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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
-1.77%
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
$36.5B
AUM Growth
-$6.37B
Cap. Flow
-$5.32B
Cap. Flow %
-14.57%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.42%
Holding
3,213
New
460
Increased
1,222
Reduced
1,053
Closed
459

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VIAB
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
+$109M
2
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$107M
3
COP icon
ConocoPhillips
COP
+$105M
4
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$100M
5
CL icon
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
+$93.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$518M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$486M
3
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$306M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$286M
5
UPS icon
United Parcel Service
UPS
+$209M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 13.53%
2 Healthcare 12.29%
3 Consumer Staples 10.94%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Industrials 10.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WPP
2501
DELISTED
WAUSAU PAPER CORP.
WPP
$270K ﹤0.01%
+34,078
New +$321K
AEHR icon
2502
Aehr Test Systems
AEHR
$4.22B
$269K ﹤0.01%
106,200
-1,000
-0.9% -$2.62K
ATRS
2503
DELISTED
Antares Pharma, Inc.
ATRS
$267K ﹤0.01%
+145,728
New +$318K
SPSC icon
2504
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$2.75B
$266K ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$277K
MEA
2505
DELISTED
METALICO INC
MEA
$266K ﹤0.01%
241,500
+17,900
+8% +$23.4K
CPAC
2506
Cementos Pacasmayo
CPAC
$1.02B
$263K ﹤0.01%
23,520
-9,760
-29% -$112K
CSG
2507
DELISTED
CHAMBERS STR PPTYS COM
CSG
$263K ﹤0.01%
+34,900
New +$273K
SVLC
2508
DELISTED
SILVERCREST MINES INC ORD SHS (CDA)
SVLC
$263K ﹤0.01%
176,600
+43,400
+33% +$83.7K
ERNA icon
2509
Eterna Therapeutics
ERNA
$5.16M
$258K ﹤0.01%
1
– –
BDMS
2510
DELISTED
BIRNER DENTAL MGMT SVCS INC
BDMS
$255K ﹤0.01%
15,000
+1,700
+13% +$28.6K
CENT icon
2511
Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
$2.79B
$253K ﹤0.01%
40,875
+4,999
+14% +$34.5K
VHI icon
2512
Valhi
VHI
$463M
$253K ﹤0.01%
3,225
-4,558
-59% -$388K
BZC
2513
DELISTED
BREEZE-EASTERN CORPORATION COM
BZC
$249K ﹤0.01%
23,900
+300
+1% +$3.28K
AXU
2514
DELISTED
Alexco Resource Corp
AXU
$248K ﹤0.01%
370,500
-12,200
-3% -$12.6K
CSIQ icon
2515
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$1.07B
$247K ﹤0.01%
+6,902
New +$224K
TRAW icon
2516
Traws Pharma
TRAW
$8.12M
$246K ﹤0.01%
1
-2
-67% -$569K
OFG icon
2517
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.23B
$244K ﹤0.01%
+16,269
New +$265K
JMI
2518
DELISTED
JAVELIN MTG INVESTMENT CORP COM
JMI
$243K ﹤0.01%
20,200
-248,284
-92% -$3.27M
GIC icon
2519
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.49B
$241K ﹤0.01%
19,300
+6,200
+47% +$87K
NC icon
2520
NACCO Industries
NC
$317M
$241K ﹤0.01%
21,185
-64,539
-75% -$765K
TWER
2521
DELISTED
Towerstream Corporation Common Stock
TWER
$241K ﹤0.01%
8,155
+1,510
+23% +$50.3K
MOG.B icon
2522
Moog Inc Class B
MOG.B
$240K ﹤0.01%
3,500
+200
+6% +$13.9K
COR
2523
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
$240K ﹤0.01%
+7,300
New +$250K
ECHO
2524
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
$238K ﹤0.01%
+10,100
New +$234K
PRZM
2525
DELISTED
Prism Technologies Group, Inc
PRZM
$238K ﹤0.01%
77,200
+4,000
+5% +$12.2K
99 100
101
102 103

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Jim Simons's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Jim Simons held 3,213 positions worth $36.5B, down 15% from $42.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons withdrew a net $5.32B in Q3 2014, closing 459 positions and reducing 1,053 holdings. Its most notable exit was Apple, an estimated $518M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Staples.

Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Viacom Inc. Class B worth $102M.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q3 2014 buy was Viacom Inc. Class B: 1,327,500 shares worth $102M.
  • Jim Simons added most to ConocoPhillips in Q3 2014, an estimated $105M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Intel, cutting an estimated $486M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Apple in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $518M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $36.5B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Jim Simons opened 460 new positions and closed 459 in Q3 2014.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 15% quarter-over-quarter to $36.5B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 12 Nov 2014.