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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
CVI icon
2976
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.58B
$268K ﹤0.01%
17,300
-284,700
-94% -$6.02M
AFMD
2977
DELISTED
Affimed
AFMD
$267K ﹤0.01%
+10,780
New +$394K
AVID
2978
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
$264K ﹤0.01%
+45,500
New +$268K
GOGL
2979
DELISTED
Golden Ocean Group
GOGL
$263K ﹤0.01%
79,160
+53,280
+206% +$202K
MNOV icon
2980
MediciNova
MNOV
$64.5M
$260K ﹤0.01%
34,500
-65,600
-66% -$474K
DB icon
2981
Deutsche Bank
DB
$72.1B
$259K ﹤0.01%
21,130
-484,753
-96% -$7.28M
SXCP
2982
DELISTED
SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P.
SXCP
$259K ﹤0.01%
23,955
-53,445
-69% -$569K
KZIA
2983
Kazia Therapeutics
KZIA
$151M
$257K ﹤0.01%
687
SBR
2984
Sabine Royalty Trust
SBR
$1.06B
$256K ﹤0.01%
+7,657
New +$253K
ADXS
2985
DELISTED
Advaxis Inc
ADXS
$256K ﹤0.01%
+2,107
New +$270K
PFBX
2986
DELISTED
Peoples Financial Corp/MS
PFBX
$256K ﹤0.01%
24,900
+1,500
+6% +$15.1K
XOMA
2987
DELISTED
Xoma
XOMA
$254K ﹤0.01%
+23,061
New +$331K
EGT
2988
DELISTED
Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc.
EGT
$254K ﹤0.01%
130,191
+2,000
+2% +$3.95K
FMD
2989
DELISTED
FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
FMD
$253K ﹤0.01%
52,053
+17,605
+51% +$72.7K
KEM
2990
DELISTED
KEMET Corporation
KEM
$253K ﹤0.01%
+86,300
New +$214K
SOFO
2991
DELISTED
Sonic Foundry, Inc. Common Stock
SOFO
$251K ﹤0.01%
41,819
+1,700
+4% +$11.2K
PTXP
2992
DELISTED
PennTex Midstream Partners, LP Common Units Reresenting Limited Partnership Interests
PTXP
$249K ﹤0.01%
+16,000
New +$209K
GRO
2993
DELISTED
Agria Corp
GRO
$249K ﹤0.01%
286,500
+10,500
+4% +$9.84K
APYX icon
2994
Apyx Medical
APYX
$128M
$245K ﹤0.01%
149,600
+22,600
+18% +$39.2K
STXS icon
2995
Stereotaxis
STXS
$137M
$244K ﹤0.01%
248,700
+58,600
+31% +$77.5K
SMTX
2996
DELISTED
SMTC Corporation
SMTX
$243K ﹤0.01%
160,900
+15,400
+11% +$23.7K
JPEP
2997
DELISTED
JP Energy Partners LP
JPEP
$243K ﹤0.01%
+28,800
New +$208K
GSV
2998
DELISTED
Gold Standard Ventures Corp.
GSV
$241K ﹤0.01%
129,800
-112,900
-47% -$167K
CRR
2999
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
$241K ﹤0.01%
18,400
-77,800
-81% -$1.05M
KA
3000
DELISTED
Kineta, Inc. Common Stock
KA
$239K ﹤0.01%
+141
New +$257K

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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.