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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1251
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$638M
| $8.52M | 0.02% |
266,300
+33,600
| +14% | +$1.05M |
|
|
PKY
1252
DELISTED
Parkway, Inc.
PKY
| $8.51M | 0.02% |
500,480
-20,600
| -4% | -$359K |
|
|
FFIC
1253
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
| $8.51M | 0.02% |
358,600
-28,060
| -7% | -$624K |
|
|
BBT
1254
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.69B
| $8.5M | 0.02% |
306,781
+14,900
| +5% | +$407K |
|
1255
Powell Industries
POWL
$7.64B
| $8.49M | 0.02% |
635,700
+70,800
| +13% | +$903K |
|
|
RAI
1256
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
| $8.45M | 0.01% |
179,300
-1,371,977
| -88% | -$68.8M |
|
1257
eHealth
EHTH
$39.4M
| $8.45M | 0.01% |
753,700
+68,000
| +10% | +$800K |
|
|
NBL
1258
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
| $8.42M | 0.01% |
235,477
-182,800
| -44% | -$6.42M |
|
|
NXGN
1259
DELISTED
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
NXGN
| $8.38M | 0.01% |
740,276
+113,445
| +18% | +$1.36M |
|
|
IMPV
1260
DELISTED
Imperva, Inc.
IMPV
| $8.37M | 0.01% |
155,900
-172,500
| -53% | -$8.01M |
|
|
TRST
1261
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$979M
| $8.37M | 0.01% |
236,080
+33,860
| +17% | +$1.16M |
|
1262
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.4B
| $8.36M | 0.01% |
314,800
-476,400
| -60% | -$12.9M |
|
1263
Community Bank
CBU
$3.47B
| $8.35M | 0.01% |
173,500
-46,400
| -21% | -$2.1M |
|
1264
Nathan's Famous
NATH
$397M
| $8.33M | 0.01% |
158,600
+1,200
| +0.8% | +$58.4K |
|
1265
Prudential
PUK
$34.7B
| $8.33M | 0.01% |
240,532
+182,590
| +315% | +$6.3M |
|
1266
Interparfums
IPAR
$3.6B
| $8.3M | 0.01% |
257,113
+86,913
| +51% | +$2.78M |
|
1267
Ericsson
ERIC
$33.6B
| $8.29M | 0.01% |
1,150,400
+725,000
| +170% | +$5.26M |
|
|
LDR
1268
DELISTED
Landauer Inc
LDR
| $8.29M | 0.01% |
186,300
+27,000
| +17% | +$1.19M |
|
|
MMP
1269
DELISTED
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
| $8.29M | 0.01% |
+117,116
| New | +$8.35M |
|
|
PERY
1270
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
| $8.29M | 0.01% |
429,700
+43,600
| +11% | +$884K |
|
|
AMBR
1271
DELISTED
Amber Road Inc
AMBR
| $8.25M | 0.01% |
855,100
+250,500
| +41% | +$2.39M |
|
1272
Five Below
FIVE
$13.5B
| $8.24M | 0.01% |
+204,500
| New | +$9.46M |
|
1273
Autoliv
ALV
$8.97B
| $8.23M | 0.01% |
+107,079
| New | +$8.23M |
|
1274
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$515M
| $8.22M | 0.01% |
226,100
-16,300
| -7% | -$505K |
|
1275
Clearfield
CLFD
$395M
| $8.2M | 0.01% |
436,199
+36,100
| +9% | +$667K |
|
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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.