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Jim Simons

Jim Simons Renaissance Technologies

AUM $63.9B
1-Year Est. Return 45.56%
 

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
-0.35%
1 Year Est. Return
+45.56%
3 Year Est. Return
+129.95%
5 Year Est. Return
+153.6%
10 Year Est. Return
+738.31%
AUM
$43.9B
AUM Growth
-$3.06B
Cap. Flow
-$2.38B
Cap. Flow %
-5.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.68%
Holding
3,611
New
478
Increased
1,768
Reduced
921
Closed
415

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$316M
2
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$185M
3
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$135M
4
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$131M
5
MCK icon
McKesson
MCK
+$126M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$449M
2
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$297M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$218M
4
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$215M
5
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$198M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 13.5%
2 Technology 12.69%
3 Industrials 10.47%
4 Financials 10.17%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NEPT
3426
DELISTED
Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. Ordinary Shares
NEPT
– –
-20
Closed -$45K
NSTG
3427
DELISTED
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
NSTG
– –
-12,300
Closed -$125K
MRTX
3428
DELISTED
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
MRTX
– –
-23,900
Closed -$701K
HEP
3429
DELISTED
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
HEP
– –
-78,826
Closed -$2.48M
VRTV
3430
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
– –
-22,900
Closed -$1.01M
ARGO
3431
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
– –
-29,098
Closed -$1.15M
DCP
3432
DELISTED
DCP Midstream, LP
DCP
– –
-136,110
Closed -$5.03M
CSII
3433
DELISTED
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
CSII
– –
-66,000
Closed -$2.58M
APEN
3434
DELISTED
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.
APEN
– –
-141
Closed -$27K
CNCE
3435
DELISTED
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CNCE
– –
-29,900
Closed -$453K
RADA
3436
DELISTED
Rada Electronic Industries Ltd
RADA
– –
-27,067
Closed -$157K
AERI
3437
DELISTED
Aerie Pharmaceuticals
AERI
– –
-101,400
Closed -$3.18M
SRLP
3438
DELISTED
SPRAGUE RESOURCES LP
SRLP
– –
-12,799
Closed -$331K
ENIA
3439
DELISTED
Enel Amricas S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing 50 shares of Common Stock)
ENIA
– –
-267,903
Closed -$2.35M
LEJU
3440
DELISTED
Leju Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing ten (10) Ordinary Shares
LEJU
– –
-15,093
Closed -$1.2M
SFUN
3441
DELISTED
Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares)
SFUN
– –
-53,171
Closed -$16M
HMHC
3442
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
– –
-352,400
Closed -$8.27M
ENBL
3443
DELISTED
ENABLE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
ENBL
– –
-87,651
Closed -$1.44M
SQBG
3444
DELISTED
Sequential Brands Group, Inc.
SQBG
– –
-1,008
Closed -$431K
NAV
3445
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
– –
-23,300
Closed -$687K
CATM
3446
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
– –
-101,600
Closed -$3.82M
CMD
3447
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
– –
-9,300
Closed -$442K
VAR
3448
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
– –
-112,099
Closed -$9.25M
HMSY
3449
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
– –
-456,712
Closed -$7.06M
CBMG
3450
DELISTED
Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc.
CBMG
– –
-8,200
Closed -$258K
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138
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Jim Simons's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Jim Simons held 3,611 positions worth $43.9B, down 6.5% from $47B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons withdrew a net $2.38B in Q2 2015, closing 415 positions and reducing 921 holdings. Its most notable exit was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $218M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Microsoft worth $306M.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q2 2015 buy was Microsoft: 6,935,684 shares worth $306M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2015, an estimated $131M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $449M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $218M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $43.9B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Jim Simons opened 478 new positions and closed 415 in Q2 2015.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 6.5% quarter-over-quarter to $43.9B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.