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SPBCSimplifyACTIVE

Simplify U.S. Equity PLUS GBTC ETF

$49.99+0.50% vs prior close
405152-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 23, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of U.S. companies and the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. The fund invests in equity securities of U.S. companies through exchange-traded futures contracts, equity securities of U.S. companies and ETFs that primarily invest in the equity securities of U.S. companies. The fund invests up to 15% of its total assets in the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust.

SPBC price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateSPBC close
Sep 28, 2026$50.26
Sep 29, 2026$50.19
Sep 30, 2026$50.10
Oct 1, 2026$50.23
Oct 2, 2026$50.56
Oct 5, 2026$51.03
Oct 6, 2026$51.34
Oct 7, 2026$51.05
Oct 8, 2026$50.70
Oct 9, 2026$51.06
Oct 12, 2026$51.03
Oct 13, 2026$51.07
Oct 14, 2026$50.33
Oct 15, 2026$50.62
Oct 16, 2026$49.95
Oct 19, 2026$50.18
Oct 20, 2026$50.35
Oct 21, 2026$50.80
Oct 22, 2026$49.99
Oct 23, 2026$49.74
Oct 26, 2026$49.99

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$3M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 23+$1.3MSep 25Sep 29Oct 1Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 13Oct 15Oct 19Oct 21$0Oct 23Sep 23+$1.3MSep 28Oct 1Oct 6Oct 9Oct 14Oct 19$0Oct 23Sep 23+$1.3MOct 1Oct 9Oct 19$0Oct 23
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 23$0
Sep 24$1.3M
Sep 25$0
Sep 28$0
Sep 29$0
Sep 30$0
Oct 1$0
Oct 2$0
Oct 5$0
Oct 6$0
Oct 7$1.3M
Oct 8$0
Oct 9$0
Oct 12$0
Oct 13$0
Oct 14$0
Oct 15$0
Oct 16$0
Oct 19$0
Oct 20$0
Oct 21$0
Oct 22$0
Oct 23$0
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$1M of net inflows over the past month, about 3.0% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +11.8% so far this year. At 0.72% 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

$42Massets under management
0.72%expense ratio · $72 per $10,000 a year
+$1Mnet flow, trailing month
5Kavg daily volume, 30 days
4holdings · US-domiciled
2021listed May 24, 2021 · beta 1.16
Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1IVVISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF0.89%$768.69+0.7%
2HODLVANECK BITCOIN TRUST0.10%$22.59-1.6%
3—Cash0.01%———

Sector weights

  • ETF95.88%
  • Technology33.64%
  • Other13.84%
  • Financial Services12.01%
  • Healthcare11.66%
  • Consumer Cyclical10.15%
  • Communication Services9.33%
  • Industrials7.48%
  • Consumer Defensive5.7%
  • Energy3.64%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
ETF95.88%
Technology33.64%
Other13.84%
Financial Services12.01%
Healthcare11.66%
Consumer Cyclical10.15%
Communication Services9.33%
Industrials7.48%
Consumer Defensive5.7%
Energy3.64%

Country weights

  • United States99.44%
  • Other17.26%
  • Switzerland0.28%
  • Netherlands0.15%
  • United Kingdom0.09%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States99.44%
Other17.26%
Switzerland0.28%
Netherlands0.15%
United Kingdom0.09%
Performance
1 week-0.7%
1 month-1.3%
3 months+6.3%
6 months+8.1%
YTD+11.8%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

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

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$3.8MAug+$1.3MSep+$1.3MOct−$3.8MAug+$1.3MSep+$1.3MOct−$3.8MAug+$1.3MSep+$1.3MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Aug−$3.8M
Sep$1.3M
Oct$1.3M
The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-2.6%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 0.9% of the book; the top ten carry 1%. Spread across 3+ 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
911shares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
IVV ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF$152,249$125,049
HODL VANECK BITCOIN TRUST$3,342$3,481

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

The case against SPBC

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat SPBC 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—-63bp on fee · 242× the assetsHead-to-head
IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust0.12%$64.8B—-60bp on fee · 1532× the assetsHead-to-head
DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF0.12%$6.3B—-60bp on fee · 149× the assetsHead-to-head
AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF0.15%$7.2B—-57bp on fee · 170× the assetsHead-to-head
AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF0.15%$4.5B—-57bp on fee · 106× the assetsHead-to-head
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