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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2376
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$7.93B
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
30,500
+12,200
| +67% | +$648K |
|
|
SAFE
2377
Safehold
SAFE
$1.09B
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
28,125
+20,236
| +257% | +$1.03M |
|
|
HGG
2378
DELISTED
hhgregg Inc.
HGG
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
798,100
+17,400
| +2% | +$34.5K |
|
|
SUNE
2379
SUNation Energy
SUNE
$10.4M
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
+1
| New | +$3.77M |
|
|
AMFW
2380
DELISTED
AMEC Foster Wheeler plc
AMFW
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
197,500
-300
| -0.2% | -$2K |
|
2381
LSB Industries
LXU
$744M
| $1.47M | ﹤0.01% |
+222,170
| New | +$1.89M |
|
|
SPLK
2382
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
24,900
-704,000
| -97% | -$42.2M |
|
|
AFCO
2383
DELISTED
American Farmland Company
AFCO
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
185,003
+157,103
| +563% | +$1M |
|
2384
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$143M
| $1.46M | ﹤0.01% |
51,882
-3,200
| -6% | -$90.3K |
|
|
FOLD
2385
DELISTED
Amicus Therapeutics
FOLD
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
+196,400
| New | +$1.33M |
|
|
CYRN
2386
DELISTED
CYREN Ltd.
CYRN
| $1.45M | ﹤0.01% |
29,487
+905
| +3% | +$40.7K |
|
|
BZUN
2387
Baozun
BZUN
$167M
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
+95,700
| New | +$1M |
|
|
ACFC
2388
DELISTED
Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation
ACFC
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
228,100
+50,300
| +28% | +$313K |
|
|
QUMU
2389
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
635,259
+11,200
| +2% | +$36.1K |
|
|
FLY
2390
DELISTED
Fly Leasing Limited
FLY
| $1.44M | ﹤0.01% |
124,200
-55,172
| -31% | -$637K |
|
|
CUK
2391
DELISTED
Carnival PLC
CUK
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
29,200
+10,700
| +58% | +$504K |
|
|
RIGP
2392
DELISTED
Transocean Partners LLC
RIGP
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
115,900
+83,300
| +256% | +$977K |
|
|
WTT
2393
DELISTED
Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.
WTT
| $1.43M | ﹤0.01% |
839,600
+13,900
| +2% | +$21.3K |
|
|
ENTL
2394
DELISTED
Entellus Medical, Inc. Common Stock
ENTL
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
64,000
+32,600
| +104% | +$612K |
|
|
APU
2395
DELISTED
AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
APU
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
+31,000
| New | +$1.45M |
|
|
AKAO
2396
DELISTED
Achaogen Inc
AKAO
| $1.42M | ﹤0.01% |
295,500
+125,400
| +74% | +$500K |
|
2397
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.23B
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
108,500
+33,100
| +44% | +$473K |
|
|
LPT
2398
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
34,900
-143,800
| -80% | -$5.81M |
|
2399
AtriCure
ATRC
$2.24B
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
88,900
-1,700
| -2% | -$26.1K |
|
|
TULP
2400
Bloomia Holdings
TULP
| $1.41M | ﹤0.01% |
84,414
+471
| +0.6% | +$7.51K |
|
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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.