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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
WD icon
6526
CALL
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.32B
– –
-53
Closed -$7K –
WCN icon
6527
PUT
Waste Connections
WCN
$49B
– –
-12
Closed -$12K –
WDAY icon
6528
Workday
WDAY
$46.7B
– –
-12,248
Closed -$934K –
WEAT icon
6529
Teucrium Wheat Fund
WEAT
$227M
– –
-147
Closed -$6K –
WEC icon
6530
PUT
WEC Energy
WEC
$38.8B
– –
-49
Closed -$1K –
WELL icon
6531
Welltower
WELL
$179B
– –
-3,401
Closed -$242K –
WERN icon
6532
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$1.66B
– –
-1,293
Closed -$32.2K –
WING icon
6533
Wingstop
WING
$4.3B
– –
-268
Closed -$6.97K –
WIT icon
6534
CALL
Wipro
WIT
$21.1B
– –
-475
Closed -$2K –
WK icon
6535
Workiva
WK
$3.75B
– –
-526
Closed -$6.67K –
WLK icon
6536
CALL
Westlake Corp
WLK
$8.01B
– –
-79
Closed -$15K –
WNC icon
6537
PUT
Wabash National
WNC
$463M
– –
-267
Closed -$2K –
WPC icon
6538
W.P. Carey
WPC
$15B
– –
-1,539
Closed -$96.6K –
WPP icon
6539
CALL
WPP
WPP
$5.99B
– –
-17
Closed -$8K –
WPP icon
6540
PUT
WPP
WPP
$5.99B
– –
-20
Closed -$2K –
WTI icon
6541
CALL
W&T Offshore
WTI
$507M
– –
-263
Closed -$2K –
WTS icon
6542
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$12B
– –
-512
Closed -$28K –
WTW icon
6543
PUT
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.2B
– –
-21
Closed -$4K –
WW icon
6544
DELISTED
WW International
WW
– –
-3,506
Closed -$48.4K –
WWD icon
6545
CALL
Woodward
WWD
$19.4B
– –
-14
Closed -$1K –
X icon
6546
DELISTED
US Steel
X
– –
-28,276
Closed -$475K –
XIN
6547
CALL
DELISTED
Xinyuan Real Estate
XIN
– –
-1
Closed -$1K –
XOMA icon
6548
DELISTED
Xoma
XOMA
– –
-170
Closed -$2.44K –
XPRO icon
6549
Expro Ltd
XPRO
$1.49B
– –
-4
Closed -$380 –
XSD icon
6550
State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF
XSD
$2.33B
– –
-53
Closed -$2K –
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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.