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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
+5.63%
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
$52.5B
AUM Growth
-$68.7M
Cap. Flow
-$1.64B
Cap. Flow %
-3.13%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.03%
Holding
3,774
New
423
Increased
1,687
Reduced
1,158
Closed
474

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$363M
2
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$289M
3
HD icon
Home Depot
HD
+$271M
4
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$180M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$158M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 13.84%
2 Healthcare 12.18%
3 Financials 11.43%
4 Industrials 9.05%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
INVE icon
2951
Identive
INVE
$64.1M
$285K ﹤0.01%
159,060
+23,000
+17% +$51K
GMAN
2952
DELISTED
Gordmans Stores, Inc.
GMAN
$285K ﹤0.01%
221,200
+25,200
+13% +$49.8K
FELE icon
2953
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.68B
$284K ﹤0.01%
8,589
-45,711
-84% -$1.49M
FSAM
2954
DELISTED
Fifth Street Asset Management Inc. Class A
FSAM
$284K ﹤0.01%
70,200
+23,300
+50% +$90.1K
CENX icon
2955
Century Aluminum
CENX
$4.59B
$283K ﹤0.01%
44,699
-1,043,900
-96% -$7.33M
CIA icon
2956
Citizens
CIA
$198M
$282K ﹤0.01%
37,100
+3,400
+10% +$26.3K
INDT
2957
DELISTED
INDUS Realty Trust, Inc. (MD) Common Stock
INDT
$282K ﹤0.01%
+9,200
New +$259K
TRAW icon
2958
Traws Pharma
TRAW
$9.14M
$281K ﹤0.01%
9
+4
+80% +$112K
MDR
2959
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$281K ﹤0.01%
+18,967
New +$256K
LPTH icon
2960
Lightpath Technologies
LPTH
$824M
$280K ﹤0.01%
161,100
-44,600
-22% -$82.8K
SANW
2961
DELISTED
S&W Seed Co
SANW
$280K ﹤0.01%
3,377
-544
-14% -$45.1K
WMS icon
2962
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$11.3B
$279K ﹤0.01%
+10,200
New +$248K
NNA
2963
DELISTED
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation
NNA
$279K ﹤0.01%
11,827
-25,233
-68% -$664K
WVVI icon
2964
Willamette Valley Vineyards
WVVI
$12M
$277K ﹤0.01%
33,000
+5,700
+21% +$42.3K
VCO
2965
DELISTED
Vina Concha Y Toro 50 Shrs
VCO
$277K ﹤0.01%
+8,700
New +$289K
FCTY
2966
DELISTED
1st Century Bancshares
FCTY
$277K ﹤0.01%
+24,700
New +$274K
CDTX
2967
DELISTED
Cidara Therapeutics
CDTX
$276K ﹤0.01%
+1,340
New +$324K
KMB icon
2968
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.8B
$275K ﹤0.01%
2,000
-126,800
-98% -$16.6M
BOCH
2969
DELISTED
Bank of Commerce Holdings (CA)
BOCH
$273K ﹤0.01%
41,300
+26,600
+181% +$169K
FBRC
2970
DELISTED
FBR & Co. Common Stock
FBRC
$273K ﹤0.01%
18,300
+7,100
+63% +$129K
ABUS icon
2971
Arbutus Biopharma
ABUS
$906M
$272K ﹤0.01%
78,215
-198,585
-72% -$840K
CNXR
2972
DELISTED
Connecture, Inc.
CNXR
$272K ﹤0.01%
120,200
+83,440
+227% +$173K
BELFA icon
2973
Bel Fuse Inc Class A
BELFA
$3.4B
$271K ﹤0.01%
17,300
REED
2974
DELISTED
Reeds, Inc. Common Stock
REED
$270K ﹤0.01%
2,190
+1,134
+107% +$213K
DWCH
2975
DELISTED
Datawatch Corp
DWCH
$269K ﹤0.01%
48,600
+10,900
+29% +$56.7K

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Jim Simons's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Jim Simons held 3,774 positions worth $52.5B, down 0.13% from $52.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons withdrew a net $1.64B in Q2 2016, closing 474 positions and reducing 1,158 holdings. Its most notable exit was TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK, an estimated $185M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Nike worth $280M.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q2 2016 buy was Nike: 5,066,500 shares worth $280M.
  • Jim Simons added most to CVS Health in Q2 2016, an estimated $363M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was PepsiCo, cutting an estimated $226M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $185M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 8% of its $52.5B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Jim Simons opened 423 new positions and closed 474 in Q2 2016.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 0.13% quarter-over-quarter to $52.5B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 12 Aug 2016.