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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
GMO
3226
DELISTED
General Moly, Inc.
GMO
$55K ﹤0.01%
160,742
+143,768
+847% +$52K
WPRT
3227
Westport Fuel Systems
WPRT
$32.7M
$54K ﹤0.01%
3,270
-30
-0.9% -$646
MTL.PR
3228
DELISTED
Mechel PAO American Depositary Shares (each representing one-half of a Preferred Share)
MTL.PR
$53K ﹤0.01%
220,900
-600
-0.3% -$149
MCZ
3229
DELISTED
Mad Catz Interactive
MCZ
$52K ﹤0.01%
217,500
+5,300
+2% +$1.13K
RVSB icon
3230
Riverview Bancorp
RVSB
$107M
$50K ﹤0.01%
+10,600
New +$48.8K
GPUS
3231
Hyperscale Data Inc
GPUS
$52.2M
0
GLMD icon
3232
Galmed Pharmaceuticals
GLMD
$4.39M
$49K ﹤0.01%
+61
New +$57.7K
PZG icon
3233
Paramount Gold Nevada
PZG
$127M
$49K ﹤0.01%
+29,700
New +$45.7K
RGSE
3234
DELISTED
Real Goods Solar, Inc. Class A
RGSE
$49K ﹤0.01%
408
+32
+9% +$7.35K
ZX
3235
DELISTED
China Zenix Auto Internatl Ltd
ZX
$48K ﹤0.01%
56,300
+2,900
+5% +$2.76K
QRHC icon
3236
Quest Resource Holding
QRHC
$30.8M
$46K ﹤0.01%
19,613
+9,850
+101% +$32.6K
TMQ
3237
Trilogy Metals
TMQ
$653M
$46K ﹤0.01%
91,801
+17,735
+24% +$9.26K
AEHL icon
3238
Antelope Enterprise Holdings
AEHL
$5.37M
0
RIBT
3239
DELISTED
RiceBran Technologies
RIBT
$45K ﹤0.01%
2,730
+970
+55% +$14.4K
XTIA icon
3240
XTI Aerospace
XTIA
$60.4M
0
NVCN
3241
DELISTED
Neovasc Inc.
NVCN
$44K ﹤0.01%
+3
New +$148K
NMR icon
3242
Nomura Holdings
NMR
$29.2B
$43K ﹤0.01%
+12,300
New +$51.3K
GRCE
3243
Grace Therapeutics
GRCE
$43.5M
$43K ﹤0.01%
644
+11
+2% +$747
BYU
3244
DELISTED
BAIYU Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
BYU
$42K ﹤0.01%
19
+5
+36% +$4.45K
UDF
3245
DELISTED
UNITED DEV FDG IV COM SHS OF BENE INT (TX)
UDF
$42K ﹤0.01%
129,700
RIOT icon
3246
Riot Platforms
RIOT
$7.21B
$41K ﹤0.01%
+11,733
New +$38.4K
MGN
3247
DELISTED
MINES MGMT INC
MGN
$41K ﹤0.01%
+38,900
New +$30.1K
DNN icon
3248
Denison Mines
DNN
$2.95B
$39K ﹤0.01%
70,566
-940,934
-93% -$520K
ENLV icon
3249
Enlivex Ltd
ENLV
$28.4M
$39K ﹤0.01%
+40
New +$49.6K
WGA
3250
DELISTED
AG&E Holdings Inc
WGA
$39K ﹤0.01%
145,776
+10,100
+7% +$3.35K

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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.