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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
+2.84%
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
$91.4B
AUM Growth
+$733M
Cap. Flow
+$421M
Cap. Flow %
0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
3,782
New
474
Increased
1,645
Reduced
1,192
Closed
438
Avg Time Held
2.1 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
0.5 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.3 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$729M
2
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$309M
3
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$294M
4
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$285M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$242M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$778M
2
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$382M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$361M
4
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$344M
5
BDX icon
Becton Dickinson
BDX
+$343M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.65%
2 Technology 14.45%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.35%
4 Financials 11.34%
5 Industrials 8.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
PEP icon
1
PepsiCo
PEP
$193B
$991M 1.08%
9,078,262
+2,581,000
+40% +$294M
2013 Q2
19 quarters
BMY icon
2
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$126B
$919M 1.01%
14,528,300
+225,400
+2% +$14.5M
2016 Q2
7 quarters
HUM icon
3
Humana
HUM
$53B
$873M 0.96%
3,249,100
+7,400
+0.2% +$2M
2015 Q2
11 quarters
NVO icon
4
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$177B
$842M 0.92%
34,182,600
+2,720,200
+9% +$71.4M
2013 Q2
19 quarters
DPZ icon
5
Domino's
DPZ
$10.6B
$825M 0.9%
3,532,100
+245,700
+7% +$53.5M
2013 Q2
19 quarters
VRSN icon
6
VeriSign
VRSN
$28.3B
$821M 0.9%
6,926,876
+100,822
+1% +$11.7M
2013 Q2
19 quarters
PANW icon
7
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$277B
$807M 0.88%
26,676,600
+402,000
+2% +$11.2M
2015 Q2
11 quarters
ALGN icon
8
Align Technology
ALGN
$12B
$743M 0.81%
2,958,600
+344,500
+13% +$88.5M
2013 Q2
19 quarters
AMZN icon
9
Amazon
AMZN
$2.89T
$738M 0.81%
+10,199,100
New +$729M
2018 Q1
0 quarters
AMGN icon
10
Amgen
AMGN
$250B
$669M 0.73%
3,925,300
-654,145
-14% -$120M
2013 Q2
19 quarters
CL icon
11
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$77.8B
$661M 0.72%
9,223,600
+621,700
+7% +$44.7M
2013 Q2
19 quarters
CCI icon
12
Crown Castle
CCI
$37.8B
$634M 0.69%
5,780,903
+385,103
+7% +$41.8M
2015 Q1
12 quarters
HD icon
13
Home Depot
HD
$345B
$629M 0.69%
3,526,700
+271,300
+8% +$50.9M
2016 Q2
7 quarters
ISRG icon
14
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$155B
$612M 0.67%
4,446,030
+124,230
+3% +$17.3M
2013 Q2
19 quarters
BKNG icon
15
Booking.com
BKNG
$117B
$519M 0.57%
6,234,975
+3,935,000
+171% +$309M
2017 Q4
1 quarter
CBOE icon
16
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$38.5B
$514M 0.56%
4,506,500
-13,500
-0.3% -$1.64M
2013 Q2
19 quarters
NVDA icon
17
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.21T
$497M 0.54%
85,879,720
-4,372,000
-5% -$25.7M
2013 Q4
17 quarters
VRTX icon
18
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$137B
$465M 0.51%
2,850,917
+3,000
+0.1% +$490K
2017 Q1
4 quarters
PM icon
19
Philip Morris
PM
$303B
$461M 0.5%
4,642,131
-1,111,000
-19% -$116M
2016 Q3
6 quarters
VMW
20
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$458M 0.5%
3,777,300
+1,121,200
+42% +$141M
2014 Q3
14 quarters
AMT icon
21
American Tower
AMT
$88B
$423M 0.46%
2,908,300
+204,400
+8% +$28.8M
2014 Q3
14 quarters
IDXX icon
22
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$55.1B
$400M 0.44%
2,088,904
+209,100
+11% +$38.6M
2013 Q2
19 quarters
AEP icon
23
American Electric Power
AEP
$69.9B
$396M 0.43%
5,776,800
+549,500
+11% +$37M
2014 Q3
14 quarters
BBY icon
24
Best Buy
BBY
$21.9B
$388M 0.42%
5,543,100
+2,163,900
+64% +$156M
2016 Q1
8 quarters
RYAAY icon
25
Ryanair
RYAAY
$30.7B
$385M 0.42%
7,839,270
-845,278
-10% -$40.5M
2013 Q2
19 quarters

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Jim Simons's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, Jim Simons held 3,782 positions worth $91.4B, up 0.81% from $90.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.

Jim Simons's Q1 2018 filing shows 474 new, 1,645 increased, 1,192 reduced and 438 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $778M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Jim Simons's largest Q1 2018 buy was Amazon: 10,199,100 shares worth $738M.
  • Jim Simons added most to Booking.com in Q1 2018, an estimated $309M increase.
  • Jim Simons's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $778M.
  • Jim Simons fully exited Marathon Petroleum in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $132M.
  • Jim Simons's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $91.4B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • Jim Simons opened 474 new positions and closed 438 in Q1 2018.
  • Jim Simons's portfolio value rose 0.81% quarter-over-quarter to $91.4B.

Based on Renaissance Technologies's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 14 May 2018.