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MAXISimplifyACTIVE

Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF

$15.25-1.30% vs prior close
8.293252-WK

Price through Oct 2 · Flows through Oct 1. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 3. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 3.

The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (an "ETF"). The fund's adviser seeks to achieve its investment objective by using three strategies: (1) a Bitcoin futures strategy, (2) an income strategy, and (3) an option overlay strategy. Even though the adviser employs three strategies, the fund's portfolio is composed primarily of income producing securities. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
15.0112.5710.1315.25DAILY NET FLOWApr 1Jun 2Aug 3Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET −$3M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$1M in net outflows over the past month, about 2.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +6.7% so far this year. At 11.18% a year it is not the cheapest way in — UJB has a reported fee of 0.96%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$39Massets under management
11.18%expense ratio · $1118 per $10,000 a year
−$1Mnet flow, trailing month
32Kavg daily volume, 30 days
20holdings · US-domiciled
2022listed September 29, 2022 · beta 2.89
The book at a glance
IBIT-0.5%—21.8%—10.1%—2.2%306282423.0%—10.2%334711712.0%331856932.8%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1IBITiShares Bitcoin Trust ETF46.07%$47.73-0.5%
2—B 10/27/26 Govt21.76%———
3—B 1/12/27 Govt10.15%———
4—Cash2.24%———
530625737306257370.40%———
630628242306282423.01%———
730636146306361460.02%———
8—B 11/19/26 Govt10.21%———
933393220333932200.44%———
1033471171334711712.00%———
1136695898366958980.03%———
1237348857373488570.95%———
1337759541377595410.60%———
1433185693331856932.76%———
Sector weights
Cash & Others100%
Other100%
Mutual fund65.51%
Government32.3%
Cash2.3%
Futures0.11%
Rights & Warrants0.1%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Other100%
United States65.13%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.8%
1 month+0.5%
3 months+73.9%
6 months+59.0%
YTD+6.7%
1 year-50.7%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month−$1M
3 months−$3M
YTD−$3M
1 year−$3M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
87%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
73%realized volatility, 1 year
-74.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-52.3%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 46.1% of the book; the top ten carry 100%. Spread across 14+ names, it behaves like roughly 4 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
1calls · latest snapshot
1puts · latest snapshot
1.00put/call ratio
28Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF$34M$32M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against MAXI

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat MAXI on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.3B+$489M-1115bp on fee · 419× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$122.8B+$2.3B-1113bp on fee · 3154× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF0.03%$7.5B+$1.4B-1115bp on fee · 192× the assets · +$1.4B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-1114bp on fee · 608× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-1114bp on fee · 477× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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