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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
ATV
2401
DELISTED
Acorn International
ATV
$381K ﹤0.01%
26,445
+1,065
+4% +$14.1K
SOCB
2402
DELISTED
SOUTHCOAST FINANCIAL CORP
SOCB
$377K ﹤0.01%
53,055
+5,400
+11% +$38.6K
JONE
2403
DELISTED
Jones Energy, Inc.
JONE
$374K ﹤0.01%
+1,082
New +$372K
BBEP
2404
DELISTED
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS LP COM UNITS RPTNG LTD PRTNRSHIP
BBEP
$374K ﹤0.01%
18,400
-411,400
-96% -$9.04M
GIG
2405
DELISTED
GigPeak, Inc.
GIG
$374K ﹤0.01%
309,298
+78,298
+34% +$101K
ABAC
2406
DELISTED
Renmin Tianli Group, Inc. Common Shares
ABAC
$373K ﹤0.01%
+46,600
New +$347K
TGA
2407
DELISTED
Transglobe Energy Corp
TGA
$371K ﹤0.01%
61,000
+14,100
+30% +$92K
EDMC
2408
DELISTED
EDUCATION MGMT CORP NEW COM STK (PA)
EDMC
$370K ﹤0.01%
339,300
+101,200
+43% +$140K
BPFH
2409
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
$369K ﹤0.01%
+29,800
New +$376K
BDL icon
2410
Flanigan's Enterprises
BDL
$80.7M
$366K ﹤0.01%
18,400
+3,600
+24% +$56.6K
MIG
2411
DELISTED
MEADOWBROOK INSURANCE GRP INC
MIG
$366K ﹤0.01%
+62,619
New +$393K
BSRR icon
2412
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$528M
$364K ﹤0.01%
21,700
+3,300
+18% +$54.1K
INBK icon
2413
First Internet Bancorp
INBK
$255M
$363K ﹤0.01%
+22,500
New +$400K
SKY icon
2414
Champion Homes
SKY
$5.1B
$363K ﹤0.01%
88,000
+10,400
+13% +$39.5K
AIFC
2415
AI Financial Corp
AIFC
$58.6M
$362K ﹤0.01%
24,540
+3,280
+15% +$56.2K
ONE
2416
DELISTED
HIGHER ONE HOLDINGS, INC COM STK
ONE
$362K ﹤0.01%
146,425
-176,059
-55% -$668K
BKEP
2417
DELISTED
Blueknight Energy Partners L.P.
BKEP
$356K ﹤0.01%
43,200
-11,601
-21% -$100K
FRF
2418
DELISTED
FORTEGRA FINL CORP COM STK (DE)
FRF
$353K ﹤0.01%
+35,700
New +$312K
NI icon
2419
NiSource
NI
$20.1B
$352K ﹤0.01%
+21,887
New +$334K
JHX icon
2420
James Hardie Industries
JHX
$17.9B
$350K ﹤0.01%
+33,500
New +$409K
OSIS icon
2421
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.82B
$350K ﹤0.01%
+5,508
New +$366K
CMCO icon
2422
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$557M
$349K ﹤0.01%
15,885
-45,500
-74% -$1.15M
HI
2423
DELISTED
Hillenbrand
HI
$346K ﹤0.01%
11,200
-89,100
-89% -$2.85M
KWY
2424
Kingsway Corp
KWY
$279M
$345K ﹤0.01%
55,000
+26,700
+94% +$170K
ENFY
2425
DELISTED
Enlightify Inc
ENFY
$344K ﹤0.01%
14,480
-9,762
-40% -$257K
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97
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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.