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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
VSTO
3676
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
– –
-86,200
Closed -$4.11M
CEMI
3677
DELISTED
Chembio diagnostics, Inc.
CEMI
– –
-48,200
Closed -$395K
BBL
3678
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
– –
-593,700
Closed -$15.1M
CY
3679
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
– –
-1,455,679
Closed -$15.4M
GG
3680
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
– –
-159,300
Closed -$3.04M
REN
3681
DELISTED
Resolute Energy Corporaton
REN
– –
-42,563
Closed -$126K
LPNT
3682
DELISTED
LifePoint Health, Inc.
LPNT
– –
-138,830
Closed -$9.07M
KONE
3683
DELISTED
Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd
KONE
– –
-11,380
Closed -$22K
ARLZ
3684
DELISTED
Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc.
ARLZ
– –
-538,301
Closed -$1.78M
OREX
3685
DELISTED
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.
OREX
– –
-54,950
Closed -$236K
AIRM
3686
DELISTED
Air Methods Corp
AIRM
– –
-293,100
Closed -$10.5M
WWAV
3687
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
– –
-20,700
Closed -$972K
VNR
3688
DELISTED
Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC
VNR
– –
-131,054
Closed -$185K
NWBO
3689
DELISTED
Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. Common stock
NWBO
– –
-851,300
Closed -$495K
MDVN
3690
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
– –
-852,100
Closed -$51.4M
PLCM
3691
DELISTED
POLYCOM INC
PLCM
– –
-2,103,722
Closed -$23.7M
MGN
3692
DELISTED
MINES MGMT INC
MGN
– –
-38,900
Closed -$41K
AMTG
3693
DELISTED
APOLLO RESIDENTIAL MTG INC COM STK
AMTG
– –
-80,300
Closed -$1.08M
LIME
3694
DELISTED
LIME ENERGY CO.NEW COMMON STOCK
LIME
– –
-40,558
Closed -$90K
TTHI
3695
DELISTED
TRANSITION THERAPEUTICS INC (CANADA)
TTHI
– –
-281,400
Closed -$414K
WIBC
3696
DELISTED
WILSHIRE BANCORP INC
WIBC
– –
-1,593,080
Closed -$16.6M
KKD
3697
DELISTED
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC
KKD
– –
-1,795,300
Closed -$37.6M
DEG
3698
DELISTED
ETABLISSEMENT DELHZ ADS 4 ADS REPTGS 1 ORD SHS
DEG
– –
-1,621,600
Closed -$42.6M
ICA
3699
DELISTED
EMPRESAS ICA, S.A. DE C.V. ADS (EA REPTG 4 ORD PART CERT)
ICA
– –
-256,104
Closed -$170K
DWRE
3700
DELISTED
DEMANDWARE INC COM STK (DE)
DWRE
– –
-174,900
Closed -$13.1M
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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.