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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
+7.13%
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
$41.4B
AUM Growth
+$4.9B
(+13%)
Cap. Flow
+$3.19B
Cap. Flow % of AUM
Cap. Flow %
7.7%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.09%
Holding
3,351
New
590
Increased
1,468
Reduced
854
Closed
412
Avg Time Held
0.9
years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1
year
Top 20 Avg Time Held
0.8
years
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$228M |
| 2 |
General Dynamics
GD
|
+$195M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$191M |
| 4 |
SWY
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
|
+$180M |
| 5 |
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
|
+$175M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWTC
TW TELECOM INC CL A COM
TWTC
|
+$380M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$284M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$181M |
| 4 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$153M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$148M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.39% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 13.34% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 13.13% |
| 4 | Industrials | 11.56% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.35% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.8B
| $870M | 2.1% |
12,575,400
+1,552,700
| +14% | +$105M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
2
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$172B
| $661M | 1.6% |
31,229,200
-983,000
| -3% | -$22M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
3
Alaska Air
ALK
$3.89B
| $467M | 1.13% |
7,811,600
-1,136,600
| -13% | -$59.9M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
|
LLTC
4
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
| $455M | 1.1% |
9,985,700
-1,206,300
| -11% | -$52.5M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
5
Hershey
HSY
$33.4B
| $448M | 1.08% |
4,306,600
-606,900
| -12% | -$59.1M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
6
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$53.1B
| $369M | 0.89% |
2,714,918
+461,865
| +20% | +$59.1M |
2013 Q3
5 quarters
|
|
|
7
McDonald's
MCD
$176B
| $360M | 0.87% |
3,842,600
-3,032,500
| -44% | -$284M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
8
TSMC
TSM
$2.22T
| $349M | 0.84% |
15,607,071
-5,899,480
| -27% | -$129M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
9
Domino's
DPZ
$10.2B
| $340M | 0.82% |
3,607,800
+252,700
| +8% | +$22.7M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
10
Costco
COST
$444B
| $277M | 0.67% |
1,955,213
+400,300
| +26% | +$54.4M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
11
NetEase
NTES
$75.6B
| $262M | 0.63% |
13,228,000
-615,500
| -4% | -$11.8M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
12
VeriSign
VRSN
$27.4B
| $260M | 0.63% |
4,564,576
+131,600
| +3% | +$7.6M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
13
GSK
GSK
$102B
| $257M | 0.62% |
4,805,440
-656,640
| -12% | -$36.7M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
14
Ryanair
RYAAY
$27.5B
| $252M | 0.61% |
8,629,228
+155,513
| +2% | +$3.89M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
15
Procter & Gamble
PG
$369B
| $249M | 0.6% |
2,735,899
+1,970,499
| +257% | +$173M |
2014 Q2
2 quarters
|
|
16
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$640B
| $244M | 0.59% |
2,336,700
-306,300
| -12% | -$32.3M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
17
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$35B
| $238M | 0.57% |
3,748,400
+130,300
| +4% | +$7.78M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
|
18
PepsiCo
PEP
$185B
| $232M | 0.56% |
2,450,962
+2,377,562
| +3,239% | +$228M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
19
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.4B
| $212M | 0.51% |
1,836,000
+236,038
| +15% | +$26.2M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
20
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$35.6B
| $210M | 0.51% |
15,360,000
+4,680,000
| +44% | +$61.2M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
|
SWY
21
DELISTED
SAFEWAY INC
SWY
| $210M | 0.51% |
5,980,800
+5,215,900
| +682% | +$180M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
22
Philip Morris
PM
$314B
| $208M | 0.5% |
2,551,000
+1,295,400
| +103% | +$111M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
|
LVLT
23
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
| $208M | 0.5% |
4,204,280
+3,790,259
| +915% | +$175M |
2013 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
24
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$1.88B
| $206M | 0.5% |
1,373,500
-8,100
| -0.6% | -$1.06M |
2013 Q2
6 quarters
|
|
25
Bank of America
BAC
$351B
| $205M | 0.49% |
11,451,166
+4,595,300
| +67% | +$78.6M |
2014 Q2
2 quarters
|
|
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Jim Simons's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, Jim Simons held 3,351 positions worth $41.4B, up 13% from $36.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Jim Simons deployed $3.19B of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 590 new positions and adding to 1,468 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was General Dynamics: 1,436,400 shares worth $198M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 14% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Staples.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was McDonald's, an estimated $284M trimmed.
- Jim Simons's largest Q4 2014 buy was General Dynamics: 1,436,400 shares worth $198M.
- Jim Simons added most to PepsiCo in Q4 2014, an estimated $228M increase.
- Jim Simons's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was McDonald's, cutting an estimated $284M.
- Jim Simons fully exited TW TELECOM INC CL A COM in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $380M.
- Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $41.4B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- Jim Simons opened 590 new positions and closed 412 in Q4 2014.
- Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $41.4B.
Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.