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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
STAY
3551
DELISTED
Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit
STAY
– –
-52,600
Closed -$786K
CTB
3552
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
– –
-126,400
Closed -$3.77M
GLUU
3553
DELISTED
Glu Mobile Inc.
GLUU
– –
-424,000
Closed -$933K
VRTU
3554
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
– –
-131,100
Closed -$3.79M
HDS
3555
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
– –
-769,300
Closed -$26.8M
VER
3556
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
– –
-813,391
Closed -$41.2M
DNKN
3557
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
– –
-288,000
Closed -$12.6M
CBL
3558
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
– –
-768,900
Closed -$7.16M
IMMU
3559
DELISTED
Immunomedics Inc
IMMU
– –
-1,772,807
Closed -$4.11M
CHK
3560
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
– –
-20,782
Closed -$17.8M
OPB
3561
DELISTED
Opus Bank Common Stock
OPB
– –
-18,300
Closed -$619K
AKRX
3562
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
– –
-175,600
Closed -$5M
DERM
3563
DELISTED
Dermira, Inc.
DERM
– –
-26,000
Closed -$761K
CRZO
3564
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
– –
-65,252
Closed -$2.34M
CBM
3565
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
– –
-34,300
Closed -$1.77M
MCRN
3566
DELISTED
Milacron Holdings Corp.
MCRN
– –
-15,300
Closed -$222K
NRE
3567
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Europe Corp.
NRE
– –
-75,000
Closed -$694K
TOWR
3568
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
– –
-30,400
Closed -$626K
WP
3569
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
– –
-449,000
Closed -$25.4M
ANDX
3570
DELISTED
Andeavor Logistics LP
ANDX
– –
-160,882
Closed -$7.97M
HIFR
3571
DELISTED
InfraREIT, Inc.
HIFR
– –
-223,136
Closed -$3.91M
ACET
3572
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
– –
-20,100
Closed -$440K
NFX
3573
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
– –
-435,500
Closed -$19.2M
P
3574
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
– –
-1,416,100
Closed -$17.6M
CVRR
3575
DELISTED
CVR Refining, LP
CVRR
– –
-363,423
Closed -$2.82M
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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.