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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
LKM
3626
DELISTED
Link Motion Inc.
LKM
– –
-380,900
Closed -$1.75M
ESRX
3627
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
– –
-628,139
Closed -$43.1M
NAP
3628
DELISTED
Navios Maritime Midstream Partrs
NAP
– –
-10,302
Closed -$103K
OCLR
3629
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
– –
-1,141,856
Closed -$6.17M
KTWO
3630
DELISTED
K2M Group Holdings, Inc
KTWO
– –
-220,300
Closed -$3.27M
KS
3631
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
– –
-144,200
Closed -$2M
SHLD
3632
DELISTED
Sears Holding Corporation
SHLD
– –
-60,800
Closed -$931K
WEB
3633
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
– –
-63,000
Closed -$1.25M
ALOG
3634
DELISTED
Analogic Corp
ALOG
– –
-19,800
Closed -$1.56M
FINL
3635
DELISTED
Finish Line
FINL
– –
-53,232
Closed -$1.12M
GNRT
3636
DELISTED
Gener8 Maritime, Inc.
GNRT
– –
-86,300
Closed -$609K
LQ
3637
DELISTED
La Quinta Holdings Inc.
LQ
– –
-665,400
Closed -$8.32M
IPXL
3638
DELISTED
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
IPXL
– –
-117,700
Closed -$3.77M
NVIV
3639
DELISTED
InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp
NVIV
– –
-2
Closed -$221K
CGI
3640
DELISTED
Celadon Group Inc
CGI
– –
-100,232
Closed -$1.05M
CAA
3641
DELISTED
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
CAA
– –
-530,564
Closed -$17.7M
RXDX
3642
DELISTED
Ignyta, Inc.
RXDX
– –
-48,700
Closed -$330K
SYT
3643
DELISTED
Syngenta Ag
SYT
– –
-416,900
Closed -$34.5M
RICE
3644
DELISTED
Rice Energy Inc.
RICE
– –
-220,800
Closed -$3.08M
LVLT
3645
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
– –
-503,873
Closed -$26.6M
KITE
3646
DELISTED
Kite Pharma, Inc.
KITE
– –
-21,300
Closed -$978K
PRXL
3647
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
– –
-146,700
Closed -$9.2M
MBLY
3648
DELISTED
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
– –
-94,300
Closed -$3.52M
XRA
3649
DELISTED
Exeter Resources Corporation
XRA
– –
-76,100
Closed -$42K
PVTB
3650
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
– –
-154,447
Closed -$5.96M
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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.