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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
+4.52%
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
$2.3B
AUM Growth
-$8.99M
Cap. Flow
-$118M
Cap. Flow %
-5.15%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.88%
Holding
7,527
New
1,408
Increased
2,202
Reduced
2,319
Closed
1,474
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1 year
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.5 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
0.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.3 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$83.1M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$37.2M
3
AMGN icon
Amgen
AMGN
+$30.5M
4
MU icon
Micron Technology
MU
+$28.8M
5
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$18.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$29.5M
2
GS icon
Goldman Sachs
GS
+$27.8M
3
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$27.6M
4
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$25.4M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$19.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 39.87%
2 Technology 13.76%
3 Communication Services 11.79%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.02%
5 Healthcare 7.62%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
EWA icon
201
CALL
iShares MSCI Australia ETF
EWA
$1.25B
$1.78M 0.08%
12,449
+3,694
+42% +$81.1K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
CAB
202
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$1.77M 0.08%
29,735
-5,793
-16% -$320K
2016 Q2
4 quarters
VALE icon
203
Vale
VALE
$48.8B
$1.76M 0.08%
201,752
-152,384
-43% -$1.3M
2017 Q1
1 quarter
SCI icon
204
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.2B
$1.76M 0.08%
52,715
+29,032
+123% +$925K
2017 Q1
1 quarter
NTES icon
205
PUT
NetEase
NTES
$72B
$1.75M 0.08%
7,920
+3,985
+101% +$229K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
GILD icon
206
CALL
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$197B
$1.75M 0.08%
7,189
+927
+15% +$61.7K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
LUV icon
207
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$21.3B
$1.72M 0.07%
+27,726
New +$1.61M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
MCHP icon
208
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$43.2B
$1.7M 0.07%
44,156
-41,152
-48% -$1.62M
2017 Q1
1 quarter
SHNY icon
209
PUT
DELISTED
Direxion Daily Silver Miners Index Bull 2X Shares
SHNY
$1.7M 0.07%
+5,413
New +$63.9K
2017 Q2
0 quarters
NOC icon
210
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$78.5B
$1.68M 0.07%
6,555
-15,381
-70% -$3.85M
2016 Q4
2 quarters
ALV icon
211
Autoliv
ALV
$8.32B
$1.68M 0.07%
21,195
+20,248
+2,138% +$1.53M
2016 Q3
3 quarters
HSY icon
212
Hershey
HSY
$32.9B
$1.67M 0.07%
+15,519
New +$1.71M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
BMY icon
213
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$124B
$1.64M 0.07%
+29,429
New +$1.6M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
UWC
214
CALL
DELISTED
PROSHARES TR ULTRA RUSSELL3000
UWC
$1.63M 0.07%
1,017
+210
+26% +$337K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
TWX
215
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$1.63M 0.07%
+16,236
New +$1.61M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
BPL
216
DELISTED
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
BPL
$1.62M 0.07%
25,428
+24,439
+2,471% +$1.61M
2016 Q4
2 quarters
BHP icon
217
BHP
BHP
$209B
$1.62M 0.07%
51,040
+12,344
+32% +$391K
2017 Q1
1 quarter
CEO
218
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$1.62M 0.07%
14,800
+6,988
+89% +$802K
2016 Q4
2 quarters
PVH icon
219
PVH
PVH
$3.93B
$1.61M 0.07%
+14,092
New +$1.46M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
CVX icon
220
PUT
Chevron
CVX
$450B
$1.61M 0.07%
4,372
+1,869
+75% +$198K
2014 Q4
10 quarters
KW icon
221
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$1.6M 0.07%
84,107
+79,485
+1,720% +$1.61M
2016 Q1
5 quarters
TCOM icon
222
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$24.3B
$1.6M 0.07%
29,724
-5,876
-17% -$312K
2016 Q3
3 quarters
TAP icon
223
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.32B
$1.6M 0.07%
18,492
+14,818
+403% +$1.37M
2017 Q1
1 quarter
UA icon
224
PUT
Under Armour Class C
UA
$1.98B
$1.59M 0.07%
4,931
+475
+11% +$8.95K
2016 Q2
4 quarters
ALR
225
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR
$1.59M 0.07%
31,747
+24,222
+322% +$1.17M
2015 Q2
8 quarters

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Simplex Trading's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, Simplex Trading held 7,527 positions worth $2.3B, down 0.39% from $2.31B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Simplex Trading withdrew a net $118M in Q2 2017, closing 1,474 positions and reducing 2,319 holdings. Its most notable exit was AT&T, an estimated $19.6M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 40% of assets, up from 40% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Simplex Trading opened a new position in Amgen worth $32.3M.

  • Simplex Trading's largest Q2 2017 buy was Amgen: 187,633 shares worth $32.3M.
  • Simplex Trading added most to Amazon in Q2 2017, an estimated $83.1M increase.
  • Simplex Trading's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $29.5M.
  • Simplex Trading fully exited AT&T in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $19.6M.
  • Simplex Trading's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $2.3B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • Simplex Trading opened 1,408 new positions and closed 1,474 in Q2 2017.
  • Simplex Trading's portfolio value fell 0.39% quarter-over-quarter to $2.3B.

Based on Simplex Trading's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 12 Jul 2017.