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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
TISA
2301
DELISTED
TOP Image Systems Ltd
TISA
$501K ﹤0.01%
123,000
+3,717
+3% +$15.2K
SMSI icon
2302
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$17M
$498K ﹤0.01%
3,495
-301
-8% -$49.6K
IBTX
2303
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$498K ﹤0.01%
10,500
-24,346
-70% -$1.22M
HH
2304
DELISTED
Hooper Holmes Inc
HH
$495K ﹤0.01%
54,373
+2,073
+4% +$21.8K
SLF icon
2305
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$44.4B
$493K ﹤0.01%
13,600
-184,800
-93% -$6.94M
MICR
2306
DELISTED
Micron Solutions, Inc.
MICR
$493K ﹤0.01%
74,300
+8,400
+13% +$58.2K
AOI
2307
DELISTED
Alliance One International
AOI
$491K ﹤0.01%
24,900
+16,770
+206% +$381K
BPZ
2308
DELISTED
BPZ RESOURCES INC COM STK
BPZ
$491K ﹤0.01%
257,080
-640,993
-71% -$1.63M
PWOD
2309
DELISTED
Penns Woods Bancorp
PWOD
$490K ﹤0.01%
17,400
+2,568
+17% +$76.5K
ARPI
2310
DELISTED
AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PPTYS INC COM
ARPI
$490K ﹤0.01%
+26,700
New +$498K
TEU
2311
DELISTED
BOX SHIPS INCORPORATED SHS (MARSHALL ISLANDS)
TEU
$489K ﹤0.01%
407,104
-37,680
-8% -$52.5K
LWAY icon
2312
Lifeway Foods
LWAY
$447M
$487K ﹤0.01%
35,100
+500
+1% +$6.78K
FDML
2313
DELISTED
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation
FDML
$487K ﹤0.01%
32,737
-128,363
-80% -$2.23M
AFAM
2314
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$486K ﹤0.01%
17,900
-55,447
-76% -$1.44M
ABUS icon
2315
Arbutus Biopharma
ABUS
$908M
$485K ﹤0.01%
22,900
-127,300
-85% -$2.08M
FNLC icon
2316
First Bancorp
FNLC
$402M
$485K ﹤0.01%
29,100
+4,300
+17% +$72K
FTD
2317
DELISTED
FTD Companies, Inc. Common Stock
FTD
$485K ﹤0.01%
+14,222
New +$462K
FES
2318
DELISTED
Forbes Energy Services Ltd
FES
$485K ﹤0.01%
120,400
+45,500
+61% +$218K
GFF icon
2319
Griffon
GFF
$4.75B
$483K ﹤0.01%
+42,401
New +$500K
IOSP icon
2320
Innospec
IOSP
$2.29B
$481K ﹤0.01%
+13,400
New +$544K
CALL
2321
DELISTED
magicJack VocalTec Ltd
CALL
$481K ﹤0.01%
48,800
-2,900
-6% -$36.7K
AFOP
2322
DELISTED
Alliance Fiber Optic Prod Inc
AFOP
$480K ﹤0.01%
+38,600
New +$574K
SNMP
2323
DELISTED
Evolve Transition Infrastructure LP
SNMP
$479K ﹤0.01%
448
+186
+71% +$178K
MGI
2324
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
$478K ﹤0.01%
38,087
-180,900
-83% -$2.56M
FSGI
2325
DELISTED
FIRST SECURITY GROUP, INC.
FSGI
$478K ﹤0.01%
241,618
+3,253
+1% +$6.51K
91 92
93
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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.