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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
+1.11%
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
$118B
AUM Growth
+$4.56B
Cap. Flow
+$5.29B
Cap. Flow %
4.48%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.69%
Holding
3,920
New
406
Increased
1,848
Reduced
1,112
Closed
522

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$628M
2
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$567M
3
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$405M
4
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
+$392M
5
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$301M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$451M
2
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$382M
3
PM icon
Philip Morris
PM
+$256M
4
ROKU icon
Roku
ROKU
+$252M
5
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
+$248M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.91%
2 Technology 12.35%
3 Consumer Discretionary 10.31%
4 Financials 9.99%
5 Consumer Staples 8.21%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
GASL
3001
DELISTED
Direxion Daily Natural Gas Related Bull 3X Shares
GASL
$338K ﹤0.01%
+371
New +$469K
LOV
3002
DELISTED
Spark Networks SE American Depositary Shares
LOV
$337K ﹤0.01%
60,894
+22,395
+58% +$183K
DEST
3003
DELISTED
Destination Maternity Corporation
DEST
$335K ﹤0.01%
807,607
+79,307
+11% +$64.8K
ARCT icon
3004
Arcturus Therapeutics
ARCT
$216M
$334K ﹤0.01%
+32,500
New +$351K
SLDB icon
3005
Solid Biosciences
SLDB
$972M
$334K ﹤0.01%
2,153
-7,867
-79% -$890K
SDI
3006
DELISTED
Standard Diversified Inc. Class A Common Stock
SDI
$334K ﹤0.01%
29,200
-3,805
-12% -$58.7K
CNXM
3007
DELISTED
CNX Midstream Partners LP
CNXM
$333K ﹤0.01%
+23,652
New +$340K
NSSC icon
3008
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.39B
$332K ﹤0.01%
26,000
-329,800
-93% -$4.65M
DMLP icon
3009
Dorchester Minerals
DMLP
$1.35B
$330K ﹤0.01%
17,702
-24,373
-58% -$447K
PMTS icon
3010
CPI Card Group
PMTS
$341M
$330K ﹤0.01%
127,579
+14,530
+13% +$38.9K
AGRO icon
3011
Adecoagro
AGRO
$1.34B
$327K ﹤0.01%
56,100
+7,365
+15% +$46.4K
HIHO icon
3012
Highway Holdings
HIHO
$5.27M
$325K ﹤0.01%
187,627
+6,800
+4% +$13.3K
RCKT icon
3013
Rocket Pharmaceuticals
RCKT
$367M
$325K ﹤0.01%
+27,900
New +$346K
BSCL
3014
DELISTED
Invesco BulletShares 2021 Corporate Bond ETF
BSCL
$325K ﹤0.01%
15,300
-51,700
-77% -$1.1M
JASN
3015
DELISTED
Jason Industries, Inc.
JASN
$325K ﹤0.01%
916,371
-8,300
-0.9% -$4.24K
GCO icon
3016
Genesco
GCO
$391M
$324K ﹤0.01%
8,100
-105,700
-93% -$4.08M
TDTT icon
3017
FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund
TDTT
$2.53B
$322K ﹤0.01%
+13,100
New +$322K
CODI icon
3018
Compass Diversified
CODI
$908M
$317K ﹤0.01%
16,060
-165,963
-91% -$3.17M
EMB icon
3019
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$15B
$317K ﹤0.01%
2,800
-85,961
-97% -$9.78M
BOSC icon
3020
Better Online Solutions
BOSC
$31.8M
$316K ﹤0.01%
137,484
+7,800
+6% +$21.4K
SSTI icon
3021
SoundThinking
SSTI
$107M
$316K ﹤0.01%
+13,700
New +$444K
BPMP
3022
DELISTED
BP Midstream Partners LP Common Units representing Limited Partner Interests
BPMP
$316K ﹤0.01%
21,659
-88,541
-80% -$1.34M
AXAS
3023
DELISTED
Abraxas Petroleum Corp
AXAS
$316K ﹤0.01%
+31,146
New +$440K
CKPT
3024
DELISTED
Checkpoint Therapeutics
CKPT
$315K ﹤0.01%
12,640
-1,430
-10% -$39.2K
NP
3025
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
$313K ﹤0.01%
+4,800
New +$312K

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Jim Simons's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2019, Jim Simons held 3,920 positions worth $118B, up 4% from $114B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons deployed $5.29B of net new capital in Q3 2019, opening 406 new positions and adding to 1,848 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was UnitedHealth: 1,624,826 shares worth $353M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $451M trimmed.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q3 2019 buy was UnitedHealth: 1,624,826 shares worth $353M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Celgene Corp in Q3 2019, an estimated $628M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $451M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Red Hat Inc in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $248M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $118B portfolio in Q3 2019.
  • Jim Simons opened 406 new positions and closed 522 in Q3 2019.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $118B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 13 Nov 2019.