Jim Simons Renaissance Technologies
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$373M |
| 2 |
Costco
COST
|
+$283M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$270M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$240M |
| 5 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$225M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$274M |
| 2 |
EMC
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
|
+$228M |
| 3 |
GAS
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
|
+$216M |
| 4 |
TE
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
|
+$136M |
| 5 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$133M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.75% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.12% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.46% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 9.7% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.54% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NSM
2301
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
112,200
+81,300
| +263% | +$1.16M |
|
2302
ORIX
IX
$43.6B
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
112,000
-10,000
| -8% | -$141K |
|
|
KIN
2303
DELISTED
Kindred Biosciences, Inc.
KIN
| $1.66M | ﹤0.01% |
331,600
+28,900
| +10% | +$122K |
|
|
AAMI
2304
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.3B
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
118,900
-143,100
| -55% | -$1.94M |
|
|
XNET
2305
Xunlei
XNET
$330M
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
306,100
+140,800
| +85% | +$764K |
|
|
PRSS
2306
DELISTED
CafePress Inc.
PRSS
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
518,800
+21,600
| +4% | +$66.8K |
|
2307
Century Aluminum
CENX
$4.66B
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
237,199
+192,500
| +431% | +$1.31M |
|
2308
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.36B
| $1.65M | ﹤0.01% |
458,800
+157,800
| +52% | +$559K |
|
2309
Caleres
CAL
$448M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
65,000
-236,550
| -78% | -$6.02M |
|
2310
KNOT Offshore Partners
KNOP
$370M
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
78,700
+34,446
| +78% | +$656K |
|
|
VWTR
2311
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
139,100
+47,200
| +51% | +$496K |
|
2312
Korn Ferry
KFY
$4.31B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
+78,000
| New | +$1.78M |
|
2313
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.93B
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
52,700
+15,900
| +43% | +$484K |
|
|
SRGA
2314
DELISTED
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SRGA
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
17,433
+4,483
| +35% | +$449K |
|
|
BBQ
2315
DELISTED
BBQ Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
BBQ
| $1.64M | ﹤0.01% |
298,600
+30,400
| +11% | +$171K |
|
|
DGAS
2316
DELISTED
Delta Natural Gas Co Inc
DGAS
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
68,500
-19,200
| -22% | -$489K |
|
|
SMC
2317
Summit Midstream
SMC
$475M
| $1.63M | ﹤0.01% |
4,747
-1,180
| -20% | -$408K |
|
2318
UTStarcom
UTSI
$23.5M
| $1.62M | ﹤0.01% |
196,149
+26,241
| +15% | +$209K |
|
2319
Capital City Bank Group
CCBG
$893M
| $1.61M | ﹤0.01% |
109,299
+9,900
| +10% | +$142K |
|
2320
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$747M
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
37,345
-6,332
| -14% | -$260K |
|
|
GPX
2321
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
65,094
-31,100
| -32% | -$722K |
|
|
INTX
2322
DELISTED
Intersections, Inc.
INTX
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
883,600
+7,000
| +0.8% | +$13.1K |
|
2323
Axcelis
ACLS
$4.29B
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
120,349
+4,699
| +4% | +$54.5K |
|
|
DTEA
2324
DELISTED
DAVIDsTEA Inc. Common Stock
DTEA
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
129,700
+31,588
| +32% | +$422K |
|
|
IVAC
2325
DELISTED
Intevac Inc
IVAC
| $1.6M | ﹤0.01% |
270,742
+32,742
| +14% | +$195K |
|
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Jim Simons's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, Jim Simons held 3,713 positions worth $56.6B, up 7.7% from $52.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.9% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $1.92B of net new capital in Q3 2016, opening 414 new positions and adding to 1,834 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was FedEx: 811,400 shares worth $142M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was CVS Health, an estimated $274M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q3 2016 buy was FedEx: 811,400 shares worth $142M.
- Jim Simons added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q3 2016, an estimated $373M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was CVS Health, cutting an estimated $274M.
- Jim Simons fully exited EMC CORPORATION in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $228M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 7.9% of its $56.6B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- Jim Simons opened 414 new positions and closed 416 in Q3 2016.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $56.6B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.