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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MCBC
1501
DELISTED
Macatawa Bank Corp
MCBC
| $5.83M | 0.01% |
729,000
-24,800
| -3% | -$192K |
|
1502
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.51B
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
147,400
+48,700
| +49% | +$1.91M |
|
1503
First American
FAF
$7.52B
| $5.82M | 0.01% |
148,100
+112,800
| +320% | +$4.68M |
|
1504
Albemarle
ALB
$16B
| $5.8M | 0.01% |
+67,908
| New | +$5.59M |
|
1505
Black Stone Minerals
BSM
$3.06B
| $5.8M | 0.01% |
325,700
+107,600
| +49% | +$1.76M |
|
1506
NVE Corp
NVEC
$579M
| $5.78M | 0.01% |
98,100
+16,200
| +20% | +$941K |
|
1507
Saga Communications
SGA
$63M
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
127,300
+500
| +0.4% | +$20.6K |
|
|
XTLY
1508
DELISTED
Xactly Corporation
XTLY
| $5.77M | 0.01% |
392,100
-46,800
| -11% | -$627K |
|
|
EMCI
1509
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
| $5.76M | 0.01% |
213,750
+1,900
| +0.9% | +$52.8K |
|
|
MDC
1510
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
309,710
+93,885
| +44% | +$1.74M |
|
1511
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$3.83B
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
286,500
+181,300
| +172% | +$3.73M |
|
1512
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.75B
| $5.75M | 0.01% |
59,900
+1,800
| +3% | +$168K |
|
|
STRZA
1513
DELISTED
Starz - Series A
STRZA
| $5.74M | 0.01% |
184,100
-311,400
| -63% | -$9.6M |
|
1514
Dine Brands
DIN
$443M
| $5.74M | 0.01% |
72,500
-4,300
| -6% | -$341K |
|
|
AMRI
1515
DELISTED
Albany Molecular Research Inc
AMRI
| $5.73M | 0.01% |
347,242
+229,300
| +194% | +$3.4M |
|
|
UFS
1516
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
| $5.7M | 0.01% |
153,442
+144,442
| +1,605% | +$5.32M |
|
1517
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.56B
| $5.68M | 0.01% |
58,000
+10,000
| +21% | +$950K |
|
|
CVGW
1518
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
| $5.67M | 0.01% |
86,720
+44,620
| +106% | +$2.89M |
|
|
SPA
1519
DELISTED
Sparton
SPA
| $5.67M | 0.01% |
215,935
+19,900
| +10% | +$457K |
|
|
LGF
1520
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment
LGF
| $5.66M | 0.01% |
282,900
-1,023,500
| -78% | -$21M |
|
|
TEF
1521
DELISTED
Telefonica
TEF
| $5.65M | 0.01% |
720,993
+694,389
| +2,610% | +$5.38M |
|
1522
PVH
PVH
$3.77B
| $5.64M | 0.01% |
51,070
-74,330
| -59% | -$7.68M |
|
|
BNY
1523
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$110B
| $5.64M | 0.01% |
+141,377
| New | +$5.65M |
|
|
CRCM
1524
DELISTED
CARE.COM, INC.
CRCM
| $5.63M | 0.01% |
564,900
+132,943
| +31% | +$1.43M |
|
|
GCI
1525
DELISTED
Gannett Co., Inc
GCI
| $5.61M | 0.01% |
481,896
-24,304
| -5% | -$303K |
|
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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.