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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
+8.14%
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
$2.31B
AUM Growth
+$637M
Cap. Flow
+$539M
Cap. Flow %
23.34%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.84%
Holding
7,485
New
1,662
Increased
2,374
Reduced
1,972
Closed
1,368
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.9 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.5 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.5 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
0.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.2 years

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$21.4M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$15.7M
3
QQQ icon
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
+$14.4M
4
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$10.5M
5
IBB icon
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
+$8.06M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 39.75%
2 Technology 9.92%
3 Communication Services 9.47%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.11%
5 Healthcare 8.95%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
HD icon
51
Home Depot
HD
$348B
$6.88M 0.3%
46,882
+6,840
+17% +$970K
2016 Q2
3 quarters
C icon
52
CALL
Citigroup
C
$205B
$6.83M 0.3%
13,000
+4,414
+51% +$261K
2014 Q4
9 quarters
UCD
53
CALL
DELISTED
PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG COMMODITY
UCD
$6.68M 0.29%
17,033
-38
-0.2% -$14.9K
2014 Q4
9 quarters
CHTR icon
54
Charter Communications
CHTR
$15.8B
$6.51M 0.28%
+19,903
New +$6.34M
2017 Q1
0 quarters
LVS icon
55
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$25.3B
$6.42M 0.28%
112,457
+20,780
+23% +$1.13M
2016 Q4
1 quarter
BRK.B icon
56
CALL
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.26T
$6.29M 0.27%
2,496
-391
-14% -$65.4K
2015 Q1
8 quarters
RTN
57
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$6.28M 0.27%
+41,216
New +$6.2M
2017 Q1
0 quarters
XLF icon
58
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$55.6B
$6.18M 0.27%
260,639
+150,658
+137% +$3.61M
2016 Q2
3 quarters
CVX icon
59
Chevron
CVX
$429B
$6.12M 0.26%
57,023
-18,468
-24% -$2.07M
2016 Q4
1 quarter
JPM icon
60
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$919B
$6.09M 0.26%
69,350
-34,059
-33% -$3M
2016 Q4
1 quarter
BIIB icon
61
Biogen
BIIB
$37.5B
$6.09M 0.26%
22,270
+4,340
+24% +$1.23M
2016 Q2
3 quarters
AVGO icon
62
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.66T
$6.09M 0.26%
+277,980
New +$5.72M
2017 Q1
0 quarters
GD icon
63
General Dynamics
GD
$98.2B
$6.02M 0.26%
+32,152
New +$5.94M
2017 Q1
0 quarters
MBLY icon
64
DELISTED
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
$5.98M 0.26%
97,398
+78,264
+409% +$3.76M
2016 Q3
2 quarters
DLTR icon
65
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.9B
$5.86M 0.25%
+74,670
New +$5.74M
2017 Q1
0 quarters
FXE icon
66
Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Currency Trust
FXE
$325M
$5.78M 0.25%
+55,848
New +$5.78M
2017 Q1
0 quarters
PBR icon
67
Petrobras
PBR
$118B
$5.76M 0.25%
595,011
+544,865
+1,087% +$5.6M
2016 Q3
2 quarters
TIF
68
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$5.72M 0.25%
+60,018
New +$5.12M
2017 Q1
0 quarters
SYT
69
DELISTED
Syngenta Ag
SYT
$5.37M 0.23%
+60,732
New +$5.2M
2017 Q1
0 quarters
ADBE icon
70
Adobe
ADBE
$94.6B
$5.33M 0.23%
40,990
-21,031
-34% -$2.47M
2016 Q3
2 quarters
ILMN icon
71
Illumina
ILMN
$31.3B
$5.33M 0.23%
32,128
+7,026
+28% +$1.11M
2016 Q3
2 quarters
GOOGL icon
72
PUT
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.64T
$5.31M 0.23%
83,160
-13,580
-14% -$571K
2015 Q4
5 quarters
AAPL icon
73
PUT
Apple
AAPL
$5.18T
$5.3M 0.23%
64,016
-8,240
-11% -$271K
2015 Q1
8 quarters
GILD icon
74
PUT
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$208B
$5.26M 0.23%
12,888
+6,530
+103% +$459K
2014 Q4
9 quarters
NFLX icon
75
CALL
Netflix
NFLX
$255B
$5.23M 0.23%
40,270
-25,960
-39% -$364K
2014 Q4
9 quarters

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Simplex Trading's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, Simplex Trading held 7,485 positions worth $2.31B, up 38% from $1.67B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

Simplex Trading deployed $539M of net new capital in Q1 2017, opening 1,662 new positions and adding to 2,374 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: 179,511 shares worth $21.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 40% of assets, down from 51% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Citigroup, an estimated $21.4M trimmed.

  • Simplex Trading's largest Q1 2017 buy was iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: 179,511 shares worth $21.7M.
  • Simplex Trading added most to Goldman Sachs in Q1 2017, an estimated $40.4M increase.
  • Simplex Trading's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $21.4M.
  • Simplex Trading fully exited Invesco QQQ Trust in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $14.4M.
  • Simplex Trading's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $2.31B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • Simplex Trading opened 1,662 new positions and closed 1,368 in Q1 2017.
  • Simplex Trading's portfolio value rose 38% quarter-over-quarter to $2.31B.

Based on Simplex Trading's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 21 Apr 2017.