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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
LPSB
3651
DELISTED
LAPORTE BANCORP INC MD COM STK
LPSB
– –
-38,700
Closed -$632K
IHS
3652
DELISTED
IHS INC CL-A COM STK
IHS
– –
-207,300
Closed -$24M
TAL
3653
DELISTED
TAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
TAL
– –
-183,000
Closed -$2.45M
HTS
3654
DELISTED
HATTERAS FINANCIAL CORP
HTS
– –
-1,348,700
Closed -$22.1M
ECTE
3655
DELISTED
ECHO THERAPEUTICS, INC. NEW COMMON STOCK (DE)
ECTE
– –
-17,400
Closed -$23K
RSE
3656
DELISTED
ROUSE PPTYS INC COM (DE)
RSE
– –
-1,136,400
Closed -$20.7M
RRM
3657
DELISTED
RR MEDIA LTD ORD SHS (ISR)
RRM
– –
-169,000
Closed -$2.21M
XNPT
3658
DELISTED
XENOPORT, INC.
XNPT
– –
-11,512
Closed -$81K
TE
3659
DELISTED
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
– –
-4,902,700
Closed -$136M
FCTY
3660
DELISTED
1st Century Bancshares
FCTY
– –
-24,700
Closed -$277K
UNTD
3661
DELISTED
UNITED ONLINE INC COM NEW
UNTD
– –
-878,900
Closed -$9.67M
AVNU
3662
DELISTED
AVENUE FINL HLDGS INC COM STK (TN)
AVNU
– –
-26,800
Closed -$527K
CPGX
3663
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PIPELINE GROUP IN COM STK (DE)
CPGX
– –
-3,016,900
Closed -$76.9M
NSPH
3664
DELISTED
NANOSPHERE INC. COM NEW
NSPH
– –
-1,254,422
Closed -$2.12M
RGSE
3665
DELISTED
Real Goods Solar, Inc. Class A
RGSE
– –
-408
Closed -$49K
BSPM
3666
DELISTED
Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
BSPM
– –
-105,956
Closed -$468K
GSI
3667
DELISTED
GENERAL STL HLDGS INC COM NEW (NV)
GSI
– –
-113,740
Closed -$121K
CJES
3668
DELISTED
C&J ENERGY SVCS LTD
CJES
– –
-1,058,302
Closed -$637K
WPZ
3669
DELISTED
Williams Partners L.P.
WPZ
– –
-78,134
Closed -$2.71M
AMCO
3670
DELISTED
ARMCO METALS HOLDINGS INC COM STK NEW (NV)
AMCO
– –
-158,160
Closed -$31K
DCT
3671
DELISTED
DCT Industrial Trust Inc.
DCT
– –
-39,375
Closed -$1.89M
GTT
3672
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
– –
-55,200
Closed -$1.02M
ATVI
3673
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
– –
-923,298
Closed -$36.6M
HIBB
3674
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
– –
-125,889
Closed -$4.38M
HOT
3675
DELISTED
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
HOT
– –
-672,300
Closed -$49.7M
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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.