Investment objective & strategy
As of Oct. 27, 2023 · prospectusObjective. Investment Objective: The Simplify Tail Risk Strategy ETF (the Fund or CYA) seeks to provide income and capital appreciation while protecting against significant downside risk.
Strategy. Principal Investment Strategies: The Fund is an actively managed, fund of funds exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in fixed income and income generating ETFs. The term fund of funds is used to describe mutual funds and ETFs that pursue their investment objective by investing in other funds. Income Strategy The Fund invests in fixed income and income generating ETFs. The Fund will invest between 50-90% of the Funds assets in income generating ETFs and fixed income ETFs, including affiliated funds managed by the adviser. The Fund considers an ETF an income generating ETF if the ETF demonstrates an attractive distribution or income yield (i.e., a yield that is greater than 2 year Treasury … Principal Investment Strategies: The Fund is an actively managed, fund of funds exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in fixed income and income generating ETFs. The term fund of funds is used to describe mutual funds and ETFs that pursue their investment objective by investing in other funds. Income Strategy The Fund invests in fixed income and income generating ETFs. The Fund will invest between 50-90% of the Funds assets in income generating ETFs and fixed income ETFs, including affiliated funds managed by the adviser. The Fund considers an ETF an income generating ETF if the ETF demonstrates an attractive distribution or income yield (i.e., a yield that is greater than 2 year Treasury notes), for example, ETFs that invest in REITs or MLPs or ETFs that seek to provide the inverse of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. A REIT is a company that owns, operates, or finances income-generating real estate. An MLP is a business venture that exists in the form of a publicly traded limited partnership. The Fund defines fixed income ETFs as ETFs that invest in debt securities of any credit quality or maturity. Fixed income ETFs may invest in securities with credit quality below investment grade (commonly referred to as junk bonds). The Fund defines junk bonds as those rated below Baa3 by Moodys Investors Service or below BBB- by Standard and Poors Rating Group, or, if unrated, determined by the adviser to be of similar credit quality. The Fund invests in companies without restriction as to capitalization. Under normal circumstances the Fund may invest in shares of any fund in Simplify Exchange Traded Funds (the Trust), each an affiliated ETF. Downside Mitigation Strategy The Fund may invest up to 20% of the Funds portfolio in derivatives to hedge all or some of the downside risks associated with investing in equity securities commonly known as tail risk. Such derivatives may include puts and put spread options on ETFs (a put spread option strategy is when the adviser buys and sells an equal number of put options but with different strike prices), interest rate futures and options (derivatives that allow the buyer or seller to purchase or sell an interest bearing asset at a future date), credit default swap index options (options to buy or sell protection on a specific reference credit with a specific maturity), ETFs that invest in credit default swap index options, and over-the-counter foreign exchange (FX) futures and options (currency derivative contracts that obligate the buyer or seller to transact at a set price and predetermined time). The Fund may temporarily invest in cash equivalents, debt securities and volatility-related derivative contracts. For example, if equity market volatility is increasing, the Fund may invest in options linked to securities and market indices, including the VIX index which represents expected return volatility of the S&P 500 Index. The adviser believes its risk reduction strategies give it the flexibility to take advantage of opportunities that falling equity markets present. Nonetheless, if the adviser does not perceive appropriate opportunities, then the Fund may invest in cash equivalents. The adviser uses its tail risks hedging strategy to help protect against sudden market declines. The adviser selects derivatives based upon its evaluation of relative value based on cost, strike price (price that the option can be bought or sold by the option holder) and maturity (the last date the option contract is valid) and will exercise or close the options based on maturity or portfolio rebalancing requirements. The adviser anticipates purchasing and selling its derivatives on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, depending upon the Funds rebalancing requirements and expiration dates. However, the adviser may rebalance the Funds derivative portfolio on a more frequent basis for a number of reasons such as when market volatility renders the protection provided by the derivative strategy ineffective or a derivative position has appreciated to the point that it is prudent to decrease the Funds exposure and realize gains for the Funds shareholders. While the use of derivatives is intended to improve the Funds performance, there is no guarantee that it will do so.
Top holdings
As of Dec. 29, 2023 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| STATE STREET SPDR BLOOMBERG 1-3 MONTH T-BILL ETF MUTUAL FUND | BIL | $1.72M | 79.80% |
| WW GRAINGER INC | XSP 9 P659.92 | $297.22K | 13.78% |
| FIDELITY INV MMTRSY 1 680 | — | $266.28K | 12.35% |
| WW GRAINGER INC | XSP 9 P659.92 | $91.50K | 4.24% |
| WW GRAINGER INC | XSP 9 P659.92 | $60.00K | 2.78% |
| XAV HEALTH CARE | XASH6 | $7.50K | 0.35% |
| WW GRAINGER INC | XSP 9 P659.92 | $7.00K | 0.32% |
| Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF | TUA | $4.07K | 0.19% |
| XAV HEALTH CARE | XASH6 | $3.75K | 0.17% |
| SIMPLIFY EN INC | — | $3.51K | 0.16% |
Portfolio moves
Sep 29, 2023 → Dec 29, 2023How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| FormulaFolios Smart Growth ETF · FFSG | 23% | 0.70% |
| FormulaFolios Hedged Growth ETF · FFHG | 19% | 1.04% |
| FormulaFolios Tactical Income ETF · FFTI | 16% | 0.89% |
Footnotes
- Net assets and holdings count as of December 29, 2023, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
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