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 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$192M |
| 2 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$179M |
| 3 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$177M |
| 4 |
Chubb
CB
|
+$153M |
| 5 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$142M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$470M |
| 2 |
PRE
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
|
+$186M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$179M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$168M |
| 5 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$144M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 12.85% |
| 2 | Technology | 12.31% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.27% |
| 4 | Industrials | 10.64% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 10.39% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EMCI
1476
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
| $6.17M | 0.01% |
240,650
+44,600
| +23% | +$1.08M |
|
|
OCLR
1477
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
| $6.17M | 0.01% |
1,141,856
-1,335,200
| -54% | -$5.64M |
|
1478
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$782M
| $6.16M | 0.01% |
856,800
+273,200
| +47% | +$2.35M |
|
1479
US Bancorp
USB
$102B
| $6.14M | 0.01% |
+151,400
| New | +$6.04M |
|
1480
ONE Gas
OGS
$5.09B
| $6.13M | 0.01% |
100,400
+75,600
| +305% | +$4.26M |
|
1481
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$6.02B
| $6.11M | 0.01% |
+948,700
| New | +$16.5M |
|
1482
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.17B
| $6.1M | 0.01% |
118,500
+89,000
| +302% | +$4.62M |
|
1483
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.5B
| $6.08M | 0.01% |
385,300
+8,400
| +2% | +$124K |
|
|
CCC
1484
DELISTED
Calgon Carbon Corp
CCC
| $6.08M | 0.01% |
433,900
-50,000
| -10% | -$762K |
|
1485
VEON
VEON
$3.94B
| $6.06M | 0.01% |
56,901
+46,327
| +438% | +$4.09M |
|
|
CRAY
1486
DELISTED
Cray, Inc.
CRAY
| $6.05M | 0.01% |
+144,451
| New | +$5.51M |
|
|
SODA
1487
DELISTED
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
| $6.05M | 0.01% |
429,500
-32,400
| -7% | -$451K |
|
|
HTWR
1488
DELISTED
HEARTWARE INTERNATIONAL INC COM STK (DE)
HTWR
| $6.05M | 0.01% |
192,448
+142,448
| +285% | +$4.82M |
|
1489
B2Gold
BTG
$6.78B
| $6.04M | 0.01% |
3,640,997
+1,598,597
| +78% | +$1.75M |
|
|
PCBK
1490
DELISTED
Pacific Continental Corp
PCBK
| $6.03M | 0.01% |
374,100
+14,200
| +4% | +$218K |
|
|
RSO
1491
DELISTED
Resource Capital Corp.
RSO
| $6.02M | 0.01% |
535,300
-28,300
| -5% | -$303K |
|
1492
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$15.1B
| $6.01M | 0.01% |
233,422
+30,491
| +15% | +$696K |
|
|
VRTU
1493
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
| $5.96M | 0.01% |
159,200
-55,900
| -26% | -$2.12M |
|
|
PVTB
1494
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
| $5.96M | 0.01% |
154,447
+144,631
| +1,473% | +$5.3M |
|
|
NSR
1495
DELISTED
Neustar Inc
NSR
| $5.94M | 0.01% |
241,600
+126,100
| +109% | +$3.02M |
|
1496
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$2.96B
| $5.92M | 0.01% |
236,195
+107,508
| +84% | +$2.64M |
|
|
PEI
1497
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
| $5.92M | 0.01% |
18,073
+7,540
| +72% | +$2.25M |
|
|
BGG
1498
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
| $5.92M | 0.01% |
247,400
-35,200
| -12% | -$726K |
|
1499
Provident Financial
PROV
$113M
| $5.91M | 0.01% |
346,800
+3,300
| +1% | +$58.4K |
|
1500
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$9.03B
| $5.91M | 0.01% |
+152,279
| New | +$4.92M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2016, Jim Simons held 3,753 positions worth $52.6B, up 15% from $45.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $5.31B of net new capital in Q1 2016, opening 498 new positions and adding to 2,018 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was EMC CORPORATION: 7,000,400 shares worth $187M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Pfizer, an estimated $168M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q1 2016 buy was EMC CORPORATION: 7,000,400 shares worth $187M.
- Jim Simons added most to PepsiCo in Q1 2016, an estimated $192M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $168M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Apple in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $470M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $52.6B portfolio in Q1 2016.
- Jim Simons opened 498 new positions and closed 403 in Q1 2016.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $52.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 13 May 2016.