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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
+5.31%
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
$25.5B
AUM Growth
+$23.2B
Cap. Flow
+$363M
Cap. Flow %
1.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
29.06%
Holding
8,400
New
2,282
Increased
2,314
Reduced
2,591
Closed
1,035
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.1 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.1 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.4 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
0.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.4 years

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$34.8M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$31.2M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$17.6M
4
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$15.5M
5
AMD icon
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
+$12.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 94.49%
2 Technology 1.26%
3 Consumer Discretionary 0.93%
4 Communication Services 0.75%
5 Financials 0.62%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
AVGO icon
101
PUT
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.66T
$35.7M 0.14%
14,730
+4,590
+45% +$113K
2015 Q1
13 quarters
FDX icon
102
PUT
FedEx
FDX
$75.9B
$35.6M 0.14%
1,567
-1,249
-44% -$309K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
MA icon
103
CALL
Mastercard
MA
$576B
$35.4M 0.14%
1,802
+142
+9% +$26.7K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
ALGN icon
104
PUT
Align Technology
ALGN
$11.9B
$35.4M 0.14%
1,034
+80
+8% +$23.9K
2016 Q3
7 quarters
CELG
105
CALL
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$35.2M 0.14%
4,435
-2,011
-31% -$167K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
NFLX icon
106
Netflix
NFLX
$255B
$35.1M 0.14%
897,530
-453,430
-34% -$15.5M
2016 Q3
7 quarters
XOM icon
107
PUT
ExxonMobil
XOM
$696B
$34.9M 0.14%
4,214
+211
+5% +$16.8K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
WMT icon
108
PUT
Walmart Inc
WMT
$1.02T
$34.3M 0.13%
12,000
-3,207
-21% -$91.2K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
VLO icon
109
PUT
Valero Energy
VLO
$106B
$33.7M 0.13%
3,037
+586
+24% +$65.7K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
QCOM icon
110
PUT
Qualcomm
QCOM
$185B
$33.2M 0.13%
5,916
-2,132
-26% -$119K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
PG icon
111
CALL
Procter & Gamble
PG
$394B
$33.2M 0.13%
4,249
+1,789
+73% +$135K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
PEP icon
112
CALL
PepsiCo
PEP
$198B
$33.2M 0.13%
3,045
+1,909
+168% +$197K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
ABBV icon
113
PUT
AbbVie
ABBV
$521B
$32.7M 0.13%
3,532
+7
+0.2% +$684
2014 Q4
14 quarters
MO icon
114
PUT
Altria Group
MO
$131B
$32.1M 0.13%
5,658
+3,908
+223% +$225K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
EA icon
115
CALL
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
$31.8M 0.12%
2,255
+599
+36% +$77.8K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
MCD icon
116
PUT
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
$31.5M 0.12%
2,013
-605
-23% -$98.1K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
ISRG icon
117
CALL
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$154B
$31.1M 0.12%
1,950
-26,334
-93% -$4.02M
2014 Q4
14 quarters
WYNN icon
118
PUT
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$8.76B
$30.8M 0.12%
1,842
-278
-13% -$51.3K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
WFC icon
119
PUT
Wells Fargo
WFC
$258B
$30.6M 0.12%
5,522
-515
-9% -$27.6K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
BIIB icon
120
PUT
Biogen
BIIB
$37.5B
$30.6M 0.12%
1,053
+189
+22% +$53.1K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
TGT icon
121
CALL
Target
TGT
$73.3B
$30.5M 0.12%
4,007
+285
+8% +$21K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
WW icon
122
PUT
DELISTED
WW International
WW
$30.5M 0.12%
3,015
+481
+19% +$37.8K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
UNP icon
123
PUT
Union Pacific
UNP
$180B
$30.4M 0.12%
2,146
-865
-29% -$121K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
MS icon
124
PUT
Morgan Stanley
MS
$298B
$30M 0.12%
6,319
+1,308
+26% +$68.3K
2014 Q4
14 quarters
TFCF
125
PUT
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$29.3M 0.11%
5,905
+4,256
+258% +$166K
2015 Q1
13 quarters

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Simplex Trading's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, Simplex Trading held 8,400 positions worth $25.5B, up 1,022% from $2.27B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

Simplex Trading's Q2 2018 filing shows 2,282 new, 2,314 increased, 2,591 reduced and 1,035 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class C: 291,860 shares worth $16.3M. The largest sale was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $34.8M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 94% of assets, up from 56% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Simplex Trading's largest Q2 2018 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class C: 291,860 shares worth $16.3M.
  • Simplex Trading added most to Apple in Q2 2018, an estimated $34.5M increase.
  • Simplex Trading's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $31.2M.
  • Simplex Trading fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $34.8M.
  • Simplex Trading's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $25.5B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • Simplex Trading opened 2,282 new positions and closed 1,035 in Q2 2018.
  • Simplex Trading's portfolio value rose 1,022% quarter-over-quarter to $25.5B.

Based on Simplex Trading's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 30 Jul 2018.