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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
BBGI icon
3101
Beasley Broadcasting Group
BBGI
$44.7M
$150K ﹤0.01%
1,785
+205
+13% +$17.4K
PFIE
3102
DELISTED
Profire Energy, Inc
PFIE
$150K ﹤0.01%
135,086
+86,786
+180% +$83.9K
SGM
3103
DELISTED
Stonegate Mortgage Corporation
SGM
$150K ﹤0.01%
44,700
+29,900
+202% +$138K
VIRX
3104
DELISTED
Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
VIRX
$149K ﹤0.01%
1,297
+963
+288% +$107K
DCOY
3105
Decoy Therapeutics
DCOY
$1.88M
0
MPU icon
3106
Mega Matrix
MPU
$13.7M
$145K ﹤0.01%
79,000
-4,000
-5% -$7.99K
OPTT icon
3107
Ocean Power Technologies
OPTT
$55.4M
$145K ﹤0.01%
2,859
+780
+38% +$36.7K
GLRI
3108
DELISTED
GLORI ENERGY INC COMMON STOCK
GLRI
$145K ﹤0.01%
657,135
+343,235
+109% +$75.3K
XBKS
3109
DELISTED
XENITH BANKSHARES INC , COMMON STOCK
XBKS
$145K ﹤0.01%
+18,200
New +$138K
NTIC icon
3110
Northern Technologies International Corp
NTIC
$76.7M
$144K ﹤0.01%
26,000
+600
+2% +$3.86K
PTE
3111
DELISTED
PolarityTE, Inc. Common Stock
PTE
$142K ﹤0.01%
1,352
+99
+8% +$12.5K
XPLR
3112
DELISTED
Xplore Technologies Corp.
XPLR
$142K ﹤0.01%
59,300
+25,800
+77% +$81.4K
TGH
3113
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$140K ﹤0.01%
+12,600
New +$167K
ACUR
3114
DELISTED
Acura Pharmaceuticals
ACUR
$140K ﹤0.01%
75,620
+17,500
+30% +$45.2K
UCP
3115
DELISTED
UCP, Inc.
UCP
$139K ﹤0.01%
+17,300
New +$132K
DARE icon
3116
Dare Bioscience
DARE
$20.5M
$137K ﹤0.01%
539
+400
+288% +$128K
TELL
3117
DELISTED
Tellurian Inc.
TELL
$137K ﹤0.01%
116,300
+2,100
+2% +$2.37K
CCRC
3118
DELISTED
China Customer Relations Centers, Inc
CCRC
$135K ﹤0.01%
+11,597
New +$105K
CERS icon
3119
Cerus
CERS
$572M
$134K ﹤0.01%
21,400
+2,800
+15% +$16.7K
RLOG
3120
DELISTED
Rand Logistics, Inc.
RLOG
$134K ﹤0.01%
130,400
+27,800
+27% +$27.4K
AV
3121
DELISTED
Aviva Plc
AV
$133K ﹤0.01%
+12,400
New +$154K
BFYT
3122
DELISTED
Benefytt Technologies, Inc. Class A Common Stock
BFYT
$132K ﹤0.01%
+33,500
New +$196K
PRPH
3123
DELISTED
ProPhase Labs
PRPH
$131K ﹤0.01%
10,030
+190
+2% +$2.56K
AATC
3124
DELISTED
Autoscope Technologies Corporation Common Stock
AATC
$131K ﹤0.01%
58,600
+8,800
+18% +$21K
EVOK
3125
DELISTED
Evoke Pharma
EVOK
$129K ﹤0.01%
+131
New +$103K

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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.