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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
TORM
3201
DELISTED
TOR Minerals International Inc
TORM
$69K ﹤0.01%
15,000
+600
+4% +$2.64K
VII
3202
DELISTED
Vicon Industries, Inc.
VII
$68K ﹤0.01%
133,700
+3,100
+2% +$2.3K
INVN
3203
DELISTED
Invensense Inc
INVN
$68K ﹤0.01%
11,100
-108,600
-91% -$750K
TOF
3204
DELISTED
TOFUTTI BRANDS INC
TOF
$68K ﹤0.01%
32,000
+100
+0.3% +$278
QBAK
3205
DELISTED
Qualstar Corp
QBAK
$68K ﹤0.01%
19,702
+552
+3% +$1.63K
IMNN icon
3206
Imunon
IMNN
$6.64M
$66K ﹤0.01%
19
+9
+90% +$35.4K
PLX icon
3207
Protalix BioTherapeutics
PLX
$190M
$66K ﹤0.01%
10,290
+4,800
+87% +$38.4K
TRX icon
3208
TRX Gold Corp
TRX
$341M
$66K ﹤0.01%
93,900
+11,800
+14% +$4.98K
CMLS
3209
DELISTED
Cumulus Media Inc. Class A Common Stock
CMLS
$65K ﹤0.01%
+26,045
New +$75.1K
OCGN icon
3210
Ocugen
OCGN
$458M
$64K ﹤0.01%
620
+272
+78% +$33.1K
WINT
3211
DELISTED
Windtree Therapeutics Inc
WINT
$64K ﹤0.01%
32,991
+7,508
+29% +$18.1K
CVU icon
3212
CPI Aerostructures
CVU
$75M
$63K ﹤0.01%
10,300
-21,800
-68% -$142K
PRQR icon
3213
ProQR Therapeutics
PRQR
$261M
$63K ﹤0.01%
+13,000
New +$66.9K
KGJI
3214
DELISTED
Kingold Jewelry Inc.
KGJI
$63K ﹤0.01%
5,817
+1,867
+47% +$16.9K
CASI
3215
DELISTED
CASI Pharmaceuticals
CASI
$62K ﹤0.01%
5,260
+890
+20% +$11.2K
NSPR icon
3216
InspireMD
NSPR
$39.3M
0
ARRY
3217
DELISTED
Array Biopharma Inc
ARRY
$62K ﹤0.01%
17,452
-2,137,200
-99% -$6.96M
CRIS icon
3218
Curis
CRIS
$3.91M
$61K ﹤0.01%
20
+1
+5% +$3.57K
PRPO icon
3219
Precipio
PRPO
$41.5M
$60K ﹤0.01%
12
+5
+71% +$27K
NBSE
3220
DELISTED
NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
NBSE
$60K ﹤0.01%
+55
New +$69.1K
SAUC
3221
DELISTED
Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc. Common stock
SAUC
$60K ﹤0.01%
39,300
+3,300
+9% +$5.37K
TLOG
3222
DELISTED
TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals Corporation
TLOG
$60K ﹤0.01%
195,100
-5,400
-3% -$1.5K
TLPH icon
3223
Talphera
TLPH
$62.8M
$57K ﹤0.01%
+1,055
New +$69.1K
KOSS icon
3224
Koss Corp
KOSS
$34.7M
$56K ﹤0.01%
27,700
+2,000
+8% +$4.18K
NSYS icon
3225
Nortech Systems
NSYS
$35.6M
$55K ﹤0.01%
14,800
+100
+0.7% +$376

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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.