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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
+7.13%
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
$41.4B
AUM Growth
+$4.9B
Cap. Flow
+$3.19B
Cap. Flow %
7.7%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.09%
Holding
3,351
New
590
Increased
1,468
Reduced
854
Closed
412

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$228M
2
GD icon
General Dynamics
GD
+$195M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$191M
4
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
+$180M
5
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
+$175M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
+$380M
2
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$284M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$181M
4
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$153M
5
TJX icon
TJX Companies
TJX
+$148M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 14.39%
2 Healthcare 13.34%
3 Consumer Staples 13.13%
4 Industrials 11.56%
5 Financials 9.35%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ISLE
2301
DELISTED
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc
ISLE
$723K ﹤0.01%
+86,430
New +$635K
DIT icon
2302
AMCON Distributing
DIT
$66.4M
$720K ﹤0.01%
13,500
+450
+3% +$24.6K
TNGO
2303
DELISTED
Tangoe, Inc.
TNGO
$717K ﹤0.01%
55,000
-4,200
-7% -$56.3K
ASRV icon
2304
AmeriServ Financial
ASRV
$84.3M
$715K ﹤0.01%
228,500
+7,800
+4% +$24.5K
CCBG icon
2305
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$896M
$715K ﹤0.01%
46,028
+7,129
+18% +$106K
CORV
2306
DELISTED
Correvio Pharma Corp. Ordinary Shares (Canada)
CORV
$713K ﹤0.01%
77,113
-7,000
-8% -$58.9K
VWO icon
2307
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$126B
$712K ﹤0.01%
+17,800
New +$733K
SUMR
2308
DELISTED
Summer Infant, Inc.
SUMR
$711K ﹤0.01%
24,244
-3,300
-12% -$89.6K
CBNJ
2309
DELISTED
CAPE BANCORP, INC COM
CBNJ
$708K ﹤0.01%
75,190
+16,293
+28% +$150K
MM
2310
DELISTED
MILLENNIAL MEDIA INC COM STK (DE)
MM
$708K ﹤0.01%
442,593
+6,193
+1% +$11K
BSPM
2311
DELISTED
Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
BSPM
$706K ﹤0.01%
86,210
+1,257
+1% +$12K
SAMG icon
2312
Silvercrest Asset Management
SAMG
$78.6M
$700K ﹤0.01%
44,700
-9,200
-17% -$134K
BLDP
2313
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$790M
$693K ﹤0.01%
339,600
+84,700
+33% +$208K
LRN icon
2314
Stride
LRN
$3.27B
$690K ﹤0.01%
+58,100
New +$760K
PSHG icon
2315
Performance Shipping
PSHG
$21.8M
– –
0
– –
LSG
2316
DELISTED
LAKE SHORE GOLD CORP
LSG
$690K ﹤0.01%
1,014,899
+414,199
+69% +$345K
SHI
2317
DELISTED
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
SHI
$689K ﹤0.01%
23,500
+10,000
+74% +$313K
OME
2318
DELISTED
Omega Protein
OME
$688K ﹤0.01%
65,100
-101,800
-61% -$1.21M
DATE
2319
DELISTED
JIAYUAN COM INTL LTD SPON ADR (CYM)
DATE
$686K ﹤0.01%
144,500
-300
-0.2% -$1.55K
KTCC icon
2320
Key Tronic
KTCC
$42.8M
$682K ﹤0.01%
85,889
+17,865
+26% +$153K
ORC
2321
Orchid Island Capital
ORC
$1.32B
$680K ﹤0.01%
10,429
-32,501
-76% -$2.23M
HMNF
2322
DELISTED
HMN Financial Inc
HMNF
$677K ﹤0.01%
54,600
+5,100
+10% +$64.7K
TSC
2323
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
$674K ﹤0.01%
65,804
-22,896
-26% -$227K
RKUS
2324
DELISTED
RUCKUS WIRELESS INC COM STK (DE)
RKUS
$673K ﹤0.01%
+56,000
New +$677K
DOC
2325
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
$672K ﹤0.01%
+40,500
New +$618K
91 92
93
94 95

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Jim Simons's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Jim Simons held 3,351 positions worth $41.4B, up 13% from $36.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons deployed $3.19B of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 590 new positions and adding to 1,468 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was General Dynamics: 1,436,400 shares worth $198M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Staples.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $284M trimmed.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q4 2014 buy was General Dynamics: 1,436,400 shares worth $198M.
  • Jim Simons added most to PepsiCo in Q4 2014, an estimated $228M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $284M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited TW TELECOM INC CL A COM in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $380M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.4B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Jim Simons opened 590 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2014.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $41.4B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.