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Simplex Trading

Simplex Trading Portfolio holdings

AUM $171B Turnover 30.09%
1-Year Est. Return 85%
 

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
+8.01%
1 Year Est. Return
+85%
3 Year Est. Return
+183.25%
5 Year Est. Return
+145.21%
10 Year Est. Return
+1,056.84%
AUM
$1.48B
AUM Growth
-$21.1M
Cap. Flow
-$51.7M
Cap. Flow %
-3.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.83%
Holding
7,235
New
1,460
Increased
2,220
Reduced
1,938
Closed
1,479
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.8 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.3 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
0.4 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
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$17.3M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$15.2M
3
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$14.9M
4
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$14.7M
5
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$12.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 53.25%
2 Healthcare 8.96%
3 Communication Services 8.51%
4 Consumer Discretionary 7.07%
5 Technology 6.63%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
PANW icon
151
CALL
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$299B
$1.76M 0.12%
5,352
+156
+3% +$3.56K
2014 Q4
7 quarters
IONS icon
152
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$7.23B
$1.73M 0.12%
47,310
+40,534
+598% +$1.27M
2015 Q1
6 quarters
FIT
153
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
$1.73M 0.12%
116,680
+92,696
+386% +$1.35M
2015 Q2
5 quarters
AMT icon
154
American Tower
AMT
$87.1B
$1.71M 0.12%
+15,126
New +$1.73M
2016 Q3
0 quarters
ILG
155
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$1.7M 0.12%
99,246
+36,263
+58% +$627K
2016 Q1
2 quarters
SYNA icon
156
Synaptics
SYNA
$4.68B
$1.7M 0.12%
29,017
+10,933
+60% +$601K
2015 Q4
3 quarters
QCOM icon
157
CALL
Qualcomm
QCOM
$176B
$1.7M 0.12%
2,609
-1,527
-37% -$92.9K
2014 Q4
7 quarters
AGN
158
CALL
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$1.69M 0.11%
3,395
+792
+30% +$194K
2015 Q1
6 quarters
PTCT icon
159
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$5.01B
$1.68M 0.11%
+120,210
New +$977K
2016 Q3
0 quarters
BMRN icon
160
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.3B
$1.68M 0.11%
18,131
+1,528
+9% +$144K
2016 Q1
2 quarters
TSLA icon
161
Tesla
TSLA
$1.58T
$1.63M 0.11%
+120,195
New +$1.74M
2016 Q3
0 quarters
LSI
162
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$1.63M 0.11%
27,519
+27,196
+8,420% +$1.74M
2016 Q1
2 quarters
QLD icon
163
ProShares Ultra QQQ
QLD
$13.1B
$1.63M 0.11%
301,456
-84,704
-22% -$433K
2016 Q1
2 quarters
SSO icon
164
ProShares Ultra S&P500
SSO
$8.43B
$1.63M 0.11%
+183,344
New +$1.62M
2016 Q3
0 quarters
FDX icon
165
CALL
FedEx
FDX
$73.4B
$1.62M 0.11%
1,602
+443
+38% +$72.5K
2014 Q4
7 quarters
VXZ icon
166
CALL
DELISTED
iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
VXZ
$1.62M 0.11%
13,273
+13,266
+189,514% +$526K
2015 Q3
4 quarters
EXPE icon
167
Expedia Group
EXPE
$34.3B
$1.61M 0.11%
+13,825
New +$1.56M
2016 Q3
0 quarters
B icon
168
CALL
Barrick Mining
B
$60.9B
$1.59M 0.11%
5,659
+583
+11% +$11.6K
2015 Q1
6 quarters
YHOO
169
CALL
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
$1.59M 0.11%
4,771
+2,343
+96% +$96.1K
2014 Q4
7 quarters
BAC icon
170
PUT
Bank of America
BAC
$346B
$1.58M 0.11%
7,959
-1,270
-14% -$18.9K
2015 Q1
6 quarters
NEE icon
171
NextEra Energy
NEE
$176B
$1.58M 0.11%
51,824
+4,960
+11% +$156K
2016 Q1
2 quarters
PX icon
172
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$1.58M 0.11%
13,077
+3,771
+41% +$446K
2016 Q1
2 quarters
ITCI icon
173
DELISTED
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
ITCI
$1.58M 0.11%
+103,463
New +$4.18M
2016 Q3
0 quarters
REGN icon
174
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$96B
$1.56M 0.11%
3,881
-983
-20% -$394K
2016 Q2
1 quarter
WP
175
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$1.56M 0.11%
27,699
+27,258
+6,181% +$1.51M
2016 Q1
2 quarters

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Simplex Trading's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, Simplex Trading held 7,235 positions worth $1.48B, down 1.4% from $1.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

Simplex Trading withdrew a net $51.7M in Q3 2016, closing 1,479 positions and reducing 1,938 holdings. Its most notable exit was SPDR Gold Trust, an estimated $38.3M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 53% of assets, down from 58% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Simplex Trading opened a new position in Booking.com worth $15.6M.

  • Simplex Trading's largest Q3 2016 buy was Booking.com: 264,225 shares worth $15.6M.
  • Simplex Trading added most to Gilead Sciences in Q3 2016, an estimated $17.3M increase.
  • Simplex Trading's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was LinkedIn Corporation, cutting an estimated $15.2M.
  • Simplex Trading fully exited SPDR Gold Trust in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $38.3M.
  • Simplex Trading's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $1.48B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • Simplex Trading opened 1,460 new positions and closed 1,479 in Q3 2016.
  • Simplex Trading's portfolio value fell 1.4% quarter-over-quarter to $1.48B.

Based on Simplex Trading's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 7 Oct 2016.