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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
YZC
2376
DELISTED
Yanzhou Coal Mining
YZC
$409K ﹤0.01%
50,300
+17,300
+52% +$143K
PWRD
2377
DELISTED
PERFECT WORLD CO LTD SPONSORED ADR REPSTG CL B (CAYMAN ISL)
PWRD
$408K ﹤0.01%
20,700
-17,500
-46% -$361K
TLT icon
2378
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$40.6B
$407K ﹤0.01%
3,500
-30,100
-90% -$3.46M
MWV
2379
DELISTED
MEADWESTVACO CORP
MWV
$405K ﹤0.01%
+9,900
New +$424K
CODI icon
2380
Compass Diversified
CODI
$908M
$403K ﹤0.01%
23,016
-28,482
-55% -$515K
MBRG
2381
DELISTED
Middleburg Financial Corp
MBRG
$403K ﹤0.01%
22,700
+669
+3% +$12.3K
MANT
2382
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$402K ﹤0.01%
14,900
-43,500
-74% -$1.25M
SREV
2383
DELISTED
ServiceSource International, Inc.
SREV
$401K ﹤0.01%
+123,996
New +$498K
LXFT
2384
DELISTED
Luxoft Holding, Inc.
LXFT
$398K ﹤0.01%
10,700
-55,300
-84% -$1.95M
VIRC icon
2385
Virco
VIRC
$95.5M
$395K ﹤0.01%
151,400
+4,400
+3% +$11.5K
FBIO icon
2386
Fortress Biotech
FBIO
$91.4M
$394K ﹤0.01%
12,515
-22,412
-64% -$595K
CME icon
2387
CME Group
CME
$94.3B
$392K ﹤0.01%
30,000
– –
RBY
2388
DELISTED
RUBICON MENERALS CORP (F)
RBY
$392K ﹤0.01%
286,000
-91,600
-24% -$130K
BELFA icon
2389
Bel Fuse Inc Class A
BELFA
$3.43B
$391K ﹤0.01%
16,100
+400
+3% +$9.28K
APLP
2390
DELISTED
Archrock Partners, L.P. Common Units representing Limited Partner Interests
APLP
$390K ﹤0.01%
13,287
-153,650
-92% -$4.42M
WTFC icon
2391
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$11B
$389K ﹤0.01%
8,700
-67,300
-89% -$3.12M
TREC
2392
DELISTED
Trecora Resources
TREC
$389K ﹤0.01%
31,400
+8,700
+38% +$109K
RELV
2393
DELISTED
Reliv International Inc
RELV
$389K ﹤0.01%
46,414
-215
-0.5% -$1.96K
SLNG icon
2394
Stabilis Solutions
SLNG
$102M
$388K ﹤0.01%
6,550
-188
-3% -$10.5K
PERF
2395
DELISTED
Perfumania Holdings, Inc.
PERF
$388K ﹤0.01%
61,039
+4,700
+8% +$30.6K
STRR
2396
Star Equity Holdings
STRR
$40.1M
$387K ﹤0.01%
10,240
+3,190
+45% +$120K
ABAX
2397
DELISTED
Abaxis Inc
ABAX
$385K ﹤0.01%
+7,600
New +$357K
PRTA icon
2398
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$475M
$383K ﹤0.01%
17,300
-34,600
-67% -$734K
SPLP
2399
DELISTED
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.
SPLP
$383K ﹤0.01%
23,057
-9,743
-30% -$162K
BFYT
2400
DELISTED
Benefytt Technologies, Inc. Class A Common Stock
BFYT
$381K ﹤0.01%
35,300
-24,732
-41% -$309K
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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.