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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
-0.35%
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
$43.9B
AUM Growth
-$3.06B
Cap. Flow
-$2.38B
Cap. Flow %
-5.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.68%
Holding
3,611
New
478
Increased
1,768
Reduced
921
Closed
415

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$316M
2
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$185M
3
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$135M
4
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$131M
5
MCK icon
McKesson
MCK
+$126M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$449M
2
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$297M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$218M
4
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$215M
5
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$198M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 13.5%
2 Technology 12.69%
3 Industrials 10.47%
4 Financials 10.17%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FWDI
2876
Forward Industries Inc
FWDI
$305M
$305K ﹤0.01%
44,200
+530
+1% +$3.61K
LUB
2877
DELISTED
Luby's Inc.
LUB
$305K ﹤0.01%
62,800
+12,100
+24% +$63.4K
ESTE
2878
DELISTED
Earthstone Energy Inc. Class A Common Stock
ESTE
$304K ﹤0.01%
+15,563
New +$366K
ABAC
2879
DELISTED
Renmin Tianli Group, Inc. Common Shares
ABAC
$304K ﹤0.01%
55,825
+850
+2% +$5.44K
XLU icon
2880
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$22.9B
$303K ﹤0.01%
14,600
-25,200
-63% -$552K
HIHO icon
2881
Highway Holdings
HIHO
$5.04M
$300K ﹤0.01%
84,000
+13,800
+20% +$46.8K
SLNG icon
2882
Stabilis Solutions
SLNG
$104M
$299K ﹤0.01%
7,325
– –
FPP
2883
DELISTED
FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation
FPP
$299K ﹤0.01%
253,300
-900
-0.4% -$1.56K
MEA
2884
DELISTED
METALICO INC
MEA
$299K ﹤0.01%
585,800
+53,700
+10% +$21K
RTC
2885
DELISTED
Baijiayun Group
RTC
$298K ﹤0.01%
15,545
+295
+2% +$4.84K
ACFN
2886
DELISTED
Acorn Energy Inc
ACFN
$297K ﹤0.01%
674,300
+24,364
+4% +$11.5K
ICA
2887
DELISTED
EMPRESAS ICA, S.A. DE C.V. ADS (EA REPTG 4 ORD PART CERT)
ICA
$297K ﹤0.01%
94,800
+36,500
+63% +$127K
HEOP
2888
DELISTED
Heritage Oaks Bancorp
HEOP
$295K ﹤0.01%
37,500
+19,200
+105% +$154K
KANG
2889
DELISTED
iKang Healthcare Group, Inc.
KANG
$294K ﹤0.01%
15,200
-17,700
-54% -$325K
VTG
2890
DELISTED
VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY ORD SHS (KY)
VTG
$294K ﹤0.01%
1,556,194
+1,042,495
+203% +$371K
OCC icon
2891
Optical Cable Corp
OCC
$147M
$291K ﹤0.01%
84,600
+1,700
+2% +$6.68K
LGL icon
2892
LGL Group
LGL
$95.2M
$290K ﹤0.01%
174,236
+4,773
+3% +$8.31K
SPLP
2893
DELISTED
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.
SPLP
$288K ﹤0.01%
16,400
+4,500
+38% +$81.2K
DARA
2894
DELISTED
DARA BIOSCIENCES INC COM STK (DE)
DARA
$288K ﹤0.01%
316,240
+171,340
+118% +$141K
EWY icon
2895
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$27.6B
$287K ﹤0.01%
+5,200
New +$305K
ZGNX
2896
DELISTED
Zogenix, Inc.
ZGNX
$286K ﹤0.01%
+21,261
New +$261K
DDE
2897
DELISTED
Dover Downs Gaming & Entertain
DDE
$285K ﹤0.01%
306,400
+12,600
+4% +$14.2K
SMIT
2898
DELISTED
Schmitt Industries Inc
SMIT
$284K ﹤0.01%
99,100
+1,000
+1% +$2.7K
HCR
2899
DELISTED
Hi-Crush Inc. Common Stock
HCR
$284K ﹤0.01%
9,249
-195,600
-95% -$6.43M
INPH
2900
DELISTED
INTERPHASE CORP
INPH
$283K ﹤0.01%
367,800
+24,100
+7% +$24K
114 115
116
117 118

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Jim Simons's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Jim Simons held 3,611 positions worth $43.9B, down 6.5% from $47B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons withdrew a net $2.38B in Q2 2015, closing 415 positions and reducing 921 holdings. Its most notable exit was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $218M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Microsoft worth $306M.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q2 2015 buy was Microsoft: 6,935,684 shares worth $306M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2015, an estimated $131M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $449M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $218M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $43.9B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Jim Simons opened 478 new positions and closed 415 in Q2 2015.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 6.5% quarter-over-quarter to $43.9B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.