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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
EDZ icon
5926
Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear 3X ETF
EDZ
$24.3M
– –
-128
Closed -$223K –
EEM icon
5927
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.3B
– –
-460,204
Closed -$15.8M –
ELV icon
5928
Elevance Health
ELV
$92.9B
– –
-7,876
Closed -$1.08M –
EMR icon
5929
Emerson Electric
EMR
$91.6B
– –
-20,655
Closed -$1.1M –
ENB icon
5930
PUT
Enbridge
ENB
$107B
– –
-46
Closed -$1K –
ENOV icon
5931
CALL
Enovis
ENOV
$1.59B
– –
-25
Closed -$17K –
ENPH icon
5932
CALL
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$3.54B
– –
-74
Closed -$2K –
ENTA icon
5933
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
ENTA
$326M
– –
-172
Closed -$4.5K –
ENTA icon
5934
PUT
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
ENTA
$326M
– –
-40
Closed -$2K –
ENSG icon
5935
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10.9B
– –
-592
Closed -$12K –
EOG icon
5936
EOG Resources
EOG
$80.7B
– –
-1,154
Closed -$92.4K –
EPAC icon
5937
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$2.02B
– –
-2,660
Closed -$68.3K –
EPR icon
5938
PUT
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.51B
– –
-189
Closed -$3K –
EPV icon
5939
ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe
EPV
$10.4M
– –
-1,369
Closed -$403K –
EQT icon
5940
EQT Corp
EQT
$32.8B
– –
-4,247
Closed -$165K –
ERIC icon
5941
Ericsson
ERIC
$34.4B
– –
-1,214
Closed -$10K –
ERII icon
5942
Energy Recovery
ERII
$364M
– –
-390
Closed -$4.16K –
ERII icon
5943
PUT
Energy Recovery
ERII
$364M
– –
-57
Closed -$1K –
EMBJ icon
5944
CALL
Embraer S.A. ADS
EMBJ
$14.1B
– –
-39
Closed -$1K –
ERY icon
5945
Direxion Daily Energy Bear 2X ETF
ERY
$53.5M
– –
-25
Closed -$27K –
ESPR icon
5946
CALL
DELISTED
Esperion Therapeutics
ESPR
– –
-38
Closed -$4K –
ETD icon
5947
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$446M
$0 ﹤0.01%
19
-200
-91% -$6.46K
2016 Q1
1 quarter
ETSY icon
5948
Etsy
ETSY
$7.61B
$0 ﹤0.01%
+25
New +$223
2016 Q2
0 quarters
ETSY icon
5949
PUT
Etsy
ETSY
$7.61B
– –
-18
Closed -$8K –
EVR icon
5950
Evercore
EVR
$11.2B
– –
-668
Closed -$33.3K –
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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.