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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
+0.54%
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
$1.19B
AUM Growth
+$333M
Cap. Flow
+$285M
Cap. Flow %
23.87%
Top 10 Hldgs %
20.47%
Holding
6,639
New
1,606
Increased
1,827
Reduced
1,590
Closed
1,438
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.1 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.1 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
0.2 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
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$54.6M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$29.1M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$15.7M
4
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$13.8M
5
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$10.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 41.66%
2 Communication Services 14.46%
3 Technology 10.46%
4 Healthcare 8.18%
5 Consumer Discretionary 6.37%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
AMGN icon
51
Amgen
AMGN
$249B
$3.54M 0.3%
23,076
+14,654
+174% +$2.35M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
GPRO icon
52
GoPro
GPRO
$166M
$3.32M 0.28%
63,029
+14,522
+30% +$746K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
AZO icon
53
AutoZone
AZO
$51.8B
$3.3M 0.28%
4,957
+4,292
+645% +$2.94M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
CTRX
54
DELISTED
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
$3.27M 0.27%
53,534
-38,757
-42% -$2.33M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
GOOG icon
55
CALL
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.49T
$3.21M 0.27%
64,920
-7,037
-10% -$189K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
CF icon
56
CF Industries
CF
$17.5B
$3.16M 0.27%
49,199
+41,559
+544% +$2.53M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
BIIB icon
57
CALL
Biogen
BIIB
$36.7B
$3.15M 0.26%
762
+120
+19% +$48.2K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
XOP icon
58
State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
XOP
$3.92B
$3.11M 0.26%
16,669
+15,607
+1,470% +$3.19M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
GDX icon
59
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$27B
$3.04M 0.25%
171,192
+95,326
+126% +$1.85M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
DXJ icon
60
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$6.75B
$3.01M 0.25%
158,121
-1,404
-0.9% -$27.1K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
AMZN icon
61
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.8T
$2.97M 0.25%
81,920
-3,060
-4% -$64K
2015 Q1
1 quarter
MNDT
62
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
$2.97M 0.25%
60,725
+2,633
+5% +$119K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
FXI icon
63
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.01B
$2.97M 0.25%
64,397
+52,173
+427% +$2.58M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
IONS icon
64
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$6.55B
$2.91M 0.24%
50,499
+10,251
+25% +$652K
2015 Q1
1 quarter
LUV icon
65
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$21.8B
$2.89M 0.24%
87,310
+73,538
+534% +$2.88M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
VNQ icon
66
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$38.4B
$2.89M 0.24%
38,692
+28,503
+280% +$2.28M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
FDX icon
67
FedEx
FDX
$72.2B
$2.87M 0.24%
16,851
+9,777
+138% +$1.7M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
AIG icon
68
American International
AIG
$40.3B
$2.86M 0.24%
+46,319
New +$2.74M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
SIAL
69
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
$2.84M 0.24%
20,380
+15,055
+283% +$2.09M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
CAVM
70
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
$2.83M 0.24%
+41,116
New +$2.88M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
BKNG icon
71
PUT
Booking.com
BKNG
$119B
$2.74M 0.23%
34,750
+3,550
+11% +$169K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
UCO icon
72
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
UCO
$437M
$2.71M 0.23%
4,802
+4,206
+706% +$2.41M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
UNP icon
73
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$2.7M 0.23%
28,292
+19,899
+237% +$2.07M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
AGN
74
CALL
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$2.67M 0.22%
1,295
-150
-10% -$44.7K
2015 Q1
1 quarter
CELG
75
CALL
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$2.65M 0.22%
2,966
-928
-24% -$106K
2014 Q4
2 quarters

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Simplex Trading's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Simplex Trading held 6,639 positions worth $1.19B, up 39% from $860M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 20% of the portfolio.

Simplex Trading deployed $285M of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 1,606 new positions and adding to 1,827 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was IBM: 85,948 shares worth $13.4M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 42% of assets, down from 50% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Intel, an estimated $5.04M trimmed.

  • Simplex Trading's largest Q2 2015 buy was IBM: 85,948 shares worth $13.4M.
  • Simplex Trading added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2015, an estimated $54.6M increase.
  • Simplex Trading's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Intel, cutting an estimated $5.04M.
  • Simplex Trading fully exited State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $10.1M.
  • Simplex Trading's ten largest holdings make up 20% of its $1.19B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Simplex Trading opened 1,606 new positions and closed 1,438 in Q2 2015.
  • Simplex Trading's portfolio value rose 39% quarter-over-quarter to $1.19B.

Based on Simplex Trading's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 8 Jul 2015.