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 |
SIAL
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
|
+$237M |
| 2 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$190M |
| 3 |
FedEx
FDX
|
+$149M |
| 4 |
Sysco
SYY
|
+$133M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$125M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$306M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$215M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$193M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$185M |
| 5 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$177M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 13.17% |
| 2 | Financials | 11.79% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.07% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 10.39% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.6% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1526
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$643M
| $4.1M | 0.01% |
180,500
+159,700
| +768% | +$3.84M |
|
1527
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$8.03B
| $4.1M | 0.01% |
122,300
+3,800
| +3% | +$133K |
|
|
AAIC
1528
DELISTED
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
AAIC
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
291,373
+84,498
| +41% | +$1.5M |
|
1529
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.42B
| $4.09M | 0.01% |
+22,500
| New | +$4.46M |
|
|
AXLL
1530
DELISTED
AXIALL CORP COM STK (DE)
AXLL
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
+259,452
| New | +$6.96M |
|
|
ATSG
1531
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group
ATSG
| $4.07M | 0.01% |
475,600
-137,025
| -22% | -$1.31M |
|
|
DL
1532
DELISTED
China Distance Education Holdings Limited
DL
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
316,800
-19,700
| -6% | -$244K |
|
1533
Alamos Gold
AGI
$13.8B
| $4.05M | 0.01% |
1,096,560
+925,360
| +541% | +$3.71M |
|
|
ITG
1534
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
| $4.04M | 0.01% |
303,200
+9,900
| +3% | +$183K |
|
1535
ON Semiconductor
ON
$31.8B
| $4.04M | 0.01% |
430,107
-1,406,629
| -77% | -$14.3M |
|
1536
Globant
GLOB
$1.77B
| $4.03M | 0.01% |
131,700
-73,700
| -36% | -$2.27M |
|
|
ARNA
1537
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
| $4.01M | 0.01% |
210,220
+43,540
| +26% | +$1.48M |
|
|
CFNL
1538
DELISTED
Cardinal Financial Corp
CFNL
| $4.01M | 0.01% |
174,500
+85,000
| +95% | +$1.93M |
|
|
VLRS
1539
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion
VLRS
$925M
| $4.01M | 0.01% |
268,600
+180,326
| +204% | +$2.48M |
|
|
DCOM
1540
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
| $4.01M | 0.01% |
237,100
+107,700
| +83% | +$1.83M |
|
1541
HubSpot
HUBS
$12.1B
| $4M | 0.01% |
86,200
-65,200
| -43% | -$3.19M |
|
1542
Truist Financial
TFC
$64.6B
| $4M | 0.01% |
+112,244
| New | +$4.33M |
|
|
CAMP
1543
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
| $3.99M | 0.01% |
10,775
-12,925
| -55% | -$5.09M |
|
1544
NVE Corp
NVEC
$564M
| $3.98M | 0.01% |
82,085
+26,812
| +49% | +$1.59M |
|
|
PBIP
1545
DELISTED
Prudential Bancorp, Inc.
PBIP
| $3.98M | 0.01% |
276,490
+41,501
| +18% | +$604K |
|
|
NTK
1546
DELISTED
NORTEK INC COM NEW (DE)
NTK
| $3.98M | 0.01% |
62,801
-9,799
| -13% | -$766K |
|
|
HTLF
1547
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
| $3.97M | 0.01% |
109,500
+30,300
| +38% | +$1.11M |
|
|
CVGW
1548
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
| $3.96M | 0.01% |
88,700
-36,300
| -29% | -$1.89M |
|
1549
BancFirst
BANF
$3.88B
| $3.95M | 0.01% |
125,200
+4,800
| +4% | +$151K |
|
1550
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$574M
| $3.94M | 0.01% |
642,900
+443,300
| +222% | +$4.49M |
|
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Jim Simons's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2015, Jim Simons held 3,649 positions worth $41.9B, down 4.5% from $43.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $1.51B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 454 new positions and adding to 1,731 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 13% of assets, down from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walmart Inc, an estimated $185M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q3 2015 buy was FedEx: 936,400 shares worth $135M.
- Jim Simons added most to SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP in Q3 2015, an estimated $237M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $185M.
- Jim Simons fully exited Microsoft in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $306M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $41.9B portfolio in Q3 2015.
- Jim Simons opened 454 new positions and closed 519 in Q3 2015.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $41.9B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.