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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
CME icon
326
CME Group
CME
$109B
$852K 0.06%
+8,752
New +$827K
2016 Q2
0 quarters
TV icon
327
Televisa
TV
$2.49B
$851K 0.06%
32,713
+31,561
+2,740% +$832K
2016 Q1
1 quarter
APTV icon
328
Aptiv
APTV
$7.98B
$849K 0.06%
13,577
+13,139
+3,000% +$918K
2016 Q1
1 quarter
MO icon
329
CALL
Altria Group
MO
$127B
$848K 0.06%
2,749
+1,041
+61% +$66.7K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
BBBY
330
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$848K 0.06%
19,628
+19,154
+4,041% +$868K
2015 Q4
2 quarters
FL icon
331
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$843K 0.06%
+15,368
New +$891K
2016 Q2
0 quarters
CHTR icon
332
CALL
Charter Communications
CHTR
$13.5B
$842K 0.06%
520
+182
+54% +$39.1K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
SAGE icon
333
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
$842K 0.06%
+27,970
New +$933K
2016 Q2
0 quarters
IHS icon
334
DELISTED
IHS INC CL-A COM STK
IHS
$842K 0.06%
+7,290
New +$875K
2016 Q2
0 quarters
CAT icon
335
CALL
Caterpillar
CAT
$256B
$841K 0.06%
3,668
+1,760
+92% +$132K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
TEVA icon
336
PUT
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
TEVA
$49.7B
$832K 0.06%
2,128
+1,091
+105% +$58.1K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
ACHC icon
337
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$3.44B
$830K 0.06%
14,998
+12,995
+649% +$760K
2016 Q1
1 quarter
MA icon
338
PUT
Mastercard
MA
$569B
$829K 0.06%
1,965
+244
+14% +$23.3K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
WDC icon
339
CALL
Western Digital
WDC
$98.7B
$829K 0.06%
3,178
+1,928
+154% +$63.5K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
DE icon
340
PUT
Deere & Co
DE
$181B
$826K 0.06%
3,955
+928
+31% +$76.1K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
SU icon
341
Suncor Energy
SU
$79.1B
$826K 0.06%
+29,791
New +$817K
2016 Q2
0 quarters
ALR
342
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR
$825K 0.06%
19,799
-2,413
-11% -$105K
2015 Q2
4 quarters
DG icon
343
CALL
Dollar General
DG
$29.5B
$822K 0.05%
424
-381
-47% -$32.8K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
GILD icon
344
CALL
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$207B
$822K 0.05%
4,133
-1,863
-31% -$165K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
ET icon
345
CALL
Energy Transfer Partners
ET
$65.1B
$821K 0.05%
4,404
– –
2014 Q4
6 quarters
ALNY icon
346
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$20.9B
$818K 0.05%
14,750
+7,648
+108% +$482K
2016 Q1
1 quarter
SOHU icon
347
Sohu.com
SOHU
$361M
$818K 0.05%
21,611
+9,661
+81% +$411K
2015 Q4
2 quarters
APA icon
348
CALL
APA Corp
APA
$15.6B
$814K 0.05%
1,663
-643
-28% -$35K
2015 Q1
5 quarters
PXD icon
349
CALL
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$811K 0.05%
775
+57
+8% +$8.94K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
SPA
350
DELISTED
Sparton
SPA
$810K 0.05%
+37,213
New +$738K
2016 Q2
0 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.