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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
+4.52%
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
$2.3B
AUM Growth
-$8.99M
Cap. Flow
-$118M
Cap. Flow %
-5.15%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.88%
Holding
7,527
New
1,408
Increased
2,202
Reduced
2,319
Closed
1,474
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1 year
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.5 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
0.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.3 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$83.1M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$37.2M
3
AMGN icon
Amgen
AMGN
+$30.5M
4
MU icon
Micron Technology
MU
+$28.8M
5
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$18.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$29.5M
2
GS icon
Goldman Sachs
GS
+$27.8M
3
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$27.6M
4
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$25.4M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$19.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 39.87%
2 Technology 13.76%
3 Communication Services 11.79%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.02%
5 Healthcare 7.62%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
HPJ
7426
CALL
DELISTED
Highpower International Inc
HPJ
– –
-75
Closed -$3K –
HYGS
7427
CALL
DELISTED
Hydrogenics Corp
HYGS
– –
-52
Closed -$5K –
HIBB icon
7428
CALL
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
– –
-76
Closed -$3K –
HIBB icon
7429
PUT
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
– –
-26
Closed -$1K –
HTGCR
7430
CALL
DELISTED
HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAP INC TRANS RGTS TO PUR COM STK
HTGCR
– –
-4
Closed -$1K –
SIVB
7431
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
– –
-965
Closed -$173K –
KNL
7432
CALL
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
– –
-43
Closed -$3K –
CHIX
7433
DELISTED
Global X MSCI China Financials ETF
CHIX
– –
-428
Closed -$6K –
PFSW
7434
DELISTED
PFSweb, Inc.
PFSW
– –
-3,669
Closed -$23K –
PFSW
7435
PUT
DELISTED
PFSweb, Inc.
PFSW
– –
-67
Closed -$8K –
YELL
7436
DELISTED
Yellow Corporation Common Stock
YELL
– –
-3,355
Closed -$33.4K –
REV
7437
PUT
DELISTED
Revlon, Inc.
REV
– –
-62
Closed -$20K –
REGI
7438
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
– –
-4,871
Closed -$54.8K –
PSXP
7439
CALL
DELISTED
PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS LP
PSXP
– –
-16
Closed -$2K –
MBT
7440
CALL
DELISTED
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company American Depositary Shares (Each representing 2 Shares
MBT
– –
-15
Closed -$1K –
MTL
7441
CALL
DELISTED
Mechel PAO American Depository Shares, each representing two ordinary shares (ADSs)
MTL
– –
-1,302
Closed -$16K –
QADA
7442
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
– –
-150
Closed -$4K –
CMO
7443
DELISTED
Capstead Mortgage Corp.
CMO
– –
-16,515
Closed -$177K –
CMO
7444
PUT
DELISTED
Capstead Mortgage Corp.
CMO
– –
-524
Closed -$5K –
CKH
7445
CALL
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
– –
-9
Closed -$1K –
CHU
7446
CALL
DELISTED
China Unicom (HONG KONG) Limited
CHU
– –
-43
Closed -$1K –
GSH
7447
PUT
DELISTED
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd
GSH
– –
-5
Closed -$2K –
VRML
7448
DELISTED
Vermillion, Inc.
VRML
– –
-181
Closed – –
SORL
7449
DELISTED
SORL Auto Parts, Inc.
SORL
– –
-203
Closed -$1.21K –
FTR
7450
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
– –
-557
Closed -$12.8K –
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Simplex Trading's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, Simplex Trading held 7,527 positions worth $2.3B, down 0.39% from $2.31B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Simplex Trading withdrew a net $118M in Q2 2017, closing 1,474 positions and reducing 2,319 holdings. Its most notable exit was AT&T, an estimated $19.6M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 40% of assets, up from 40% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Simplex Trading opened a new position in Amgen worth $32.3M.

  • Simplex Trading's largest Q2 2017 buy was Amgen: 187,633 shares worth $32.3M.
  • Simplex Trading added most to Amazon in Q2 2017, an estimated $83.1M increase.
  • Simplex Trading's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $29.5M.
  • Simplex Trading fully exited AT&T in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $19.6M.
  • Simplex Trading's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $2.3B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • Simplex Trading opened 1,408 new positions and closed 1,474 in Q2 2017.
  • Simplex Trading's portfolio value fell 0.39% quarter-over-quarter to $2.3B.

Based on Simplex Trading's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 12 Jul 2017.