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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
YELL
2551
DELISTED
Yellow Corporation Common Stock
YELL
$639K ﹤0.01%
48,153
-435,653
-90% -$6.82M
NNBR icon
2552
NN Inc
NNBR
$298M
$638K ﹤0.01%
+34,500
New +$800K
ENT
2553
DELISTED
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.
ENT
$631K ﹤0.01%
+2,200
New +$665K
TPL icon
2554
Texas Pacific Land
TPL
$23.9B
$630K ﹤0.01%
40,428
+14,400
+55% +$214K
ICL icon
2555
ICL Group
ICL
$6.96B
$627K ﹤0.01%
122,500
+54,000
+79% +$338K
ORBC
2556
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$624K ﹤0.01%
111,800
+95,600
+590% +$576K
SPCB icon
2557
SuperCom
SPCB
$70.3M
$623K ﹤0.01%
+390
New +$818K
KIN
2558
DELISTED
Kindred Biosciences, Inc.
KIN
$623K ﹤0.01%
119,810
-58,045
-33% -$358K
VWTR
2559
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$620K ﹤0.01%
64,100
+30,000
+88% +$375K
XLI icon
2560
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
$34.7B
$619K ﹤0.01%
+12,400
New +$653K
BNK
2561
DELISTED
C1 FINL INC COM STK (FL)
BNK
$619K ﹤0.01%
+32,500
New +$613K
TC
2562
DELISTED
Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. Ordinary Shares (Canada)
TC
$619K ﹤0.01%
1,416,800
+451,700
+47% +$251K
SMSI icon
2563
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$16.2M
$617K ﹤0.01%
4,435
+261
+6% +$38.7K
SYPR icon
2564
Sypris Solutions
SYPR
$46.8M
$616K ﹤0.01%
509,500
+9,700
+2% +$12.9K
OXGN
2565
DELISTED
OXIGENE INC COM
OXGN
$616K ﹤0.01%
662,900
+169,200
+34% +$221K
TGB
2566
Trekor Metals
TGB
$3.08B
$615K ﹤0.01%
1,526,400
+117,900
+8% +$58.2K
SGEN
2567
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$612K ﹤0.01%
+15,880
New +$715K
LBRDK icon
2568
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$5.07B
$609K ﹤0.01%
11,900
-83,100
-87% -$4.44M
STZ.B
2569
DELISTED
CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. CLASS B
STZ.B
$607K ﹤0.01%
4,800
+500
+12% +$62.2K
FRM
2570
DELISTED
FURMANITE CORPORATION COM
FRM
$603K ﹤0.01%
99,100
+6,600
+7% +$44.8K
SKUL
2571
DELISTED
SKULLCANDY INC
SKUL
$601K ﹤0.01%
108,700
-127,600
-54% -$898K
CHUY
2572
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
$596K ﹤0.01%
+21,000
New +$623K
APLP
2573
DELISTED
Archrock Partners, L.P. Common Units representing Limited Partner Interests
APLP
$596K ﹤0.01%
36,262
+10,105
+39% +$203K
SWSH
2574
DELISTED
SWISHER HYGIENE INC COM STK NEW (DE)
SWSH
$592K ﹤0.01%
481,450
+62,900
+15% +$63.1K
KWY
2575
Kingsway Corp
KWY
$283M
$590K ﹤0.01%
127,800
+19,800
+18% +$104K
101 102
103
104 105

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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.