NPORT-EX 2 970921SIMPLIFY033125.htm
Simplify
Volatility
Premium
ETF
Consolidated
Schedule
of
Investments
March
31,
2025
(Unaudited)
1
Shares
Value
U.S.
Exchange-Traded
Funds
93.2%
Alternative
Funds
9.2%
Simplify
Multi-QIS
Alternative
ETF(a)
..........................................
3,975,000
$
92,264,520‌
Equity
Funds
57.9%
Simplify
US
Equity
PLUS
Upside
Convexity
ETF(a)
..............................
2,334,812
89,079,382‌
Simplify
US
Small
Cap
PLUS
Income
ETF(a)
...................................
95,000
1,859,122‌
SPDR
S&P500
ETF
Trust(b)
.................................................
872,087
487,836,747‌
578,775,251‌
Fixed
Income
Funds
26.1%
Simplify
Aggregate
Bond
ETF(a)
.............................................
5,193,254
109,837,322‌
Simplify
High
Yield
PLUS
Credit
Hedge
ETF(a)
..................................
1,299,393
29,808,075‌
Simplify
Intermediate
Term
Treasury
Futures
Strategy
ETF(a)
......................
3,843,182
50,845,298‌
Simplify
National
Muni
Bond
ETF(a)
...........................................
3,121,709
70,581,840‌
261,072,535‌
Total
U.S.
Exchange-Traded
Funds
(Cost
$993,528,326)
..............................
932,112,306‌
Principal
U.S.
Treasury
Bills
92.8%
U.S.
Treasury
Bill,
4.29%,
6/26/2025
(c)(d)
.....................................
$
900,000,000‌
890,991,504‌
U.S.
Treasury
Bill,
4.29%,
7/8/2025
(c)
.........................................
37,000,000‌
36,578,477‌
Total
U.S.
Treasury
Bills
(Cost
$927,579,814)
.......................................
927,569,981‌
Number
of
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Purchased
Options
0.6%
Calls
Exchange-Traded
0.6%
CBOE
Volatility
Index,
May
Strike
Price
$50,
Expires
5/21/25
.............
50,170
250,850,000‌
1,931,545‌
CBOE
Volatility
Index,
June
Strike
Price
$50,
Expires
6/18/25
............
48,000
240,000,000‌
2,592,000‌
CBOE
Volatility
Index,
July
Strike
Price
$50,
Expires
7/16/25
.............
18,171
90,855,000‌
1,172,030‌
5,695,575‌
Total
Purchased
Options
(Cost
$9,488,247)
...........................................
5,695,575‌
Principal
U.S.
Government
Obligations
0.0%†
U.S.
Treasury
Note,
2.88%,
6/15/2025(b)
(Cost
$99,642)
..........................................................
$
100,000‌
99,701‌
Total
Investments
186.6%
(Cost
$1,930,696,029)
..........................................................
$
1,865,477,563‌
Liabilities
in
Excess
of
Other
Assets
(86.6)%
........................................
(865,884,198‌)
Net
Assets
100.0%
............................................................
$
999,593,365‌
Simplify
Volatility
Premium
ETF
Consolidated
Schedule
of
Investments
(Continued)
March
31,
2025
(Unaudited)
2
Number
of
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Value
Written
Options
(0.5)%
Calls
Exchange-Traded
(0.2)%
S&P
500
Index,
April
Strike
Price
$600,
Expires
4/11/25
.................
(8,579)
$
(1,029,480,000‌)
$
(38,606‌)
U.S.
6-7
Note
FRI,
April
Strike
Price
$111,
Expires
4/04/25
...............
(4,000)
(444,000,000‌)
(2,062,500‌)
(2,101,106‌)
Puts
Exchange-Traded
(0.3)%
U.S.
2
Years
Future
Option,
May
Strike
Price
$103.5,
Expires
5/23/25
......
(6,000)
(1,242,000,000‌)
(3,187,500‌)
Total
Written
Options
(Premiums
Received
$7,143,108)
.................................
$
(5,288,606‌)
Less
than
0.05%
(a)
Affiliated
fund
managed
by
Simplify
Asset
Management
Inc.
(b)
Securities
with
an
aggregate
market
value
of
$2,449,134
have
been
pledged
as
collateral
for
options
as
of
March
31,
2025.
(c)
Represents
a
zero
coupon
bond.
Rate
shown
reflects
the
effective
yield.
(d)
Security,
or
a
portion
thereof,
in
the
amount
of
$890,982,000
has
been
pledged
as
collateral
for
reverse
repurchase
agreements
as
of
March
31,
2025.
At
March
31,
2025,
open
futures
contracts
were
as
follows:
Number
of
Contracts
Notional
Value
Expiration
Date
Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long
position
contracts:
U.S.
10
Years
Note
(CBT)
..........................
4,000
$
444,875,000‌
6/18/25
$
2,367,188‌
S&P
500
E-Mini
Future
............................
3,442
972,924,325‌
6/20/25
(5,727,166‌)
Total
unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation)
$
(3,359,978‌)
Short
position
contracts:
CBOE
VIX
Future
................................
(5,010)
(102,640,872‌)
5/21/25
3,617,181‌
Total
net
unrealized
appreciation
$
257,203‌
Simplify
Volatility
Premium
ETF
Consolidated
Schedule
of
Investments
(Continued)
March
31,
2025
(Unaudited)
3
Affiliates
Fiscal
period
to
date
transactions
with
companies
which
are
or
were
affiliates
are
as
follows:
Affiliate
Value
at
beginning
of
the
period
Purchases
Cost
Sales
Proceeds
Net
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
Net
Change
in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
Value
at
the
end
of
the
period
Number
of
Shares
at
the
end
of
the
period
Dividend
Income
Capital
Gain
Distributions
Simplify
Aggregate
Bond
ETF
$
101,656,343‌
$
6,238,604‌
$
—‌
$
—‌
$
1,942,375‌
$
109,837,322‌
5,193,254‌
$
5,982,663‌
$
—‌
Simplify
Enhanced
Income
ETF
—‌
80,085,479‌
(78,569,074‌)
(1,516,405‌)
—‌
—‌
—‌
822,522‌
—‌
Simplify
High
Yield
PLUS
Credit
Hedge
ETF
90,712,714‌
17,509,622‌
(80,026,023‌)
1,566,966‌
44,796‌
29,808,075‌
1,299,393‌
3,450,005‌
—‌
Simplify
Intermediate
Term
Treasury
Futures
Strategy
ETF
—‌
54,646,973‌
—‌
—‌
(3,801,675‌)
50,845,298‌
3,843,182‌
1,437,850‌
—‌
Simplify
MBS
ETF
44,541,053‌
126,751,311‌
(170,713,287‌)
(844,855‌)
265,778‌
—‌
—‌
1,909,181‌
—‌
Simplify
Multi-QIS
Alternative
ETF
—‌
98,585,565‌
—‌
—‌
(6,321,045‌)
92,264,520‌
3,975,000‌
1,192,500‌
—‌
Simplify
National
Muni
Bond
ETF
—‌
78,697,622‌
(122,571‌)
(3,688‌)
(7,989,523‌)
70,581,840‌
3,121,709‌
1,666,237‌
—‌
Simplify
Treasury
Option
Income
ETF
79,180,333‌
30,276,389‌
(109,325,612‌)
(1,262,905‌)
1,131,795‌
—‌
—‌
4,527,741‌
—‌
Simplify
US
Equity
PLUS
Upside
Convexity
ETF
—‌
99,046,461‌
—‌
—‌
(9,967,079‌)
89,079,382‌
2,334,812‌
186,785‌
—‌
Simplify
US
Small
Cap
PLUS
Income
ETF
—‌
2,148,900‌
—‌
—‌
(289,778‌)
1,859,122‌
95,000‌
9,500‌
—‌
$
316,090,443‌
$
593,986,926‌
$
(438,756,567‌)
$
(2,060,887‌)
$
(24,984,356‌)
$
444,275,559‌
19,862,350‌
$
21,184,984‌
$
—‌
Summary
of
Investment
Type††
Investment
Categories
%
of
Net
Assets
U.S.
Exchange-Traded
Funds
....................................................................
93.2‌%
U.S.
Treasury
Bills
.............................................................................
92.8‌%
Purchased
Options
............................................................................
0.6‌%
U.S.
Government
Obligations
....................................................................
0.0‌%†
Total
Investments
.............................................................................
186.6‌%
Liabilities
in
Excess
of
Other
Assets
...............................................................
(86.6‌)%
Net
Assets
..................................................................................
100.0‌%
Less
than
0.05%
††
The
percentage
shown
for
each
investment
category
is
the
total
value
of
investments
in
that
category
as
a
percentage
of
the
net
assets
of
the
Fund.
The
table
depicts
the
Fund's
investments
but
may
not
represent
the
Fund's
market
exposure
to
certain
derivatives,
if
any,
which
are
included
in
Liabilities
in
Excess
of
Other
Assets.
Simplify
Volatility
Premium
ETF
Consolidated
Schedule
of
Investments
(Continued)
March
31,
2025
(Unaudited)
4
At
March
31,
2025,
open
reverse
repurchase
agreements
were
as
follows:
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date
Face
Amount
Payable
for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
Morgan
Stanley
Capital
Services
LLC
4.56%
3/31/2025
4/2/2025
$
873,155,867‌
$
873,155,867‌
$
873,155,867‌
$
873,155,867‌