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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
+6.82%
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
$97.3B
AUM Growth
+$5.53B
Cap. Flow
+$1.37B
Cap. Flow %
1.41%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.68%
Holding
3,734
New
508
Increased
1,623
Reduced
1,169
Closed
410

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$707M
2
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$396M
3
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$312M
4
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$285M
5
ISRG icon
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
+$262M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.73%
2 Technology 14.98%
3 Financials 10.9%
4 Consumer Discretionary 8.96%
5 Real Estate 8.48%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CSS
1976
DELISTED
CSS Industries, Inc.
CSS
$3.75M ﹤0.01%
263,692
-14,508
-5% -$219K
RDN icon
1977
Radian Group
RDN
$4.87B
$3.73M ﹤0.01%
180,625
+66,955
+59% +$1.28M
EYPT icon
1978
EyePoint Inc
EYPT
$1.17B
$3.72M ﹤0.01%
104,300
-8,130
-7% -$186K
PFBI
1979
DELISTED
Premier Financial Bancorp
PFBI
$3.72M ﹤0.01%
201,288
-10,900
-5% -$211K
HUBG icon
1980
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.46B
$3.69M ﹤0.01%
161,872
+89,400
+123% +$2.22M
MGIC
1981
DELISTED
Magic Software Enterprises
MGIC
$3.67M ﹤0.01%
432,052
+37,100
+9% +$323K
VVUS
1982
DELISTED
Vivus Inc
VVUS
$3.65M ﹤0.01%
828,373
+993
+0.1% +$6.22K
PCRX icon
1983
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$924M
$3.65M ﹤0.01%
+74,305
New +$3.21M
SMH icon
1984
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH
$72.5B
$3.65M ﹤0.01%
68,600
-42,000
-38% -$2.23M
DRRX
1985
DELISTED
DURECT Corp
DRRX
$3.65M ﹤0.01%
331,430
+4,481
+1% +$60.9K
XLY icon
1986
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$23.5B
$3.65M ﹤0.01%
62,200
-64,600
-51% -$3.68M
CC icon
1987
Chemours
CC
$2.29B
$3.64M ﹤0.01%
92,400
-243,000
-72% -$10.6M
LUNA
1988
DELISTED
Luna Innovations Incorporated
LUNA
$3.64M ﹤0.01%
1,125,807
+20,902
+2% +$74K
KW
1989
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$3.63M ﹤0.01%
+168,900
New +$3.62M
RNWK
1990
DELISTED
RealNetworks Inc
RNWK
$3.63M ﹤0.01%
1,234,278
-22,485
-2% -$75.6K
HWC icon
1991
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$6.34B
$3.62M ﹤0.01%
76,150
+40,480
+113% +$2.04M
CTRN icon
1992
Citi Trends
CTRN
$617M
$3.62M ﹤0.01%
125,725
-74,350
-37% -$2.2M
MN
1993
DELISTED
MANNING & NAPIER, INC.
MN
$3.62M ﹤0.01%
1,225,300
+4,000
+0.3% +$11.6K
LAUR icon
1994
Laureate Education
LAUR
$5.1B
$3.59M ﹤0.01%
232,500
-59,800
-20% -$920K
AMPH icon
1995
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
AMPH
$850M
$3.58M ﹤0.01%
186,100
+95,000
+104% +$1.69M
ACAD icon
1996
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$5.07B
$3.58M ﹤0.01%
172,300
-50,900
-23% -$801K
KFRC icon
1997
Kforce
KFRC
$1.03B
$3.57M ﹤0.01%
95,048
+58,299
+159% +$2.29M
HOLI
1998
DELISTED
Hollsys Automation Technologies INTERNATIONAL, LTD. COMMON (British Virgin Island)
HOLI
$3.56M ﹤0.01%
166,718
+15,700
+10% +$342K
IWM icon
1999
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$82.4B
$3.56M ﹤0.01%
21,100
-14,000
-40% -$2.36M
RVSB icon
2000
Riverview Bancorp
RVSB
$106M
$3.53M ﹤0.01%
399,207
+32,807
+9% +$301K

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Jim Simons's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Jim Simons held 3,734 positions worth $97.3B, up 6% from $91.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.7% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons's Q3 2018 filing shows 508 new, 1,623 increased, 1,169 reduced and 410 closed positions. Its largest new stake was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $707M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q3 2018 buy was JPMorgan Chase: 2,054,913 shares worth $232M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q3 2018, an estimated $327M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $396M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Apple in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $707M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9.7% of its $97.3B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Jim Simons opened 508 new positions and closed 410 in Q3 2018.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 6% quarter-over-quarter to $97.3B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.