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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
+4.17%
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
$42.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.2B
Cap. Flow
-$23.9M
Cap. Flow %
-0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.77%
Holding
3,246
New
450
Increased
1,273
Reduced
1,008
Closed
492

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$276M
2
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$272M
3
PG icon
Procter & Gamble
PG
+$161M
4
CL icon
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
+$151M
5
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
+$146M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$405M
2
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$207M
3
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$123M
4
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$114M
5
BEAM
BEAM INC COM STK (DE)
BEAM
+$109M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 15.92%
2 Healthcare 13.46%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.99%
4 Industrials 10.52%
5 Consumer Staples 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TRST
2426
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$971M
$353K ﹤0.01%
+10,580
New +$352K
SOFO
2427
DELISTED
Sonic Foundry, Inc. Common Stock
SOFO
$353K ﹤0.01%
32,819
+500
+2% +$5.3K
ABCD
2428
DELISTED
Cambium Learning Group, Inc.
ABCD
$353K ﹤0.01%
162,000
+43,800
+37% +$95.3K
CPAC
2429
Cementos Pacasmayo
CPAC
$1.03B
$351K ﹤0.01%
33,280
+8,880
+36% +$99.5K
RTC
2430
DELISTED
Baijiayun Group
RTC
$351K ﹤0.01%
14,400
+260
+2% +$7.01K
TGA
2431
DELISTED
Transglobe Energy Corp
TGA
$351K ﹤0.01%
+46,900
New +$341K
STFC
2432
DELISTED
State Auto Financial Corp
STFC
$351K ﹤0.01%
+14,968
New +$326K
SAFM
2433
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$350K ﹤0.01%
3,600
-309,603
-99% -$26.8M
CETV
2434
DELISTED
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd
CETV
$350K ﹤0.01%
124,245
+88,530
+248% +$247K
ICA
2435
DELISTED
EMPRESAS ICA, S.A. DE C.V. ADS (EA REPTG 4 ORD PART CERT)
ICA
$349K ﹤0.01%
+44,600
New +$333K
ZLCS
2436
DELISTED
ZALICUS INC COM NEW
ZLCS
$347K ﹤0.01%
284,779
+247,718
+668% +$278K
CPIX icon
2437
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
CPIX
$118M
$346K ﹤0.01%
76,800
-18,797
-20% -$83.9K
SOCB
2438
DELISTED
SOUTHCOAST FINANCIAL CORP
SOCB
$346K ﹤0.01%
47,655
+4,700
+11% +$33.6K
GNOW
2439
DELISTED
AMERICAN CARESOURCE HLDGS INC COM STK NEW (DE)
GNOW
$346K ﹤0.01%
102,998
+5,700
+6% +$15.5K
WSCI
2440
DELISTED
WSI Industries Inc
WSCI
$343K ﹤0.01%
41,000
+6,700
+20% +$52.4K
CDI
2441
DELISTED
CDI Corp.
CDI
$343K ﹤0.01%
23,800
-10,015
-30% -$151K
FES
2442
DELISTED
Forbes Energy Services Ltd
FES
$342K ﹤0.01%
74,900
+16,900
+29% +$70.1K
VIRC icon
2443
Virco
VIRC
$97.2M
$341K ﹤0.01%
147,000
+2,300
+2% +$5.28K
TNAV
2444
DELISTED
Telenav Inc.
TNAV
$340K ﹤0.01%
59,700
-121,347
-67% -$715K
SAFT icon
2445
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.52B
$339K ﹤0.01%
+6,600
New +$347K
ARNA
2446
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
$336K ﹤0.01%
+5,736
New +$361K
FLWS icon
2447
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$261M
$335K ﹤0.01%
57,835
-181,231
-76% -$1.02M
CHCO icon
2448
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.08B
$334K ﹤0.01%
7,400
-3,714
-33% -$163K
UPI
2449
DELISTED
UROPLASTY INC-NEW
UPI
$330K ﹤0.01%
123,178
+31,878
+35% +$100K
UCB
2450
United Community Banks
UCB
$4.43B
$329K ﹤0.01%
20,100
-307,028
-94% -$5.15M
96 97
98
99 100

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Jim Simons's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Jim Simons held 3,246 positions worth $42.9B, up 2.9% from $41.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons's Q2 2014 filing shows 450 new, 1,273 increased, 1,008 reduced and 492 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Procter & Gamble: 2,001,729 shares worth $157M. The largest sale was Verizon, an estimated $405M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q2 2014 buy was Procter & Gamble: 2,001,729 shares worth $157M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Pfizer in Q2 2014, an estimated $276M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Verizon, cutting an estimated $405M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $123M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $42.9B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Jim Simons opened 450 new positions and closed 492 in Q2 2014.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $42.9B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 13 Aug 2014.