Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P.Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P.

Institutional investor · Portfolio as of Q2 2020

Top Holdings2,682 positions

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Activity:
SPYSPY
PUT

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF

51.6M$15.9B18.6%———
Decreased
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SPYSPY
CALL

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF

13M$4B4.7%———
Decreased
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IWMIWM
PUT

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

18.2M$2.6B3.0%———
Increased
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QQQQQQ
PUT

Invesco QQQ Trust Series I

8.6M$2.1B2.5%———
Decreased
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AAPLAAPL
PUT

Apple Inc.

5.2M$1.9B2.2%———
Decreased
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MSFTMSFT
PUT

Microsoft Corporation

7.5M$1.5B1.8%———
Increased
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IWMIWM
CALL

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

10.1M$1.4B1.7%———
Increased
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QQQQQQ
CALL

Invesco QQQ Trust Series I

4.9M$1.2B1.4%———
Decreased
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AMZNAMZN
PUT

Amazon.com, Inc.

319,800$882.3M1.0%———
Decreased
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METAMETA
PUT

Meta Platforms Inc

3.6M$825.2M1.0%———
Decreased
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AAPLAAPL
CALL

Apple Inc.

2.1M$759.6M0.9%———
Decreased
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MSFTMSFT
CALL

Microsoft Corporation

3.3M$681.3M0.8%———
Decreased
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GLDGLD
CALL

SPDR GOLD TR

4M$662M0.8%———
Decreased
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SPYSPY
Unit

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF

2M$627.5M0.7%$255.63+10.81%
7 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
59
EFAEFA
PUT

ISHARES TR

9.5M$581.2M0.7%———
Decreased
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TSLATSLA
PUT

Tesla, Inc.

530,500$572.8M0.7%———
Increased
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FXIFXI
PUT

ISHARES TR

14.3M$566.6M0.7%———
Decreased
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NFLXNFLX
PUT

Netflix, Inc.

1.2M$558.9M0.7%———
Increased
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HYGHYG
PUT

ISHARES TR

6.7M$544.4M0.6%———
Decreased
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Alphabet Inc.

340,300$482.6M0.6%———
Decreased
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$85.5B
AUM
2,682
Positions
Q2 2020
Filing
HI score · 1.5/5
Quarterly 13F Value Change
+16%Q1'19$87.8B+5%Q2'19$91.9B-3%Q3'19$88.9B-3%Q4'19$86.7B-10%Q1'20$77.8B+10%Q2'20$85.5B
Activity profile
$ moved · Q2'20
New4%Increased52%Decreased42%Exited2%
Composition
Equity vs derivatives
Equity8%Puts60%Calls32%
Holding period
Avg 1.1 years
<1Q11%1-4Q17%1-2Y73%2Y+0%

Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. manages $85.5B across 2682 positions as of Q2 2020. Top holdings: SPY puts (18.6%), SPY calls (4.7%), IWM puts (3.0%). Fund DNA: Diversified Scout. HoldingsIntel Score: 1.5/5.0.

Q2 2020 Summary

Active quarter - 217 new positions, 160 exits, 318 increased. Top move: SPY (INCREASED, conviction 59). Portfolio: $85.5B across 2682 positions.

Top holdings by portfolio weight

Total AUM$7B
SPY0.73%
META0.27%
MSFT0.23%
AMZN0.23%
QQQ0.22%
NEE0.21%
EFA0.18%
GLD0.16%
AAPL0.15%
IWM0.11%
Other0.10%

Portfolio allocation by GICS sector

Sectors11
Unknown29.06%
Technology16.23%
Consumer Cyclical13.02%
Communication Services9.48%
Financial Services8.24%
Healthcare6.34%
Utilities5.35%
Industrials3.98%
Energy3.15%
Consumer Defensive3.10%
Other2.04%

Behavioral investing profile

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Diversified Scout- primarily Unknown, Technology, Consumer Cyclical
Compare DNA across all funds
7-dimension, SEC 13F-derived research score
Below Average(1.5 / 5.0)
Holdings P&L49
Conviction34
Concentration2
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Cost basis estimates based on full filing history using quarter-end prices. Actual transaction prices are not disclosed in 13F filings.

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