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Simplex Trading

Simplex Trading Portfolio holdings

AUM $184B Turnover 28.44%
1-Year Est. Return 51.71%
 

Simplex Trading is a market maker that trades for its own account, mainly in US stock options and options on futures, using software it builds itself. Its work pairs software developers with data-driven traders. It was founded in Chicago in 2004, and Erik Swanson, who joined straight out of college as a trader, has been its chief executive since 2014. It also invests in early-stage financial and technology start-ups.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+4.52%
1 Year Est. Return
+51.71%
3 Year Est. Return
+194.66%
5 Year Est. Return
+164.83%
10 Year Est. Return
+968.67%
AUM
$2.3B
AUM Growth
-$8.99M
Cap. Flow
-$118M
Cap. Flow %
-5.15%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.88%
Holding
7,527
New
1,408
Increased
2,202
Reduced
2,319
Closed
1,474
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1 year
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.5 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
0.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.3 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$83.1M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$37.2M
3
AMGN icon
Amgen
AMGN
+$30.5M
4
MU icon
Micron Technology
MU
+$28.8M
5
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$18.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$29.5M
2
GS icon
Goldman Sachs
GS
+$27.8M
3
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$27.6M
4
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$25.4M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$19.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 39.87%
2 Technology 13.76%
3 Communication Services 11.79%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.02%
5 Healthcare 7.62%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
VMC icon
276
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36.3B
$1.32M 0.06%
10,453
-10,810
-51% -$1.36M
2017 Q1
1 quarter
MOMO icon
277
Hello Group
MOMO
$639M
$1.32M 0.06%
35,701
+32,126
+899% +$1.23M
2015 Q1
9 quarters
VALE.P icon
278
PUT
DELISTED
Vale S A
VALE.P
$1.3M 0.06%
2,659
-2,602
-49% -$21K
2015 Q1
9 quarters
DIS icon
279
PUT
Walt Disney
DIS
$205B
$1.3M 0.06%
8,070
+3,460
+75% +$379K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
PBYI icon
280
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$423M
$1.29M 0.06%
14,757
+9,166
+164% +$513K
2017 Q1
1 quarter
MMM icon
281
CALL
3M
MMM
$97.3B
$1.28M 0.06%
1,361
-433
-24% -$72.4K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
VAR
282
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$1.28M 0.06%
12,429
+5,504
+79% +$530K
2017 Q1
1 quarter
MU icon
283
CALL
Micron Technology
MU
$894B
$1.28M 0.06%
9,435
+2,694
+40% +$78.8K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
V icon
284
PUT
Visa
V
$793B
$1.28M 0.06%
4,748
+1,644
+53% +$153K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
BHC icon
285
PUT
Bausch Health
BHC
$3.13B
$1.28M 0.06%
6,819
-920
-12% -$11K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
PYPL icon
286
CALL
PayPal
PYPL
$49B
$1.28M 0.06%
3,159
+1,964
+164% +$96.5K
2015 Q3
7 quarters
IVW icon
287
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$74.4B
$1.27M 0.06%
+37,084
New +$1.26M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
BMY icon
288
PUT
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$129B
$1.26M 0.05%
5,699
+525
+10% +$28.6K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
WYNN icon
289
CALL
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$8.6B
$1.26M 0.05%
1,971
-419
-18% -$52.7K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
CBI
290
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$1.26M 0.05%
+63,902
New +$1.48M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
VXZ icon
291
CALL
DELISTED
iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
VXZ
$1.26M 0.05%
11,894
-513
-4% -$12.6K
2015 Q3
7 quarters
M icon
292
PUT
Macy's
M
$6.46B
$1.26M 0.05%
3,491
-2,078
-37% -$53.2K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
GLD icon
293
PUT
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$129B
$1.25M 0.05%
3,741
-1,842
-33% -$220K
2015 Q1
9 quarters
CVS icon
294
PUT
CVS Health
CVS
$115B
$1.24M 0.05%
2,692
-3,847
-59% -$304K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
DY icon
295
Dycom Industries
DY
$6.83B
$1.24M 0.05%
+13,846
New +$1.34M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
AKAM icon
296
Akamai
AKAM
$12.6B
$1.24M 0.05%
+24,862
New +$1.31M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
BSFT
297
DELISTED
BroadSoft, Inc.
BSFT
$1.24M 0.05%
28,753
+16,184
+129% +$636K
2016 Q3
3 quarters
GE icon
298
PUT
GE Aerospace
GE
$351B
$1.24M 0.05%
1,445
+721
+100% +$98.8K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
SNAP icon
299
Snap
SNAP
$9.01B
$1.23M 0.05%
69,464
+68,464
+6,846% +$1.38M
2017 Q1
1 quarter
LSI
300
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$1.22M 0.05%
24,743
-775
-3% -$40.2K
2016 Q1
5 quarters

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Simplex Trading's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, Simplex Trading held 7,527 positions worth $2.3B, down 0.39% from $2.31B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Simplex Trading withdrew a net $118M in Q2 2017, closing 1,474 positions and reducing 2,319 holdings. Its most notable exit was AT&T, an estimated $19.6M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 40% of assets, up from 40% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Simplex Trading opened a new position in Amgen worth $32.3M.

  • Simplex Trading's largest Q2 2017 buy was Amgen: 187,633 shares worth $32.3M.
  • Simplex Trading added most to Amazon in Q2 2017, an estimated $83.1M increase.
  • Simplex Trading's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $29.5M.
  • Simplex Trading fully exited AT&T in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $19.6M.
  • Simplex Trading's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $2.3B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • Simplex Trading opened 1,408 new positions and closed 1,474 in Q2 2017.
  • Simplex Trading's portfolio value fell 0.39% quarter-over-quarter to $2.3B.

Based on Simplex Trading's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 12 Jul 2017.