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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
REXI
3626
DELISTED
RESOURCE AMERICA INC CL-A
REXI
– –
-237,900
Closed -$2.31M
EMC
3627
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
– –
-8,380,900
Closed -$228M
SQNM
3628
DELISTED
SEQUENOM INC NEW
SQNM
– –
-585,700
Closed -$535K
RDEN
3629
DELISTED
ELIZABETH ARDEN INC
RDEN
– –
-357,400
Closed -$4.92M
ESI
3630
DELISTED
ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC
ESI
– –
-336,800
Closed -$647K
CSH
3631
DELISTED
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL INC
CSH
– –
-581,805
Closed -$24.8M
NTK
3632
DELISTED
NORTEK INC COM NEW (DE)
NTK
– –
-29,785
Closed -$1.77M
TLMR
3633
DELISTED
TALMER BANCORP INC (MI)
TLMR
– –
-307,500
Closed -$5.89M
AXLL
3634
DELISTED
AXIALL CORP COM STK (DE)
AXLL
– –
-955,900
Closed -$31.2M
HTWR
3635
DELISTED
HEARTWARE INTERNATIONAL INC COM STK (DE)
HTWR
– –
-181,700
Closed -$10.5M
DWA
3636
DELISTED
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG INC CL-A
DWA
– –
-1,304,500
Closed -$53.3M
FMD
3637
DELISTED
FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
FMD
– –
-52,053
Closed -$253K
MKTO
3638
DELISTED
MARKETO INC COM STK (DE)
MKTO
– –
-345,800
Closed -$12M
FMER
3639
DELISTED
FIRSTMERIT CORP
FMER
– –
-1,395,341
Closed -$28.3M
QLGC
3640
DELISTED
QLOGIC CORP
QLGC
– –
-621,808
Closed -$9.16M
ELRC
3641
DELISTED
ELECTRO RENT CORP
ELRC
– –
-199,956
Closed -$3.08M
RLOC
3642
DELISTED
REACHLOCAL INC COM STK (DE)
RLOC
– –
-1,046,400
Closed -$4.76M
NPD
3643
DELISTED
CHINA NEPSTAR CHAIN DRUGSTORE LTD. COM
NPD
– –
-173,500
Closed -$423K
TUMI
3644
DELISTED
TUMI HLDGS INC COM
TUMI
– –
-264,400
Closed -$7.07M
FUR
3645
DELISTED
WINTHROP REALTY TRUST SHS BENE INT (NEW)
FUR
– –
-505,000
Closed -$4.44M
FNFG
3646
DELISTED
FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP INC
FNFG
– –
-4,780,225
Closed -$46.6M
SQI
3647
DELISTED
SCIQUEST, INC. COMMON STOCK
SQI
– –
-945,400
Closed -$16.7M
MFLX
3648
DELISTED
MULTI-FINELINE ELECTRONIX INC
MFLX
– –
-797,795
Closed -$18.5M
BNK
3649
DELISTED
C1 FINL INC COM STK (FL)
BNK
– –
-240,400
Closed -$5.61M
NKA
3650
DELISTED
NISKA GAS STORAGE PARTNERS LLC UNIT LTD LIABILITY CO INTS
NKA
– –
-116,900
Closed -$491K
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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.