We are live on ! Find out more
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
-6.1%
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
$41.9B
AUM Growth
-$1.99B
Cap. Flow
+$1.51B
Cap. Flow %
3.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.94%
Holding
3,649
New
454
Increased
1,731
Reduced
914
Closed
519

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SIAL
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
+$237M
2
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$190M
3
FDX icon
FedEx
FDX
+$149M
4
SYY icon
Sysco
SYY
+$133M
5
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$125M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$306M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$215M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$193M
4
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$185M
5
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$177M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 13.17%
2 Financials 11.79%
3 Technology 11.07%
4 Consumer Staples 10.39%
5 Industrials 9.6%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ERS
3001
DELISTED
Empire Resources, Inc.
ERS
$109K ﹤0.01%
29,400
+200
+0.7% +$725
GAI
3002
DELISTED
GLOBAL-TECH ADVANCED INNOVATIONS INC
GAI
$109K ﹤0.01%
17,700
-15,900
-47% -$82.9K
PVG
3003
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
$106K ﹤0.01%
+17,500
New +$90.2K
ANAD
3004
DELISTED
ANADIGICS INC
ANAD
$106K ﹤0.01%
482,900
+2,045
+0.4% +$879
ALTV
3005
DELISTED
Alteva
ALTV
$106K ﹤0.01%
23,957
-3,550
-13% -$13.9K
ELTK icon
3006
Eltek
ELTK
$57.1M
$104K ﹤0.01%
16,660
+2,480
+17% +$13.4K
CPE
3007
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$104K ﹤0.01%
+1,429
New +$111K
EGAN icon
3008
eGain
EGAN
$206M
$100K ﹤0.01%
+25,100
New +$103K
DRWI
3009
DELISTED
DragonWave Inc
DRWI
$100K ﹤0.01%
19,584
+9,512
+94% +$68.8K
HBP
3010
DELISTED
Huttig Building Products, Inc.
HBP
$99K ﹤0.01%
31,900
+2,000
+7% +$6.28K
YUMA
3011
DELISTED
Yuma Energy Inc
YUMA
$97K ﹤0.01%
671
+94
+16% +$15.6K
VEDL
3012
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$97K ﹤0.01%
+18,700
New +$134K
ANGI icon
3013
Angi Inc
ANGI
$196M
$95K ﹤0.01%
+1,880
New +$95.8K
ARL icon
3014
American Realty Investors
ARL
$246M
$94K ﹤0.01%
13,400
+3,100
+30% +$19.1K
TRAW icon
3015
Traws Pharma
TRAW
$9.14M
$94K ﹤0.01%
1
-1
-50% -$107K
TBBK icon
3016
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.82B
$93K ﹤0.01%
12,200
-9,800
-45% -$81.8K
GIGA
3017
DELISTED
Giga-Tronics Inc
GIGA
$93K ﹤0.01%
102,200
-7,200
-7% -$10.4K
LIME
3018
DELISTED
LIME ENERGY CO.NEW COMMON STOCK
LIME
$93K ﹤0.01%
32,158
+700
+2% +$2.27K
BNSO
3019
DELISTED
Bonso Electronic International
BNSO
$92K ﹤0.01%
72,600
+400
+0.6% +$528
SORL
3020
DELISTED
SORL Auto Parts, Inc.
SORL
$92K ﹤0.01%
51,900
+20,100
+63% +$47.1K
AEHL icon
3021
Antelope Enterprise Holdings
AEHL
$5.37M
– –
0
– –
TTI icon
3022
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.25B
$91K ﹤0.01%
15,431
-256,669
-94% -$1.63M
VCEL icon
3023
Vericel Corp
VCEL
$2.28B
$91K ﹤0.01%
33,600
+17,900
+114% +$58.8K
OSN
3024
DELISTED
Ossen Innovation Co., Ltd.
OSN
$89K ﹤0.01%
30,833
+1,666
+6% +$4.58K
NOR
3025
DELISTED
NORANDA ALUM HLDG CORP COM NEW
NOR
$89K ﹤0.01%
54,372
-43,171
-44% -$147K
119 120
121
122 123

Similar funds

Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors Boston, Massachusetts $71.9B AUM 28.03% 1-Year Est. Return
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Causeway Bay, Hong Kong $73.7B AUM 53.56% 1-Year Est. Return
BC
Brookfield Corp Toronto, Ontario, Canada $74.2B AUM 0.68% 1-Year Est. Return
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company Boston, Massachusetts $74.3B AUM 24.01% 1-Year Est. Return
Cerity Partners
Cerity Partners New York $70.8B AUM 21.68% 1-Year Est. Return
Harris Associates
Harris Associates Chicago, Illinois $75B AUM 11.27% 1-Year Est. Return
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto Dominion Bank Toronto, Ontario, Ontario, Canada $69.7B AUM 40.86% 1-Year Est. Return
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings Scottsdale, Arizona $68.3B AUM 20.5% 1-Year Est. Return

Jim Simons's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Jim Simons held 3,649 positions worth $41.9B, down 4.5% from $43.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons deployed $1.51B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 454 new positions and adding to 1,731 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, down from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walmart Inc, an estimated $185M trimmed.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q3 2015 buy was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.
  • Jim Simons added most to SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP in Q3 2015, an estimated $237M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $185M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Microsoft in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $306M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $41.9B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Jim Simons opened 454 new positions and closed 519 in Q3 2015.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $41.9B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.