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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EQY
1501
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
| $5.9M | 0.01% |
205,800
-171,400
| -45% | -$4.71M |
|
|
AXON
1502
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$49.8B
| $5.89M | 0.01% |
+300,252
| New | +$5.15M |
|
1503
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$637M
| $5.87M | 0.01% |
243,100
-7,424
| -3% | -$184K |
|
|
CAMP
1504
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
| $5.87M | 0.01% |
14,235
+8,418
| +145% | +$3.44M |
|
|
NCIT
1505
DELISTED
NCI, Inc.
NCIT
| $5.87M | 0.01% |
419,000
+8,012
| +2% | +$109K |
|
|
CLMS
1506
DELISTED
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
CLMS
| $5.87M | 0.01% |
691,300
+84,353
| +14% | +$749K |
|
|
SGBK
1507
DELISTED
Stonegate Bank
SGBK
| $5.86M | 0.01% |
195,500
-4,800
| -2% | -$143K |
|
|
HBI
1508
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
206,500
+64,400
| +45% | +$1.84M |
|
|
EMKR
1509
DELISTED
Emcore Corp
EMKR
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
117,040
+7,700
| +7% | +$419K |
|
|
BSQR
1510
DELISTED
BSQUARE Corporation
BSQR
| $5.85M | 0.01% |
987,675
-21,500
| -2% | -$119K |
|
|
LM
1511
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
167,800
+96,600
| +136% | +$3.03M |
|
1512
LivePerson
LPSN
$35.2M
| $5.79M | 0.01% |
65,987
+29,614
| +81% | +$2.44M |
|
1513
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.4B
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
213,900
+30,200
| +16% | +$824K |
|
1514
CRH
CRH
$64.6B
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
205,200
+174,200
| +562% | +$4.62M |
|
1515
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$20.3B
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
364,500
+128,968
| +55% | +$1.8M |
|
|
RT
1516
DELISTED
Ruby Tuesday Georgia
RT
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
1,071,669
+108,500
| +11% | +$568K |
|
1517
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.58B
| $5.76M | 0.01% |
89,400
+8,691
| +11% | +$511K |
|
|
MORE
1518
DELISTED
Monogram Residential Trust, Inc.
MORE
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
582,700
-739,000
| -56% | -$6.75M |
|
1519
Gildan
GIL
$10.5B
| $5.74M | 0.01% |
188,000
+19,200
| +11% | +$510K |
|
|
TRK
1520
DELISTED
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
TRK
| $5.73M | 0.01% |
289,100
+56,300
| +24% | +$1.04M |
|
|
BPY
1521
DELISTED
Brookfield Property Partners L.P. Limited Partnership Units
BPY
| $5.72M | 0.01% |
+247,214
| New | +$5.18M |
|
1522
Hexcel
HXL
$7.87B
| $5.71M | 0.01% |
130,700
-33,500
| -20% | -$1.41M |
|
|
NGHC
1523
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
| $5.71M | 0.01% |
264,600
+136,700
| +107% | +$2.75M |
|
1524
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.9B
| $5.71M | 0.01% |
107,600
+68,700
| +177% | +$3.49M |
|
|
FOE
1525
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
| $5.7M | 0.01% |
479,900
+393,700
| +457% | +$3.95M |
|
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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.