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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
-0.41%
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
$1.25B
AUM Growth
-$22.5M
Cap. Flow
-$34.7M
Cap. Flow %
-2.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.26%
Holding
7,084
New
1,678
Increased
2,214
Reduced
1,528
Closed
1,503
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.1 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 Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$34.2M
2
GMCR
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC
GMCR
+$17.9M
3
CMG icon
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
+$14.7M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$13.3M
5
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$12.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 60.01%
2 Technology 7.86%
3 Communication Services 7%
4 Consumer Discretionary 5.21%
5 Healthcare 4.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
CPAY icon
76
Corpay
CPAY
$29.3B
$2.77M 0.22%
18,647
+16,385
+724% +$2.13M
2015 Q2
3 quarters
GLD icon
77
PUT
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$138B
$2.75M 0.22%
9,245
+5,742
+164% +$651K
2015 Q1
4 quarters
DE icon
78
Deere & Co
DE
$186B
$2.7M 0.22%
35,133
-12,938
-27% -$1.01M
2015 Q4
1 quarter
DVN icon
79
Devon Energy
DVN
$46.6B
$2.67M 0.21%
97,226
+54,286
+126% +$1.32M
2014 Q4
5 quarters
M icon
80
Macy's
M
$6.52B
$2.62M 0.21%
59,366
+56,934
+2,341% +$2.35M
2015 Q4
1 quarter
SDS icon
81
ProShares UltraShort S&P500
SDS
$396M
$2.61M 0.21%
1,377
+25
+2% +$53.7K
2015 Q3
2 quarters
GM icon
82
General Motors
GM
$76.1B
$2.59M 0.21%
82,442
+8,815
+12% +$265K
2015 Q2
3 quarters
NKE icon
83
Nike
NKE
$59.2B
$2.56M 0.2%
+41,649
New +$2.52M
2016 Q1
0 quarters
BAC icon
84
PUT
Bank of America
BAC
$349B
$2.54M 0.2%
7,415
+5,177
+231% +$69.9K
2015 Q1
4 quarters
SVXY icon
85
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
SVXY
$197M
$2.54M 0.2%
+50,237
New +$2.02M
2016 Q1
0 quarters
IBM icon
86
CALL
IBM
IBM
$233B
$2.53M 0.2%
3,216
+479
+18% +$61.2K
2014 Q4
5 quarters
GPRO icon
87
PUT
GoPro
GPRO
$162M
$2.52M 0.2%
5,274
+271
+5% +$3.36K
2014 Q4
5 quarters
KO icon
88
Coca-Cola
KO
$413B
$2.48M 0.2%
+53,548
New +$2.33M
2016 Q1
0 quarters
BX icon
89
Blackstone
BX
$99.2B
$2.48M 0.2%
88,493
+41,098
+87% +$1.09M
2015 Q2
3 quarters
SPXL icon
90
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF
SPXL
$6.16B
$2.43M 0.19%
116,512
+102,336
+722% +$1.83M
2015 Q1
4 quarters
MSFT icon
91
CALL
Microsoft
MSFT
$4.05T
$2.42M 0.19%
7,774
+2,668
+52% +$140K
2014 Q4
5 quarters
SCTY
92
PUT
DELISTED
SolarCity Corporation
SCTY
$2.4M 0.19%
4,194
+1,347
+47% +$38.4K
2014 Q4
5 quarters
BIDU icon
93
PUT
Baidu
BIDU
$27.6B
$2.38M 0.19%
2,793
+308
+12% +$52.4K
2015 Q1
4 quarters
T icon
94
CALL
AT&T
T
$147B
$2.33M 0.19%
8,027
+6,994
+677% +$194K
2014 Q4
5 quarters
VXX icon
95
DELISTED
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
VXX
$2.3M 0.18%
+8,164
New +$3.07M
2016 Q1
0 quarters
VZ icon
96
Verizon
VZ
$191B
$2.29M 0.18%
+42,401
New +$2.12M
2016 Q1
0 quarters
AGN
97
PUT
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$2.29M 0.18%
929
-696
-43% -$199K
2015 Q1
4 quarters
CVC
98
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$2.28M 0.18%
69,239
+10,787
+18% +$348K
2015 Q3
2 quarters
VZ icon
99
CALL
Verizon
VZ
$191B
$2.26M 0.18%
5,026
+3,780
+303% +$189K
2014 Q4
5 quarters
HMIN
100
DELISTED
HOMEINNS HOTEL GROUP SPONSORED ADR
HMIN
$2.25M 0.18%
63,153
+53,045
+525% +$1.83M
2015 Q4
1 quarter

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Simplex Trading's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Simplex Trading held 7,084 positions worth $1.25B, down 1.8% from $1.28B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

Simplex Trading's Q1 2016 filing shows 1,678 new, 2,214 increased, 1,528 reduced and 1,503 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Broadcom: 2,493,400 shares worth $38.5M. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $34.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 60% of assets, up from 52% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.

  • Simplex Trading's largest Q1 2016 buy was Broadcom: 2,493,400 shares worth $38.5M.
  • Simplex Trading added most to Citigroup in Q1 2016, an estimated $8.7M increase.
  • Simplex Trading's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Booking.com, cutting an estimated $12.1M.
  • Simplex Trading fully exited Apple in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $34.2M.
  • Simplex Trading's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $1.25B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Simplex Trading opened 1,678 new positions and closed 1,503 in Q1 2016.
  • Simplex Trading's portfolio value fell 1.8% quarter-over-quarter to $1.25B.

Based on Simplex Trading's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 14 Apr 2016.