0.01% |
108,600
-287,552
| -73% | -$2.5M |
|
2424
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
VT
$81.8B
| $833K | ﹤0.01% |
7,400
-2,500
| -25% | -$276K |
|
|
SAFE
2425
Safehold
SAFE
$1.09B
| $832K | ﹤0.01% |
43,119
+16,557
| +62% | +$318K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q2 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2024, Jim Simons held 4,123 positions worth $59B, down 7.3% from $63.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons withdrew a net $4.49B in Q2 2024, closing 674 positions and reducing 1,503 holdings. Its most notable exit was Bank of America, an estimated $142M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Broadcom worth $472M.
- Jim Simons's largest Q2 2024 buy was Broadcom: 2,941,150 shares worth $472M.
- Jim Simons added most to Apple in Q2 2024, an estimated $244M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2024 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $510M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Bank of America in Q2 2024, selling an estimated $142M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $59B portfolio in Q2 2024.
- Jim Simons opened 463 new positions and closed 674 in Q2 2024.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $59B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2024, filed 9 Aug 2024.