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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
GRMN icon
326
Garmin
GRMN
$56.3B
$1.11M 0.05%
+21,738
New +$1.11M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
ZBH icon
327
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.1B
$1.11M 0.05%
+8,878
New +$1.05M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
TCX icon
328
Tucows
TCX
$143M
$1.1M 0.05%
20,666
-9,552
-32% -$551K
2015 Q4
6 quarters
WELL icon
329
Welltower
WELL
$181B
$1.1M 0.05%
+14,701
New +$1.07M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
BTI icon
330
British American Tobacco
BTI
$132B
$1.1M 0.05%
+16,009
New +$1.11M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
HLF icon
331
CALL
Herbalife
HLF
$1.6B
$1.1M 0.05%
2,108
+152
+8% +$5.12K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
GLD icon
332
CALL
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$130B
$1.09M 0.05%
7,095
-2,438
-26% -$292K
2015 Q1
9 quarters
ASH icon
333
Ashland
ASH
$3.48B
$1.09M 0.05%
+16,580
New +$1.05M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
UPS icon
334
CALL
United Parcel Service
UPS
$95.4B
$1.09M 0.05%
4,566
+2,019
+79% +$216K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
WFC icon
335
CALL
Wells Fargo
WFC
$258B
$1.09M 0.05%
4,616
-41
-0.9% -$2.2K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
PLNT icon
336
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$4.51B
$1.09M 0.05%
+46,633
New +$978K
2017 Q2
0 quarters
CELG
337
PUT
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$1.09M 0.05%
4,259
+2,302
+118% +$282K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
EGN
338
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$1.08M 0.05%
21,989
+18,682
+565% +$997K
2015 Q1
9 quarters
GLPI icon
339
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$11.4B
$1.08M 0.05%
28,597
+21,913
+328% +$785K
2016 Q2
4 quarters
X icon
340
CALL
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$1.08M 0.05%
6,363
-10
-0.2% -$237
2014 Q4
10 quarters
MXIM
341
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$1.07M 0.05%
+23,821
New +$1.09M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
AET
342
CALL
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$1.07M 0.05%
654
-201
-24% -$28.4K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
COTY icon
343
Coty
COTY
$3.49B
$1.06M 0.05%
+56,429
New +$1.05M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
LN
344
DELISTED
LINE Corporation
LN
$1.06M 0.05%
30,367
+11,360
+60% +$405K
2016 Q4
2 quarters
MBLY icon
345
DELISTED
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
$1.05M 0.05%
16,754
-80,644
-83% -$5M
2016 Q3
3 quarters
PF
346
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
$1.05M 0.05%
17,691
-10,078
-36% -$602K
2016 Q4
2 quarters
APTV icon
347
Aptiv
APTV
$7.89B
$1.05M 0.05%
+11,955
New +$998K
2017 Q2
0 quarters
T icon
348
PUT
AT&T
T
$150B
$1.05M 0.05%
6,036
-5,112
-46% -$151K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
NSC icon
349
CALL
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$74.8B
$1.04M 0.05%
1,256
+202
+19% +$23.7K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
TECL icon
350
CALL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
TECL
$4.41B
$1.04M 0.05%
45,010
+20,710
+85% +$152K
2014 Q4
10 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.