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Simplify US Equity PLUS Bitcoin Strategy ETF

SPBCNasdaqSimplifyThis fund does not currently behave like the group it was assigned to, so its grouping is being re-reviewed. Grading pauses until the review resolves, because a letter measured against the wrong peer group would be a statement about the wrong funds.

$50.46+0.11 (+0.22%)

As of Oct 21, 2026, 10:25 AM ET

Intraday session: up, 12 prints from 50.35 to 50.46. Range 50.44 to 50.59. Use the arrow keys to read each point.50.4050.5050.5510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.54%
Fund size
$43M
1Y total return
+12.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.79%
Holdings
4
Avg volume · 30D
6.92K sh
NAV per share
$50.23
52W range
low $40.29high $51.50
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net SPBC Grade

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Under classification review

This fund does not currently behave like the group it was assigned to, so its grouping is being re-reviewed. Grading pauses until the review resolves, because a letter measured against the wrong peer group would be a statement about the wrong funds.

Our read on SPBC

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In short

A US equity core with a bitcoin sleeve and an active options overlay, in one ticker. The bitcoin piece comes from futures and bitcoin-linked funds, never coins, and it charges about half its cohort's median fee.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks income and capital appreciation through Bitcoin exposure obtained via Bitcoin futures and/or Bitcoin-related exchange-traded products, combined with an actively managed options overlay. It does not invest directly in Bitcoin.

Why people hold it

  • Fee is 0.54%, against a 0.96% median for its crypto-overlay income cohort. Roughly half price for the same shelf.
  • One ticker, two jobs: US equity exposure plus bitcoin exposure, with an actively managed options overlay run for income on top.
  • Ordinary 1940 Act fund wrapper. Bitcoin exposure arrives through futures and bitcoin-related exchange-traded products, so there is no wallet, key or crypto account on your end.
  • Stands among the strongest builds in a 19-fund crypto-overlay group, and it has been running this blend since 2021, before most of the field existed.

Worth knowing

  • Two engines under one hood: equity moves and bitcoin moves land in the same NAV, so swings can stack rather than offset.
  • Bitcoin exposure is indirect. Futures roll costs and the pricing of bitcoin-related ETPs can pull the sleeve's path away from spot bitcoin.
  • Assets are modest and the shares trade lightly, which tends to mean wider spreads than the giants of the category. Payouts land quarterly.

SPBC Holdings

As of Oct 20, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
4
Top-10 weight
100%
Largest holding
IVV79.7%

Sectors

  • Technology40.0%
  • Financials11.4%
  • Communication9.9%
  • Health Care9.4%
  • Consumer Discretionary8.8%
  • Industrials7.6%
  • Consumer Staples4.4%
  • Energy3.4%
  • Utilities1.9%
  • Real Estate1.7%
  • Materials1.6%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1IVVIshares Core S+p 500 Etf79.72%49,406$38M57
2—S&P500 Emini Fut DEC2610.54%13$5.03M8
3HODLVaneck Bitcoin Etf8.78%181,171$4.19M9
4—Cash0.96%458,808$459K108

Showing 1–4 of 4 holdings

SPBC Performance

Launched May 24, 2021

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
SPBC$11,288
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,580
Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026. SPBC $11,288. SPY $11,580. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 20, 2025 – Oct 20, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 20, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for SPBC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSPBC
Year to date+13.3%
1 month+1.1%
3 months+6.6%
1 year+12.9%
3 yearsper year+28.9%
5 yearsper year+14.2%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year—

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for SPBC
YearReturn barSPBC
2026 YTD+13.3%
2025+16.9%
2024+37.3%
2023+48.1%
2022−28.0%
2021+15.2%

History from May 25, 2021

SPBC in the news

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SPBC Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 20, 2026.
0.79%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.40Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.10 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2021–2026

One bar per payment. 19 payments from 2021 to 2026 YTD. Jun 28, 2021 $0.04; Sep 27, 2021 $0.01; Dec 27, 2021 $0.42; Mar 28, 2022 $0.02; Jun 27, 2022 $0.10; Mar 27, 2023 $0.88; Jun 27, 2023 $0.10; Sep 27, 2023 $0.10; Mar 25, 2024 $0.10; Jun 25, 2024 $0.10; Sep 25, 2024 $0.08; Dec 23, 2024 $0.10; Mar 26, 2025 $0.08; Jun 25, 2025 $0.10; Sep 25, 2025 $0.10; Dec 23, 2025 $0.10; Mar 26, 2026 $0.10; Jun 25, 2026 $0.10; Sep 25, 2026 $0.10. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 25, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.10
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.10
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.10
Dec 23, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.10
Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.10
Jun 25, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.10
Mar 26, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.08
Dec 23, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.10
Sep 25, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.08
Jun 25, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.10
Mar 25, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.10
Sep 27, 2023Sep 29, 2023$0.10

SPBC Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
15.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.42
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−33.8%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.21
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

SPBC Cost

Expense ratio0.54%

SPBC costs $54.00 a year on $10,000.