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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
+5.63%
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
$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
NGL icon
3451
NGL Energy Partners
NGL
$2.15B
– –
-49,000
Closed -$368K
NHI icon
3452
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.46B
– –
-8,300
Closed -$552K
NJR icon
3453
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$5.57B
– –
-18,900
Closed -$689K
NMM icon
3454
Navios Maritime Partners
NMM
$2.24B
– –
-33,587
Closed -$625K
NRG icon
3455
NRG Energy
NRG
$25.7B
– –
-2,470,716
Closed -$32.1M
NWE icon
3456
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.35B
– –
-23,800
Closed -$1.47M
ADAM
3457
Adamas Trust
ADAM
$915M
– –
-3,350
Closed -$64K
O icon
3458
Realty Income
O
$58.8B
– –
-81,941
Closed -$4.96M
OLN icon
3459
Olin
OLN
$2.13B
– –
-77,700
Closed -$1.35M
ACH
3460
Accendra Health
ACH
$96.1M
– –
-410,450
Closed -$16.6M
ONB icon
3461
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$10.3B
– –
-270,685
Closed -$3.3M
OVV icon
3462
Ovintiv
OVV
$17.5B
– –
-478,300
Closed -$14.6M
PCTY icon
3463
Paylocity
PCTY
$7.59B
– –
-76,300
Closed -$2.5M
PEB icon
3464
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$2.02B
– –
-65,200
Closed -$1.9M
PFG icon
3465
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$24.2B
– –
-489,000
Closed -$19.3M
PLG
3466
Platinum Group Metals
PLG
$200M
– –
-11,236
Closed -$426K
PM icon
3467
Philip Morris
PM
$289B
– –
-804,500
Closed -$78.9M
PMT
3468
PennyMac Mortgage Investment
PMT
$825M
– –
-143,700
Closed -$1.96M
PNC icon
3469
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$102B
– –
-798,299
Closed -$67.5M
POOL icon
3470
Pool Corp
POOL
$7.17B
– –
-59,936
Closed -$5.26M
PRAA icon
3471
PRA Group
PRAA
$717M
– –
-71,900
Closed -$2.11M
PRLB icon
3472
Protolabs
PRLB
$2.18B
– –
-3,300
Closed -$254K
QCOM icon
3473
Qualcomm
QCOM
$170B
– –
-285,860
Closed -$14.6M
QSR icon
3474
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$25.8B
– –
-183,687
Closed -$7.13M
RARE icon
3475
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$2.61B
– –
-54,400
Closed -$3.44M
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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.