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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
CAB
3601
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
– –
-281,300
Closed -$14.1M
VTTI
3602
DELISTED
VTTI Energy Partners LP
VTTI
– –
-165,486
Closed -$3.36M
MACK
3603
DELISTED
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MACK
– –
-94,666
Closed -$4.01M
BXE
3604
DELISTED
Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.
BXE
– –
-134,220
Closed -$663K
PTXP
3605
DELISTED
PennTex Midstream Partners, LP Common Units Reresenting Limited Partnership Interests
PTXP
– –
-16,000
Closed -$249K
CST
3606
DELISTED
CST Brands, Inc.
CST
– –
-370,800
Closed -$16M
MEET
3607
DELISTED
The Meet Group, Inc. Common Stock
MEET
– –
-761,759
Closed -$4.06M
TSL
3608
DELISTED
Trina Solar Limited
TSL
– –
-97,900
Closed -$758K
JPEP
3609
DELISTED
JP Energy Partners LP
JPEP
– –
-28,800
Closed -$243K
ACAT
3610
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
– –
-37,593
Closed -$639K
ISIL
3611
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
– –
-686,604
Closed -$9.3M
STJ
3612
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
– –
-150,000
Closed -$11.7M
VA
3613
DELISTED
Virgin America Inc.
VA
– –
-47,700
Closed -$2.68M
MGT
3614
DELISTED
MGT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS INC COM NEW (DE)
MGT
– –
-964,776
Closed -$3.69M
SKUL
3615
DELISTED
SKULLCANDY INC
SKUL
– –
-488,400
Closed -$3M
GLRI
3616
DELISTED
GLORI ENERGY INC COMMON STOCK
GLRI
– –
-657,135
Closed -$145K
SZMK
3617
DELISTED
SIZMEK INC COM STK (DE)
SZMK
– –
-978,500
Closed -$2.24M
OUTR
3618
DELISTED
OUTERWALL INC
OUTR
– –
-465,900
Closed -$19.6M
DANG
3619
DELISTED
E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC SPNSRD ADS REP COM CL A (CYM)
DANG
– –
-969,800
Closed -$5.87M
FCS
3620
DELISTED
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTL INC COMMON
FCS
– –
-771,166
Closed -$15.3M
IMPR
3621
DELISTED
IMPRIVATA, INC COM
IMPR
– –
-377,700
Closed -$5.29M
STR
3622
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
– –
-1,328,700
Closed -$33.7M
SMT
3623
DELISTED
SMART TECHNOLOGIES INC COM NEW
SMT
– –
-194,140
Closed -$862K
YCB
3624
DELISTED
YOUR CMNTY BANKSHARES INC COM
YCB
– –
-21,017
Closed -$781K
ASEI
3625
DELISTED
AMER SCIENCE & ENGR INC.
ASEI
– –
-380,611
Closed -$14.2M
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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.