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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
+10.43%
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
$66.5B
AUM Growth
+$7.54B
Cap. Flow
+$3.2B
Cap. Flow %
4.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
4,024
New
578
Increased
1,558
Reduced
1,325
Closed
537
Avg Time Held
3.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
2 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$533M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$347M
3
MU icon
Micron Technology
MU
+$272M
4
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$232M
5
SMCI icon
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
+$185M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$472M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$413M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$403M
4
COIN icon
Coinbase
COIN
+$236M
5
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$224M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 19.64%
2 Healthcare 16.8%
3 Consumer Discretionary 13.04%
4 Industrials 9.65%
5 Financials 9.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
PLTR icon
1
Palantir
PLTR
$404B
$1.43B 2.15%
38,419,240
-1,096,069
-3% -$33.6M
2021 Q2
13 quarters
NVO icon
2
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$183B
$975M 1.47%
8,189,315
-976,059
-11% -$130M
2013 Q2
45 quarters
UTHR icon
3
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$25.2B
$772M 1.16%
2,155,392
-19,300
-0.9% -$6.52M
2013 Q2
45 quarters
AAPL icon
4
Apple
AAPL
$5.2T
$763M 1.15%
3,276,203
+1,554,759
+90% +$347M
2020 Q3
16 quarters
VRTX icon
5
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$137B
$759M 1.14%
1,631,493
+65,105
+4% +$31.3M
2017 Q1
30 quarters
MSFT icon
6
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.9T
$676M 1.02%
1,571,271
+1,246,346
+384% +$533M
2024 Q2
1 quarter
VRSN icon
7
VeriSign
VRSN
$28B
$603M 0.91%
3,175,990
+148,294
+5% +$26.7M
2013 Q2
45 quarters
SFM icon
8
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$4.79B
$490M 0.74%
4,440,644
+2,500
+0.1% +$238K
2016 Q2
33 quarters
ABNB icon
9
Airbnb
ABNB
$109B
$459M 0.69%
3,616,495
+215,090
+6% +$27.9M
2021 Q2
13 quarters
NVDA icon
10
NVIDIA
NVDA
$3.89T
$428M 0.64%
3,528,071
-3,493,719
-50% -$413M
2023 Q1
6 quarters
EXEL icon
11
Exelixis
EXEL
$16.9B
$399M 0.6%
15,359,916
+196,850
+1% +$4.89M
2016 Q3
32 quarters
FNV icon
12
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$47.9B
$390M 0.59%
3,138,549
+64,600
+2% +$8M
2014 Q1
42 quarters
CBOE icon
13
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$39.3B
$385M 0.58%
1,879,724
+5,000
+0.3% +$982K
2013 Q2
45 quarters
FTNT icon
14
Fortinet
FTNT
$93.2B
$383M 0.58%
4,943,162
-83,232
-2% -$5.69M
2015 Q3
36 quarters
META icon
15
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.63T
$371M 0.56%
647,424
-398,709
-38% -$205M
2021 Q3
12 quarters
GILD icon
16
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$209B
$351M 0.53%
4,188,524
-869,074
-17% -$66.3M
2014 Q4
39 quarters
ALSN icon
17
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$10.3B
$329M 0.49%
3,423,419
-99,100
-3% -$8.5M
2013 Q3
44 quarters
MNDY icon
18
monday.com
MNDY
$3.23B
$316M 0.48%
1,138,290
+15,600
+1% +$3.86M
2021 Q4
11 quarters
DASH icon
19
DoorDash
DASH
$75.1B
$312M 0.47%
2,186,688
-601,155
-22% -$72.9M
2021 Q2
13 quarters
CME icon
20
CME Group
CME
$114B
$310M 0.47%
1,403,089
+784,500
+127% +$162M
2021 Q3
12 quarters
CORT icon
21
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$7.88B
$301M 0.45%
6,509,002
-403,569
-6% -$14.3M
2015 Q1
38 quarters
NFLX icon
22
Netflix
NFLX
$256B
$298M 0.45%
4,202,090
+1,485,090
+55% +$99.3M
2024 Q2
1 quarter
INCY icon
23
Incyte
INCY
$24.5B
$297M 0.45%
4,499,540
-718,797
-14% -$45.8M
2017 Q4
27 quarters
NBIX icon
24
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$16.9B
$297M 0.45%
2,574,546
+106,400
+4% +$14.6M
2018 Q4
23 quarters
WING icon
25
Wingstop
WING
$4.29B
$291M 0.44%
699,146
+96,156
+16% +$37.4M
2023 Q1
6 quarters

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Jim Simons's Q3 2024 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2024, Jim Simons held 4,024 positions worth $66.5B, up 13% from $59B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons deployed $3.2B of net new capital in Q3 2024, opening 578 new positions and adding to 1,558 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Micron Technology: 2,604,914 shares worth $270M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was NVIDIA, an estimated $413M trimmed.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q3 2024 buy was Micron Technology: 2,604,914 shares worth $270M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Microsoft in Q3 2024, an estimated $533M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2024 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $413M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Broadcom in Q3 2024, selling an estimated $472M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $66.5B portfolio in Q3 2024.
  • Jim Simons opened 578 new positions and closed 537 in Q3 2024.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $66.5B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2024, filed 13 Nov 2024.