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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
SIX
3526
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
– –
-160,800
Closed -$9.32M
SCPX
3527
DELISTED
Scorpius Holdings, Inc.
SCPX
– –
0
– -$80K
CBD
3528
DELISTED
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao
CBD
– –
-47,400
Closed -$690K
BPTH
3529
DELISTED
Bio-Path Holdings Inc
BPTH
– –
-43
Closed -$340K
DMK
3530
DELISTED
DMK Pharmaceuticals Corporation Common Stock
DMK
– –
-556
Closed -$109K
RAD
3531
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
– –
-264,780
Closed -$39.7M
RUTH
3532
DELISTED
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.
RUTH
– –
-85,300
Closed -$1.36M
ABB
3533
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
– –
-11,700
Closed -$232K
FRC
3534
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
– –
-146,500
Closed -$10.3M
OIG
3535
DELISTED
Orbital Infrastructure Group, Inc. Common Stock
OIG
– –
-1,140
Closed -$230K
NVCN
3536
DELISTED
Neovasc Inc.
NVCN
– –
-3
Closed -$44K
AUY
3537
DELISTED
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
– –
-421,800
Closed -$2.19M
CLVS
3538
DELISTED
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
CLVS
– –
-307,200
Closed -$4.21M
CLR
3539
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
– –
-130,800
Closed -$5.92M
TWTR
3540
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
– –
-3,164,329
Closed -$53.5M
BKEP
3541
DELISTED
Blueknight Energy Partners L.P.
BKEP
– –
-17,300
Closed -$90K
GSV
3542
DELISTED
Gold Standard Ventures Corp.
GSV
– –
-129,800
Closed -$241K
RDS.A
3543
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
– –
-369,884
Closed -$19.4M
ADXS
3544
DELISTED
Advaxis Inc
ADXS
– –
-2,107
Closed -$256K
ENBL
3545
DELISTED
ENABLE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
ENBL
– –
-57,700
Closed -$780K
NNA
3546
DELISTED
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation
NNA
– –
-11,827
Closed -$279K
XEC
3547
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
– –
-78,698
Closed -$9.39M
USCR
3548
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
– –
-35,400
Closed -$2.16M
AMRB
3549
DELISTED
American River Bankshares
AMRB
– –
-11,900
Closed -$122K
CCRC
3550
DELISTED
China Customer Relations Centers, Inc
CCRC
– –
-11,597
Closed -$135K
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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.