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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
SKBI
2701
DELISTED
SKYSTAR BIO-PHARMACEUTICAL CO COM PAR $.001 (NV)
SKBI
$61K ﹤0.01%
+14,600
New +$79.3K
AMCO
2702
DELISTED
ARMCO METALS HOLDINGS INC COM STK NEW (NV)
AMCO
$60K ﹤0.01%
40,050
-2,020
-5% -$3.93K
SHYF
2703
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$57K ﹤0.01%
12,100
-16,448
-58% -$80.5K
ARL icon
2704
American Realty Investors
ARL
$243M
$56K ﹤0.01%
10,400
-600
-5% -$3.65K
ARRY
2705
DELISTED
Array Biopharma Inc
ARRY
$53K ﹤0.01%
+14,852
New +$58.5K
SIEB icon
2706
Siebert Financial
SIEB
$70.8M
$51K ﹤0.01%
23,400
+600
+3% +$1.45K
SSY
2707
DELISTED
SunLink Health Systems
SSY
$51K ﹤0.01%
34,500
+5,300
+18% +$6.68K
ANTH
2708
DELISTED
Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ANTH
$51K ﹤0.01%
3,338
-12,274
-79% -$258K
KONE
2709
DELISTED
Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd
KONE
$51K ﹤0.01%
16,780
+400
+2% +$2.03K
BPHX
2710
DELISTED
BLUEPHOENIX SOLUTIONS, LTD ORDINARY SHARES
BPHX
$50K ﹤0.01%
13,600
-900
-6% -$3.5K
APEN
2711
DELISTED
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.
APEN
$49K ﹤0.01%
179
-122
-41% -$33.1K
ZA
2712
DELISTED
ZUOAN FASHION LTD SPON ADR REPSTG 16 ORD SHS
ZA
$47K ﹤0.01%
10,450
+7,600
+267% +$42.5K
RVSB icon
2713
Riverview Bancorp
RVSB
$106M
$46K ﹤0.01%
+11,504
New +$44.1K
VSCI
2714
DELISTED
VISION SCIENCES INC (DEL)
VSCI
$46K ﹤0.01%
48,100
-5,200
-10% -$5.34K
BSDM
2715
DELISTED
BSD MEDICAL CORP (DEL)
BSDM
$46K ﹤0.01%
+82,100
New +$57.5K
AVL
2716
DELISTED
Avalon Rare Metals, Inc. Ordinary Shares (Canada)
AVL
$45K ﹤0.01%
140,400
-127,300
-48% -$53.9K
DRRX
2717
DELISTED
DURECT Corp
DRRX
$40K ﹤0.01%
+2,720
New +$42.2K
WHX
2718
DELISTED
WHITING USA TRUST I UNITS OF BENE INT
WHX
$40K ﹤0.01%
+14,996
New +$35.6K
CPHI icon
2719
China Pharma Holdings
CPHI
$46.6M
$39K ﹤0.01%
309
+16
+5% +$2.31K
END
2720
DELISTED
ENDEAVOUR INTERNATIONAL CORP NEW (NV)
END
$39K ﹤0.01%
+131,729
New +$127K
DGSE
2721
DELISTED
DGSE Companies, Inc.
DGSE
$38K ﹤0.01%
27,500
+10,600
+63% +$15.9K
ACUR
2722
DELISTED
Acura Pharmaceuticals
ACUR
$35K ﹤0.01%
8,980
+6,440
+254% +$30.2K
BXC icon
2723
BlueLinx
BXC
$701M
$33K ﹤0.01%
2,510
-5,436
-68% -$68.7K
DLIA
2724
DELISTED
DELIA*S INC
DLIA
$33K ﹤0.01%
+124,000
New +$63.7K
KOSS icon
2725
Koss Corp
KOSS
$34.6M
$32K ﹤0.01%
15,400
+3,600
+31% +$9.28K
107 108
109
110 111

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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.