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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
UVXY icon
151
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
UVXY
$177M
– –
0
– –
2015 Q2
0 quarters
EBAY icon
152
eBay
EBAY
$53.1B
$1.38M 0.12%
54,380
+217
+0.4% +$5.41K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
META icon
153
PUT
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.64T
$1.37M 0.12%
4,461
-256
-5% -$20.9K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
VXX icon
154
CALL
DELISTED
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
VXX
$1.37M 0.11%
334
-34
-9% -$11.1K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
PPO
155
DELISTED
POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC
PPO
$1.37M 0.11%
22,856
+21,317
+1,385% +$1.26M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
LNKD
156
CALL
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$1.37M 0.11%
1,562
+915
+141% +$204K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
LNKD
157
PUT
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$1.34M 0.11%
1,270
+339
+36% +$75.6K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
ZTS icon
158
Zoetis
ZTS
$33.4B
$1.34M 0.11%
27,803
+21,384
+333% +$1.02M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
CMG icon
159
PUT
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$45.2B
$1.32M 0.11%
42,950
+5,950
+16% +$75.3K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
VLO icon
160
Valero Energy
VLO
$99.5B
$1.31M 0.11%
20,869
+19,805
+1,861% +$1.17M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
MNK
161
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
$1.3M 0.11%
11,017
+4,645
+73% +$573K
2015 Q1
1 quarter
YPF icon
162
YPF Sociedad Anonima ADS
YPF
$14.9B
$1.29M 0.11%
+47,038
New +$1.37M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
SPLK icon
163
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$1.28M 0.11%
18,430
+4,678
+34% +$315K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
CTXS
164
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$1.27M 0.11%
22,813
+22,562
+8,989% +$1.2M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
LULU icon
165
lululemon athletica
LULU
$13B
$1.27M 0.11%
19,503
-5,829
-23% -$379K
2015 Q1
1 quarter
GS icon
166
CALL
Goldman Sachs
GS
$261B
$1.26M 0.11%
1,756
+954
+119% +$194K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
JD icon
167
JD.com
JD
$38.3B
$1.25M 0.1%
36,741
-15,720
-30% -$535K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
ENDP
168
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$1.25M 0.1%
+15,724
New +$1.36M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
SYF icon
169
Synchrony
SYF
$23.8B
$1.25M 0.1%
37,849
+37,679
+22,164% +$1.2M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
BHC icon
170
CALL
Bausch Health
BHC
$3.14B
$1.24M 0.1%
443
-437
-50% -$96.9K
2014 Q4
2 quarters
AERI
171
DELISTED
Aerie Pharmaceuticals
AERI
$1.24M 0.1%
+70,424
New +$1.29M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
RMD icon
172
ResMed
RMD
$33.2B
$1.24M 0.1%
+21,995
New +$1.39M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
HOT
173
DELISTED
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
HOT
$1.24M 0.1%
+15,261
New +$1.28M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
AGO icon
174
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.24B
$1.23M 0.1%
+51,178
New +$1.42M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
GDOT icon
175
Green Dot
GDOT
$717M
$1.22M 0.1%
63,913
+63,055
+7,349% +$1.02M
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.