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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
+4.73%
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
$47B
AUM Growth
+$5.54B
Cap. Flow
+$4.23B
Cap. Flow %
9.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.88%
Holding
3,575
New
633
Increased
1,637
Reduced
834
Closed
438

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$405M
2
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$314M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$229M
4
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$224M
5
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$207M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$342M
2
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
+$210M
3
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$174M
4
GSK icon
GSK
GSK
+$156M
5
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$149M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 13.05%
2 Technology 11.94%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.2%
4 Industrials 10.96%
5 Consumer Staples 9.81%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
VYNT
3026
DELISTED
Vyant Bio, Inc. Common Stock
VYNT
$87K ﹤0.01%
74
+5
+7% +$5.92K
RMGN
3027
DELISTED
RMG Networks Holding Corporation
RMGN
$86K ﹤0.01%
+17,150
New +$87.2K
BLDR icon
3028
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$7.79B
$83K ﹤0.01%
+12,400
New +$77.4K
FNJN
3029
DELISTED
Finjan Holdings, Inc.
FNJN
$83K ﹤0.01%
40,200
+26,400
+191% +$61.8K
ANTH
3030
DELISTED
Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ANTH
$82K ﹤0.01%
+2,288
New +$67.7K
MTL.PR
3031
DELISTED
Mechel PAO American Depositary Shares (each representing one-half of a Preferred Share)
MTL.PR
$81K ﹤0.01%
210,100
+15,300
+8% +$4.08K
KOPN icon
3032
Kopin
KOPN
$930M
$80K ﹤0.01%
+22,600
New +$87.4K
PKD
3033
DELISTED
Parker Drilling Company
PKD
$80K ﹤0.01%
1,520
-413
-21% -$19.1K
DRWI
3034
DELISTED
DragonWave Inc
DRWI
$80K ﹤0.01%
5,768
+4,348
+306% +$88.4K
HBP
3035
DELISTED
Huttig Building Products, Inc.
HBP
$78K ﹤0.01%
27,400
+2,000
+8% +$6.27K
ELTK icon
3036
Eltek
ELTK
$57.4M
$76K ﹤0.01%
12,560
+460
+4% +$2.71K
SSY
3037
DELISTED
SunLink Health Systems
SSY
$76K ﹤0.01%
44,900
+1,600
+4% +$2.33K
TBRA
3038
DELISTED
Tobira Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
TBRA
$75K ﹤0.01%
6,845
+2,454
+56% +$26.4K
RVSB icon
3039
Riverview Bancorp
RVSB
$106M
$74K ﹤0.01%
16,500
+1,099
+7% +$4.92K
TORM
3040
DELISTED
TOR Minerals International Inc
TORM
$74K ﹤0.01%
12,100
+400
+3% +$2.77K
FATE icon
3041
Fate Therapeutics
FATE
$317M
$73K ﹤0.01%
+14,900
New +$73.8K
NNVC icon
3042
NanoViricides
NNVC
$34.9M
$73K ﹤0.01%
1,625
+701
+76% +$37.4K
CASM
3043
DELISTED
CAS Medical Systems, Inc.
CASM
$72K ﹤0.01%
54,283
+35,583
+190% +$51.3K
XCO
3044
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
$72K ﹤0.01%
+2,633
New +$77.9K
AMCO
3045
DELISTED
ARMCO METALS HOLDINGS INC COM STK NEW (NV)
AMCO
$72K ﹤0.01%
63,060
+19,420
+45% +$27.1K
GROW icon
3046
US Global Investors
GROW
$38.7M
$71K ﹤0.01%
22,100
+8,500
+63% +$26.8K
OSGB
3047
DELISTED
OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. COM CL B
OSGB
$71K ﹤0.01%
19,140
+4,290
+29% +$18.7K
API
3048
DELISTED
Advanced Photonix Inc
API
$71K ﹤0.01%
177,200
+1,100
+0.6% +$412
FMD
3049
DELISTED
FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
FMD
$69K ﹤0.01%
+11,010
New +$64.2K
SIFY
3050
Sify Technologies
SIFY
$1.14B
$68K ﹤0.01%
8,767
+4,734
+117% +$38.9K
120 121
122
123 124

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Jim Simons's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Jim Simons held 3,575 positions worth $47B, up 13% from $41.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons deployed $4.23B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 633 new positions and adding to 1,637 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $342M trimmed.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q1 2015 buy was Amazon: 23,057,100 shares worth $429M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Gilead Sciences in Q1 2015, an estimated $314M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $342M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited SAFEWAY INC in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $210M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $47B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Jim Simons opened 633 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2015.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $47B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 13 May 2015.