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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
ECTE
3276
DELISTED
ECHO THERAPEUTICS, INC. NEW COMMON STOCK (DE)
ECTE
$23K ﹤0.01%
+17,400
New +$27.9K
GEN
3277
DELISTED
Genesis Healthcare, Inc.
GEN
$22K ﹤0.01%
12,400
-19,700
-61% -$40.2K
KONE
3278
DELISTED
Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd
KONE
$22K ﹤0.01%
11,380
AGIG
3279
Abundia Global Impact Group
AGIG
$38.5M
$21K ﹤0.01%
741
-294
-28% -$8.08K
NOTV
3280
DELISTED
Inotiv
NOTV
$21K ﹤0.01%
17,700
+700
+4% +$722
JRJR
3281
DELISTED
JRjr33, Inc.
JRJR
$21K ﹤0.01%
23,700
-500
-2% -$506
MGH
3282
DELISTED
Minco Gold Corp
MGH
$20K ﹤0.01%
76,020
+11,800
+18% +$3.42K
PVCT
3283
DELISTED
PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (DE)
PVCT
$19K ﹤0.01%
52,500
+32,300
+160% +$12.3K
WRN
3284
Western Copper and Gold
WRN
$541M
$16K ﹤0.01%
+19,400
New +$12.1K
GIGA
3285
DELISTED
Giga-Tronics Inc
GIGA
$15K ﹤0.01%
13,863
-9,900
-42% -$12.2K
RNVA
3286
DELISTED
Rennova Health, Inc.
RNVA
$15K ﹤0.01%
54
+32
+145% +$9.64K
REPX icon
3287
Riley Exploration Permian
REPX
$786M
$13K ﹤0.01%
1,402
-833
-37% -$10.7K
USAU icon
3288
US Gold Corp
USAU
$249M
$13K ﹤0.01%
+175
New +$14.8K
TAIT
3289
DELISTED
Taitron Components
TAIT
$11K ﹤0.01%
+10,600
New +$10.3K
UQM
3290
DELISTED
UQM Technologies, Inc.
UQM
$10K ﹤0.01%
15,499
+4,500
+41% +$3.21K
NAK
3291
Northern Dynasty Minerals
NAK
$930M
$8K ﹤0.01%
+25,600
New +$9.02K
LSTA icon
3292
Lisata Therapeutics
LSTA
$10.2M
$7K ﹤0.01%
+82
New +$7.54K
CDTI
3293
DELISTED
CDTI Advanced Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CDTI
$7K ﹤0.01%
+867
New +$10.3K
LODE icon
3294
Comstock
LODE
$261M
$6K ﹤0.01%
71
-607
-90% -$58.9K
VRDN icon
3295
Viridian Therapeutics
VRDN
$2.49B
$6K ﹤0.01%
+68
New +$8.34K
PED icon
3296
PEDEVCO
PED
$160M
$5K ﹤0.01%
91
+29
+47% +$1.32K
SAEX
3297
DELISTED
SAExploration Holdings, Inc.
SAEX
$3K ﹤0.01%
10
+5
+100% +$6.88K
CYHHZ
3298
DELISTED
Community Health Systems, Inc. Series A Contingent Value Rights
CYHHZ
$1K ﹤0.01%
282,279
AAL icon
3299
American Airlines Group
AAL
$9.97B
-298,532
Closed -$12.2M
AAOI icon
3300
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$11B
-64,500
Closed -$962K

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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.