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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
-6.1%
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
$41.9B
AUM Growth
-$1.99B
Cap. Flow
+$1.51B
Cap. Flow %
3.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.94%
Holding
3,649
New
454
Increased
1,731
Reduced
914
Closed
519

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SIAL
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
+$237M
2
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$190M
3
FDX icon
FedEx
FDX
+$149M
4
SYY icon
Sysco
SYY
+$133M
5
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$125M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$306M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$215M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$193M
4
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$185M
5
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$177M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 13.17%
2 Financials 11.79%
3 Technology 11.07%
4 Consumer Staples 10.39%
5 Industrials 9.6%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BRLI
3576
DELISTED
BIO-REFERENCE LABS INC-NEW-
BRLI
– –
-57,804
Closed -$2.38M
ASMI
3577
DELISTED
ASM INTERNATL N.V
ASMI
– –
-6,981
Closed -$323K
QLTY
3578
DELISTED
QUALITY DISTR INC FLA
QLTY
– –
-262,400
Closed -$4.06M
LNBB
3579
DELISTED
L N B BANCORP INC
LNBB
– –
-216,026
Closed -$4M
AEC
3580
DELISTED
ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORP
AEC
– –
-229,900
Closed -$6.58M
CYNI
3581
DELISTED
CYAN INC COM
CYNI
– –
-1,149,128
Closed -$6.02M
MCRL
3582
DELISTED
MICREL INC
MCRL
– –
-418,600
Closed -$5.82M
EXL
3583
DELISTED
EXCEL TRUST , INC COM STK
EXL
– –
-722,200
Closed -$11.4M
MRH
3584
DELISTED
MONTPELIER RE HOLDINGS LTD
MRH
– –
-13,800
Closed -$545K
SUSQ
3585
DELISTED
SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES INC
SUSQ
– –
-1,242,644
Closed -$17.5M
PWRD
3586
DELISTED
PERFECT WORLD CO LTD SPONSORED ADR REPSTG CL B (CAYMAN ISL)
PWRD
– –
-308,426
Closed -$6.11M
DTV
3587
DELISTED
DIRECTV COM STK (DE)
DTV
– –
-553,892
Closed -$51.4M
ACFN
3588
DELISTED
Acorn Energy Inc
ACFN
– –
-674,300
Closed -$297K
CTRX
3589
DELISTED
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
– –
-877,670
Closed -$53.6M
LTRE
3590
DELISTED
LEARNING TREE INTL INC
LTRE
– –
-639,700
Closed -$825K
BALT
3591
DELISTED
BALTIC TRADING LIMITED COMMON STOCK
BALT
– –
-650,847
Closed -$1.04M
ANR
3592
DELISTED
Alpha Natural Resources Inc
ANR
– –
-3,647,663
Closed -$1.1M
CKSW
3593
DELISTED
CLICKSOFTWARE TECH LTD
CKSW
– –
-21,907
Closed -$275K
ATL
3594
DELISTED
ATLATSA RES CORP RESOURCES CORP (F)
ATL
– –
-426,700
Closed -$51K
RALY
3595
DELISTED
RALLY SOFTWARE DEV CORP
RALY
– –
-478,259
Closed -$9.3M
MERU
3596
DELISTED
MERU NETWORKS INC COM STK (DE)
MERU
– –
-720,765
Closed -$1.17M
ADVS
3597
DELISTED
Advent Software Inc
ADVS
– –
-1,980,368
Closed -$87.6M
WLT
3598
DELISTED
WALTER ENERGY INC COM STK (DE)
WLT
– –
-1,097,399
Closed -$239K
MIG
3599
DELISTED
MEADOWBROOK INSURANCE GRP INC
MIG
– –
-1,838,767
Closed -$15.8M
KRFT
3600
DELISTED
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
– –
-956,100
Closed -$81.4M
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Jim Simons's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Jim Simons held 3,649 positions worth $41.9B, down 4.5% from $43.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons deployed $1.51B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 454 new positions and adding to 1,731 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walmart Inc, an estimated $185M trimmed.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q3 2015 buy was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.
  • Jim Simons added most to SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP in Q3 2015, an estimated $237M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $185M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Microsoft in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $306M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $41.9B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Jim Simons opened 454 new positions and closed 519 in Q3 2015.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $41.9B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.