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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
CIE
3076
DELISTED
Cobalt International Energy, Inc
CIE
– –
-71,947
Closed -$19.8M
YHOO
3077
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
– –
-522,200
Closed -$18.3M
XRDC
3078
DELISTED
Crossroads Capital, Inc
XRDC
– –
-28,441
Closed -$168K
XCO
3079
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
– –
-19,980
Closed -$1.76M
INVT
3080
DELISTED
Inventergy Global, Inc.
INVT
– –
-4,642
Closed -$130K
CBR
3081
DELISTED
CIBER Inc.
CBR
– –
-99,480
Closed -$491K
MENT
3082
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
– –
-132,098
Closed -$2.85M
CYNO
3083
DELISTED
Cynosure, Inc. Class A
CYNO
– –
-32,271
Closed -$686K
ACAT
3084
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
– –
-41,600
Closed -$1.64M
WCIC
3085
DELISTED
WCI Communities, Inc.
WCIC
– –
-37,308
Closed -$720K
MEG
3086
DELISTED
Media General, Inc
MEG
– –
-155,800
Closed -$3.2M
QLTI
3087
DELISTED
QLT Inc
QLTI
– –
-52,364
Closed -$324K
MOBI
3088
DELISTED
Sky-mobi Limited ADS
MOBI
– –
-13,900
Closed -$115K
RAX
3089
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
– –
-400,900
Closed -$13.5M
COSI
3090
DELISTED
COSI INC NEW COM STK (DE)
COSI
– –
-23,800
Closed -$27K
ERB
3091
DELISTED
ERBA DIAGNOSTICS
ERB
– –
-14,366
Closed -$28K
EJ
3092
DELISTED
E HOUSE (CHINA) HOLDINGS LIMITED
EJ
– –
-31,079
Closed -$250K
TUMI
3093
DELISTED
TUMI HLDGS INC COM
TUMI
– –
-32,100
Closed -$646K
CVC
3094
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
– –
-205,400
Closed -$3.63M
HERO
3095
DELISTED
HERCULES OFFSHORE INC COM STK
HERO
– –
-722,503
Closed -$2.9M
PRGN
3096
DELISTED
PARAGON SHIPPING INC CL A NEW (MHL)
PRGN
– –
-505
Closed -$113K
FSYS
3097
DELISTED
FUEL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS INC COM STK
FSYS
– –
-120,322
Closed -$1.34M
CTCM
3098
DELISTED
CTC MEDIA INC COM STK
CTCM
– –
-52,300
Closed -$576K
SNDK
3099
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
– –
-90,099
Closed -$9.41M
HPY
3100
DELISTED
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. COM STK
HPY
– –
-25,900
Closed -$1.07M
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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.