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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
YUM icon
2976
Yum! Brands
YUM
$39.5B
– –
-189,454
Closed -$11.1M
CSCI
2977
DELISTED
COSCIENS Biopharma Inc. Common Stock
CSCI
– –
-64
Closed -$745K
FLG
2978
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$5.89B
– –
-326,742
Closed -$15.7M
MAGN
2979
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$444M
– –
-8,554
Closed -$2.95M
NPKI
2980
NPK International
NPKI
$1.18B
– –
-579,400
Closed -$7.22M
SGI
2981
Somnigroup International
SGI
$13.7B
– –
-666,000
Closed -$9.94M
INFN
2982
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
– –
-75,600
Closed -$696K
VIRX
2983
DELISTED
Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
VIRX
– –
-109
Closed -$149K
SAVE
2984
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
– –
-27,200
Closed -$1.72M
SPWR
2985
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
– –
-1,752,741
Closed -$47M
LL
2986
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
– –
-135,000
Closed -$10.3M
YTEN
2987
DELISTED
Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. Common Stock
YTEN
– –
-1
Closed -$49K
EXPR
2988
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
– –
-55,910
Closed -$19M
HEP
2989
DELISTED
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
HEP
– –
-74,264
Closed -$2.55M
HCCI
2990
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
– –
-14,341
Closed -$282K
RAD
2991
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
– –
-268,244
Closed -$38.5M
LOV
2992
DELISTED
Spark Networks SE American Depositary Shares
LOV
– –
-24,400
Closed -$138K
SPPI
2993
DELISTED
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc
SPPI
– –
-185,917
Closed -$1.51M
AJRD
2994
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
AJRD
– –
-20,650
Closed -$394K
NYMX
2995
DELISTED
Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp
NYMX
– –
-28,000
Closed -$139K
BBBY
2996
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
– –
-2,345,860
Closed -$135M
FRC
2997
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
– –
-349,500
Closed -$19.2M
IVC
2998
DELISTED
Invacare Corporation
IVC
– –
-87,000
Closed -$1.6M
STAB
2999
DELISTED
Statera Biopharma, Inc. Common Stock
STAB
– –
-1,910
Closed -$18K
ABMD
3000
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
– –
-97,223
Closed -$2.44M
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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.