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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
-6.1%
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
$41.9B
AUM Growth
-$1.99B
Cap. Flow
+$1.51B
Cap. Flow %
3.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.94%
Holding
3,649
New
454
Increased
1,731
Reduced
914
Closed
519

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SIAL
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
+$237M
2
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$190M
3
FDX icon
FedEx
FDX
+$149M
4
SYY icon
Sysco
SYY
+$133M
5
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$125M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$306M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$215M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$193M
4
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$185M
5
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$177M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 13.17%
2 Financials 11.79%
3 Technology 11.07%
4 Consumer Staples 10.39%
5 Industrials 9.6%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
NOTV
3101
DELISTED
Inotiv
NOTV
$25K ﹤0.01%
14,600
+2,200
+18% +$3.67K
BSI
3102
DELISTED
Alon Blue Square Israel Ltd
BSI
$25K ﹤0.01%
3,490
+20
+0.6% +$202
PRSN
3103
DELISTED
PERSEON CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
PRSN
$24K ﹤0.01%
78,060
+52,300
+203% +$44.5K
KIQ
3104
DELISTED
Kelso Technologies Inc.
KIQ
$23K ﹤0.01%
14,400
-5,400
-27% -$11.8K
CPHI icon
3105
China Pharma Holdings
CPHI
$44.2M
$22K ﹤0.01%
218
-27
-11% -$3.27K
QRHC icon
3106
Quest Resource Holding
QRHC
$30.8M
$21K ﹤0.01%
+4,588
New +$30.9K
AMCO
3107
DELISTED
ARMCO METALS HOLDINGS INC COM STK NEW (NV)
AMCO
$20K ﹤0.01%
82,060
-3,000
-4% -$1.68K
NADL
3108
DELISTED
North Atlantic Drilling Ltd
NADL
$20K ﹤0.01%
+2,550
New +$22.6K
LITS
3109
Lite Strategy Inc
LITS
$30.5M
$19K ﹤0.01%
+595
New +$20.4K
GRCE
3110
Grace Therapeutics
GRCE
$43.5M
$17K ﹤0.01%
134
+66
+97% +$11.1K
KGJI
3111
DELISTED
Kingold Jewelry Inc.
KGJI
$17K ﹤0.01%
5,483
+3,383
+161% +$14.2K
ROYL
3112
DELISTED
ROYALE ENERGY INC
ROYL
$16K ﹤0.01%
+23,217
New +$19.5K
AGIG
3113
Abundia Global Impact Group
AGIG
$38.5M
$15K ﹤0.01%
696
+175
+34% +$4.24K
IDN icon
3114
Intellicheck
IDN
$75.9M
$15K ﹤0.01%
+17,100
New +$19K
QKLS
3115
DELISTED
QKL STORES INC COM ST NEW
QKLS
$14K ﹤0.01%
12,453
PVCT
3116
DELISTED
PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (DE)
PVCT
$9K ﹤0.01%
16,300
-49,800
-75% -$25.5K
TMQ
3117
Trilogy Metals
TMQ
$653M
$8K ﹤0.01%
+21,566
New +$9.45K
DGSE
3118
DELISTED
DGSE Companies, Inc.
DGSE
$8K ﹤0.01%
22,900
-2,500
-10% -$921
ESSX
3119
DELISTED
ESSEX RENTAL CORP. COMMON STOCK
ESSX
$7K ﹤0.01%
18,500
-18,700
-50% -$9.54K
TIGR
3120
DELISTED
TIGERLOGIC CORPORATION COM STK (DE)
TIGR
$6K ﹤0.01%
32,200
-14,000
-30% -$4.25K
WAVX
3121
DELISTED
WAVE SYS CORP CL A NEW COM STK (DE)
WAVX
$5K ﹤0.01%
+3,180
New +$6.86K
JOB icon
3122
GEE Group
JOB
$24.9M
$4K ﹤0.01%
1,030
-3,430
-77% -$24.9K
MGH
3123
DELISTED
Minco Gold Corp
MGH
$4K ﹤0.01%
+23,420
New +$4.49K
CYHHZ
3124
DELISTED
Community Health Systems, Inc. Series A Contingent Value Rights
CYHHZ
$3K ﹤0.01%
282,279
AA icon
3125
Alcoa
AA
$13.1B
-424,178
Closed -$11.4M

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Jim Simons's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Jim Simons held 3,649 positions worth $41.9B, down 4.5% from $43.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons deployed $1.51B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 454 new positions and adding to 1,731 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walmart Inc, an estimated $185M trimmed.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q3 2015 buy was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.
  • Jim Simons added most to SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP in Q3 2015, an estimated $237M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $185M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Microsoft in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $306M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $41.9B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Jim Simons opened 454 new positions and closed 519 in Q3 2015.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $41.9B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.