5 Richest Hedge Fund Managers in the World

2. Jim Simons

Net Worth as of 4/5/22: $28.6 billion

Jim Simons is one of the richest people in the world given his track record at Medallion Fund, which might be the best performing fund in history. Given Medallion Fund’s performance, however, the fund is only available to Jim Simons and his employees. Meanwhile, Jim Simons’ broader fund, Renaissance Technologies hasn’t done as well with the performance lagging the market in some months. Renaissance Technologies biggest 13F equity position at the end of Q3 was Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) with a stake value of over $1.5 billion.