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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
-6.1%
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
$41.9B
AUM Growth
-$1.99B
Cap. Flow
+$1.51B
Cap. Flow %
3.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.94%
Holding
3,649
New
454
Increased
1,731
Reduced
914
Closed
519

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SIAL
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
+$237M
2
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$190M
3
FDX icon
FedEx
FDX
+$149M
4
SYY icon
Sysco
SYY
+$133M
5
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$125M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$306M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$215M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$193M
4
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$185M
5
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$177M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 13.17%
2 Financials 11.79%
3 Technology 11.07%
4 Consumer Staples 10.39%
5 Industrials 9.6%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
IRG
2876
DELISTED
Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc.
IRG
$221K ﹤0.01%
+45,600
New +$224K
BTE icon
2877
Baytex Energy
BTE
$3B
$219K ﹤0.01%
+68,297
New +$522K
UONE icon
2878
Urban One Class A
UONE
$23.5M
$219K ﹤0.01%
9,960
+30
+0.3% +$813
UUU icon
2879
Universal Safety Products Inc
UUU
$10.3M
$218K ﹤0.01%
39,600
+2,400
+6% +$13.8K
MM
2880
DELISTED
MILLENNIAL MEDIA INC COM STK (DE)
MM
$217K ﹤0.01%
123,800
-128,224
-51% -$207K
GAU
2881
Galiano Gold
GAU
$547M
$215K ﹤0.01%
146,300
+24,100
+20% +$38.6K
PHIO icon
2882
Phio Pharmaceuticals
PHIO
$12.7M
$215K ﹤0.01%
1
– –
AEHR icon
2883
Aehr Test Systems
AEHR
$4.02B
$214K ﹤0.01%
84,100
-3,000
-3% -$6.6K
NL icon
2884
NLI Holdings
NL
$319M
$214K ﹤0.01%
71,574
+13,331
+23% +$67.8K
JVA icon
2885
Coffee Holding Co
JVA
$20.2M
$211K ﹤0.01%
54,000
+8,600
+19% +$40.3K
PFBX
2886
DELISTED
Peoples Financial Corp/MS
PFBX
$211K ﹤0.01%
21,800
+1,100
+5% +$10.8K
GTN.A icon
2887
Gray Media Inc
GTN.A
$612M
$210K ﹤0.01%
18,100
– –
LFCR icon
2888
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$179M
$210K ﹤0.01%
+18,000
New +$238K
PGRE
2889
DELISTED
Paramount Group
PGRE
$208K ﹤0.01%
+12,400
New +$214K
MOG.B icon
2890
Moog Inc Class B
MOG.B
$206K ﹤0.01%
3,800
+200
+6% +$12.6K
ICA
2891
DELISTED
EMPRESAS ICA, S.A. DE C.V. ADS (EA REPTG 4 ORD PART CERT)
ICA
$204K ﹤0.01%
122,000
+27,200
+29% +$60.6K
BDMS
2892
DELISTED
BIRNER DENTAL MGMT SVCS INC
BDMS
$203K ﹤0.01%
15,900
– –
CVV icon
2893
CVD Equipment Corp
CVV
$52.1M
$201K ﹤0.01%
18,300
+3,500
+24% +$39.1K
GOL
2894
DELISTED
Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing Ten Preferred Shares)
GOL
$201K ﹤0.01%
+102,900
New +$302K
SANW
2895
DELISTED
S&W Seed Co
SANW
$200K ﹤0.01%
2,286
-1,146
-33% -$101K
SFLY
2896
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
$200K ﹤0.01%
5,600
-67,500
-92% -$2.82M
RMP
2897
DELISTED
Rice Midstream Partners LP
RMP
$200K ﹤0.01%
+14,993
New +$238K
CPPL
2898
DELISTED
Columbia Pipeline Partners LP
CPPL
$200K ﹤0.01%
+15,770
New +$320K
MDWD icon
2899
MediWound
MDWD
$174M
$197K ﹤0.01%
3,686
+2,115
+135% +$104K
NTIC icon
2900
Northern Technologies International Corp
NTIC
$76.7M
$195K ﹤0.01%
25,000
-800
-3% -$6.46K
114 115
116
117 118

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Jim Simons's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Jim Simons held 3,649 positions worth $41.9B, down 4.5% from $43.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons deployed $1.51B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 454 new positions and adding to 1,731 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walmart Inc, an estimated $185M trimmed.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q3 2015 buy was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.
  • Jim Simons added most to SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP in Q3 2015, an estimated $237M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $185M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Microsoft in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $306M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $41.9B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Jim Simons opened 454 new positions and closed 519 in Q3 2015.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $41.9B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.