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Jim Simons

Jim Simons Renaissance Technologies

AUM $63.9B
1-Year Est. Return 45.56%
 

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
+45.56%
3 Year Est. Return
+129.95%
5 Year Est. Return
+153.6%
10 Year Est. Return
+738.31%
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
MHGC
2101
DELISTED
Morgans Hotel Group Co.
MHGC
$853K ﹤0.01%
105,650
-6,120
-5% -$47.5K
BLT
2102
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
$853K ﹤0.01%
56,400
+6,300
+13% +$93.9K
POWL icon
2103
Powell Industries
POWL
$7.58B
$850K ﹤0.01%
62,400
-68,400
-52% -$1.28M
ITIC
2104
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$530M
$849K ﹤0.01%
11,600
-1,600
-12% -$113K
IIN
2105
DELISTED
IntriCon Corporation
IIN
$845K ﹤0.01%
141,100
+15,000
+12% +$107K
XRA
2106
DELISTED
Exeter Resources Corporation
XRA
$839K ﹤0.01%
1,398,000
-196,600
-12% -$141K
HMN icon
2107
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.09B
$838K ﹤0.01%
29,400
-26,200
-47% -$771K
ATSG
2108
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group
ATSG
$837K ﹤0.01%
115,000
-45,500
-28% -$374K
TPR icon
2109
Tapestry
TPR
$31.1B
$833K ﹤0.01%
23,400
-1,523,500
-98% -$54.6M
AVB icon
2110
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$25.7B
$832K ﹤0.01%
+5,900
New +$875K
CO
2111
DELISTED
Global Cord Blood Corporation
CO
$832K ﹤0.01%
170,200
+38,400
+29% +$186K
STBA icon
2112
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.82B
$831K ﹤0.01%
+35,420
New +$872K
RENX
2113
DELISTED
RELX N.V.
RENX
$825K ﹤0.01%
+56,159
New +$828K
FBNK
2114
DELISTED
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc
FBNK
$824K ﹤0.01%
56,800
-9,000
-14% -$137K
OIBR.C
2115
DELISTED
OI S.A. American Depositary Shares, each representing five shares of common stock
OIBR.C
$823K ﹤0.01%
2,224
-335
-13% -$115K
BLDP
2116
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$790M
$819K ﹤0.01%
254,900
– –
SYUT
2117
DELISTED
Synutra International, Inc.
SYUT
$818K ﹤0.01%
180,600
+10,900
+6% +$64.8K
EDN
2118
Edenor
EDN
$994M
$814K ﹤0.01%
73,200
– –
AGYS icon
2119
Agilysys
AGYS
$3.03B
$813K ﹤0.01%
69,300
+31,478
+83% +$403K
TAST
2120
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
$813K ﹤0.01%
114,300
-56,862
-33% -$411K
MM
2121
DELISTED
MILLENNIAL MEDIA INC COM STK (DE)
MM
$812K ﹤0.01%
+436,400
New +$1.25M
RAIL icon
2122
FreightCar America
RAIL
$243M
$806K ﹤0.01%
24,200
-4,400
-15% -$124K
TSC
2123
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
$805K ﹤0.01%
88,700
+15,639
+21% +$164K
ANIP icon
2124
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.73B
$803K ﹤0.01%
28,402
-89,300
-76% -$2.68M
SIFI
2125
DELISTED
SI Financial Group, Inc. NEW MD
SIFI
$803K ﹤0.01%
71,800
+6,856
+11% +$75.9K
83 84
85
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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.