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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
+5.95%
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
$1.28B
AUM Growth
-$87.1M
Cap. Flow
+$39.7M
Cap. Flow %
3.11%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.64%
Holding
7,008
New
1,415
Increased
1,993
Reduced
1,803
Closed
1,598
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.5 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.1 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
0.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.1 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$34.8M
2
BHC icon
Bausch Health
BHC
+$20.3M
3
CMG icon
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
+$18.9M
4
GMCR
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC
GMCR
+$12.3M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$12.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 51.63%
2 Consumer Discretionary 9.7%
3 Healthcare 7.81%
4 Technology 7.23%
5 Communication Services 6.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
QIHU
26
DELISTED
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS
QIHU
$7.34M 0.57%
100,846
+59,633
+145% +$3.76M
2014 Q4
4 quarters
UCD
27
PUT
DELISTED
PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG COMMODITY
UCD
$7.27M 0.57%
12,433
-663
-5% -$22.8K
2014 Q4
4 quarters
GE icon
28
GE Aerospace
GE
$343B
$7.26M 0.57%
48,663
+36,762
+309% +$5.22M
2015 Q1
3 quarters
TWTR
29
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$7.02M 0.55%
303,623
+235,120
+343% +$6.27M
2014 Q4
4 quarters
GS icon
30
Goldman Sachs
GS
$264B
$7M 0.55%
38,823
+8,716
+29% +$1.62M
2014 Q4
4 quarters
PFE icon
31
Pfizer
PFE
$164B
$6.9M 0.54%
225,434
+221,003
+4,988% +$6.95M
2015 Q2
2 quarters
WYNN icon
32
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$8.73B
$6.6M 0.52%
95,430
+54,939
+136% +$3.67M
2014 Q4
4 quarters
C icon
33
Citigroup
C
$205B
$6.47M 0.51%
124,994
-39,191
-24% -$2.08M
2015 Q1
3 quarters
OEF icon
34
CALL
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$19.9B
$5.64M 0.44%
25,408
-18,061
-42% -$1.66M
2014 Q4
4 quarters
CMG icon
35
PUT
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$44.4B
$5.53M 0.43%
74,000
+3,600
+5% +$44K
2014 Q4
4 quarters
GOOGL icon
36
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.63T
$5.52M 0.43%
+142,000
New +$5.26M
2015 Q4
0 quarters
AIG icon
37
American International
AIG
$42.8B
$5.51M 0.43%
88,969
-224
-0.3% -$13.7K
2015 Q2
2 quarters
PM icon
38
Philip Morris
PM
$309B
$5.41M 0.42%
+61,525
New +$5.34M
2015 Q4
0 quarters
TWX
39
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$5.35M 0.42%
82,759
+70,565
+579% +$4.93M
2015 Q3
1 quarter
MCD icon
40
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
$5.12M 0.4%
+43,332
New +$4.85M
2015 Q4
0 quarters
CELG
41
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$5.02M 0.39%
41,943
-9,706
-19% -$1.12M
2014 Q4
4 quarters
AGN
42
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$4.8M 0.38%
+15,344
New +$4.57M
2015 Q4
0 quarters
PCP
43
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$4.66M 0.37%
20,090
+4,414
+28% +$1.02M
2015 Q1
3 quarters
FXI icon
44
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$3.83B
$4.59M 0.36%
130,018
+120,737
+1,301% +$4.54M
2015 Q1
3 quarters
UCD
45
CALL
DELISTED
PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG COMMODITY
UCD
$4.47M 0.35%
9,885
-298
-3% -$10.2K
2014 Q4
4 quarters
BABA icon
46
PUT
Alibaba
BABA
$235B
$4.36M 0.34%
6,792
-5,573
-45% -$437K
2014 Q4
4 quarters
BA icon
47
Boeing
BA
$136B
$4.25M 0.33%
29,422
+26,662
+966% +$3.84M
2014 Q4
4 quarters
BRK.B icon
48
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.26T
$4.13M 0.32%
31,286
-14,547
-32% -$1.95M
2015 Q1
3 quarters
CELG
49
CALL
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$4.03M 0.32%
2,765
-1,242
-31% -$144K
2014 Q4
4 quarters
V icon
50
Visa
V
$794B
$4.02M 0.31%
51,812
+20,441
+65% +$1.58M
2015 Q2
2 quarters

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Simplex Trading's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Simplex Trading held 7,008 positions worth $1.28B, down 6.4% from $1.36B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.

Simplex Trading deployed $39.7M of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 1,415 new positions and adding to 1,993 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Chipotle Mexican Grill: 1,548,150 shares worth $14.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 52% of assets, down from 65% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust, an estimated $13.8M trimmed.

  • Simplex Trading's largest Q4 2015 buy was Chipotle Mexican Grill: 1,548,150 shares worth $14.9M.
  • Simplex Trading added most to Apple in Q4 2015, an estimated $34.8M increase.
  • Simplex Trading's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $13.8M.
  • Simplex Trading fully exited iShares Russell 2000 ETF in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $27.5M.
  • Simplex Trading's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $1.28B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Simplex Trading opened 1,415 new positions and closed 1,598 in Q4 2015.
  • Simplex Trading's portfolio value fell 6.4% quarter-over-quarter to $1.28B.

Based on Simplex Trading's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 20 Jan 2016.