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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
+4.17%
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
$42.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.2B
Cap. Flow
-$23.9M
Cap. Flow %
-0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.77%
Holding
3,246
New
450
Increased
1,273
Reduced
1,008
Closed
492

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$276M
2
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$272M
3
PG icon
Procter & Gamble
PG
+$161M
4
CL icon
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
+$151M
5
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
+$146M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$405M
2
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$207M
3
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$123M
4
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$114M
5
BEAM
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
+$109M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.85%
2 Healthcare 13.92%
3 Consumer Discretionary 12.37%
4 Industrials 10.61%
5 Consumer Staples 9.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FIS icon
1626
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$22.2B
$2.44M 0.01%
+44,601
New +$2.39M
AKO.A icon
1627
Embotelladora Andina Series A
AKO.A
$3.75B
$2.43M 0.01%
130,800
+1,800
+1% +$34.3K
VIMC
1628
DELISTED
VIMICRO INTERNATIONAL CORP ADR (KY)
VIMC
$2.43M 0.01%
904,500
+19,396
+2% +$66.3K
MRIN
1629
DELISTED
Marin Software
MRIN
$2.43M 0.01%
4,912
+2,473
+101% +$1.06M
DALN
1630
DELISTED
DallasNews
DALN
$2.42M 0.01%
51,125
+5,275
+12% +$243K
POT
1631
DELISTED
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
$2.42M 0.01%
63,500
-595,599
-90% -$21.5M
CCSC
1632
DELISTED
COUNTRY STYLE COOKING RESTAURANT CHAIN CO LTD ADS CAYMAN ISL
CCSC
$2.42M 0.01%
269,796
+7,458
+3% +$69K
RWT
1633
Redwood Trust
RWT
$603M
$2.41M 0.01%
+123,800
New +$2.47M
PLAB icon
1634
Photronics
PLAB
$1.95B
$2.41M 0.01%
279,900
+50,100
+22% +$435K
LM
1635
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
$2.41M 0.01%
+46,900
New +$2.26M
LGND icon
1636
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.86B
$2.4M 0.01%
+61,866
New +$2.51M
RCKY icon
1637
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$358M
$2.4M 0.01%
168,500
-10,371
-6% -$151K
LGCY
1638
DELISTED
Legacy Reserves Inc. Common Stock
LGCY
$2.39M 0.01%
76,400
+53,614
+235% +$1.49M
HBOS
1639
DELISTED
HERITAGE FINANCIAL GROUP
HBOS
$2.39M 0.01%
120,329
+6,627
+6% +$126K
LXFT
1640
DELISTED
Luxoft Holding, Inc.
LXFT
$2.38M 0.01%
66,000
+6,000
+10% +$189K
GIB icon
1641
CGI
GIB
$15.2B
$2.38M 0.01%
+67,100
New +$2.26M
NATR icon
1642
Nature's Sunshine
NATR
$265M
$2.37M 0.01%
139,700
+16,780
+14% +$240K
REGI
1643
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$2.37M 0.01%
206,700
-232,366
-53% -$2.57M
OWW
1644
DELISTED
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC
OWW
$2.37M 0.01%
266,300
-414,000
-61% -$3.2M
OME
1645
DELISTED
Omega Protein
OME
$2.35M 0.01%
172,000
-17,526
-9% -$229K
ENTA icon
1646
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
ENTA
$385M
$2.35M 0.01%
+54,600
New +$2.08M
RVBD
1647
DELISTED
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC COM
RVBD
$2.35M 0.01%
+113,700
New +$2.25M
BNCL
1648
DELISTED
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
BNCL
$2.34M 0.01%
189,981
+77,895
+69% +$944K
CNTY icon
1649
Century Casinos
CNTY
$36M
$2.34M 0.01%
404,403
-90,750
-18% -$549K
IDXG
1650
DELISTED
Interpace Biosciences, Inc. Common Stock
IDXG
$2.33M 0.01%
5,309
+52
+1% +$24K
64 65
66
67 68

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Jim Simons's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Jim Simons held 3,246 positions worth $42.9B, up 2.9% from $41.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons's Q2 2014 filing shows 450 new, 1,273 increased, 1,008 reduced and 492 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Procter & Gamble: 2,001,729 shares worth $157M. The largest sale was Verizon, an estimated $405M.

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

  • Jim Simons's largest Q2 2014 buy was Procter & Gamble: 2,001,729 shares worth $157M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Pfizer in Q2 2014, an estimated $276M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Verizon, cutting an estimated $405M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $123M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $42.9B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Jim Simons opened 450 new positions and closed 492 in Q2 2014.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $42.9B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 13 Aug 2014.