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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
+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
1,584
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
GDOT icon
3501
Green Dot
GDOT
$658M
$11K ﹤0.01%
+482
New +$10.7K
2016 Q2
0 quarters
GRPN icon
3502
PUT
Groupon
GRPN
$488M
$11K ﹤0.01%
9
-2
-18% -$148
2014 Q4
6 quarters
GSAT icon
3503
CALL
Globalstar
GSAT
$11.2B
$11K ﹤0.01%
106
+5
+5% +$133
2016 Q1
1 quarter
GT icon
3504
CALL
Goodyear
GT
$1.16B
$11K ﹤0.01%
231
+133
+136% +$3.82K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
GTE icon
3505
CALL
Gran Tierra Energy
GTE
$339M
$11K ﹤0.01%
105
+85
+425% +$2.47K
2015 Q2
4 quarters
HDB icon
3506
CALL
HDFC Bank
HDB
$132B
$11K ﹤0.01%
232
-300
-56% -$4.78K
2016 Q1
1 quarter
HHH icon
3507
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.94B
$11K ﹤0.01%
106
-3,026
-97% -$311K
2015 Q4
2 quarters
HUN icon
3508
CALL
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.69B
$11K ﹤0.01%
491
+336
+217% +$4.93K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
IAG icon
3509
IAMGOLD
IAG
$9.7B
$11K ﹤0.01%
2,891
-14,619
-83% -$49.8K
2016 Q1
1 quarter
KIM icon
3510
PUT
Kimco Realty
KIM
$16.9B
$11K ﹤0.01%
+587
New +$16.9K
2016 Q2
0 quarters
LAZ icon
3511
PUT
Lazard
LAZ
$4.39B
$11K ﹤0.01%
20
-37
-65% -$1.28K
2015 Q3
3 quarters
LECO icon
3512
PUT
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$15.4B
$11K ﹤0.01%
115
+53
+85% +$3.19K
2016 Q1
1 quarter
LII icon
3513
CALL
Lennox International
LII
$11.9B
$11K ﹤0.01%
42
+15
+56% +$2.06K
2015 Q3
3 quarters
LOCO icon
3514
PUT
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$447M
$11K ﹤0.01%
123
-52
-30% -$644
2014 Q4
6 quarters
LXRX icon
3515
PUT
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$810M
$11K ﹤0.01%
750
+740
+7,400% +$10K
2016 Q1
1 quarter
MPWR icon
3516
PUT
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$70.6B
$11K ﹤0.01%
66
-29
-31% -$1.9K
2015 Q4
2 quarters
MTD icon
3517
PUT
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$34.4B
$11K ﹤0.01%
11
– –
2016 Q1
1 quarter
NGVC icon
3518
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$673M
$11K ﹤0.01%
+915
New +$13.5K
2016 Q2
0 quarters
NVO icon
3519
CALL
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$179B
$11K ﹤0.01%
312
-256
-45% -$7.02K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
OSPN icon
3520
CALL
OneSpan
OSPN
$828M
$11K ﹤0.01%
115
+98
+576% +$1.63K
2014 Q4
6 quarters
PCH icon
3521
CALL
DELISTED
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
$11K ﹤0.01%
+165
New +$5.58K
2016 Q2
0 quarters
PNW icon
3522
CALL
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$13B
$11K ﹤0.01%
13
-72
-85% -$5.37K
2016 Q1
1 quarter
POOL icon
3523
Pool Corp
POOL
$7.65B
$11K ﹤0.01%
122
+33
+37% +$2.96K
2016 Q1
1 quarter
P icon
3524
Everpure Inc
P
$36.7B
$11K ﹤0.01%
+1,026
New +$13.4K
2016 Q2
0 quarters
CNSY icon
3525
PUT
Cerenome
CNSY
$5.85M
– –
0
– –
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 1,584 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 1,584 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.