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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
-1.77%
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
$36.5B
AUM Growth
-$6.37B
Cap. Flow
-$5.32B
Cap. Flow %
-14.57%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.42%
Holding
3,213
New
460
Increased
1,222
Reduced
1,053
Closed
459

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VIAB
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
+$109M
2
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$107M
3
COP icon
ConocoPhillips
COP
+$105M
4
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$100M
5
CL icon
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
+$93.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$518M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$486M
3
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$306M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$286M
5
UPS icon
United Parcel Service
UPS
+$209M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 13.53%
2 Healthcare 12.29%
3 Consumer Staples 10.94%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Industrials 10.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ENPH icon
1701
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$5.39B
$1.9M 0.01%
+126,800
New +$1.61M
CORR
1702
DELISTED
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.
CORR
$1.9M 0.01%
50,750
-9,282
-15% -$368K
ERF
1703
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$1.89M 0.01%
99,546
-73,745
-43% -$1.62M
ARTNA icon
1704
Artesian Resources
ARTNA
$369M
$1.89M 0.01%
93,600
+23,100
+33% +$491K
NOA
1705
North American Construction
NOA
$389M
$1.89M 0.01%
292,700
-95,731
-25% -$664K
AVG
1706
DELISTED
AVG Technologies N.V.
AVG
$1.88M 0.01%
+113,400
New +$2.06M
METR
1707
DELISTED
METRO BANCORP, INC COMMON STOCK
METR
$1.87M 0.01%
77,200
-6,127
-7% -$144K
STCN
1708
DELISTED
Steel Connect, Inc. Common Stock
STCN
$1.87M 0.01%
56,008
-6,762
-11% -$241K
CCSC
1709
DELISTED
COUNTRY STYLE COOKING RESTAURANT CHAIN CO LTD ADS CAYMAN ISL
CCSC
$1.87M 0.01%
290,700
+20,904
+8% +$153K
CSFL
1710
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
$1.86M 0.01%
180,066
-108,618
-38% -$1.16M
HY icon
1711
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$617M
$1.86M 0.01%
26,000
-34,200
-57% -$2.72M
PNY
1712
DELISTED
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC(NC
PNY
$1.86M 0.01%
55,500
+21,700
+64% +$779K
IGLD
1713
DELISTED
Internet Gold-Golden Lines Ltd
IGLD
$1.86M 0.01%
2,123
+36
+2% +$34.4K
LEN.B icon
1714
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$20.7B
$1.85M 0.01%
62,129
+751
+1% +$22.6K
FORTY
1715
Formula Systems
FORTY
$1.68B
$1.85M 0.01%
72,000
+800
+1% +$22K
GIGM icon
1716
GigaMedia
GIGM
$16.7M
$1.85M 0.01%
435,440
+19,720
+5% +$98.7K
ARCB icon
1717
ArcBest
ARCB
$3.28B
$1.85M 0.01%
49,535
-157,700
-76% -$5.98M
CCEC
1718
Capital Clean Energy Carriers
CCEC
$1.36B
$1.84M 0.01%
26,339
-4,634
-15% -$350K
CTP
1719
DELISTED
CTPARTNERS EXECUTIVE SEARCH INC (DE)
CTP
$1.83M 0.01%
117,700
+105,600
+873% +$1.57M
PERI icon
1720
Perion Network
PERI
$384M
$1.83M 0.01%
109,566
+45,230
+70% +$1.03M
CNTY icon
1721
Century Casinos
CNTY
$35.2M
$1.83M 0.01%
356,000
-48,403
-12% -$261K
ESIO
1722
DELISTED
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
$1.82M 0.01%
267,900
+38,600
+17% +$266K
HFWA icon
1723
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$1.23B
$1.81M 0.01%
114,389
+29,795
+35% +$483K
AVNW icon
1724
Aviat Networks
AVNW
$282M
$1.8M ﹤0.01%
166,950
-25,192
-13% -$216K
GEVA
1725
DELISTED
SYNAGEVA BIOPHARMA CORP COM STK (DE)
GEVA
$1.8M ﹤0.01%
+26,200
New +$1.88M
67 68
69
70 71

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Jim Simons's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Jim Simons held 3,213 positions worth $36.5B, down 15% from $42.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons withdrew a net $5.32B in Q3 2014, closing 459 positions and reducing 1,053 holdings. Its most notable exit was Apple, an estimated $518M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Staples.

Against the trend, Jim Simons opened a new position in Viacom Inc. Class B worth $102M.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q3 2014 buy was Viacom Inc. Class B: 1,327,500 shares worth $102M.
  • Jim Simons added most to ConocoPhillips in Q3 2014, an estimated $105M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Intel, cutting an estimated $486M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Apple in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $518M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $36.5B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Jim Simons opened 460 new positions and closed 459 in Q3 2014.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value fell 15% quarter-over-quarter to $36.5B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 12 Nov 2014.