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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
ENDP
3076
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$172K ﹤0.01%
11,005
-558,255
-98% -$11.6M
CNVS icon
3077
Cineverse
CNVS
$68.2M
$171K ﹤0.01%
7,062
+2,142
+44% +$72.3K
MHH icon
3078
Mastech Digital
MHH
$95.3M
$170K ﹤0.01%
51,000
ICA
3079
DELISTED
EMPRESAS ICA, S.A. DE C.V. ADS (EA REPTG 4 ORD PART CERT)
ICA
$170K ﹤0.01%
256,104
-53,296
-17% -$38.4K
AFCO
3080
DELISTED
American Farmland Company
AFCO
$169K ﹤0.01%
+27,900
New +$180K
BLDP
3081
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$790M
$168K ﹤0.01%
135,000
-191,300
-59% -$265K
SIFY
3082
Sify Technologies
SIFY
$1.15B
$167K ﹤0.01%
25,284
+5,784
+30% +$40.3K
DTRM
3083
DELISTED
Determine, Inc. Common Stock
DTRM
$166K ﹤0.01%
109,214
+2,000
+2% +$2.81K
CERE
3084
DELISTED
CERES, INC. COMMON STOCK NEW
CERE
$165K ﹤0.01%
423,873
+130,600
+45% +$33.1K
PERF
3085
DELISTED
Perfumania Holdings, Inc.
PERF
$164K ﹤0.01%
68,139
+900
+1% +$2.3K
EFUT
3086
DELISTED
eFuture Holding Inc. Ordinary Shares
EFUT
$162K ﹤0.01%
31,300
+7,400
+31% +$43.2K
CIG icon
3087
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$5.58B
$161K ﹤0.01%
+143,015
New +$131K
JONE
3088
DELISTED
Jones Energy, Inc.
JONE
$160K ﹤0.01%
2,110
-1,457
-41% -$110K
EGAN icon
3089
eGain
EGAN
$206M
$159K ﹤0.01%
56,500
+13,000
+30% +$44.3K
LTRX icon
3090
Lantronix
LTRX
$272M
$159K ﹤0.01%
164,166
+4,700
+3% +$5.01K
ERNA icon
3091
Eterna Therapeutics
ERNA
$5.02M
$158K ﹤0.01%
1
FPP
3092
DELISTED
FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation
FPP
$158K ﹤0.01%
243,500
+200
+0.1% +$134
CBMX
3093
DELISTED
CombiMatrix Corporation
CBMX
$157K ﹤0.01%
54,791
+36,500
+200% +$116K
GYRE icon
3094
Gyre Therapeutics
GYRE
$693M
$156K ﹤0.01%
912
+320
+54% +$54.6K
UNAM
3095
DELISTED
Unico American Corp
UNAM
$156K ﹤0.01%
14,100
+200
+1% +$2.29K
EPZM
3096
DELISTED
Epizyme, Inc
EPZM
$155K ﹤0.01%
15,088
-14,300
-49% -$159K
TNXP icon
3097
Tonix Pharmaceuticals
TNXP
$214M
0
UUU icon
3098
Universal Safety Products Inc
UUU
$10.3M
$154K ﹤0.01%
43,500
IRG
3099
DELISTED
Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc.
IRG
$152K ﹤0.01%
97,400
+12,600
+15% +$32.7K
TSRI
3100
DELISTED
TSR Inc. New
TSRI
$152K ﹤0.01%
40,550

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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.