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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
LGL icon
3001
LGL Group
LGL
$95.2M
$238K ﹤0.01%
192,535
ESEA icon
3002
Euroseas
ESEA
$519M
$236K ﹤0.01%
19,352
+292
+2% +$4.12K
OREX
3003
DELISTED
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.
OREX
$236K ﹤0.01%
54,950
-183,160
-77% -$828K
FABC
3004
Fabric.AI Inc
FABC
$18.3M
$234K ﹤0.01%
9
OCUL icon
3005
Ocular Therapeutix
OCUL
$2.22B
$234K ﹤0.01%
+47,300
New +$469K
PER
3006
DELISTED
SANDRIDGE PERMIAN TRUST
PER
$233K ﹤0.01%
89,555
+76,555
+589% +$194K
ABB
3007
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$232K ﹤0.01%
11,700
-330,500
-97% -$6.75M
MNDO icon
3008
Mind CTI
MNDO
$20.6M
$231K ﹤0.01%
108,400
-22,800
-17% -$47K
VALU icon
3009
Value Line
VALU
$341M
$231K ﹤0.01%
14,100
+800
+6% +$13K
OIG
3010
DELISTED
Orbital Infrastructure Group, Inc. Common Stock
OIG
$230K ﹤0.01%
1,140
-803
-41% -$215K
EFOR
3011
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$1.37B
$229K ﹤0.01%
6,194
-325,000
-98% -$12M
NRT
3012
North European Oil Royalty Trust
NRT
$83.6M
$227K ﹤0.01%
+23,800
New +$205K
DRNA
3013
DELISTED
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DRNA
$227K ﹤0.01%
75,600
+45,700
+153% +$188K
OTIV
3014
DELISTED
OTI On Track Innovations Ltd
OTIV
$226K ﹤0.01%
245,931
+32,331
+15% +$29.9K
GROW icon
3015
US Global Investors
GROW
$38.8M
$225K ﹤0.01%
132,600
+17,300
+15% +$30.2K
BGMS
3016
Bio Green Med Solution Inc
BGMS
$5.11M
$224K ﹤0.01%
+1
New +$358K
EPE
3017
DELISTED
EP Energy Corporation
EPE
$224K ﹤0.01%
43,200
-211,217
-83% -$1.1M
CTO
3018
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$823M
$223K ﹤0.01%
+17,315
New +$225K
CBAY
3019
DELISTED
Cymabay Therapeutics
CBAY
$223K ﹤0.01%
128,300
+17,300
+16% +$35.9K
MCRN
3020
DELISTED
Milacron Holdings Corp.
MCRN
$222K ﹤0.01%
15,300
-4,000
-21% -$64.7K
AVXS
3021
DELISTED
AveXis, Inc. Common Stock
AVXS
$222K ﹤0.01%
+5,831
New +$197K
ARCW
3022
DELISTED
ARC Group Worldwide, Inc
ARCW
$221K ﹤0.01%
96,200
+15,600
+19% +$35.6K
CGRN
3023
DELISTED
Capstone Green Energy Corporation Common Stock
CGRN
$220K ﹤0.01%
15,951
+2,035
+15% +$31.2K
FCRE
3024
DELISTED
FC Global Realty Incorporated Common Stock
FCRE
$220K ﹤0.01%
174,840
+5,160
+3% +$8.36K
APAM icon
3025
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.03B
$219K ﹤0.01%
7,900
-30,500
-79% -$961K

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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.