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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
ATL
2651
DELISTED
ATLATSA RES CORP RESOURCES CORP (F)
ATL
$104K ﹤0.01%
396,600
-12,600
-3% -$4.4K
MLP icon
2652
Maui Land & Pineapple Co
MLP
$317M
$102K ﹤0.01%
17,900
+1,900
+12% +$13K
HBP
2653
DELISTED
Huttig Building Products, Inc.
HBP
$102K ﹤0.01%
27,500
-600
-2% -$2.42K
TSRI
2654
DELISTED
TSR Inc. New
TSRI
$102K ﹤0.01%
32,050
+2,500
+8% +$7.89K
GTN.A icon
2655
Gray Media Inc
GTN.A
$612M
$101K ﹤0.01%
16,200
– –
PLG
2656
Platinum Group Metals
PLG
$196M
$99K ﹤0.01%
1,113
+294
+36% +$32K
SMTX
2657
DELISTED
SMTC Corporation
SMTX
$99K ﹤0.01%
53,500
+21,200
+66% +$39K
OSN
2658
DELISTED
Ossen Innovation Co., Ltd.
OSN
$99K ﹤0.01%
28,000
+1,167
+4% +$3.16K
JST
2659
DELISTED
JINPAN INT'L LTD(COMMON)
JST
$99K ﹤0.01%
12,500
-1,000
-7% -$6.84K
ELTK icon
2660
Eltek
ELTK
$57.4M
$98K ﹤0.01%
12,560
-1,580
-11% -$12.4K
GGE
2661
DELISTED
Green Giant Inc. Common Stock
GGE
$98K ﹤0.01%
+9,650
New +$88.5K
API
2662
DELISTED
Advanced Photonix Inc
API
$98K ﹤0.01%
177,300
+4,600
+3% +$2.43K
ASX icon
2663
ASE Group
ASX
$102B
$97K ﹤0.01%
16,400
-24,200
-60% -$152K
CBAN icon
2664
Colony Bankcorp
CBAN
$467M
$97K ﹤0.01%
14,500
+900
+7% +$5.88K
CERE
2665
DELISTED
CERES, INC. COMMON STOCK NEW
CERE
$96K ﹤0.01%
29,338
+16,525
+129% +$78.1K
CPE
2666
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$95K ﹤0.01%
1,080
-29,919
-97% -$3.04M
BNSO
2667
DELISTED
Bonso Electronic International
BNSO
$95K ﹤0.01%
72,500
-1,300
-2% -$2.23K
XBKS
2668
DELISTED
Xenith Bankshares, Inc. Common Stock
XBKS
$95K ﹤0.01%
6,187
+5,112
+476% +$83.3K
TORM
2669
DELISTED
TOR Minerals International Inc
TORM
$94K ﹤0.01%
+10,700
New +$98.3K
KUTV
2670
DELISTED
KU6 MEDIA CO, LTD AMERICAN DEPOSITORY SHARES
KUTV
$92K ﹤0.01%
73,314
-11,800
-14% -$15.7K
STRL icon
2671
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$16.8B
$91K ﹤0.01%
11,800
-200
-2% -$1.74K
IMH
2672
DELISTED
Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc.
IMH
$91K ﹤0.01%
+14,400
New +$83.9K
DLHC icon
2673
DLH Holdings
DLHC
$67.7M
$88K ﹤0.01%
45,475
+2,900
+7% +$5.67K
GYRE icon
2674
Gyre Therapeutics
GYRE
$706M
$88K ﹤0.01%
44
+6
+16% +$14.8K
ICCC icon
2675
ImmuCell
ICCC
$99.3M
$88K ﹤0.01%
17,800
+2,300
+15% +$10.8K
105 106
107
108 109

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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.