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Jim Simons

Jim Simons Renaissance Technologies

AUM $73.4B Turnover 30.34%
1-Year Est. Return 32.8%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+8.19%
1 Year Est. Return
+32.8%
3 Year Est. Return
+177.41%
5 Year Est. Return
+184.82%
10 Year Est. Return
+833.33%
AUM
$73.1B
AUM Growth
+$2.4B
Cap. Flow
-$1.43B
Cap. Flow %
-1.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.25%
Holding
4,601
New
626
Increased
1,390
Reduced
2,017
Closed
521
Avg Time Held
2.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.7 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$839M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$810M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$644M
4
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$546M
5
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$389M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$891M
2
HD icon
Home Depot
HD
+$441M
3
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$335M
4
NVO icon
Novo Nordisk
NVO
+$317M
5
ASML icon
ASML
ASML
+$315M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.84%
2 Technology 15.56%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.87%
4 Consumer Staples 10.09%
5 Financials 9.85%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
NVO icon
1
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$184B
$1.71B 2.33%
25,208,576
-5,409,166
-18% -$317M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
AMZN icon
2
Amazon
AMZN
$2.88T
$953M 1.3%
11,347,000
+8,196,300
+260% +$810M
2022 Q3
1 quarter
AAPL icon
3
Apple
AAPL
$5.18T
$922M 1.26%
7,099,648
+5,870,078
+477% +$839M
2020 Q3
9 quarters
GILD icon
4
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$208B
$790M 1.08%
9,202,568
-820,000
-8% -$64.9M
2014 Q4
32 quarters
ABNB icon
5
Airbnb
ABNB
$110B
$736M 1.01%
8,602,746
+1,323,719
+18% +$134M
2021 Q2
6 quarters
UTHR icon
6
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$25.2B
$652M 0.89%
2,344,492
-205,722
-8% -$51.9M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
VRTX icon
7
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$137B
$649M 0.89%
2,246,752
+107,867
+5% +$32.9M
2017 Q1
23 quarters
VRSN icon
8
VeriSign
VRSN
$28.1B
$634M 0.87%
3,085,390
-407,500
-12% -$78.1M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
HSY icon
9
Hershey
HSY
$35B
$617M 0.84%
2,665,167
-375,500
-12% -$86.6M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
TSM icon
10
TSMC
TSM
$2.07T
$564M 0.77%
7,577,020
+7,550,320
+28,278% +$546M
2022 Q2
2 quarters
FNV icon
11
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$47.7B
$494M 0.68%
3,622,803
-577,900
-14% -$76.3M
2014 Q1
35 quarters
KR icon
12
Kroger
KR
$41.8B
$492M 0.67%
11,040,254
-1,885,456
-15% -$86.6M
2019 Q2
14 quarters
ZM icon
13
Zoom
ZM
$29.1B
$476M 0.65%
7,019,715
-780,689
-10% -$59.3M
2020 Q1
11 quarters
V icon
14
Visa
V
$794B
$468M 0.64%
2,253,074
+697,474
+45% +$141M
2020 Q3
9 quarters
AMD icon
15
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$876B
$447M 0.61%
6,905,890
-3,163,967
-31% -$209M
2022 Q1
3 quarters
MOH icon
16
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$10.9B
$430M 0.59%
1,302,437
-160,978
-11% -$54.7M
2013 Q2
38 quarters
AMGN icon
17
Amgen
AMGN
$252B
$422M 0.58%
1,607,245
+974,000
+154% +$261M
2021 Q3
5 quarters
TSLA icon
18
Tesla
TSLA
$1.54T
$419M 0.57%
3,405,017
+3,403,617
+243,116% +$644M
2018 Q4
16 quarters
JNJ icon
19
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$688B
$398M 0.54%
+2,254,125
New +$389M
2022 Q4
0 quarters
XOM icon
20
ExxonMobil
XOM
$696B
$389M 0.53%
3,527,457
-967,397
-22% -$104M
2021 Q1
7 quarters
GOOGL icon
21
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.64T
$372M 0.51%
4,218,455
-990,005
-19% -$94.1M
2022 Q3
1 quarter
INCY icon
22
Incyte
INCY
$24.7B
$367M 0.5%
4,568,233
-279,000
-6% -$21.3M
2017 Q4
20 quarters
DAL icon
23
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$56.7B
$325M 0.44%
9,893,400
+1,077,500
+12% +$35.7M
2021 Q3
5 quarters
PYPL icon
24
PayPal
PYPL
$49.2B
$320M 0.44%
+4,489,078
New +$359M
2022 Q4
0 quarters
KDP icon
25
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$49.5B
$315M 0.43%
8,826,970
+3,253,909
+58% +$122M
2019 Q2
14 quarters

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Jim Simons's Q4 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2022, Jim Simons held 4,601 positions worth $73.1B, up 3.4% from $70.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons's Q4 2022 filing shows 626 new, 1,390 increased, 2,017 reduced and 521 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Johnson & Johnson: 2,254,125 shares worth $398M. The largest sale was Microsoft, an estimated $891M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q4 2022 buy was Johnson & Johnson: 2,254,125 shares worth $398M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Apple in Q4 2022, an estimated $839M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q4 2022 reduction was Novo Nordisk, cutting an estimated $317M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Microsoft in Q4 2022, selling an estimated $891M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $73.1B portfolio in Q4 2022.
  • Jim Simons opened 626 new positions and closed 521 in Q4 2022.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $73.1B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2022, filed 13 Feb 2023.