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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
TLYS icon
2951
Tilly's
TLYS
$127M
– –
-11,900
Closed -$96K
TMQ
2952
Trilogy Metals
TMQ
$679M
– –
-69,400
Closed -$76K
TMUS icon
2953
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$192B
– –
-483,650
Closed -$16.3M
TRX icon
2954
TRX Gold Corp
TRX
$350M
– –
-16,000
Closed -$36K
TSCO icon
2955
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18.4B
– –
-1,797,000
Closed -$21.7M
TX icon
2956
Ternium
TX
$10.7B
– –
-35,900
Closed -$1M
TXN icon
2957
Texas Instruments
TXN
$257B
– –
-81,200
Closed -$3.88M
ULH icon
2958
Universal Logistics Holdings
ULH
$503M
– –
-11,200
Closed -$284K
UNP icon
2959
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
– –
-573,300
Closed -$57.2M
VC icon
2960
Visteon
VC
$2.83B
– –
-187,100
Closed -$18.2M
VEON icon
2961
VEON
VEON
$3.9B
– –
-57,604
Closed -$12.1M
VET icon
2962
Vermilion Energy
VET
$1.73B
– –
-41,600
Closed -$2.9M
VIPS icon
2963
Vipshop
VIPS
$7.2B
– –
-928,000
Closed -$17.4M
VOC icon
2964
VOC Energy
VOC
$53.2M
– –
-130,400
Closed -$2.23M
VSAT icon
2965
Viasat
VSAT
$11.6B
– –
-27,693
Closed -$1.6M
WBS icon
2966
Webster Financial
WBS
$12.8B
– –
-288,731
Closed -$9.11M
WCC
2967
WESCO International
WCC
$17.8B
– –
-170,000
Closed -$14.7M
WHR icon
2968
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.84B
– –
-81,957
Closed -$11.4M
WPRT
2969
Westport Fuel Systems
WPRT
$36.7M
– –
-37,000
Closed -$6.67M
WYNN icon
2970
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$10.8B
– –
-47,600
Closed -$9.88M
XLB icon
2971
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.72B
– –
-14,600
Closed -$362K
XLP icon
2972
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.6B
– –
-12,600
Closed -$562K
XLV icon
2973
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$43.9B
– –
-11,400
Closed -$693K
XYL icon
2974
Xylem
XYL
$28.8B
– –
-542,200
Closed -$21.2M
YPF icon
2975
YPF Sociedad Anonima American Depositary Shares (Each representing ten (10) Class D shares of Capital Stock)
YPF
$19.3B
– –
-156,600
Closed -$5.12M
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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.