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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
+4.35%
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
$52.6B
AUM Growth
+$6.72B
Cap. Flow
+$5.31B
Cap. Flow %
10.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
7.86%
Holding
3,753
New
498
Increased
2,018
Reduced
804
Closed
403

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$192M
2
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$179M
3
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
+$177M
4
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$153M
5
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$142M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$470M
2
PRE
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
+$186M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$179M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$168M
5
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$144M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 12.85%
2 Technology 12.31%
3 Financials 12.27%
4 Industrials 10.64%
5 Consumer Staples 10.39%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PMC
2601
DELISTED
PharMerica Corporation
PMC
$995K ﹤0.01%
45,000
-35,900
-44% -$955K
GVP
2602
DELISTED
GSE Systems, Inc.
GVP
$993K ﹤0.01%
36,390
+4,610
+15% +$105K
LEJU
2603
DELISTED
Leju Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing ten (10) Ordinary Shares
LEJU
$985K ﹤0.01%
18,910
+14,200
+301% +$637K
DLA
2604
DELISTED
Delta Apparel Inc.
DLA
$982K ﹤0.01%
51,300
+11,500
+29% +$178K
STRS
2605
DELISTED
STRATUS PPTYS INC
STRS
$981K ﹤0.01%
41,300
+23,300
+129% +$511K
IVAC
2606
DELISTED
Intevac Inc
IVAC
$981K ﹤0.01%
218,100
+32,400
+17% +$146K
BWFG icon
2607
Bankwell Financial Group
BWFG
$545M
$979K ﹤0.01%
50,000
+20,200
+68% +$396K
MBUU icon
2608
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$572M
$979K ﹤0.01%
59,700
+11,200
+23% +$164K
PSV
2609
DELISTED
Hermitage Offshore Services Ltd.
PSV
$978K ﹤0.01%
21,830
+10,270
+89% +$450K
KITE
2610
DELISTED
Kite Pharma, Inc.
KITE
$978K ﹤0.01%
21,300
-18,713
-47% -$906K
KTCC icon
2611
Key Tronic
KTCC
$42.9M
$974K ﹤0.01%
136,200
+26,500
+24% +$194K
ELON
2612
DELISTED
Echelon Corp
ELON
$974K ﹤0.01%
177,324
+36,897
+26% +$208K
BBRG
2613
DELISTED
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group Inc.
BBRG
$974K ﹤0.01%
125,700
+1,500
+1% +$12.2K
APIC
2614
DELISTED
Apigee Corporation Common Stock
APIC
$972K ﹤0.01%
117,000
+85,900
+276% +$640K
EWW icon
2615
iShares MSCI Mexico ETF
EWW
$1.87B
$967K ﹤0.01%
+18,000
New +$873K
MITK icon
2616
Mitek Systems
MITK
$871M
$965K ﹤0.01%
147,536
-410,440
-74% -$2.1M
BSF
2617
DELISTED
Bear State Financial, Inc.
BSF
$965K ﹤0.01%
104,063
+15,500
+18% +$141K
RESI
2618
DELISTED
Front Yard Residential Corporation Common Stock
RESI
$965K ﹤0.01%
80,400
+66,948
+498% +$710K
AAOI icon
2619
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$12.6B
$962K ﹤0.01%
64,500
+23,800
+58% +$379K
AMFW
2620
DELISTED
AMEC Foster Wheeler plc
AMFW
$960K ﹤0.01%
150,000
+79,800
+114% +$476K
NSSC icon
2621
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.36B
$958K ﹤0.01%
306,400
-25,400
-8% -$73.7K
SBSA
2622
DELISTED
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc.
SBSA
$956K ﹤0.01%
285,520
+2,300
+0.8% +$7.68K
CYRN
2623
DELISTED
CYREN Ltd.
CYRN
$954K ﹤0.01%
28,237
+1,495
+6% +$46.3K
CSS
2624
DELISTED
CSS Industries, Inc.
CSS
$952K ﹤0.01%
34,100
+1,900
+6% +$51.2K
CLD
2625
DELISTED
Cloud Peak Energy Inc
CLD
$947K ﹤0.01%
+485,700
New +$833K
103 104
105
106 107

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Jim Simons's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Jim Simons held 3,753 positions worth $52.6B, up 15% from $45.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons deployed $5.31B of net new capital in Q1 2016, opening 498 new positions and adding to 2,018 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was EMC CORPORATION: 7,000,400 shares worth $187M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Pfizer, an estimated $168M trimmed.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q1 2016 buy was EMC CORPORATION: 7,000,400 shares worth $187M.
  • Jim Simons added most to PepsiCo in Q1 2016, an estimated $192M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $168M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Apple in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $470M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $52.6B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Jim Simons opened 498 new positions and closed 403 in Q1 2016.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $52.6B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 13 May 2016.