Jim Simons Renaissance Technologies
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$373M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
+$283M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$270M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$240M |
| 5 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$225M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$133M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.75% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.12% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.46% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.7% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.54% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1176
First Majestic Silver
AG
$9.26B
| $9.41M | 0.02% |
913,538
-519,700
| -36% | -$7.61M |
|
1177
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.29B
| $9.41M | 0.02% |
206,400
+119,500
| +138% | +$6.14M |
|
1178
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.3B
| $9.38M | 0.02% |
351,945
+224,200
| +176% | +$5.54M |
|
|
FLIC
1179
DELISTED
First of Long Island Corp
FLIC
| $9.35M | 0.02% |
422,928
+95,850
| +29% | +$2M |
|
|
HTB
1180
HomeTrust Bancshares
HTB
$831M
| $9.31M | 0.02% |
503,215
-9,400
| -2% | -$177K |
|
|
STS
1181
DELISTED
Supreme Industries Inc Class A
STS
| $9.31M | 0.02% |
482,178
-46,300
| -9% | -$761K |
|
|
THR
1182
DELISTED
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
| $9.27M | 0.02% |
469,400
+44,100
| +10% | +$857K |
|
|
TIS
1183
DELISTED
Orchids Paper Products, Inc.
TIS
| $9.26M | 0.02% |
340,200
-60,800
| -15% | -$1.83M |
|
1184
ArcBest
ARCB
$3.28B
| $9.24M | 0.02% |
485,800
+31,400
| +7% | +$568K |
|
1185
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$47.3B
| $9.24M | 0.02% |
231,500
-1,337,700
| -85% | -$51M |
|
1186
Enviri
NVRI
$583M
| $9.21M | 0.02% |
927,500
+384,300
| +71% | +$3.66M |
|
|
MDRX
1187
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
| $9.2M | 0.02% |
698,465
+446,600
| +177% | +$5.97M |
|
|
GSS
1188
DELISTED
Golden Star Resources Ltd.
GSS
| $9.19M | 0.02% |
2,188,797
+193,260
| +10% | +$757K |
|
|
CLD
1189
DELISTED
Cloud Peak Energy Inc
CLD
| $9.17M | 0.02% |
1,686,100
+338,900
| +25% | +$1.18M |
|
1190
Brink's
BCO
$4.72B
| $9.16M | 0.02% |
247,100
-233,300
| -49% | -$8.01M |
|
1191
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$22.2B
| $9.16M | 0.02% |
38,500
-148,200
| -79% | -$37.4M |
|
1192
Southern Copper
SCCO
$158B
| $9.15M | 0.02% |
379,958
+272,587
| +254% | +$6.5M |
|
1193
Unisys
UIS
$210M
| $9.15M | 0.02% |
939,690
-627,800
| -40% | -$5.83M |
|
1194
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$2.9B
| $9.15M | 0.02% |
+228,450
| New | +$10.5M |
|
|
SUP
1195
DELISTED
Superior Industries International
SUP
| $9.12M | 0.02% |
312,600
-73,500
| -19% | -$2.14M |
|
1196
Arrow Financial
AROW
$723M
| $9.11M | 0.02% |
341,371
-17,741
| -5% | -$449K |
|
1197
Pegasystems
PEGA
$5.51B
| $9.09M | 0.02% |
616,648
-290,800
| -32% | -$3.94M |
|
|
GNCMA
1198
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A-1 Common Stock
GNCMA
| $9.08M | 0.02% |
660,400
-162,500
| -20% | -$2.32M |
|
|
LKFT
1199
Lakefront Biotherapeutics American Depositary Shares
LKFT
$1.84B
| $9.06M | 0.02% |
140,200
+132,100
| +1,631% | +$7.44M |
|
|
DCOM
1200
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
| $9.04M | 0.02% |
539,472
+64,200
| +14% | +$1.11M |
|
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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 17% of assets, up from 15% 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.