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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
CYHHZ
3576
DELISTED
Community Health Systems, Inc. Series A Contingent Value Rights
CYHHZ
– –
-282,279
Closed -$1K
EEP
3577
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Partners
EEP
– –
-274,300
Closed -$6.36M
MZOR
3578
DELISTED
Mazor Robotics Ltd.
MZOR
– –
-44,800
Closed -$806K
EGN
3579
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
– –
-204,100
Closed -$9.84M
NYRT
3580
DELISTED
New York REIT, Inc.
NYRT
– –
-39,470
Closed -$3.65M
PNK
3581
DELISTED
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.
PNK
– –
-261,000
Closed -$2.89M
ANDV
3582
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
– –
-542,700
Closed -$40.7M
SHLM
3583
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
– –
-40,341
Closed -$985K
PAY
3584
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
– –
-157,100
Closed -$2.91M
TWX
3585
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
– –
-73,934
Closed -$5.44M
OA
3586
DELISTED
Orbital ATK, Inc.
OA
– –
-147,612
Closed -$12.6M
RSO
3587
DELISTED
Resource Capital Corp.
RSO
– –
-122,100
Closed -$1.57M
BBRG
3588
DELISTED
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group Inc.
BBRG
– –
-113,649
Closed -$931K
CBI
3589
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
– –
-562,830
Closed -$19.5M
DYN
3590
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
– –
-74,400
Closed -$1.28M
LNCE
3591
DELISTED
Snyders-Lance, Inc.
LNCE
– –
-269,931
Closed -$9.15M
BSFT
3592
DELISTED
BroadSoft, Inc.
BSFT
– –
-161,900
Closed -$6.64M
BETR
3593
DELISTED
Amplify Snack Brands, Inc.
BETR
– –
-115,900
Closed -$1.71M
WFBI
3594
DELISTED
WashingtonFirst Bankshares Inc
WFBI
– –
-19,425
Closed -$400K
AGU
3595
DELISTED
Agrium
AGU
– –
-52,300
Closed -$4.73M
PMC
3596
DELISTED
PharMerica Corporation
PMC
– –
-49,400
Closed -$1.22M
CEMP
3597
DELISTED
Cempra, Inc.
CEMP
– –
-205,300
Closed -$3.38M
CNXR
3598
DELISTED
Connecture, Inc.
CNXR
– –
-120,200
Closed -$272K
GIGA
3599
DELISTED
Giga-Tronics Inc
GIGA
– –
-13,863
Closed -$15K
ALR
3600
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR
– –
-408,824
Closed -$17M
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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.