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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
-12.39%
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
$91.3B
AUM Growth
-$5.94B
Cap. Flow
+$8.84B
Cap. Flow %
9.68%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.08%
Holding
3,847
New
522
Increased
1,588
Reduced
1,204
Closed
504

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$535M
2
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$388M
3
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$348M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$230M
5
CMG icon
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
+$203M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$350M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$349M
3
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
+$337M
4
DELL icon
Dell
DELL
+$332M
5
SODA
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
+$251M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 16.12%
2 Technology 13.68%
3 Financials 11.18%
4 Real Estate 10.07%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.14%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ARAV
2901
DELISTED
Aravive, Inc. Common Stock
ARAV
$454K ﹤0.01%
129,002
+55,752
+76% +$321K
FLNA
2902
Filana Therapeutics
FLNA
$45.7M
$453K ﹤0.01%
533,092
+272,009
+104% +$313K
OCC icon
2903
Optical Cable Corp
OCC
$147M
$452K ﹤0.01%
118,615
+7,415
+7% +$34.6K
BSCJ
2904
DELISTED
Invesco BulletShares 2019 Corporate Bond ETF
BSCJ
$451K ﹤0.01%
21,400
-27,500
-56% -$579K
FGBI icon
2905
First Guaranty Bancshares
FGBI
$139M
$448K ﹤0.01%
23,353
-5,687
-20% -$105K
VSI
2906
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
$447K ﹤0.01%
94,200
-224,408
-70% -$1.69M
LNW
2907
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
$438K ﹤0.01%
24,500
+10,700
+78% +$216K
ATI icon
2908
ATI
ATI
$31.4B
$437K ﹤0.01%
20,092
-286,400
-93% -$7.43M
GNR icon
2909
State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF
GNR
$4.9B
$437K ﹤0.01%
10,600
+5,400
+104% +$246K
SCHD icon
2910
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
SCHD
$108B
$437K ﹤0.01%
27,900
+7,200
+35% +$120K
IYF icon
2911
iShares US Financials ETF
IYF
$4.44B
$436K ﹤0.01%
+8,200
New +$470K
MTL
2912
DELISTED
Mechel PAO American Depository Shares, each representing two ordinary shares (ADSs)
MTL
$435K ﹤0.01%
219,515
+44,004
+25% +$119K
CFRX
2913
DELISTED
ContraFect Corporation
CFRX
$433K ﹤0.01%
354
-172
-33% -$273K
PETX
2914
DELISTED
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.
PETX
$433K ﹤0.01%
70,689
-193,411
-73% -$1.18M
MOG.B icon
2915
Moog Inc Class B
MOG.B
$13B
$432K ﹤0.01%
5,600
– –
WIP icon
2916
State Street SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF
WIP
$474M
$432K ﹤0.01%
8,300
+1,300
+19% +$68K
AKAO
2917
DELISTED
Achaogen Inc
AKAO
$432K ﹤0.01%
351,357
+144,857
+70% +$387K
FBMS
2918
DELISTED
The First Bancshares, Inc.
FBMS
$430K ﹤0.01%
14,200
-47,200
-77% -$1.65M
DS
2919
DELISTED
Drive Shack Inc.
DS
$428K ﹤0.01%
+109,300
New +$540K
AC
2920
DELISTED
Associated Capital Group
AC
$426K ﹤0.01%
12,161
-14,402
-54% -$575K
IVW icon
2921
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$77.9B
$422K ﹤0.01%
+11,200
New +$453K
USAP
2922
DELISTED
Universal Stainless & Alloy
USAP
$421K ﹤0.01%
25,996
-71,704
-73% -$1.46M
FMAO icon
2923
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
FMAO
$484M
$420K ﹤0.01%
10,900
+5,100
+88% +$209K
ENT
2924
DELISTED
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.
ENT
$420K ﹤0.01%
7,532
+3,332
+79% +$204K
SSP icon
2925
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$310M
$418K ﹤0.01%
+26,600
New +$444K
115 116
117
118 119

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Jim Simons's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Jim Simons held 3,847 positions worth $91.3B, down 6.1% from $97.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons deployed $8.84B of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 522 new positions and adding to 1,588 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Apple: 11,041,936 shares worth $435M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Dell, an estimated $332M trimmed.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q4 2018 buy was Apple: 11,041,936 shares worth $435M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2018, an estimated $388M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Dell, cutting an estimated $332M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Danaher in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $350M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $91.3B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Jim Simons opened 522 new positions and closed 504 in Q4 2018.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 6.1% quarter-over-quarter to $91.3B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 13 Feb 2019.