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Jim Simons

Jim Simons Renaissance Technologies

AUM $63.9B
1-Year Est. Return 45.56%
 

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
+4.73%
1 Year Est. Return
+45.56%
3 Year Est. Return
+129.95%
5 Year Est. Return
+153.6%
10 Year Est. Return
+738.31%
AUM
$47B
AUM Growth
+$5.54B
Cap. Flow
+$4.23B
Cap. Flow %
9.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.88%
Holding
3,575
New
633
Increased
1,637
Reduced
834
Closed
438

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$405M
2
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$314M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$229M
4
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$224M
5
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$207M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$342M
2
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
+$210M
3
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$174M
4
GSK icon
GSK
GSK
+$156M
5
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$149M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 13.05%
2 Technology 11.94%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.2%
4 Industrials 10.96%
5 Consumer Staples 9.81%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TTOO
2476
DELISTED
T2 Biosystems, Inc
TTOO
$692K ﹤0.01%
+9
New +$836K
DTRM
2477
DELISTED
Determine, Inc. Common Stock
DTRM
$692K ﹤0.01%
106,414
-2,100
-2% -$11.5K
UI icon
2478
Ubiquiti
UI
$35B
$691K ﹤0.01%
+23,400
New +$692K
LAND
2479
Gladstone Land Corp
LAND
$362M
$689K ﹤0.01%
57,145
+10,445
+22% +$115K
HMNF
2480
DELISTED
HMN Financial Inc
HMNF
$687K ﹤0.01%
56,800
+2,200
+4% +$26.8K
NAV
2481
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
$687K ﹤0.01%
+23,300
New +$699K
SMRT
2482
DELISTED
Stein Mart Inc
SMRT
$686K ﹤0.01%
+55,100
New +$779K
SRCI
2483
DELISTED
SRC Energy Inc
SRCI
$685K ﹤0.01%
+57,800
New +$685K
FSBK
2484
DELISTED
First South Bancorp Inc/VA
FSBK
$682K ﹤0.01%
85,300
+4,100
+5% +$33K
CYAN
2485
DELISTED
Cyanotech Corp
CYAN
$680K ﹤0.01%
80,800
+5,500
+7% +$42.1K
TFCF
2486
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$679K ﹤0.01%
20,646
-534,400
-96% -$17.9M
MTSN
2487
DELISTED
MATTSON TECHNOLOGY INC
MTSN
$679K ﹤0.01%
+172,249
New +$678K
SA
2488
Seabridge Gold
SA
$3.47B
$677K ﹤0.01%
+123,351
New +$962K
LBAI
2489
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$677K ﹤0.01%
58,902
+31,002
+111% +$346K
ARDX icon
2490
Ardelyx
ARDX
$1.02B
$675K ﹤0.01%
+51,600
New +$966K
UBP
2491
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.
UBP
$675K ﹤0.01%
35,800
+500
+1% +$9.46K
CORR
2492
DELISTED
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.
CORR
$672K ﹤0.01%
19,391
-11,587
-37% -$389K
GLPW
2493
DELISTED
GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC COMMON NEW
GLPW
$672K ﹤0.01%
50,900
+13,500
+36% +$178K
OME
2494
DELISTED
Omega Protein
OME
$671K ﹤0.01%
49,000
-16,100
-25% -$186K
AIR icon
2495
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.94B
$666K ﹤0.01%
+21,700
New +$643K
BEL
2496
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$666K ﹤0.01%
+54,200
New +$626K
BOXC
2497
DELISTED
Brookfield Can Office Properties
BOXC
$664K ﹤0.01%
29,300
+4,800
+20% +$111K
TNXP icon
2498
Tonix Pharmaceuticals
TNXP
$203M
– –
0
– –
MHR
2499
DELISTED
MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES CORP (DEL)
MHR
$663K ﹤0.01%
248,467
-669,175
-73% -$1.65M
IRDM icon
2500
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.32B
$661K ﹤0.01%
68,100
-132,699
-66% -$1.24M
98 99
100
101 102

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Jim Simons's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Jim Simons held 3,575 positions worth $47B, up 13% from $41.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons deployed $4.23B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 633 new positions and adding to 1,637 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $342M trimmed.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q1 2015 buy was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Gilead Sciences in Q1 2015, an estimated $314M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $342M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited SAFEWAY INC in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $210M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $47B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Jim Simons opened 633 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2015.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $47B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 May 2015.