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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
+6.64%
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
$56.6B
AUM Growth
+$4.03B
Cap. Flow
+$1.92B
Cap. Flow %
3.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
7.89%
Holding
3,713
New
414
Increased
1,834
Reduced
1,026
Closed
416

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$373M
2
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$283M
3
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$270M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$240M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$225M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$274M
2
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
+$228M
3
GAS
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
+$216M
4
TE
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
+$136M
5
CHTR icon
Charter Communications
CHTR
+$133M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 15.61%
2 Healthcare 12.42%
3 Financials 11.99%
4 Consumer Staples 9.6%
5 Industrials 9.36%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ODFL icon
3451
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$43.4B
– –
-429,981
Closed -$8.64M
OMC icon
3452
Omnicom Group
OMC
$23.6B
– –
-642,300
Closed -$52.3M
OXY icon
3453
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$59B
– –
-548,848
Closed -$41.5M
PAA icon
3454
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$16.3B
– –
-193,614
Closed -$5.32M
PAG icon
3455
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$14.2B
– –
-95,800
Closed -$3.01M
PARA
3456
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
– –
-320,100
Closed -$17.4M
PBF icon
3457
PBF Energy
PBF
$8.22B
– –
-783,500
Closed -$18.6M
PED icon
3458
PEDEVCO
PED
$151M
– –
-91
Closed -$5K
PFGC icon
3459
Performance Food Group
PFGC
$17.9B
– –
-155,000
Closed -$4.17M
PII icon
3460
Polaris
PII
$3.99B
– –
-96,600
Closed -$7.9M
PKX icon
3461
POSCO
PKX
$17.3B
– –
-141,600
Closed -$6.3M
PRQR icon
3462
ProQR Therapeutics
PRQR
$271M
– –
-13,000
Closed -$63K
PTC icon
3463
PTC
PTC
$16.3B
– –
-11,800
Closed -$443K
PYPL icon
3464
PayPal
PYPL
$50.5B
– –
-3,362,600
Closed -$123M
RDY icon
3465
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$10.4B
– –
-661,500
Closed -$6.78M
REGN icon
3466
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$82.1B
– –
-210,762
Closed -$73.6M
REPX icon
3467
Riley Exploration Permian
REPX
$809M
– –
-1,402
Closed -$13K
RES icon
3468
RPC Inc
RES
$1.4B
– –
-380,319
Closed -$5.91M
ROP icon
3469
Roper Technologies
ROP
$39.5B
– –
-242,800
Closed -$41.4M
ROST icon
3470
Ross Stores
ROST
$80.8B
– –
-451,528
Closed -$25.6M
RSG icon
3471
Republic Services
RSG
$65.9B
– –
-406,061
Closed -$20.8M
RVTY icon
3472
Revvity
RVTY
$12.9B
– –
-29,300
Closed -$1.54M
SA
3473
Seabridge Gold
SA
$3.45B
– –
-166,500
Closed -$2.44M
SAP icon
3474
SAP
SAP
$242B
– –
-335,500
Closed -$25.2M
SCS
3475
DELISTED
Steelcase
SCS
– –
-230,500
Closed -$3.13M
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Jim Simons's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, Jim Simons held 3,713 positions worth $56.6B, up 7.7% from $52.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons deployed $1.92B of net new capital in Q3 2016, opening 414 new positions and adding to 1,834 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 811,400 shares worth $142M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was CVS Health, an estimated $274M trimmed.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q3 2016 buy was FedEx: 811,400 shares worth $142M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q3 2016, an estimated $373M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was CVS Health, cutting an estimated $274M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited EMC CORPORATION in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $228M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $56.6B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • Jim Simons opened 414 new positions and closed 416 in Q3 2016.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $56.6B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.