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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
FV icon
6001
First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF
FV
$3.8B
– –
-840
Closed -$18K –
FWONA icon
6002
PUT
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Common Stock
FWONA
$26.6B
– –
-61
Closed -$1K –
FXC icon
6003
PUT
Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust
FXC
$65.1M
– –
-26
Closed -$1K –
FXD icon
6004
CALL
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
FXD
$270M
– –
-30
Closed -$1K –
FXY icon
6005
Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust
FXY
$415M
– –
-3,750
Closed -$336K –
G icon
6006
CALL
Genpact
G
$7.21B
– –
-37
Closed -$3K –
GAIN icon
6007
PUT
Gladstone Investment Corp
GAIN
$592M
– –
-4
Closed -$1K –
GATX icon
6008
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.61B
– –
-1,826
Closed -$83.7K –
TDAY icon
6009
USA Today Co
TDAY
$1.01B
– –
-332
Closed -$5.47K –
GDX icon
6010
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$25.2B
– –
-145,922
Closed -$3.5M –
GEF icon
6011
PUT
Greif
GEF
$4.05B
– –
-27
Closed -$1K –
GEN icon
6012
Gen Digital
GEN
$17.6B
– –
-10,315
Closed -$186K –
GEO icon
6013
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.24B
– –
-1,388
Closed -$30.6K –
GEOS icon
6014
Geospace Technologies
GEOS
$45M
– –
-132
Closed -$1K –
GEOS icon
6015
PUT
Geospace Technologies
GEOS
$45M
– –
-2
Closed -$3K –
GFF icon
6016
CALL
Griffon
GFF
$4.75B
– –
-96
Closed -$3K –
GGAL icon
6017
Galicia Financial Group
GGAL
$4.66B
– –
-3,981
Closed -$115K –
GHM icon
6018
Graham Corp
GHM
$1.01B
– –
-539
Closed -$10K –
GIS icon
6019
General Mills
GIS
$17.9B
– –
-49,685
Closed -$3.16M –
GL icon
6020
CALL
Globe Life
GL
$12.1B
– –
-4
Closed -$1K –
GLAD icon
6021
CALL
Gladstone Capital
GLAD
$438M
– –
-25
Closed -$17K –
GLL icon
6022
ProShares UltraShort Gold
GLL
$98.3M
– –
-24
Closed -$8K –
GLP icon
6023
CALL
Global Partners
GLP
$1.47B
– –
-31
Closed -$2K –
GM icon
6024
General Motors
GM
$72.8B
– –
-82,442
Closed -$2.5M –
GMED icon
6025
PUT
Globus Medical
GMED
$9.6B
– –
-587
Closed -$33K –
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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.