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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
+6.87%
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
$2.45B
AUM Growth
+$147M
Cap. Flow
+$45.1M
Cap. Flow %
1.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.61%
Holding
7,357
New
1,313
Increased
2,078
Reduced
2,337
Closed
1,500
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.1 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
0.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.6 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.4 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 39.59%
2 Consumer Discretionary 14.54%
3 Technology 13.32%
4 Communication Services 11.89%
5 Healthcare 4.58%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
MA icon
51
Mastercard
MA
$574B
$7.99M 0.33%
56,609
-36,701
-39% -$4.86M
2016 Q1
6 quarters
NFLX icon
52
CALL
Netflix
NFLX
$262B
$7.42M 0.3%
53,690
+16,550
+45% +$289K
2014 Q4
11 quarters
BRK.B icon
53
CALL
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.22T
$7.29M 0.3%
2,990
+226
+8% +$39.9K
2015 Q1
10 quarters
WFC icon
54
Wells Fargo
WFC
$258B
$7.26M 0.3%
131,568
+47,175
+56% +$2.51M
2017 Q1
2 quarters
TMUS icon
55
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$177B
$7.21M 0.29%
116,967
-35,638
-23% -$2.23M
2015 Q4
7 quarters
AMAT icon
56
Applied Materials
AMAT
$294B
$7.1M 0.29%
136,299
+54,174
+66% +$2.45M
2017 Q2
1 quarter
QQQ icon
57
CALL
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$460B
$7.05M 0.29%
17,604
-7,083
-29% -$1.01M
2015 Q1
10 quarters
MDLZ icon
58
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$83.6B
$6.94M 0.28%
170,798
-145,855
-46% -$6.19M
2016 Q4
3 quarters
BIDU icon
59
CALL
Baidu
BIDU
$27.5B
$6.56M 0.27%
3,337
+2,153
+182% +$470K
2015 Q1
10 quarters
CMG icon
60
PUT
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$45.2B
$6.55M 0.27%
149,750
+56,700
+61% +$382K
2014 Q4
11 quarters
AAPL icon
61
PUT
Apple
AAPL
$5.08T
$6.34M 0.26%
51,208
-11,184
-18% -$434K
2015 Q1
10 quarters
WYNN icon
62
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$8.91B
$6.15M 0.25%
41,317
+41,117
+20,559% +$5.61M
2014 Q4
11 quarters
COP icon
63
ConocoPhillips
COP
$161B
$6.06M 0.25%
121,169
+200
+0.2% +$8.99K
2016 Q2
5 quarters
UAL icon
64
United Airlines
UAL
$38.9B
$6M 0.24%
98,542
+71,890
+270% +$4.79M
2017 Q2
1 quarter
UCD
65
PUT
DELISTED
PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG COMMODITY
UCD
$5.99M 0.24%
19,785
+4,903
+33% +$1.48M
2014 Q4
11 quarters
V icon
66
Visa
V
$792B
$5.89M 0.24%
55,934
-73,080
-57% -$7.41M
2016 Q2
5 quarters
CL icon
67
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$77.6B
$5.84M 0.24%
80,128
+42,071
+111% +$3.03M
2017 Q1
2 quarters
ALR
68
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR
$5.79M 0.24%
113,533
+81,786
+258% +$4.08M
2015 Q2
9 quarters
BKNG icon
69
CALL
Booking.com
BKNG
$121B
$5.45M 0.22%
14,650
-5,300
-27% -$402K
2014 Q4
11 quarters
APA icon
70
APA Corp
APA
$15.1B
$5.41M 0.22%
+118,044
New +$5.2M
2017 Q3
0 quarters
COL
71
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$5.38M 0.22%
41,162
+31,684
+334% +$3.85M
2017 Q2
1 quarter
NKE icon
72
Nike
NKE
$59.1B
$5.23M 0.21%
+100,895
New +$5.66M
2017 Q3
0 quarters
KITE
73
DELISTED
Kite Pharma, Inc.
KITE
$5.18M 0.21%
+28,828
New +$4.02M
2017 Q3
0 quarters
SMH icon
74
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH
$62.8B
$5.09M 0.21%
+109,084
New +$4.77M
2017 Q3
0 quarters
MGM icon
75
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$8.24B
$5.07M 0.21%
155,685
+147,682
+1,845% +$4.75M
2017 Q2
1 quarter

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Simplex Trading's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Simplex Trading held 7,357 positions worth $2.45B, up 6.4% from $2.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.

Simplex Trading's Q3 2017 filing shows 1,313 new, 2,078 increased, 2,337 reduced and 1,500 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares Russell 2000 ETF: 214,170 shares worth $31.7M. The largest sale was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $43.6M.

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

  • Simplex Trading's largest Q3 2017 buy was iShares Russell 2000 ETF: 214,170 shares worth $31.7M.
  • Simplex Trading added most to Amazon in Q3 2017, an estimated $45.9M increase.
  • Simplex Trading's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Baidu, cutting an estimated $19.3M.
  • Simplex Trading fully exited State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $43.6M.
  • Simplex Trading's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $2.45B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Simplex Trading opened 1,313 new positions and closed 1,500 in Q3 2017.
  • Simplex Trading's portfolio value rose 6.4% quarter-over-quarter to $2.45B.

Based on Simplex Trading's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 25 Oct 2017.