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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OMN
1276
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
| $8.2M | 0.01% |
971,675
+333,400
| +52% | +$3.1M |
|
1277
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.67B
| $8.2M | 0.01% |
333,800
+215,700
| +183% | +$6.07M |
|
1278
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$278M
| $8.19M | 0.01% |
1,069,927
+82,000
| +8% | +$630K |
|
|
AM
1279
DELISTED
ANTERO MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
AM
| $8.18M | 0.01% |
306,285
-117,000
| -28% | -$3.1M |
|
1280
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.17B
| $8.18M | 0.01% |
112,600
+29,300
| +35% | +$2.05M |
|
1281
YPF Sociedad Anonima American Depositary Shares (Each representing ten (10) Class D shares of Capital Stock)
YPF
$19.6B
| $8.17M | 0.01% |
448,200
+363,000
| +426% | +$6.56M |
|
1282
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.49B
| $8.16M | 0.01% |
507,200
+50,300
| +11% | +$825K |
|
|
ALE
1283
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
| $8.13M | 0.01% |
136,399
+71,300
| +110% | +$4.4M |
|
1284
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$13.4B
| $8.13M | 0.01% |
173,900
+52,500
| +43% | +$2.45M |
|
1285
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$8.37B
| $8.13M | 0.01% |
788,035
+454,214
| +136% | +$4.6M |
|
|
FFNW
1286
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
| $8.12M | 0.01% |
573,099
+61,599
| +12% | +$844K |
|
1287
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$2.19B
| $8.08M | 0.01% |
801,200
+105,000
| +15% | +$1.03M |
|
|
FCH
1288
DELISTED
Felcor Lodging Trust
FCH
| $8.08M | 0.01% |
1,257,300
+162,300
| +15% | +$1.06M |
|
1289
Utah Medical Products
UTMD
$229M
| $8.07M | 0.01% |
135,000
+4,500
| +3% | +$286K |
|
1290
Snap-on
SNA
$20.9B
| $8.07M | 0.01% |
53,100
-2,200
| -4% | -$340K |
|
1291
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$637M
| $8.04M | 0.01% |
221,800
+6,600
| +3% | +$222K |
|
|
AVG
1292
DELISTED
AVG Technologies N.V.
AVG
| $8.03M | 0.01% |
321,000
-51,100
| -14% | -$1.25M |
|
1293
OneSpan
OSPN
$605M
| $8.03M | 0.01% |
455,700
+48,600
| +12% | +$855K |
|
1294
Synaptics
SYNA
$4.28B
| $8.02M | 0.01% |
136,900
+86,900
| +174% | +$4.78M |
|
1295
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.82B
| $8.02M | 0.01% |
+546,400
| New | +$7.68M |
|
1296
Imperial Oil
IMO
$65.1B
| $8.02M | 0.01% |
256,090
+17,900
| +8% | +$555K |
|
1297
Moody's
MCO
$83.5B
| $8.01M | 0.01% |
74,000
+34,400
| +87% | +$3.62M |
|
|
CONE
1298
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
| $8.01M | 0.01% |
168,386
-177,200
| -51% | -$9.16M |
|
1299
Lumentum
LITE
$83.7B
| $8.01M | 0.01% |
191,700
+101,300
| +112% | +$3.33M |
|
|
FARO
1300
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
| $7.99M | 0.01% |
222,242
+146,100
| +192% | +$4.96M |
|
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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.