About this ETF
The Simplify US Equity PLUS QIS ETF (SPQ) seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by overlaying a diversified basket of Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) on top of a core US equity exposure. The goal of the 100% equity + 50% QIS portfolio is to enhance both absolute and risk-adjusted returns of a core equity investment. The fund is also a simple way to gain exposure to an alternative return source without reducing equity exposure.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +11.91% | -6.07% | -19.38% | -4.97% | -11.54% | — | — | — | +0.90% |
| Total return | +11.91% | -5.80% | -6.24% | -4.65% | +3.57% | — | — | — | +13.39% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through May 23, 2025. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.57% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $57.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of May 22, 2025 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 6 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P500 EMINI FUT JUN25 | — | 40.25% | 6 | $1.8M |
| 2 | SIMPLIFY E MULTI-QIS ALTERNATIVE ET | QIS | 29.00% | 54.96K | $1.3M |
| 3 | ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF | IVV | 18.99% | 1.42K | $843.3K |
| 4 | Cash | — | 7.29% | 323.68K | $323.7K |
| 5 | B 06/17/25 Govt | — | 2.24% | 100.00K | $99.7K |
| 6 | B 08/05/25 Govt | — | 2.23% | 100.00K | $99.1K |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | — | Paid (last 12 months) | — |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Mar 26, 2025 | Last payment | $0.0800 (Mar 31, 2025) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2025 | Mar 26, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.0800 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $4.3675 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Sep 25, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.1000 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Jun 25, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.1000 |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Mar 26, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.1000 |
| Dec 26, 2023 | Dec 27, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.4438 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | — / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | — / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | — / — | Sortino 1Y | — |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 1.02 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | — |
| Downside deviation 1Y | — | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 830 | Average volume | 1.27K |
| AUM | $2.6M | Premium/Discount | +0.35% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
Latest News for SPQ
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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