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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
RVM
3076
DELISTED
REVETT MINING COMPANY COMMON SHARES (DELAWARE)
RVM
$50K ﹤0.01%
110,900
+4,300
+4% +$1.98K
SHIP icon
3077
Seanergy Maritime Holdings
SHIP
$348M
$49K ﹤0.01%
5
– –
KOSS icon
3078
Koss Corp
KOSS
$34.6M
$48K ﹤0.01%
21,400
+300
+1% +$652
MUX icon
3079
McEwen Inc
MUX
$1.18B
$48K ﹤0.01%
4,820
-22,421
-82% -$251K
BSTG
3080
DELISTED
Biostage, Inc. Common Stock
BSTG
$48K ﹤0.01%
+14,900
New +$50.8K
VSCP
3081
DELISTED
VIRTUALSCOPICS INC COM NEW
VSCP
$47K ﹤0.01%
16,090
+200
+1% +$624
KONE
3082
DELISTED
Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd
KONE
$47K ﹤0.01%
15,780
-400
-2% -$1.36K
CPHI icon
3083
China Pharma Holdings
CPHI
$46.6M
$45K ﹤0.01%
264
-9
-3% -$1.55K
NEPT
3084
DELISTED
Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. Ordinary Shares
NEPT
$45K ﹤0.01%
20
-18
-47% -$44.8K
AHPI
3085
DELISTED
Allied Healthcare Products
AHPI
$44K ﹤0.01%
13,450
+1,450
+12% +$4.66K
ZNB
3086
Zeta Network Group
ZNB
$2.5M
– –
0
– –
JOB icon
3087
GEE Group
JOB
$22.2M
$42K ﹤0.01%
+4,630
New +$43.8K
SIEB icon
3088
Siebert Financial
SIEB
$70.8M
$42K ﹤0.01%
24,200
+100
+0.4% +$181
GLRI
3089
DELISTED
GLORI ENERGY INC COMMON STOCK
GLRI
$42K ﹤0.01%
+19,642
New +$60.2K
CNTF
3090
DELISTED
China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd
CNTF
$38K ﹤0.01%
7,860
-79,720
-91% -$409K
ECTE
3091
DELISTED
ECHO THERAPEUTICS, INC. NEW COMMON STOCK (DE)
ECTE
$35K ﹤0.01%
16,600
-5,800
-26% -$13.6K
ESSX
3092
DELISTED
ESSEX RENTAL CORP. COMMON STOCK
ESSX
$35K ﹤0.01%
26,300
+2,400
+10% +$2.55K
CHOP
3093
DELISTED
CHINA GERUI ADVANCED MATERIALS GROUP LTD ORD SHS
CHOP
$35K ﹤0.01%
55,510
+10,200
+23% +$9.14K
APYX icon
3094
Apyx Medical
APYX
$126M
$34K ﹤0.01%
+14,200
New +$47.2K
LODE icon
3095
Comstock
LODE
$265M
$34K ﹤0.01%
229
-101
-31% -$20.9K
NURO
3096
DELISTED
NeuroMetrix, Inc. Common Stock
NURO
$34K ﹤0.01%
+8
New +$35.2K
RNVA
3097
DELISTED
Rennova Health, Inc.
RNVA
$34K ﹤0.01%
7
+1
+17% +$5.2K
CBMX
3098
DELISTED
CombiMatrix Corporation
CBMX
$34K ﹤0.01%
+1,187
New +$32.9K
VLTC
3099
DELISTED
Voltari Corporation
VLTC
$32K ﹤0.01%
31,600
+13,100
+71% +$11.5K
FRO icon
3100
Frontline
FRO
$8.81B
$31K ﹤0.01%
+2,780
New +$38.8K
122 123
124
125 126

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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.