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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
-6.1%
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
$41.9B
AUM Growth
-$1.99B
Cap. Flow
+$1.51B
Cap. Flow %
3.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.94%
Holding
3,649
New
454
Increased
1,731
Reduced
914
Closed
519

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SIAL
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
+$237M
2
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$190M
3
FDX icon
FedEx
FDX
+$149M
4
SYY icon
Sysco
SYY
+$133M
5
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$125M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$306M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$215M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$193M
4
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$185M
5
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$177M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 14.06%
2 Technology 12.29%
3 Financials 12.13%
4 Consumer Staples 10.53%
5 Industrials 9.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
GMAN
2501
DELISTED
Gordmans Stores, Inc.
GMAN
$722K ﹤0.01%
206,300
-9,700
-4% -$44.2K
ASPN icon
2502
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$504M
$720K ﹤0.01%
+95,958
New +$699K
DIT icon
2503
AMCON Distributing
DIT
$66.4M
$720K ﹤0.01%
13,500
– –
FAC
2504
DELISTED
First Acceptance Corp.
FAC
$719K ﹤0.01%
267,200
+4,891
+2% +$14.5K
BSF
2505
DELISTED
Bear State Financial, Inc.
BSF
$718K ﹤0.01%
80,663
+5,408
+7% +$48.8K
EMBJ
2506
Embraer S.A. ADS
EMBJ
$13.2B
$716K ﹤0.01%
+28,000
New +$762K
JCTC
2507
Jewett-Cameron Trading
JCTC
$10.3M
$715K ﹤0.01%
157,800
-200
-0.1% -$1K
ATE
2508
DELISTED
Advantest Corp
ATE
$715K ﹤0.01%
99,700
+19,600
+24% +$169K
KEG
2509
DELISTED
KEY ENERGY SERVICES INC
KEG
$715K ﹤0.01%
1,522,100
-1,281,000
-46% -$602K
ONVI
2510
DELISTED
Onvia, Inc.
ONVI
$712K ﹤0.01%
177,100
+400
+0.2% +$1.64K
TGE
2511
DELISTED
Tallgrass Energy, LP Class A Shares
TGE
$711K ﹤0.01%
+35,800
New +$995K
IBTX
2512
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$711K ﹤0.01%
18,500
-33,895
-65% -$1.43M
UDF
2513
DELISTED
UNITED DEV FDG IV COM SHS OF BENE INT (TX)
UDF
$711K ﹤0.01%
40,400
-48,646
-55% -$863K
CMLS
2514
DELISTED
Cumulus Media Inc. Class A Common Stock
CMLS
$705K ﹤0.01%
+125,263
New +$1.42M
GIC icon
2515
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.49B
$704K ﹤0.01%
94,000
+21,195
+29% +$174K
COLL icon
2516
Collegium Pharmaceutical
COLL
$913M
$703K ﹤0.01%
+31,800
New +$575K
DRYS
2517
DELISTED
DryShips Inc. Common Stock
DRYS
– –
0
– –
EMMS
2518
DELISTED
Emmis Communications Corp
EMMS
$703K ﹤0.01%
150,838
-9,311
-6% -$42.7K
AMAG
2519
DELISTED
AMAG Pharmaceuticals
AMAG
$702K ﹤0.01%
+17,660
New +$1.1M
IIIN icon
2520
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$635M
$699K ﹤0.01%
43,451
+14,211
+49% +$244K
PLUR icon
2521
Pluri
PLUR
$17.5M
$699K ﹤0.01%
4,798
+952
+25% +$165K
UBP
2522
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.
UBP
$698K ﹤0.01%
39,100
+2,400
+7% +$41.7K
TANH icon
2523
Tantech Holdings
TANH
$5.27M
$694K ﹤0.01%
+5
New +$1.11M
SRL icon
2524
Scully Royalty
SRL
$90.9M
$692K ﹤0.01%
48,400
+10,820
+29% +$185K
LJPC
2525
DELISTED
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
LJPC
$692K ﹤0.01%
+24,898
New +$785K
99 100
101
102 103

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Jim Simons's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Jim Simons held 3,649 positions worth $41.9B, down 4.5% from $43.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons deployed $1.51B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 454 new positions and adding to 1,731 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walmart Inc, an estimated $185M trimmed.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q3 2015 buy was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.
  • Jim Simons added most to SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP in Q3 2015, an estimated $237M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $185M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Microsoft in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $306M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $41.9B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Jim Simons opened 454 new positions and closed 519 in Q3 2015.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $41.9B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.