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HEQTSimplifyACTIVE

Simplify Hedged Equity ETF

$34.60+0.41% vs prior close
313552-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

The adviser seeks to achieve the fund’s investment objective by investing primarily in equity securities and applying an option overlay known as a “put/spread collar” strategy. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, primarily by purchasing exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) that seek to track the investment results of the S&P 500 Index. The fund typically invests at least 80% of the fund’s portfolio in underlying ETFs.

HEQT price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateHEQT close
Sep 28, 2026$34.44
Sep 29, 2026$34.33
Sep 30, 2026$34.32
Oct 1, 2026$34.34
Oct 2, 2026$34.44
Oct 5, 2026$34.65
Oct 6, 2026$34.81
Oct 7, 2026$34.78
Oct 8, 2026$34.70
Oct 9, 2026$34.81
Oct 12, 2026$34.84
Oct 13, 2026$34.83
Oct 14, 2026$34.53
Oct 15, 2026$34.61
Oct 16, 2026$34.42
Oct 19, 2026$34.46
Oct 20, 2026$34.56
Oct 21, 2026$34.67
Oct 22, 2026$34.42
Oct 23, 2026$34.30
Oct 26, 2026$34.46
Oct 27, 2026$34.60

Daily net flows, 1M

Net outflow over the range: −$4M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12−$6.1MOct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22$0Oct 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12−$6.1MOct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22$0Oct 26Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12−$6.1MOct 19$0Oct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 28$0
Sep 29$0
Sep 30$1.7M
Oct 1$0
Oct 2$0
Oct 5$0
Oct 6$0
Oct 7$0
Oct 8$0
Oct 9$0
Oct 12$0
Oct 13$0
Oct 14−$6.1M
Oct 15$0
Oct 16$0
Oct 19$0
Oct 20$0
Oct 21$0
Oct 22$0
Oct 23$0
Oct 26$0
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$4M in net outflows over the past month, about 2.1% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +8.0% so far this year. At 0.53% a year it is not the cheapest way in — AOA has a reported fee of 0.15%.

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

$213Massets under management
0.53%expense ratio · $53 per $10,000 a year
−$4Mnet flow, trailing month
56Kavg daily volume, 30 days
11holdings
2021listed November 1, 2021 · beta 0.52
Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1IVVISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF1.00%$773.25+0.6%
229938275299382750.00%———
3—Cash0.00%———
437662404376624040.00%———
536197003361970030.00%———

Sector weights

  • ETF102.02%
  • Technology33.68%
  • Financial Services12.01%
  • Healthcare11.64%
  • Consumer Cyclical10.15%
  • Communication Services9.33%
  • Industrials7.47%
  • Consumer Defensive5.7%
  • Energy3.64%
  • Utilities2.34%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
ETF102.02%
Technology33.68%
Financial Services12.01%
Healthcare11.64%
Consumer Cyclical10.15%
Communication Services9.33%
Industrials7.47%
Consumer Defensive5.7%
Energy3.64%
Utilities2.34%

Country weights

  • United States99.44%
  • Switzerland0.28%
  • Netherlands0.15%
  • United Kingdom0.09%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States99.44%
Switzerland0.28%
Netherlands0.15%
United Kingdom0.09%
Performance
1 week-0.2%
1 month+0.5%
3 months+3.6%
6 months+5.6%
YTD+8.0%
1 year+8.7%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month−$4M
3 months+$12M
YTD+$12M
1 year+$12M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
$0Aug+$18.5MSep−$6.1MOct$0Aug+$18.5MSep−$6.1MOct$0Aug+$18.5MSep−$6.1MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Aug$0
Sep$18.5M
Oct−$6.1M
The risk read
6%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
7%realized volatility, 1 year
-5.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.7%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 1.0% of the book; the top ten carry 1%. Spread across 5+ names, it behaves like roughly 1 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
84Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
IVV ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF$279,132$342,729

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

The case against HEQT

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF0.09%$10.2B—-44bp on fee · 48× the assetsHead-to-head
LGLV State Street SPDR US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF0.12%$1.1B+$20M-41bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$20M in over the monthHead-to-head
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF0.12%$6.3B—-41bp on fee · 29× the assetsHead-to-head
USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF0.15%$24.1B−$469M-38bp on fee · 113× the assetsHead-to-head
AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF0.15%$7.2B—-38bp on fee · 34× the assetsHead-to-head
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