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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
TCOM icon
101
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$27.7B
$1.95M 0.16%
53,692
+4,284
+9% +$150K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
CBI
102
PUT
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$1.94M 0.16%
1,859
+526
+39% +$27.4K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
XNTK icon
103
PUT
State Street SPDR NYSE Technology ETF
XNTK
$1.74B
$1.88M 0.16%
10,814
+2,214
+26% +$115K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
BRCM
104
DELISTED
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
$1.86M 0.16%
+36,202
New +$1.76M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
MA icon
105
Mastercard
MA
$571B
$1.86M 0.16%
+19,902
New +$1.83M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
IBM icon
106
PUT
IBM
IBM
$233B
$1.85M 0.16%
3,065
+1,947
+174% +$313K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
ABBV icon
107
AbbVie
ABBV
$518B
$1.84M 0.15%
27,351
-35,660
-57% -$2.33M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
WWAV
108
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$1.81M 0.15%
37,015
+14,110
+62% +$661K
2015 Q1
1 quarter
AMBA icon
109
CALL
Ambarella
AMBA
$2.72B
$1.8M 0.15%
1,230
+847
+221% +$74K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
WHR icon
110
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.1B
$1.78M 0.15%
+10,300
New +$1.93M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
INFA icon
111
DELISTED
INFORMATICA CORP
INFA
$1.78M 0.15%
36,782
+24,749
+206% +$1.19M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
TYNS
112
PUT
DELISTED
Direxion Daily 7-10 Year Treasury Bear 1X Shares
TYNS
$1.78M 0.15%
4,312
+865
+25% +$26.2K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
PXD icon
113
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$1.76M 0.15%
12,719
+5,309
+72% +$842K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
STZ icon
114
Constellation Brands
STZ
$24.6B
$1.76M 0.15%
15,131
+12,985
+605% +$1.53M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
APC icon
115
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$1.73M 0.15%
22,185
-27,065
-55% -$2.34M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
AAL icon
116
PUT
American Airlines Group
AAL
$9.38B
$1.72M 0.14%
2,988
+477
+19% +$21.8K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
NTES icon
117
NetEase
NTES
$83B
$1.71M 0.14%
59,070
+46,220
+360% +$1.23M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
VIAB
118
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$1.7M 0.14%
26,366
+21,015
+393% +$1.42M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
RIG icon
119
PUT
Transocean
RIG
$5.77B
$1.7M 0.14%
2,830
+727
+35% +$13.1K
2015 Q1
1 quarter
GMCR
120
PUT
DELISTED
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC
GMCR
$1.69M 0.14%
738
-207
-22% -$20.3K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
XLV icon
121
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$50.9B
$1.69M 0.14%
22,668
+7,811
+53% +$579K
2015 Q1
1 quarter
MOS icon
122
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.24B
$1.68M 0.14%
35,956
+12,978
+56% +$589K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
VMW
123
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$1.68M 0.14%
19,586
-6,660
-25% -$581K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
MMM icon
124
3M
MMM
$97.3B
$1.67M 0.14%
12,941
-508
-4% -$68.1K
2015 Q1
1 quarter
TECL icon
125
PUT
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
TECL
$4.16B
$1.66M 0.14%
29,560
-49,600
-63% -$187K
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.