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Simplex Trading

Simplex Trading Portfolio holdings

AUM $184B Turnover 28.45%
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
+5.12%
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
$1.5B
AUM Growth
+$242M
Cap. Flow
+$147M
Cap. Flow %
9.83%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.61%
Holding
7,153
New
1,585
Increased
2,321
Reduced
1,708
Closed
1,363
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.7 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.3 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
0.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.1 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.1 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 57.59%
2 Healthcare 6.94%
3 Technology 6.79%
4 Communication Services 6.76%
5 Consumer Discretionary 4.8%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
ITOT icon
301
iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF
ITOT
$92.9B
$924K 0.06%
19,420
+18,670
+2,489% +$881K
2016 Q1
1 quarter
DTD icon
302
PUT
WisdomTree US Total Dividend Fund
DTD
$1.64B
$916K 0.06%
7,690
+1,198
+18% +$44.9K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
DXPE icon
303
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$2.18B
$911K 0.06%
+61,080
New +$1.03M
2016 Q2
0 quarters
BMY icon
304
CALL
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$127B
$908K 0.06%
3,572
+2,148
+151% +$152K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
ITW icon
305
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$79.8B
$904K 0.06%
+8,680
New +$909K
2016 Q2
0 quarters
AON icon
306
Aon
AON
$71B
$903K 0.06%
+8,276
New +$875K
2016 Q2
0 quarters
IDXX icon
307
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$53.3B
$903K 0.06%
9,725
+9,473
+3,759% +$813K
2015 Q3
3 quarters
AAL icon
308
PUT
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.73B
$901K 0.06%
2,871
+1,667
+138% +$56.3K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
B icon
309
Barrick Mining
B
$66.8B
$900K 0.06%
+42,199
New +$752K
2016 Q2
0 quarters
EGN
310
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$894K 0.06%
18,564
+493
+3% +$21.5K
2015 Q1
5 quarters
HTWR
311
DELISTED
HEARTWARE INTERNATIONAL INC COM STK (DE)
HTWR
$894K 0.06%
15,483
+13,598
+721% +$445K
2015 Q3
3 quarters
SPB icon
312
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$1.99B
$890K 0.06%
7,464
+4,594
+160% +$528K
2016 Q1
1 quarter
MSI icon
313
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$85.1B
$886K 0.06%
+13,442
New +$956K
2016 Q2
0 quarters
NVDA icon
314
CALL
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.51T
$884K 0.06%
58,400
-19,880
-25% -$20.5K
2015 Q3
3 quarters
WPM icon
315
CALL
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$61.9B
$884K 0.06%
2,420
+789
+48% +$15.2K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
GAS
316
DELISTED
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
$884K 0.06%
13,401
+5,339
+66% +$351K
2016 Q1
1 quarter
SLV icon
317
CALL
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$25.2B
$878K 0.06%
4,649
-1,921
-29% -$30.7K
2015 Q1
5 quarters
AMGN icon
318
PUT
Amgen
AMGN
$249B
$876K 0.06%
3,094
+764
+33% +$119K
2015 Q1
5 quarters
CAT icon
319
PUT
Caterpillar
CAT
$256B
$874K 0.06%
3,158
-1,413
-31% -$106K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
ROK icon
320
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$41.7B
$869K 0.06%
7,575
+2,914
+63% +$334K
2015 Q3
3 quarters
WB icon
321
Weibo
WB
$1.6B
$869K 0.06%
30,620
+23,152
+310% +$563K
2016 Q1
1 quarter
CRM icon
322
CALL
Salesforce
CRM
$176B
$868K 0.06%
1,596
+88
+6% +$6.91K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
GME icon
323
GameStop
GME
$12.7B
$866K 0.06%
+130,380
New +$954K
2016 Q2
0 quarters
BNY icon
324
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$99.4B
$857K 0.06%
22,063
+20,655
+1,467% +$822K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
MHK icon
325
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.75B
$855K 0.06%
4,509
-150
-3% -$29.2K
2015 Q4
2 quarters

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Simplex Trading's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Simplex Trading held 7,153 positions worth $1.5B, up 19% from $1.25B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.

Simplex Trading deployed $147M of net new capital in Q2 2016, opening 1,585 new positions and adding to 2,321 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Biogen: 56,467 shares worth $13.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 58% of assets, down from 60% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Broadcom, an estimated $36.7M trimmed.

  • Simplex Trading's largest Q2 2016 buy was Biogen: 56,467 shares worth $13.7M.
  • Simplex Trading added most to LinkedIn Corporation in Q2 2016, an estimated $21.4M increase.
  • Simplex Trading's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Broadcom, cutting an estimated $36.7M.
  • Simplex Trading fully exited Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $20.1M.
  • Simplex Trading's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $1.5B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Simplex Trading opened 1,585 new positions and closed 1,363 in Q2 2016.
  • Simplex Trading's portfolio value rose 19% quarter-over-quarter to $1.5B.

Based on Simplex Trading's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 18 Jul 2016.