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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
+2.28%
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
$38.1B
AUM Growth
Cap. Flow
+$38.4B
Cap. Flow %
100.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.4%
Holding
2,756
New
2,750
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$671M
2
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$636M
3
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$515M
4
NVO
Novo Nordisk
NVO
+$465M
5
CL icon
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
+$458M

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 14.45%
2 Healthcare 11.94%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.58%
4 Consumer Staples 10.68%
5 Financials 9.61%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
PZN
2001
DELISTED
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. Class A
PZN
$853K ﹤0.01%
+130,800
New +$825K
ISS
2002
DELISTED
ISOFTSTONE HLDGS LTD ADS EACH REPSTG 10 ORD SHS (CYM)
ISS
$853K ﹤0.01%
+165,300
New +$774K
EVOL
2003
DELISTED
Evolving Systems, Inc.
EVOL
$853K ﹤0.01%
+128,599
New +$806K
AVA icon
2004
Avista
AVA
$3.23B
$851K ﹤0.01%
+31,500
New +$865K
AMKR icon
2005
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$14.3B
$850K ﹤0.01%
+201,800
New +$852K
BPZ
2006
DELISTED
BPZ RESOURCES INC COM STK
BPZ
$847K ﹤0.01%
+473,458
New +$958K
MMSI icon
2007
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.45B
$844K ﹤0.01%
+75,712
New +$812K
PLUG icon
2008
Plug Power
PLUG
$3.21B
$844K ﹤0.01%
+2,222,185
New +$618K
VSR
2009
DELISTED
Versar, Inc.
VSR
$843K ﹤0.01%
+185,700
New +$809K
MSO
2010
DELISTED
MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA INC
MSO
$841K ﹤0.01%
+348,928
New +$849K
NEWP
2011
DELISTED
NEWPORT CORP
NEWP
$839K ﹤0.01%
+60,249
New +$852K
BJRI icon
2012
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.48B
$836K ﹤0.01%
+22,529
New +$803K
HITK
2013
DELISTED
HI-TECH PHARMACAL INC
HITK
$835K ﹤0.01%
+25,150
New +$837K
BAXS
2014
DELISTED
BAXANO SURGICAL INC COM STK (DE)
BAXS
$833K ﹤0.01%
+347,200
New +$778K
TRQ
2015
DELISTED
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
$832K ﹤0.01%
+18,217
New +$911K
KWK
2016
DELISTED
QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC
KWK
$832K ﹤0.01%
+495,453
New +$1.15M
HNH
2017
DELISTED
Handy & Harman Holdings Ltd.
HNH
$826K ﹤0.01%
+46,200
New +$730K
AP icon
2018
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$190M
$824K ﹤0.01%
+43,900
New +$804K
SBSA
2019
DELISTED
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc.
SBSA
$821K ﹤0.01%
+234,620
New +$791K
XRA
2020
DELISTED
Exeter Resources Corporation
XRA
$817K ﹤0.01%
+1,150,100
New +$991K
KVHI icon
2021
KVH Industries
KVHI
$142M
$816K ﹤0.01%
+61,300
New +$800K
NRIM icon
2022
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$599M
$816K ﹤0.01%
+134,924
New +$746K
WTT
2023
DELISTED
Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.
WTT
$815K ﹤0.01%
+565,800
New +$950K
EMMS
2024
DELISTED
Emmis Communications Corp
EMMS
$813K ﹤0.01%
+101,000
New +$610K
NNA
2025
DELISTED
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation
NNA
$811K ﹤0.01%
+15,953
New +$828K

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Jim Simons's Q2 2013 Portfolio in Review

Q2 2013 is the first quarter with a 13F filing on record for Jim Simons, which disclosed 2,756 positions worth $38.1B. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

Its largest position is Eli Lilly: 12,326,205 shares worth $605M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q2 2013 buy was Eli Lilly: 12,326,205 shares worth $605M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $38.1B portfolio in Q2 2013.
  • Jim Simons disclosed 2,756 positions in Q2 2013, its first 13F filing on record.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2013, filed 12 Aug 2013.