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Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF
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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $147M invested in Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 68.15% → 62% (-6.2%)

17% less funds holding

Funds holding: 53 → 44 (-9)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 15

42% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 19

51% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $300M → $147M (-$153M)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 3 (-6)

Holders
44
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-16.98%
% of All Funds
0.71%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
11
Increased
11
Reduced
15
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$6.81M
2
OIA
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
+$5.64M
3
AIP
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
+$3.51M
4
KCM
Kathmere Capital Management
Pennsylvania
+$3.26M
5
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
+$1.23M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FEG
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
-$39.6M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$24.3M
3
AFA
Atlas Financial Advisors
California
-$16.7M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$14.2M
5
FS
Ferguson Shapiro
Georgia
-$10.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wolverine Trading
26
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$597K +$47.3K +1,873 +8%
AFA
27
Atlas Financial Advisors
California
$469K -$16.7M -663,056 -97%
PEA
28
Park Edge Advisors
Ohio
$459K +$478K +18,936 New
IAA
29
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$408K +$424K +16,825 New
EP
30
Eudaimonia Partners
Tennessee
$382K -$29.2K -1,158 -7%
PFA
31
Pathway Financial Advisors
Vermont
$312K – – –
CWM
32
Collaborative Wealth Management
Florida
$265K – – –
CA
33
Cambridge Advisors
Nebraska
$255K -$49.2K -1,951 -16%
MA
34
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$235K +$244K +9,682 New
AW
35
Avion Wealth
Texas
$159K – – –
Wells Fargo
36
Wells Fargo
California
$104K -$295K -11,700 -73%
UBS Group
37
UBS Group
Switzerland
$86.4K +$66.1K +2,622 +278%
Morgan Stanley
38
Morgan Stanley
New York
$82.6K – – –
CA
39
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$14K +$14.6K +579 New
KTC
40
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$12.1K – – –
HCM
41
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$11.7K +$12.2K +484 New
JP Morgan Chase
42
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3K +$2.95K +117 New
Bank of Montreal
43
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.67K +$2.75K +109 New
TCM
44
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$895 -$61.1K -2,423 -98%
FS
45
Ferguson Shapiro
Georgia
– -$10.9M -412,066 Closed
RJA
46
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
– -$10.6M -398,936 Closed
IWC
47
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
– -$9.32M -352,244 Closed
Royal Bank of Canada
48
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$9.19M -347,348 Closed
WI
49
WJ Interests
Texas
– -$8.38M -316,707 Closed
AWM
50
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
– -$4.38M -165,410 Closed
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SPD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

44 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF (SPD) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $147M — down 51% from $300M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of SPD and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, adding an estimated $6.81M. The largest seller was Financial Enhancement Group, cutting an estimated $39.6M.

  • 44 institutional investors held Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF (SPD) as of Q4 2022, down from 53 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $147M of Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF stock for Q4 2022, down 51% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 19 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $6.81M added.
  • The largest Simplify US Equity PLUS Downside Convexity ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Financial Enhancement Group, an estimated $39.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.