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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
QKLS
2726
DELISTED
QKL STORES INC COM ST NEW
QKLS
$32K ﹤0.01%
11,653
+900
+8% +$2.82K
BDR
2727
DELISTED
Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc
BDR
$31K ﹤0.01%
+23,500
New +$30K
NAK
2728
Northern Dynasty Minerals
NAK
$953M
$29K ﹤0.01%
52,500
-163,300
-76% -$120K
CASM
2729
DELISTED
CAS Medical Systems, Inc.
CASM
$29K ﹤0.01%
15,200
+2,800
+23% +$4.83K
FPP.WS
2730
DELISTED
FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation Common Stock Purchase Warrants
FPP.WS
$29K ﹤0.01%
41,503
-5,900
-12% -$5.76K
QRM
2731
DELISTED
QUEST RARE MINERALS LTD COM SHS CANADA
QRM
$29K ﹤0.01%
185,900
+89,900
+94% +$18.6K
TIGR
2732
DELISTED
TIGERLOGIC CORPORATION COM STK (DE)
TIGR
$28K ﹤0.01%
30,400
+5,500
+22% +$6.47K
PCO
2733
DELISTED
Pendrell Corporation - Class A
PCO
$25K ﹤0.01%
+19
New +$29.4K
PSTR
2734
DELISTED
POSTROCK ENERGY CORP COM STK (DE) NEW
PSTR
$25K ﹤0.01%
2,120
+670
+46% +$8.45K
AIM
2735
AIM ImmunoTech
AIM
$7.13M
$24K ﹤0.01%
+1
New +$15.4K
AGIG
2736
Abundia Global Impact Group
AGIG
$38.3M
$22K ﹤0.01%
572
-526
-48% -$20.6K
IMRS
2737
DELISTED
IMRIS INC COMMON SHARES (CANADA)
IMRS
$22K ﹤0.01%
+36,500
New +$31.8K
MTL.PR
2738
DELISTED
Mechel PAO American Depositary Shares (each representing one-half of a Preferred Share)
MTL.PR
$21K ﹤0.01%
178,300
+17,100
+11% +$3.45K
AXX
2739
DELISTED
Alderon Iron Ore Corp
AXX
$17K ﹤0.01%
23,000
-14,200
-38% -$15.5K
RNVA
2740
DELISTED
Rennova Health, Inc.
RNVA
$16K ﹤0.01%
+3
New +$20.4K
RITT
2741
DELISTED
RIT TECHNOLOGIES LTD COM STK (IL)
RITT
$15K ﹤0.01%
10,300
-7,000
-40% -$9.26K
GPRC
2742
DELISTED
GUANWEI RECYCLING CORP XOM STK (NV)
GPRC
$15K ﹤0.01%
+23,700
New +$21.8K
WAVX
2743
DELISTED
WAVE SYS CORP CL A NEW COM STK (DE)
WAVX
$13K ﹤0.01%
1,210
-5,300
-81% -$68.6K
CYHHZ
2744
DELISTED
Community Health Systems, Inc. Series A Contingent Value Rights
CYHHZ
$10K ﹤0.01%
282,279
– –
EGI
2745
DELISTED
Entre Resources Ltd. Common Shares
EGI
$9K ﹤0.01%
34,100
+17,200
+102% +$4.83K
PAL
2746
DELISTED
NORTH AMERICAN PALLADIUM LTD
PAL
$9K ﹤0.01%
44,000
-184,100
-81% -$48.7K
ECTE
2747
DELISTED
ECHO THERAPEUTICS, INC. NEW COMMON STOCK (DE)
ECTE
$8K ﹤0.01%
+10,100
New +$18.2K
LGL.WS
2748
DELISTED
LGL GROUP INC WT EXP 08/06/2018
LGL.WS
$8K ﹤0.01%
250,300
-7,500
-3% -$233
SOQ
2749
DELISTED
SONDE RESOURCES CORP COM NEW (CAD)
SOQ
$6K ﹤0.01%
45,300
+20,200
+80% +$4.93K
COCO
2750
DELISTED
CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC
COCO
$4K ﹤0.01%
35,900
-198,444
-85% -$35.5K
108 109
110
111 112

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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.