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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
STV
2901
DELISTED
China Digital Tv Hldgs Co Ltd
STV
$194K ﹤0.01%
112,758
-205,514
-65% -$520K
PGN
2902
DELISTED
PARAGON OFFSHORE PLC (GBR)
PGN
$194K ﹤0.01%
+806,901
New +$549K
PLXP
2903
DELISTED
PLx Pharma Inc. Common Stock
PLXP
$193K ﹤0.01%
+1,725
New +$199K
SMTX
2904
DELISTED
SMTC Corporation
SMTX
$192K ﹤0.01%
123,600
+9,600
+8% +$15.5K
VII
2905
DELISTED
Vicon Industries, Inc.
VII
$191K ﹤0.01%
119,400
+1,100
+0.9% +$1.58K
CIE
2906
DELISTED
Cobalt International Energy, Inc
CIE
$190K ﹤0.01%
1,793
+1,113
+164% +$135K
LEJU
2907
DELISTED
Leju Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing ten (10) Ordinary Shares
LEJU
$188K ﹤0.01%
+3,360
New +$207K
ABB
2908
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$187K ﹤0.01%
+10,600
New +$207K
LTRX icon
2909
Lantronix
LTRX
$272M
$186K ﹤0.01%
149,166
+9,000
+6% +$12.4K
BOXC
2910
DELISTED
Brookfield Can Office Properties
BOXC
$186K ﹤0.01%
10,100
-10,900
-52% -$211K
PESI icon
2911
Perma-Fix Environmental Services
PESI
$381M
$184K ﹤0.01%
45,583
-317
-0.7% -$1.22K
WAIR
2912
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
$184K ﹤0.01%
+15,100
New +$212K
OCRX
2913
DELISTED
Ocera Therapeutics, Inc.
OCRX
$184K ﹤0.01%
58,200
+23,000
+65% +$88.5K
DLHC icon
2914
DLH Holdings
DLHC
$68.7M
$183K ﹤0.01%
64,275
+3,000
+5% +$8.09K
MHH icon
2915
Mastech Digital
MHH
$95.3M
$183K ﹤0.01%
48,600
-10,800
-18% -$42.8K
BAMM
2916
DELISTED
BOOKS-A-MILLION INC
BAMM
$182K ﹤0.01%
57,100
+19,700
+53% +$61.8K
FNJN
2917
DELISTED
Finjan Holdings, Inc.
FNJN
$181K ﹤0.01%
109,800
+26,100
+31% +$43.6K
VALU icon
2918
Value Line
VALU
$341M
$177K ﹤0.01%
11,800
+600
+5% +$8.05K
AIFC
2919
AI Financial Corp
AIFC
$58.9M
$175K ﹤0.01%
30,120
+1,140
+4% +$7.89K
OIBR.C
2920
DELISTED
OI S.A. American Depositary Shares, each representing five shares of common stock
OIBR.C
$175K ﹤0.01%
51,421
-1,560
-3% -$8.77K
TPI
2921
DELISTED
TIANYIN PHARMACEUTICAL
TPI
$174K ﹤0.01%
791,300
+11,700
+2% +$3.54K
NWBO
2922
DELISTED
Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. Common stock
NWBO
$173K ﹤0.01%
+27,725
New +$259K
TSRI
2923
DELISTED
TSR Inc. New
TSRI
$172K ﹤0.01%
39,850
+1,000
+3% +$4.18K
CIG icon
2924
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$5.58B
$171K ﹤0.01%
+188,458
New +$245K
EDUC icon
2925
Educational Development Corp
EDUC
$11.8M
$171K ﹤0.01%
45,862
+13,000
+40% +$36.2K
115 116
117
118 119

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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.