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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

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GLD icon
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
+$38.3M
2
QIHU
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS
QIHU
+$30.7M
3
LNKD
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
+$15.2M
4
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$12.6M
5
TBT icon
ProShares Trust UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury
TBT
+$10.4M

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
NKE icon
176
PUT
Nike
NKE
$58.1B
$1.55M 0.11%
4,725
-2,208
-32% -$125K
2014 Q4
7 quarters
TBT icon
177
ProShares Trust UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury
TBT
$288M
$1.54M 0.1%
48,855
-331,887
-87% -$10.4M
2016 Q1
2 quarters
DIA icon
178
CALL
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$45.2B
$1.52M 0.1%
4,409
-3,403
-44% -$625K
2015 Q1
6 quarters
MDCO
179
DELISTED
Medicines Co
MDCO
$1.5M 0.1%
39,737
+31,245
+368% +$1.18M
2016 Q2
1 quarter
LXK
180
DELISTED
Lexmark Intl Inc
LXK
$1.5M 0.1%
37,536
-2,688
-7% -$97.7K
2016 Q2
1 quarter
NXPI icon
181
CALL
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$64.8B
$1.5M 0.1%
1,240
+321
+35% +$27.2K
2015 Q1
6 quarters
SJM icon
182
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$14B
$1.49M 0.1%
10,966
+8,326
+315% +$1.22M
2016 Q2
1 quarter
BMY icon
183
PUT
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$129B
$1.48M 0.1%
4,869
+3,277
+206% +$210K
2014 Q4
7 quarters
AGIO icon
184
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$1.79B
$1.47M 0.1%
27,905
+15,604
+127% +$680K
2015 Q4
3 quarters
RTX icon
185
RTX Corp
RTX
$274B
$1.47M 0.1%
+23,042
New +$1.53M
2016 Q3
0 quarters
SHPG
186
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$1.47M 0.1%
7,601
-12,688
-63% -$2.47M
2016 Q1
2 quarters
IBM icon
187
CALL
IBM
IBM
$239B
$1.46M 0.1%
2,942
-907
-24% -$138K
2014 Q4
7 quarters
TEVA icon
188
PUT
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
TEVA
$47.5B
$1.46M 0.1%
2,736
+608
+29% +$31.7K
2014 Q4
7 quarters
CHTR icon
189
CALL
Charter Communications
CHTR
$13.2B
$1.46M 0.1%
600
+80
+15% +$20.2K
2014 Q4
7 quarters
CMA icon
190
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
$1.46M 0.1%
30,818
+21,003
+214% +$952K
2016 Q1
2 quarters
EGN
191
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$1.46M 0.1%
25,240
+6,676
+36% +$349K
2015 Q1
6 quarters
KMI icon
192
CALL
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$72.9B
$1.45M 0.1%
5,653
+2,235
+65% +$47.4K
2014 Q4
7 quarters
CMG icon
193
PUT
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$41.6B
$1.45M 0.1%
50,050
-57,050
-53% -$469K
2014 Q4
7 quarters
UAL icon
194
United Airlines
UAL
$35.5B
$1.43M 0.1%
27,188
-36,925
-58% -$1.78M
2015 Q4
3 quarters
C icon
195
CALL
Citigroup
C
$204B
$1.39M 0.09%
4,970
-10,545
-68% -$480K
2014 Q4
7 quarters
DISH
196
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$1.39M 0.09%
25,423
+17,848
+236% +$924K
2014 Q4
7 quarters
XNTK icon
197
PUT
State Street SPDR NYSE Technology ETF
XNTK
$1.73B
$1.39M 0.09%
15,327
-868
-5% -$49.9K
2014 Q4
7 quarters
VWO icon
198
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$118B
$1.39M 0.09%
36,835
+36,444
+9,321% +$1.36M
2016 Q2
1 quarter
ASRT icon
199
DELISTED
Assertio
ASRT
$1.38M 0.09%
+921
New +$1.16M
2016 Q3
0 quarters
BIIB icon
200
CALL
Biogen
BIIB
$36.8B
$1.38M 0.09%
799
+175
+28% +$51.8K
2014 Q4
7 quarters
6 7
8
9 10

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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.