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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

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$226M
2
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$225M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$205M
4
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$199M
5
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$185M

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
ABM icon
3301
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.82B
– –
-238,900
Closed -$7.72M
AC
3302
DELISTED
Associated Capital Group
AC
– –
-17,990
Closed -$502K
ACIW icon
3303
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.42B
– –
-77,733
Closed -$1.62M
ADC icon
3304
Agree Realty
ADC
$9.34B
– –
-99,400
Closed -$3.82M
AEM icon
3305
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$91.3B
– –
-15,100
Closed -$546K
AGNC icon
3306
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$13B
– –
-2,074,929
Closed -$38.7M
AIG icon
3307
American International
AIG
$39.8B
– –
-1,636,160
Closed -$88.4M
AKR icon
3308
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.86B
– –
-53,700
Closed -$1.89M
AMBA icon
3309
Ambarella
AMBA
$3.6B
– –
-237,000
Closed -$10.6M
AMP icon
3310
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$50.4B
– –
-207,400
Closed -$19.5M
ANSS
3311
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
– –
-22,529
Closed -$2.02M
APA icon
3312
APA Corp
APA
$14B
– –
-87,700
Closed -$4.28M
ARCO icon
3313
Arcos Dorados Holdings
ARCO
$1.71B
– –
-759,941
Closed -$2.77M
ARI
3314
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$886M
– –
-1,352,600
Closed -$22M
ARR
3315
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.37B
– –
-221,900
Closed -$23.9M
ASC icon
3316
Ardmore Shipping
ASC
$707M
– –
-154,500
Closed -$1.31M
ASH icon
3317
Ashland
ASH
$3.36B
– –
-65,357
Closed -$3.52M
ASMB icon
3318
Assembly Biosciences
ASMB
$594M
– –
-2,650
Closed -$160K
ASTE icon
3319
Astec Industries
ASTE
$975M
– –
-36,245
Closed -$1.69M
AXDX
3320
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
– –
-7,089
Closed -$1.02M
AZTA icon
3321
Azenta
AZTA
$1.49B
– –
-167,200
Closed -$1.74M
BBVA icon
3322
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
$158B
– –
-160,560
Closed -$1.03M
BCRX icon
3323
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
BCRX
$2.51B
– –
-292,221
Closed -$827K
BDRX
3324
Biodexa Pharmaceuticals
BDRX
$1.61M
– –
0
– -$85K
BFH icon
3325
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.51B
– –
-307,664
Closed -$54M
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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.