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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LNKD
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
+$21.4M
2
GLD icon
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
+$17.3M
3
QIHU
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS
QIHU
+$15M
4
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$14.9M
5
V icon
Visa
V
+$14.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$36.7M
2
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$20.1M
3
EEM icon
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
+$15.8M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$14.7M
5
MDY icon
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
+$13.1M

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
CIG icon
5851
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$5.26B
– –
-53
Closed -$48 –
CINF icon
5852
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$29.2B
– –
-1,010
Closed -$68.5K –
CLDX icon
5853
Celldex Therapeutics
CLDX
$2.24B
– –
-885
Closed -$56.2K –
CLH icon
5854
CALL
Clean Harbors
CLH
$15.5B
– –
-20
Closed -$5K –
CLNE icon
5855
CALL
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$437M
– –
-79
Closed -$2K –
CMTL icon
5856
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$36.5M
– –
-1,885
Closed -$39.5K –
CNC icon
5857
Centene
CNC
$34.8B
– –
-7,764
Closed -$244K –
CNC icon
5858
PUT
Centene
CNC
$34.8B
– –
-200
Closed -$15K –
CNO icon
5859
CALL
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.25B
– –
-19
Closed -$4K –
CNQ icon
5860
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$100B
– –
-3,537
Closed -$50K –
CNS icon
5861
CALL
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.67B
– –
-1
Closed -$1K –
CNXT icon
5862
VanEck ChiNext Innovators ETF
CNXT
$63.4M
– –
-4,918
Closed -$168K –
CODI icon
5863
Compass Diversified
CODI
$888M
– –
-1,590
Closed -$25.5K –
COHR icon
5864
CALL
Coherent
COHR
$45.7B
– –
-8
Closed -$1K –
VISN icon
5865
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$814M
– –
-626
Closed -$18.6K –
COO icon
5866
Cooper Companies
COO
$11.8B
– –
-3,132
Closed -$125K –
COO icon
5867
PUT
Cooper Companies
COO
$11.8B
– –
-56
Closed -$1K –
CP icon
5868
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$82.3B
– –
-39,450
Closed -$1.06M –
CPRT icon
5869
CALL
Copart
CPRT
$29.6B
– –
-1,376
Closed -$107K –
CRIS icon
5870
Curis
CRIS
$1.39M
– –
0
– –
2016 Q2
0 quarters
CRK icon
5871
CALL
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.42B
– –
-14
Closed -$1K –
CRK icon
5872
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.42B
– –
-190
Closed -$743 –
CRK icon
5873
PUT
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.42B
– –
-17
Closed -$14K –
CRL icon
5874
PUT
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$16.3B
– –
-10
Closed -$3K –
CRTO icon
5875
Criteo S.A.
CRTO
$858M
– –
-11,596
Closed -$499K –
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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.