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Jim Simons

Jim Simons Renaissance Technologies

AUM $72.6B
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
+4.17%
1 Year Est. Return
+54.88%
3 Year Est. Return
+169.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+186.18%
10 Year Est. Return
+887.93%
AUM
$42.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.2B
Cap. Flow
-$23.9M
Cap. Flow %
-0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.77%
Holding
3,246
New
450
Increased
1,273
Reduced
1,008
Closed
492

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$276M
2
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$272M
3
PG icon
Procter & Gamble
PG
+$161M
4
CL icon
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
+$151M
5
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
+$146M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$405M
2
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$207M
3
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$123M
4
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$114M
5
BEAM
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
+$109M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 15.92%
2 Healthcare 13.46%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.99%
4 Industrials 10.52%
5 Consumer Staples 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
OCC icon
2501
Optical Cable Corp
OCC
$147M
$281K ﹤0.01%
70,200
+2,400
+4% +$9.04K
LABL
2502
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
$280K ﹤0.01%
7,000
-17,800
-72% -$634K
STRR
2503
Star Equity Holdings
STRR
$37.5M
$277K ﹤0.01%
7,050
+1,950
+38% +$71.9K
MEA
2504
DELISTED
METALICO INC
MEA
$277K ﹤0.01%
223,600
-27,600
-11% -$38.4K
JRJC
2505
DELISTED
China Finance Online Co., Ltd.
JRJC
$276K ﹤0.01%
6,610
-18,670
-74% -$708K
FMD
2506
DELISTED
FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
FMD
$274K ﹤0.01%
52,210
-11,384
-18% -$56K
AXTI icon
2507
AXT Inc
AXTI
$5.07B
$273K ﹤0.01%
127,509
+49,809
+64% +$109K
CAS
2508
DELISTED
A M Castle & Co
CAS
$273K ﹤0.01%
+24,700
New +$311K
AATC
2509
DELISTED
Autoscope Technologies Corporation Common Stock
AATC
$269K ﹤0.01%
81,400
+6,800
+9% +$29.4K
TREC
2510
DELISTED
Trecora Resources
TREC
$269K ﹤0.01%
22,700
+2,300
+11% +$25.1K
RT
2511
DELISTED
Ruby Tuesday Georgia
RT
$269K ﹤0.01%
+35,442
New +$262K
ENTR
2512
DELISTED
ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM STK (DE)
ENTR
$268K ﹤0.01%
+80,400
New +$283K
SKT icon
2513
Tanger
SKT
$4.42B
$266K ﹤0.01%
+7,600
New +$270K
MTSL
2514
DELISTED
MER TELEMANAGEMENT SOLUTNS LTD
MTSL
$265K ﹤0.01%
168,700
+7,900
+5% +$12.4K
ASX icon
2515
ASE Group
ASX
$103B
$264K ﹤0.01%
+40,600
New +$246K
CENT icon
2516
Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
$2.78B
$261K ﹤0.01%
35,876
-17,632
-33% -$116K
ONTO icon
2517
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$20.6B
$261K ﹤0.01%
+14,300
New +$242K
TWER
2518
DELISTED
Towerstream Corporation Common Stock
TWER
$258K ﹤0.01%
6,645
+5,245
+375% +$195K
UBFO
2519
DELISTED
United Security Bancshares
UBFO
$253K ﹤0.01%
51,281
+2,706
+6% +$13.4K
BWEN icon
2520
Broadwind
BWEN
$125M
$252K ﹤0.01%
28,690
-17,530
-38% -$200K
CDTI
2521
DELISTED
CDTI Advanced Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CDTI
$251K ﹤0.01%
3,704
+3,208
+647% +$213K
GZT
2522
DELISTED
Gazit-globe Ltd
GZT
$250K ﹤0.01%
18,800
+4,700
+33% +$61.7K
EJ
2523
DELISTED
E HOUSE (CHINA) HOLDINGS LIMITED
EJ
$250K ﹤0.01%
+31,079
New +$273K
MBFI
2524
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$248K ﹤0.01%
9,172
-73,795
-89% -$2.06M
NSPH
2525
DELISTED
NANOSPHERE INC. COM NEW
NSPH
$248K ﹤0.01%
+7,843
New +$251K
99 100
101
102 103

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Jim Simons's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Jim Simons held 3,246 positions worth $42.9B, up 2.9% from $41.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons's Q2 2014 filing shows 450 new, 1,273 increased, 1,008 reduced and 492 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Procter & Gamble: 2,001,729 shares worth $157M. The largest sale was Verizon, an estimated $405M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q2 2014 buy was Procter & Gamble: 2,001,729 shares worth $157M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Pfizer in Q2 2014, an estimated $276M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Verizon, cutting an estimated $405M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $123M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $42.9B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Jim Simons opened 450 new positions and closed 492 in Q2 2014.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $42.9B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 13 Aug 2014.