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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
+4.35%
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
$52.6B
AUM Growth
+$6.72B
Cap. Flow
+$5.31B
Cap. Flow %
10.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
7.86%
Holding
3,753
New
498
Increased
2,018
Reduced
804
Closed
403

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$192M
2
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$179M
3
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
+$177M
4
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$153M
5
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$142M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$470M
2
PRE
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
+$186M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$179M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$168M
5
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$144M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 11.92%
2 Healthcare 11.63%
3 Technology 11.35%
4 Industrials 10.55%
5 Consumer Staples 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ERNA icon
3176
Eterna Therapeutics
ERNA
$5.02M
$124K ﹤0.01%
1
– –
ULTR
3177
DELISTED
ULTRAPETROL (BAHAMAS) LTD COM STK
ULTR
$124K ﹤0.01%
461,000
+99,000
+27% +$14.8K
TPI
3178
DELISTED
TIANYIN PHARMACEUTICAL
TPI
$124K ﹤0.01%
827,600
+24,800
+3% +$3.3K
VII
3179
DELISTED
Vicon Industries, Inc.
VII
$123K ﹤0.01%
130,600
+2,800
+2% +$3.66K
SQNM
3180
DELISTED
SEQUENOM INC NEW
SQNM
$122K ﹤0.01%
+86,200
New +$129K
CRK icon
3181
Comstock Resources
CRK
$3.99B
$121K ﹤0.01%
+31,640
New +$177K
BSIN
3182
Big Sky Industrial
BSIN
$71.4M
$121K ﹤0.01%
5,760
+617
+12% +$11.4K
AT
3183
DELISTED
Atlantic Power Corporation
AT
$121K ﹤0.01%
+49,400
New +$93.9K
SLNG icon
3184
Stabilis Solutions
SLNG
$104M
$120K ﹤0.01%
8,313
+563
+7% +$11.8K
AIFU
3185
AIFU Inc
AIFU
$218M
$120K ﹤0.01%
+37
New +$110K
TELL
3186
DELISTED
Tellurian Inc.
TELL
$120K ﹤0.01%
114,200
-4,300
-4% -$3.75K
BRN icon
3187
Barnwell Industries
BRN
$13.9M
$118K ﹤0.01%
69,300
+100
+0.1% +$159
VHI icon
3188
Valhi
VHI
$466M
$118K ﹤0.01%
8,342
+257
+3% +$3.9K
GTIM icon
3189
Good Times Restaurants
GTIM
$17.2M
$117K ﹤0.01%
29,400
-61,600
-68% -$257K
HCR
3190
DELISTED
Hi-Crush Inc. Common Stock
HCR
$117K ﹤0.01%
23,649
-222,900
-90% -$1.1M
XPLR
3191
DELISTED
Xplore Technologies Corp.
XPLR
$117K ﹤0.01%
33,500
+4,200
+14% +$17.3K
ADYX
3192
DELISTED
Adynxx Inc
ADYX
$113K ﹤0.01%
2,297
+1,964
+590% +$157K
GYRE icon
3193
Gyre Therapeutics
GYRE
$693M
$112K ﹤0.01%
592
-90
-13% -$21.7K
AACG
3194
ATA Creativity
AACG
$48M
$111K ﹤0.01%
21,300
-5,700
-21% -$29.7K
BBGI icon
3195
Beasley Broadcasting Group
BBGI
$44.7M
$111K ﹤0.01%
1,580
+70
+5% +$4.87K
ONCS
3196
DELISTED
OncoSec Medical Incorporated
ONCS
$111K ﹤0.01%
+197
New +$84K
CERS icon
3197
Cerus
CERS
$572M
$110K ﹤0.01%
+18,600
New +$103K
FNJN
3198
DELISTED
Finjan Holdings, Inc.
FNJN
$110K ﹤0.01%
121,400
+6,500
+6% +$6.55K
YVR
3199
DELISTED
Liquid Media Group Ltd. Common Shares
YVR
$109K ﹤0.01%
2,370
+10
+0.4% +$426
BNSO
3200
DELISTED
Bonso Electronic International
BNSO
$108K ﹤0.01%
78,400
+2,500
+3% +$3.39K
126 127
128
129 130

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Jim Simons's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Jim Simons held 3,753 positions worth $52.6B, up 15% from $45.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons deployed $5.31B of net new capital in Q1 2016, opening 498 new positions and adding to 2,018 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was EMC CORPORATION: 7,000,400 shares worth $187M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 12% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Pfizer, an estimated $168M trimmed.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q1 2016 buy was EMC CORPORATION: 7,000,400 shares worth $187M.
  • Jim Simons added most to PepsiCo in Q1 2016, an estimated $192M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $168M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Apple in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $470M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $52.6B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Jim Simons opened 498 new positions and closed 403 in Q1 2016.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $52.6B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 13 May 2016.