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SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC

SEC Form 13F institutional filer · CIK 0001488542

13F-HR · 251 reported holdings · 2026-03-31

SEC-registered institutional investment manager.

Reported long-US-equity value

$1.85B

Top-10 concentration

57.9%

SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC — $1.85B AUM allocation strategy

SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC files SEC Form 13F and reports $1.85B of long US equity value across 251 reported holdings for 2026-03-31.

Its largest sector bet is Information Technology 29.7%, followed by Communication Services 14.0% and Consumer Discretionary 9.7%.

The top 10 holdings account for 58% of reported value — a conviction-weighted book concentrated in its best ideas. The sector and industry splits below are of the same reported value. Track quarter-over-quarter adds, trims, new positions and exits below — sourced from SEC 13F filings, public domain.

SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC — latest SEC 13F insights

Reported long-US-equity value (13F AUM)

$1.85B

total across 251 reported holdings · 2026-03-31 · excludes shorts, cash, non-US

Top-10 concentration

58% of value

higher = narrower conviction; lower = spread / hedging

Biggest adds (shares)

$NVDA$ORCL$XLF

+$NVDA +768K sh · +$125M+$ORCL +383K sh · +$50.1M+$XLF +318K sh · +$15.5M

Biggest trims (shares)

$AAPL$CMCSA$NFLX

−$AAPL −669K sh · −$183M−$CMCSA −665K sh · −$20M−$NFLX −506K sh · −$47M

Added from nil (new positions)

$AMZN$PEP$CHTR$QQQ$DAL

5 fresh holdings — new conviction

Exited to nil (held last quarter, gone now)

$VRT$NEE$WBD$COIN$NEM

$VRT ($24.6M last qtr)$NEE ($23.6M last qtr)$WBD ($20.4M last qtr)$COIN ($20.2M last qtr)$NEM ($19.7M last qtr)

Sector allocation (share of reported value)

Information Technology 30%Communication Services 14%Consumer Discretionary 10%Health Care 8%ETFs 7%Financials 2%Energy 2%Materials 1%Other holdings 27%SECTORS
  • $XLKInformation Technology29.7%
  • $XLCCommunication Services14.0%
  • $XLYConsumer Discretionary9.7%
  • $XLVHealth Care7.5%
  • ETFs7.2%
  • $XLFFinancials2.1%
  • $XLEEnergy1.6%
  • $XLBMaterials1.0%
  • Other holdings27.2%

each slice is a share of the reported long-US-equity value — smaller sectors and the rest of the book roll into “Other holdings”

Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.

Industry allocation (share of reported value)

Semiconductors 19%Interactive Media & Services 14%Broadline Retail 9%Application Software 6%Managed Health Care 4%Systems Software 3%Asset Management & Custody Banks 2%Communications Equipment 2%Other holdings 41%INDUSTRIES
  • Semiconductors19.0%
  • Interactive Media & Services14.0%
  • Broadline Retail8.6%
  • Application Software5.9%
  • Managed Health Care4.2%
  • Systems Software2.7%
  • Asset Management & Custody Banks2.1%
  • Communications Equipment2.0%
  • Other holdings41.4%

the finer GICS cut of the same book — same denominator — smaller industries roll into “Other holdings”

Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.

Top S&P 500 holdings

9 of 9 rows · sorted by Value ↓

TickerHoldingSharesValueΔ QoQWeight
$NVDANVIDIA Corporation1.51M$263M+768K14.2%
$AMZNAmazon.com Inc765K$159M8.6%
$METAMeta Platforms Inc230K$132M+167K7.1%
$GOOGAlphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock296K$85.2M+258K4.6%
$UNHUnitedHealth Group Incorporated288K$77.8M+195K4.2%
$ORCLOracle Corporation515K$75.7M+383K4.1%
$AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc261K$53M+204K2.9%
$MSFTMicrosoft Corporation137K$50.6M+66.1K2.7%
$GOOGLAlphabet Inc145K$41.7M+96.9K2.3%

…and 242 more holdings in the full 13F filing (top positions only shown).

SEC Form 13F data sets · public domain · 45-day filing lag · >$100M AUM managers · as reported

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How to read Δ QoQ — the five insight categories, and the caveats

The categories. Analysts, quants and retail traders look past total portfolio value to isolate actionable signals. Five categories matter.

Conviction & concentration shifts

New positions vs complete exits — a brand-new stock signals high conviction; a full liquidation suggests a broken thesis or tax-loss harvesting. Aggressive sizing — look at share count, not dollars: a 20% share increase during a drawdown is strong dip-buying. Concentration — a narrowing top-5/10 means conviction; spreading capital across more names means hedging.

Sector & macro allocation rotations

Aggregating Δ QoQ moves across sectors shows where smart money is leaning in or sneaking out — rotating out of growth into defensives or energy, for example. The fund's total long equity exposure quarter-over-quarter is a proxy for overall institutional risk appetite.

Crowding & smart-money consensus

When several managers initiate or expand the same stock in the same quarter, that is institutional consensus. Contrarian reads: top pickers buying hard into a beaten-down name the market is selling.

Derivative & option overlays

Reported call/put changes indicate whether managers are adding downside hedges or leveraging upside exposure. Note: a long increase may be half of a market-neutral pair trade.

Who reads this

Retail "cloners"High-conviction ideas to replicate ~45 days after quarter-end.
Corporate IRWhich funds bought or dumped the stock, before the next call.
Quant / algo tradersCross-sectional factor inputs: flow, momentum, ownership.

Four caveats before you trade on it

  • 45-day lag — holdings are quarter-end; positions may already be closed.
  • Long-only — 13Fs miss shorts, pair trades and cash.
  • No non-US / fixed income — the picture is US equities plus options.
  • Corporate actions — splits and spinoffs distort raw share deltas.

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