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Jim Simons

Jim Simons Renaissance Technologies

AUM $72.6B
1-Year Est. Return 54.88%
 

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
+4.57%
1 Year Est. Return
+54.88%
3 Year Est. Return
+169.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+186.18%
10 Year Est. Return
+887.93%
AUM
$78.4B
AUM Growth
+$6.8B
Cap. Flow
+$4.59B
Cap. Flow %
5.86%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.02%
Holding
3,586
New
398
Increased
1,648
Reduced
1,094
Closed
418

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$382M
2
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$266M
3
EA
Electronic Arts
EA
+$240M
4
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$221M
5
CL icon
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
+$216M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$358M
2
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$263M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$258M
4
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
+$257M
5
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$189M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.2%
2 Technology 14.19%
3 Financials 12.33%
4 Consumer Staples 10.22%
5 Industrials 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PROV icon
1476
Provident Financial
PROV
$112M
$7.09M 0.01%
368,415
+11,815
+3% +$226K
SPR
1477
DELISTED
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$7.09M 0.01%
122,300
-4,600
-4% -$258K
HUBG icon
1478
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.47B
$7.08M 0.01%
369,072
-70,800
-16% -$1.35M
SNC
1479
DELISTED
State National Companies, Inc.
SNC
$7.04M 0.01%
383,300
-108,400
-22% -$1.74M
BMRC icon
1480
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$457M
$7.04M 0.01%
228,712
-18,888
-8% -$599K
VRNT
1481
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
$7.03M 0.01%
338,849
+196,745
+138% +$4.07M
TTMI icon
1482
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$14.7B
$7.02M 0.01%
404,569
-106,660
-21% -$1.79M
KIN
1483
DELISTED
Kindred Biosciences, Inc.
KIN
$7.02M 0.01%
816,600
+311,800
+62% +$2.24M
ICFI icon
1484
ICF International
ICFI
$1.59B
$7.01M 0.01%
148,900
-110,900
-43% -$5.04M
AVD icon
1485
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$62.8M
$7.01M 0.01%
406,352
-27,042
-6% -$466K
FIG
1486
DELISTED
Fortress Investment Group Llc
FIG
$7M 0.01%
875,800
+307,500
+54% +$2.46M
REGI
1487
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$6.96M 0.01%
537,327
+346,300
+181% +$3.89M
JAKK icon
1488
Jakks Pacific
JAKK
$291M
$6.94M 0.01%
173,540
+11,950
+7% +$546K
AGRO icon
1489
Adecoagro
AGRO
$1.29B
$6.92M 0.01%
693,034
+103,734
+18% +$1.13M
CLFD icon
1490
Clearfield
CLFD
$391M
$6.91M 0.01%
523,799
+6,513
+1% +$92.3K
CTT
1491
DELISTED
CATCHMARK TIMBER TRUST, INC.
CTT
$6.9M 0.01%
607,200
+164,700
+37% +$1.91M
FLR icon
1492
Fluor
FLR
$7.05B
$6.89M 0.01%
+150,568
New +$7.21M
TBHC
1493
DELISTED
The Brand House Collective
TBHC
$6.89M 0.01%
670,200
+54,500
+9% +$582K
CAB
1494
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$6.88M 0.01%
115,700
-408,800
-78% -$22.6M
NCI
1495
DELISTED
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
NCI
$6.85M 0.01%
346,799
-337,901
-49% -$7.13M
LAYN
1496
DELISTED
Layne Christensen Co
LAYN
$6.85M 0.01%
778,886
+118,686
+18% +$964K
CACI icon
1497
CACI
CACI
$14.7B
$6.83M 0.01%
+54,600
New +$6.63M
CLUB
1498
DELISTED
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
CLUB
$6.82M 0.01%
1,451,800
+134,700
+10% +$522K
AVHI
1499
DELISTED
A V Homes, Inc.
AVHI
$6.8M 0.01%
339,003
+76,703
+29% +$1.32M
EOCC
1500
DELISTED
Enel Generacion Chile S.A.
EOCC
$6.79M 0.01%
299,900
-121,700
-29% -$2.83M
58 59
60
61 62

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Jim Simons's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, Jim Simons held 3,586 positions worth $78.4B, up 9.5% from $71.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons deployed $4.59B of net new capital in Q2 2017, opening 398 new positions and adding to 1,648 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Pfizer: 8,421,609 shares worth $268M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Comcast, an estimated $263M trimmed.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q2 2017 buy was Pfizer: 8,421,609 shares worth $268M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Bristol-Myers Squibb in Q2 2017, an estimated $382M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Comcast, cutting an estimated $263M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $358M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $78.4B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • Jim Simons opened 398 new positions and closed 418 in Q2 2017.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 9.5% quarter-over-quarter to $78.4B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 11 Aug 2017.