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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 18.72%
2 Technology 15.53%
3 Financials 11.25%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.26%
5 Real Estate 8.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
IMMR icon
2151
Immersion
IMMR
$247M
$2.63M ﹤0.01%
249,213
+64,400
+35% +$805K
LTRX icon
2152
Lantronix
LTRX
$272M
$2.61M ﹤0.01%
642,064
+114,698
+22% +$442K
UBFO
2153
DELISTED
United Security Bancshares
UBFO
$2.61M ﹤0.01%
234,915
+2,400
+1% +$26.5K
KALV
2154
DELISTED
KalVista Pharmaceuticals
KALV
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
117,349
+81,621
+228% +$1.1M
IBRX icon
2155
ImmunityBio
IBRX
$8.11B
$2.59M ﹤0.01%
700,567
+180,167
+35% +$570K
CHKP icon
2156
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.2B
$2.59M ﹤0.01%
22,008
-579,523
-96% -$65.8M
STRT icon
2157
STRATTEC Security
STRT
$338M
$2.59M ﹤0.01%
72,565
+4,300
+6% +$143K
JNPR
2158
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$2.58M ﹤0.01%
86,200
-1,298,591
-94% -$36.3M
SIGI icon
2159
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$5.59B
$2.58M ﹤0.01%
+40,665
New +$2.5M
ENIC icon
2160
Enel Chile
ENIC
$6.05B
$2.57M ﹤0.01%
513,106
-10,200
-2% -$50.7K
FEIM icon
2161
Frequency Electronics
FEIM
$858M
$2.57M ﹤0.01%
247,700
+13,512
+6% +$114K
MFGP
2162
DELISTED
Micro Focus International plc. American Depositary Shares, each representing One Ordinary Share
MFGP
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
+114,463
New +$2.32M
AIR icon
2163
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.96B
$2.55M ﹤0.01%
+53,160
New +$2.44M
AVDL
2164
DELISTED
Avadel Pharmaceuticals
AVDL
$2.54M ﹤0.01%
579,135
-469,935
-45% -$2.54M
FCCY
2165
DELISTED
1st Constitution Bancorp
FCCY
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
122,400
-19,600
-14% -$420K
BKTI icon
2166
BK Technologies
BKTI
$286M
$2.53M ﹤0.01%
124,940
+540
+0.4% +$10K
DL
2167
DELISTED
China Distance Education Holdings Limited
DL
$2.51M ﹤0.01%
303,595
+10,795
+4% +$87.7K
MLR icon
2168
Miller Industries
MLR
$643M
$2.51M ﹤0.01%
93,400
+18,900
+25% +$508K
ESND
2169
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
$2.51M ﹤0.01%
195,622
+133,122
+213% +$1.9M
IEA
2170
DELISTED
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. Common Stock
IEA
$2.5M ﹤0.01%
238,423
+135,200
+131% +$1.38M
ESCA icon
2171
Escalade
ESCA
$287M
$2.5M ﹤0.01%
194,500
-1,492
-0.8% -$19.9K
USAP
2172
DELISTED
Universal Stainless & Alloy
USAP
$2.49M ﹤0.01%
97,700
-117,600
-55% -$3.24M
FRBA icon
2173
First Bank
FRBA
$471M
$2.49M ﹤0.01%
189,200
-33,173
-15% -$468K
SUP
2174
DELISTED
Superior Industries International
SUP
$2.48M ﹤0.01%
145,700
+39,198
+37% +$753K
SFE
2175
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
$2.46M ﹤0.01%
263,117
-7,320
-3% -$79.5K

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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 19% 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.