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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
Jan 2, 2026$44.86
Jan 5, 2026$45.40
Jan 6, 2026$45.61
Jan 7, 2026$45.37
Jan 8, 2026$45.35
Jan 9, 2026$45.62
Jan 12, 2026$45.75
Jan 13, 2026$45.79
Jan 14, 2026$45.73
Jan 15, 2026$45.71
Jan 16, 2026$45.73
Jan 20, 2026$44.45
Jan 21, 2026$45.00
Jan 22, 2026$45.22
Jan 23, 2026$45.22
Jan 26, 2026$45.41
Jan 27, 2026$45.66
Jan 28, 2026$45.65
Jan 29, 2026$45.30
Jan 30, 2026$45.09
Feb 2, 2026$45.06
Feb 3, 2026$44.57
Feb 4, 2026$44.20
Feb 5, 2026$43.16
Feb 6, 2026$44.36
Feb 9, 2026$44.62
Feb 10, 2026$44.35
Feb 11, 2026$44.28
Feb 12, 2026$43.47
Feb 13, 2026$43.59
Feb 17, 2026$43.53
Feb 18, 2026$43.83
Feb 19, 2026$43.72
Feb 20, 2026$44.06
Feb 23, 2026$43.43
Feb 24, 2026$43.80
Feb 25, 2026$44.41
Feb 26, 2026$44.05
Feb 27, 2026$43.74
Mar 2, 2026$43.87
Mar 3, 2026$43.51
Mar 4, 2026$44.13
Mar 5, 2026$43.59
Mar 6, 2026$42.95
Mar 9, 2026$43.45
Mar 10, 2026$43.38
Mar 11, 2026$43.39
Mar 12, 2026$42.73
Mar 13, 2026$42.50
Mar 16, 2026$43.08
Mar 17, 2026$43.16
Mar 18, 2026$42.46
Mar 19, 2026$42.30
Mar 20, 2026$41.69
Mar 23, 2026$42.20
Mar 24, 2026$41.94
Mar 25, 2026$42.24
Mar 26, 2026$41.28
Mar 27, 2026$40.50
Mar 30, 2026$40.33
Mar 31, 2026$41.59
Apr 1, 2026$41.92
Apr 2, 2026$41.86
Apr 6, 2026$42.24
Apr 7, 2026$42.17
Apr 8, 2026$43.41
Apr 9, 2026$43.76
Apr 10, 2026$43.75
Apr 13, 2026$44.19
Apr 14, 2026$44.78
Apr 15, 2026$45.18
Apr 16, 2026$45.31
Apr 17, 2026$45.96
Apr 20, 2026$45.79
Apr 21, 2026$45.44
Apr 22, 2026$46.12
Apr 23, 2026$45.89
Apr 24, 2026$46.26
Apr 27, 2026$46.26
Apr 28, 2026$45.99
Apr 29, 2026$45.90
Apr 30, 2026$46.47
May 1, 2026$46.73
May 4, 2026$46.63
May 5, 2026$47.10
May 6, 2026$47.75
May 7, 2026$47.49
May 8, 2026$47.85
May 11, 2026$48.08
May 12, 2026$47.97
May 13, 2026$48.20
May 14, 2026$48.65
May 15, 2026$47.89
May 18, 2026$47.74
May 19, 2026$47.40
May 20, 2026$47.96
May 21, 2026$48.07
May 22, 2026$48.16
May 26, 2026$48.45
May 27, 2026$48.39
May 28, 2026$48.55
May 29, 2026$48.66
Jun 1, 2026$48.67
Jun 2, 2026$48.49
Jun 3, 2026$48.05
Jun 4, 2026$48.13
Jun 5, 2026$46.73
Jun 8, 2026$46.95
Jun 9, 2026$46.73
Jun 10, 2026$46.06
Jun 11, 2026$46.90
Jun 12, 2026$47.11
Jun 15, 2026$48.06
Jun 16, 2026$47.85
Jun 17, 2026$47.16
Jun 18, 2026$47.64
Jun 22, 2026$47.51
Jun 23, 2026$46.76
Jun 24, 2026$46.43
Jun 25, 2026$46.30
Jun 26, 2026$46.39
Jun 29, 2026$46.92
Jun 30, 2026$47.19
Jul 1, 2026$47.22
Jul 2, 2026$47.26
Jul 6, 2026$47.82
Jul 7, 2026$47.60
Jul 8, 2026$47.35
Jul 9, 2026$47.78
Jul 10, 2026$48.05
Jul 13, 2026$47.52
Jul 14, 2026$47.94
Jul 15, 2026$48.05
Jul 16, 2026$47.80
Jul 17, 2026$47.38
Jul 20, 2026$47.32
Jul 21, 2026$47.84
Jul 22, 2026$47.75
Jul 23, 2026$47.07
Jul 24, 2026$47.04
Jul 27, 2026$47.11
Jul 28, 2026$47.16
Jul 29, 2026$46.41
Jul 30, 2026$47.31
Jul 31, 2026$47.51
Aug 3, 2026$48.21
Aug 4, 2026$49.11
Aug 5, 2026$49.20
Aug 6, 2026$48.94
Aug 7, 2026$49.30
Aug 10, 2026$49.18
Aug 11, 2026$48.97
Aug 12, 2026$49.14
Aug 13, 2026$49.45
Aug 14, 2026$49.34
Aug 17, 2026$49.24
Aug 18, 2026$48.94
Aug 19, 2026$49.30
Aug 20, 2026$49.24
Aug 21, 2026$49.77
Aug 24, 2026$49.84
Aug 25, 2026$49.98
Aug 26, 2026$49.92
Aug 27, 2026$50.34
Aug 28, 2026$50.05
Aug 31, 2026$49.99
Sep 1, 2026$49.52
Sep 2, 2026$49.75
Sep 3, 2026$50.64
Sep 4, 2026$50.27
Sep 8, 2026$49.90
Sep 9, 2026$49.63
Sep 10, 2026$49.31
Sep 11, 2026$49.77
Sep 14, 2026$49.67
Sep 15, 2026$49.11
Sep 16, 2026$48.90
Sep 17, 2026$49.57
Sep 18, 2026$49.91
Sep 21, 2026$51.22
Sep 22, 2026$51.19
Sep 23, 2026$50.66
Sep 24, 2026$50.58
Sep 25, 2026$50.68
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

Weekly net flows, YTD

Net outflow over the range: −$1M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
$0Aug 10$0Aug 17−$3.8MAug 24$0Aug 31$0Sep 7$0Sep 14+$1.3MSep 21$0Sep 28+$1.3MOct 5$0Oct 12$0Oct 19$0Aug 10$0Aug 17−$3.8MAug 24$0Aug 31$0Sep 7$0Sep 14+$1.3MSep 21$0Sep 28+$1.3MOct 5$0Oct 12$0Oct 19Aug 10−$3.8MAug 31Sep 21$0Oct 19
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Aug 10$0
Aug 17$0
Aug 24−$3.8M
Aug 31$0
Sep 7$0
Sep 14$0
Sep 21$1.3M
Sep 28$0
Oct 5$1.3M
Oct 12$0
Oct 19$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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