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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
+1.87%
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
$1.67B
AUM Growth
+$199M
Cap. Flow
+$187M
Cap. Flow %
11.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
20.01%
Holding
7,301
New
1,543
Increased
2,136
Reduced
2,022
Closed
1,480
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.8 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.5 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.4 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
0.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.1 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 51.27%
2 Communication Services 9.05%
3 Technology 7.51%
4 Healthcare 7.24%
5 Consumer Discretionary 6.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
AAL icon
76
CALL
American Airlines Group
AAL
$8.73B
$3.84M 0.23%
6,638
+2,188
+49% +$95.3K
2014 Q4
8 quarters
GILD icon
77
PUT
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$207B
$3.82M 0.23%
6,358
+296
+5% +$22K
2014 Q4
8 quarters
SBUX icon
78
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$3.79M 0.23%
68,241
-29,251
-30% -$1.62M
2016 Q2
2 quarters
XLB icon
79
CALL
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.21B
$3.75M 0.22%
43,972
+8,444
+24% +$205K
2015 Q1
7 quarters
T icon
80
CALL
AT&T
T
$146B
$3.64M 0.22%
14,346
+10,774
+302% +$318K
2014 Q4
8 quarters
BHC icon
81
Bausch Health
BHC
$3.06B
$3.62M 0.22%
249,435
+108,716
+77% +$1.99M
2014 Q4
8 quarters
DIA icon
82
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$44.6B
$3.61M 0.22%
+18,270
New +$3.44M
2016 Q4
0 quarters
COL
83
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$3.56M 0.21%
38,432
+35,182
+1,083% +$3.1M
2016 Q2
2 quarters
CCI icon
84
Crown Castle
CCI
$37.7B
$3.53M 0.21%
+40,723
New +$3.57M
2016 Q4
0 quarters
LULU icon
85
lululemon athletica
LULU
$12.8B
$3.53M 0.21%
54,262
+24,305
+81% +$1.45M
2015 Q1
7 quarters
BSX icon
86
Boston Scientific
BSX
$62B
$3.46M 0.21%
+159,803
New +$3.49M
2016 Q4
0 quarters
MSFT icon
87
CALL
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.94T
$3.35M 0.2%
6,958
+1,236
+22% +$74.3K
2014 Q4
8 quarters
UCD
88
CALL
DELISTED
PROSHARES ULTRA BLOOMBERG COMMODITY
UCD
$3.3M 0.2%
17,071
+1,096
+7% +$212K
2014 Q4
8 quarters
NOC icon
89
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$74.6B
$3.25M 0.19%
+13,978
New +$3.25M
2016 Q4
0 quarters
PPLC icon
90
PUT
DELISTED
PortfolioPlus S&P 500 ETF
PPLC
$3.23M 0.19%
9,374
-453
-5% -$12.8K
2015 Q2
6 quarters
BHI
91
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
$3.13M 0.19%
+48,178
New +$2.86M
2016 Q4
0 quarters
ILMN icon
92
Illumina
ILMN
$32.2B
$3.13M 0.19%
25,102
+20,812
+485% +$2.81M
2016 Q3
1 quarter
TCOM icon
93
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$27.9B
$3.11M 0.19%
77,694
+7,504
+11% +$328K
2016 Q3
1 quarter
T icon
94
AT&T
T
$146B
$3.1M 0.19%
+96,542
New +$2.85M
2016 Q4
0 quarters
KANG
95
DELISTED
iKang Healthcare Group, Inc.
KANG
$3.04M 0.18%
175,618
+118,625
+208% +$2.01M
2015 Q1
7 quarters
DIA icon
96
CALL
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$44.6B
$3.02M 0.18%
7,253
+2,844
+65% +$536K
2015 Q1
7 quarters
CRM icon
97
Salesforce
CRM
$176B
$3.01M 0.18%
43,931
-19,401
-31% -$1.41M
2016 Q1
3 quarters
UNP icon
98
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$3M 0.18%
+28,979
New +$2.85M
2016 Q4
0 quarters
WBA icon
99
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$2.98M 0.18%
+36,024
New +$2.98M
2016 Q4
0 quarters
HES icon
100
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$2.96M 0.18%
+47,579
New +$2.6M
2016 Q4
0 quarters

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Simplex Trading's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Simplex Trading held 7,301 positions worth $1.67B, up 13% from $1.48B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 20% of the portfolio.

Simplex Trading deployed $187M of net new capital in Q4 2016, opening 1,543 new positions and adding to 2,136 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust: 227,870 shares worth $50.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 51% of assets, down from 53% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $8.5M trimmed.

  • Simplex Trading's largest Q4 2016 buy was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust: 227,870 shares worth $50.9M.
  • Simplex Trading added most to Apple in Q4 2016, an estimated $24.5M increase.
  • Simplex Trading's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $8.5M.
  • Simplex Trading fully exited LinkedIn Corporation in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $17.4M.
  • Simplex Trading's ten largest holdings make up 20% of its $1.67B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Simplex Trading opened 1,543 new positions and closed 1,480 in Q4 2016.
  • Simplex Trading's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $1.67B.

Based on Simplex Trading's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 11 Jan 2017.