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Jim Simons

Jim Simons Renaissance Technologies

AUM $72.6B Turnover 31.08%
1-Year Est. Return 54.88%
 

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
+2.46%
1 Year Est. Return
+54.88%
3 Year Est. Return
+169.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+186.18%
10 Year Est. Return
+887.92%
AUM
$59B
AUM Growth
-$4.66B
Cap. Flow
-$4.49B
Cap. Flow %
-7.61%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.98%
Holding
4,123
New
461
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,503
Closed
673
Avg Time Held
3.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.8 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$412M
2
AMD icon
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
+$294M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$244M
4
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$207M
5
PDD icon
Pinduoduo
PDD
+$180M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$510M
2
UBER icon
Uber
UBER
+$419M
3
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$286M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$255M
5
NVO icon
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 Held Since
NVO icon
1
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$176B
$1.31B 2.22%
9,165,374
-1,620,700
-15% -$215M
2013 Q2
44 quarters
PLTR icon
2
Palantir
PLTR
$442B
$1B 1.7%
39,515,309
-7,839,908
-17% -$177M
2021 Q2
12 quarters
NVDA icon
3
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.94T
$867M 1.47%
7,021,790
+1,515,540
+28% +$153M
2023 Q1
5 quarters
VRTX icon
4
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$142B
$734M 1.25%
1,566,388
-14,100
-0.9% -$6.12M
2017 Q1
29 quarters
UTHR icon
5
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$25.7B
$693M 1.18%
2,174,692
+22,978
+1% +$6.08M
2013 Q2
44 quarters
VRSN icon
6
VeriSign
VRSN
$27.6B
$538M 0.91%
3,027,696
-16,094
-0.5% -$2.87M
2013 Q2
44 quarters
META icon
7
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.6T
$527M 0.89%
1,046,133
-524,384
-33% -$255M
2021 Q3
11 quarters
ABNB icon
8
Airbnb
ABNB
$96.9B
$516M 0.87%
3,401,405
-1,022,060
-23% -$156M
2021 Q2
12 quarters
AVGO icon
9
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.56T
$472M 0.8%
+2,941,150
New +$412M
2024 Q2
0 quarters
TSLA icon
10
Tesla
TSLA
$1.58T
$406M 0.69%
2,051,425
+255,100
+14% +$44.6M
2018 Q4
22 quarters
SFM icon
11
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$4.58B
$371M 0.63%
4,438,144
+593,600
+15% +$43.3M
2016 Q2
32 quarters
FNV icon
12
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$43.4B
$364M 0.62%
3,073,949
-177,900
-5% -$21.6M
2014 Q1
41 quarters
AAPL icon
13
Apple
AAPL
$5.03T
$363M 0.62%
1,721,444
+1,307,877
+316% +$244M
2020 Q3
15 quarters
GILD icon
14
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$212B
$347M 0.59%
5,057,598
+739,948
+17% +$49.4M
2014 Q4
38 quarters
EXEL icon
15
Exelixis
EXEL
$16.9B
$341M 0.58%
15,163,066
+61,350
+0.4% +$1.36M
2016 Q3
31 quarters
NBIX icon
16
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$14.9B
$340M 0.58%
2,468,146
+216,500
+10% +$29.7M
2018 Q4
22 quarters
CBOE icon
17
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$35B
$319M 0.54%
1,874,724
-107,500
-5% -$19.1M
2013 Q2
44 quarters
CMG icon
18
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$40.3B
$318M 0.54%
5,078,100
-2,379,650
-32% -$148M
2022 Q2
8 quarters
INCY icon
19
Incyte
INCY
$24.5B
$316M 0.54%
5,218,337
-458,100
-8% -$25.9M
2017 Q4
26 quarters
DASH icon
20
DoorDash
DASH
$77.6B
$303M 0.51%
2,787,843
+392,300
+16% +$47.3M
2021 Q2
12 quarters
FTNT icon
21
Fortinet
FTNT
$100B
$303M 0.51%
5,026,394
+657,400
+15% +$40.9M
2015 Q3
35 quarters
AMD icon
22
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$824B
$296M 0.5%
+1,825,890
New +$294M
2024 Q2
0 quarters
MOH icon
23
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$10.6B
$282M 0.48%
949,691
+111,154
+13% +$37.7M
2013 Q2
44 quarters
MNDY icon
24
monday.com
MNDY
$4.04B
$270M 0.46%
1,122,690
+188,800
+20% +$39.8M
2021 Q4
10 quarters
TEAM icon
25
Atlassian
TEAM
$48.5B
$269M 0.46%
1,521,523
-66,906
-4% -$12M
2016 Q2
32 quarters

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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 673 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 461 new positions and closed 673 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.