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Jim Simons

Jim Simons Renaissance Technologies

AUM $72.6B Turnover 31.08%
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
+8.26%
1 Year Est. Return
+54.88%
3 Year Est. Return
+169.34%
5 Year Est. Return
+186.18%
10 Year Est. Return
+887.92%
AUM
$41.2B
AUM Growth
+$3.08B
Cap. Flow
+$811M
Cap. Flow %
1.97%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.96%
Holding
3,196
New
439
Increased
1,284
Reduced
1,031
Closed
412
Avg Time Held
0.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
0.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
0.2 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$328M
2
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$229M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$156M
4
TGT icon
Target
TGT
+$155M
5
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$153M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$283M
2
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$211M
3
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$199M
4
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$184M
5
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$177M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 14.86%
2 Healthcare 12.55%
3 Consumer Discretionary 12.33%
4 Consumer Staples 12.11%
5 Industrials 10.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
MCD icon
1
McDonald's
MCD
$183B
$718M 1.74%
7,462,400
+1,107,500
+17% +$108M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
NVO icon
2
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$176B
$531M 1.29%
31,362,000
+3,416,000
+12% +$57.5M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
IBM icon
3
IBM
IBM
$244B
$524M 1.27%
2,961,644
+1,806,755
+156% +$328M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
CL icon
4
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$75.7B
$455M 1.1%
7,665,500
-42,300
-0.5% -$2.51M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
HSY icon
5
Hershey
HSY
$33.3B
$429M 1.04%
4,638,600
+778,900
+20% +$72.6M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
LLTC
6
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$425M 1.03%
10,712,300
+739,700
+7% +$29.2M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
LLY icon
7
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.26T
$417M 1.01%
8,287,805
-4,038,400
-33% -$211M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
TSM icon
8
TSMC
TSM
$2.11T
$387M 0.94%
22,802,351
-5,148,320
-18% -$87.8M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
WFM
9
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$323M 0.78%
5,524,248
+284,300
+5% +$15.7M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
PM icon
10
Philip Morris
PM
$325B
$309M 0.75%
3,565,500
+484,800
+16% +$42.4M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
JNJ icon
11
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$658B
$284M 0.69%
3,275,300
+2,547,900
+350% +$229M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
TJX icon
12
TJX Companies
TJX
$154B
$283M 0.69%
10,027,600
+750,000
+8% +$20M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
INTC icon
13
Intel
INTC
$350B
$282M 0.68%
12,296,994
-1,404,206
-10% -$32.3M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
WMT icon
14
Walmart Inc
WMT
$980B
$280M 0.68%
11,367,300
+1,848,900
+19% +$46.6M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
GEN icon
15
Gen Digital
GEN
$17.3B
$275M 0.67%
11,122,738
+3,679,400
+49% +$92.3M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
ALK icon
16
Alaska Air
ALK
$3.99B
$267M 0.65%
8,538,200
-642,000
-7% -$19.2M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
NTES icon
17
NetEase
NTES
$72.8B
$262M 0.63%
18,013,500
+3,736,500
+26% +$51.1M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
VRSN icon
18
VeriSign
VRSN
$27.6B
$258M 0.63%
5,072,576
+962,700
+23% +$46.5M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
CELG
19
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$257M 0.62%
3,335,200
-1,143,338
-26% -$80.1M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
VZ icon
20
Verizon
VZ
$185B
$243M 0.59%
5,209,317
+1,465,300
+39% +$71.5M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
HD icon
21
Home Depot
HD
$328B
$242M 0.59%
3,191,200
+1,525,900
+92% +$118M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
TWTC
22
DELISTED
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
$219M 0.53%
7,328,200
+1,425,700
+24% +$42M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
CF icon
23
CF Industries
CF
$18.7B
$217M 0.53%
5,142,500
-410,250
-7% -$15.7M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
QCOM icon
24
Qualcomm
QCOM
$176B
$216M 0.52%
3,207,760
+1,635,600
+104% +$107M
2013 Q2
1 quarter
BIIB icon
25
Biogen
BIIB
$37.5B
$209M 0.51%
869,700
-523,800
-38% -$117M
2013 Q2
1 quarter

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Jim Simons's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, Jim Simons held 3,196 positions worth $41.2B, up 8.1% from $38.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons's Q3 2013 filing shows 439 new, 1,284 increased, 1,031 reduced and 412 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GE Aerospace: 1,361,721 shares worth $156M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $283M.

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

  • Jim Simons's largest Q3 2013 buy was GE Aerospace: 1,361,721 shares worth $156M.
  • Jim Simons added most to IBM in Q3 2013, an estimated $328M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Eli Lilly, cutting an estimated $211M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Apple in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $283M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.2B portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • Jim Simons opened 439 new positions and closed 412 in Q3 2013.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 8.1% quarter-over-quarter to $41.2B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 13 Nov 2013.