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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
+6.82%
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
$97.3B
AUM Growth
+$5.53B
Cap. Flow
+$1.37B
Cap. Flow %
1.41%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.68%
Holding
3,734
New
508
Increased
1,623
Reduced
1,169
Closed
410

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$707M
2
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$396M
3
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$312M
4
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$285M
5
ISRG icon
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
+$262M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.73%
2 Technology 14.98%
3 Financials 10.9%
4 Consumer Discretionary 8.96%
5 Real Estate 8.48%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
XLU icon
1401
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$22.8B
$9.38M 0.01%
356,400
-221,400
-38% -$5.88M
SFL icon
1402
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.62B
$9.37M 0.01%
674,132
-763,830
-53% -$11M
NWE icon
1403
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.39B
$9.32M 0.01%
158,926
+30,200
+23% +$1.79M
GSS
1404
DELISTED
Golden Star Resources Ltd.
GSS
$9.31M 0.01%
2,569,813
+117,955
+5% +$420K
GOOS
1405
Canada Goose Holdings
GOOS
$848M
$9.3M 0.01%
144,100
+92,794
+181% +$5.42M
TTEK icon
1406
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.18B
$9.29M 0.01%
680,100
-143,400
-17% -$1.9M
KHC icon
1407
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$29.8B
$9.27M 0.01%
+168,200
New +$10.1M
HOV icon
1408
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$793M
$9.27M 0.01%
231,632
-15,680
-6% -$635K
XLI icon
1409
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
$34.7B
$9.25M 0.01%
+118,000
New +$8.99M
SRLN icon
1410
State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF
SRLN
$5.37B
$9.24M 0.01%
195,100
+9,672
+5% +$456K
MRLN
1411
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$9.24M 0.01%
320,200
+1,000
+0.3% +$29.2K
GORO icon
1412
Goldgroup Mining Inc.
GORO
$210M
$9.23M 0.01%
1,795,830
+414,630
+30% +$2.4M
EQIX icon
1413
Equinix
EQIX
$106B
$9.18M 0.01%
+21,200
New +$9.28M
UFCS icon
1414
United Fire Group
UFCS
$1.37B
$9.15M 0.01%
180,300
+7,200
+4% +$384K
CCU icon
1415
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.12B
$9.14M 0.01%
327,600
-11,404
-3% -$303K
ARI
1416
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$886M
$9.14M 0.01%
484,340
-477,408
-50% -$9.11M
AGYS icon
1417
Agilysys
AGYS
$3.06B
$9.13M 0.01%
560,052
+146,400
+35% +$2.35M
TACO
1418
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
$9.11M 0.01%
771,700
+79,200
+11% +$1.03M
OCLR
1419
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
$9.1M 0.01%
1,017,700
+762,600
+299% +$6.91M
FLRN icon
1420
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
FLRN
$2.97B
$9.08M 0.01%
294,900
-38,699
-12% -$1.19M
LGF.A
1421
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
$9.08M 0.01%
372,150
+82,500
+28% +$1.95M
ROP icon
1422
Roper Technologies
ROP
$38.6B
$9.06M 0.01%
+30,600
New +$9.03M
ATI icon
1423
ATI
ATI
$31.4B
$9.06M 0.01%
306,492
+279,000
+1,015% +$7.5M
UBS icon
1424
UBS Group
UBS
$176B
$9.04M 0.01%
574,600
-449,400
-44% -$7.07M
VRNT
1425
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
$9.03M 0.01%
353,870
-467,979
-57% -$11.4M

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Jim Simons's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Jim Simons held 3,734 positions worth $97.3B, up 6% from $91.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons's Q3 2018 filing shows 508 new, 1,623 increased, 1,169 reduced and 410 closed positions. Its largest new stake was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $707M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q3 2018 buy was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q3 2018, an estimated $327M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $396M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Apple in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $707M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $97.3B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Jim Simons opened 508 new positions and closed 410 in Q3 2018.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 6% quarter-over-quarter to $97.3B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.