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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
+5.63%
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
$52.5B
AUM Growth
-$68.7M
Cap. Flow
-$1.64B
Cap. Flow %
-3.13%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.03%
Holding
3,774
New
423
Increased
1,687
Reduced
1,158
Closed
474

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$363M
2
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$289M
3
HD icon
Home Depot
HD
+$271M
4
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$180M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$158M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$226M
2
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$225M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$205M
4
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$199M
5
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$185M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 13.84%
2 Healthcare 12.18%
3 Financials 11.43%
4 Industrials 9.05%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
RRTS
3601
DELISTED
RoadRunner Transportation Systems, Inc.
RRTS
– –
-5,228
Closed -$1.63M
WAIR
3602
DELISTED
WESCO Aircraft Holdings Inc.
WAIR
– –
-32,400
Closed -$466K
MDCO
3603
DELISTED
Medicines Co
MDCO
– –
-287,361
Closed -$9.13M
VSI
3604
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
– –
-60,400
Closed -$1.87M
FCSC
3605
DELISTED
Fibrocell Science Inc.
FCSC
– –
-2,240
Closed -$84K
FELP
3606
DELISTED
Foresight Energy LP
FELP
– –
-38,400
Closed -$43K
SKYS
3607
DELISTED
Sky Solar Holdings, Ltd.
SKYS
– –
-7,280
Closed -$41K
ALDR
3608
DELISTED
Alder Biopharmaceuticals
ALDR
– –
-26,600
Closed -$651K
BID
3609
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
– –
-288,200
Closed -$7.7M
FRED
3610
DELISTED
Fred's Inc
FRED
– –
-34,950
Closed -$521K
HLTH
3611
DELISTED
Nobilis Health Corp.
HLTH
– –
-157,500
Closed -$494K
APU
3612
DELISTED
AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
APU
– –
-24,700
Closed -$1.07M
PES
3613
DELISTED
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
PES
– –
-321,298
Closed -$707K
UPL
3614
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
– –
-4,408,798
Closed -$2.2M
LABL
3615
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
– –
-36,700
Closed -$1.96M
SFS
3616
DELISTED
Smart & Final Stores, Inc.
SFS
– –
-129,900
Closed -$2.1M
KEYW
3617
DELISTED
The KEYW Holding Corporation
KEYW
– –
-187,500
Closed -$1.25M
FRSH
3618
DELISTED
Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc
FRSH
– –
-19,300
Closed -$231K
THST
3619
DELISTED
Truett-Hurst, Inc. Class A Common Stock
THST
– –
-10,200
Closed -$17K
MBFI
3620
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
– –
-53,890
Closed -$1.75M
ESL
3621
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
– –
-85,800
Closed -$5.5M
CIVI
3622
DELISTED
Civitas Solutions, Inc.
CIVI
– –
-43,703
Closed -$762K
ESND
3623
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
– –
-34,822
Closed -$1.11M
STBZ
3624
DELISTED
State Bank Financial Corporation. Common Stock
STBZ
– –
-21,000
Closed -$415K
ECYT
3625
DELISTED
Endocyte, Inc. Common Stock
ECYT
– –
-63,400
Closed -$197K
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Jim Simons's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Jim Simons held 3,774 positions worth $52.5B, down 0.13% from $52.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons withdrew a net $1.64B in Q2 2016, closing 474 positions and reducing 1,158 holdings. Its most notable exit was TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK, an estimated $185M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Nike worth $280M.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q2 2016 buy was Nike: 5,066,500 shares worth $280M.
  • Jim Simons added most to CVS Health in Q2 2016, an estimated $363M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was PepsiCo, cutting an estimated $226M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $185M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 8% of its $52.5B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Jim Simons opened 423 new positions and closed 474 in Q2 2016.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 0.13% quarter-over-quarter to $52.5B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 12 Aug 2016.