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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
DRE
3001
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
– –
-619,000
Closed -$11.2M
CTXS
3002
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
– –
-90,279
Closed -$4.5M
LFC
3003
DELISTED
China Life Insurance Company Ltd.
LFC
– –
-18,483
Closed -$242K
SAFM
3004
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
– –
-3,600
Closed -$350K
WMC
3005
DELISTED
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation
WMC
– –
-18,701
Closed -$2.65M
ENIA
3006
DELISTED
Enel Amricas S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing 50 shares of Common Stock)
ENIA
– –
-445,702
Closed -$4.05M
CERN
3007
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
– –
-263,704
Closed -$13.6M
LUB
3008
DELISTED
Luby's Inc.
LUB
– –
-24,200
Closed -$142K
PVG
3009
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
– –
-146,800
Closed -$1.22M
JRJC
3010
DELISTED
China Finance Online Co., Ltd.
JRJC
– –
-6,610
Closed -$276K
TGP
3011
DELISTED
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
TGP
– –
-43,300
Closed -$2M
GLOG
3012
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
– –
-423,000
Closed -$13.5M
CLGX
3013
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
– –
-227,588
Closed -$6.91M
AEGN
3014
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
– –
-31,496
Closed -$733K
GLUU
3015
DELISTED
Glu Mobile Inc.
GLUU
– –
-759,000
Closed -$3.79M
RP
3016
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
– –
-19,000
Closed -$427K
SINA
3017
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
– –
-332,400
Closed -$16.5M
QEP
3018
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
– –
-306,225
Closed -$10.6M
TCP
3019
DELISTED
TC Pipelines LP
TCP
– –
-232,000
Closed -$12M
MCEP
3020
DELISTED
Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP
MCEP
– –
-3,923
Closed -$1.82M
TIF
3021
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
– –
-219,500
Closed -$22M
HDS
3022
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
– –
-35,400
Closed -$1M
VER
3023
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
– –
-293,750
Closed -$18.4M
AMAG
3024
DELISTED
AMAG Pharmaceuticals
AMAG
– –
-129,060
Closed -$2.67M
AXAS
3025
DELISTED
Abraxas Petroleum Corp
AXAS
– –
-14,506
Closed -$1.82M
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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.