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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
+4.17%
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
$42.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.2B
Cap. Flow
-$23.9M
Cap. Flow %
-0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.77%
Holding
3,246
New
450
Increased
1,273
Reduced
1,008
Closed
492

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$276M
2
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$272M
3
PG icon
Procter & Gamble
PG
+$161M
4
CL icon
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
+$151M
5
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
+$146M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$405M
2
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$207M
3
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$123M
4
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$114M
5
BEAM
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
+$109M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 15.92%
2 Healthcare 13.46%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.99%
4 Industrials 10.52%
5 Consumer Staples 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
UWN
2251
DELISTED
Nevada Gold & Casinos, Ltd.
UWN
$604K ﹤0.01%
604,000
+9,700
+2% +$10.6K
CBF
2252
DELISTED
Capital Bank Financial Corp. Class A Common Stock
CBF
$603K ﹤0.01%
25,547
-57,822
-69% -$1.4M
VHI icon
2253
Valhi
VHI
$463M
$600K ﹤0.01%
+7,783
New +$633K
GPL
2254
DELISTED
Great Panther Mining Limited
GPL
$597K ﹤0.01%
47,350
+3,060
+7% +$32.2K
UBP
2255
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.
UBP
$595K ﹤0.01%
33,400
+200
+0.6% +$3.55K
NKSH icon
2256
National Bankshares
NKSH
$271M
$593K ﹤0.01%
19,213
+8,325
+76% +$275K
MCBC
2257
DELISTED
Macatawa Bank Corp
MCBC
$593K ﹤0.01%
117,015
-2,457
-2% -$12.3K
MATR
2258
DELISTED
Mattersight Corp.
MATR
$592K ﹤0.01%
111,500
+18,700
+20% +$105K
PDO
2259
DELISTED
PYRAMID OIL CO
PDO
$590K ﹤0.01%
102,200
+4,700
+5% +$26K
CSS
2260
DELISTED
CSS Industries, Inc.
CSS
$586K ﹤0.01%
22,229
+9,429
+74% +$238K
HH
2261
DELISTED
Hooper Holmes Inc
HH
$586K ﹤0.01%
52,300
-267
-0.5% -$2.61K
BTG icon
2262
B2Gold
BTG
$6.7B
$584K ﹤0.01%
+200,400
New +$544K
SAMG icon
2263
Silvercrest Asset Management
SAMG
$78.6M
$583K ﹤0.01%
33,900
+21,684
+178% +$378K
PHIIK
2264
DELISTED
PHI, Inc. Non-Voting Common Stock
PHIIK
$582K ﹤0.01%
+13,047
New +$574K
UCFC
2265
DELISTED
United Community Financial Corp
UCFC
$580K ﹤0.01%
140,504
+4,500
+3% +$16.7K
AVHI
2266
DELISTED
A V Homes, Inc.
AVHI
$580K ﹤0.01%
35,500
+15,523
+78% +$267K
CBNJ
2267
DELISTED
CAPE BANCORP, INC COM
CBNJ
$577K ﹤0.01%
53,790
+18,774
+54% +$200K
CTCM
2268
DELISTED
CTC MEDIA INC COM STK
CTCM
$576K ﹤0.01%
52,300
-748,300
-93% -$7.34M
ALOG
2269
DELISTED
Analogic Corp
ALOG
$575K ﹤0.01%
7,354
-14,346
-66% -$1.09M
ACFN
2270
DELISTED
Acorn Energy Inc
ACFN
$575K ﹤0.01%
+243,436
New +$559K
DWCH
2271
DELISTED
Datawatch Corp
DWCH
$573K ﹤0.01%
38,300
-271,100
-88% -$4.11M
HWKN icon
2272
Hawkins
HWKN
$2.67B
$568K ﹤0.01%
30,600
+6,600
+28% +$119K
FSBK
2273
DELISTED
First South Bancorp Inc/VA
FSBK
$566K ﹤0.01%
70,800
+4,200
+6% +$34.4K
BOXC
2274
DELISTED
Brookfield Can Office Properties
BOXC
$566K ﹤0.01%
+21,900
New +$541K
DO
2275
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
$566K ﹤0.01%
11,400
-795,000
-99% -$39.6M
89 90
91
92 93

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Jim Simons's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Jim Simons held 3,246 positions worth $42.9B, up 2.9% from $41.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons's Q2 2014 filing shows 450 new, 1,273 increased, 1,008 reduced and 492 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Procter & Gamble: 2,001,729 shares worth $157M. The largest sale was Verizon, an estimated $405M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q2 2014 buy was Procter & Gamble: 2,001,729 shares worth $157M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Pfizer in Q2 2014, an estimated $276M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Verizon, cutting an estimated $405M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $123M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $42.9B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Jim Simons opened 450 new positions and closed 492 in Q2 2014.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $42.9B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 13 Aug 2014.