Simplify
Hedged
Equity
ETF
Schedule
of
Investments
March
31,
2024
(Unaudited)
1
Shares
Value
Exchange-Traded
Funds
–
102.0%
Equity
Funds
–
102.0%
iShares
Core
S&P
500
ETF(a)(b)
(Cost
$302,502,442)
.....................................................
640,989
$
336,987,147
Number
of
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Purchased
Options
–
0.3%
Puts
–
Exchange-Traded
–
0.3%
S&P
500
Index,
April
Strike
Price
$4,540,
Expires
4/19/24
...............
213
$
96,702,000
38,340
S&P
500
Index,
May
Strike
Price
$4,775,
Expires
5/17/24
...............
213
101,707,500
199,155
S&P
500
Index,
June
Strike
Price
$4,875,
Expires
6/21/24
...............
214
104,325,000
595,990
833,485
Total
Purchased
Options
(Cost
$2,415,749)
...........................................
833,485
Shares
Money
Market
Funds
–
0.3%
Fidelity
Investments
Money
Market
Treasury
Only
Portfolio
-
Class
I,
5.20%(c)
(Cost
$918,535)
.........................................................
918,535
918,535
Total
Investments
–
102.6%
(Cost
$305,836,726)
...........................................................
$
338,739,167
Liabilities
in
Excess
of
Other
Assets
–
(2.6)%
.........................................
(8,467,799)
Net
Assets
–
100.0%
............................................................
$
330,271,368
Number
of
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Written
Options
–
(2.6)%
Calls
–
Exchange-Traded
–
(2.5)%
S&P
500
Index,
April
Strike
Price
$5,020,
Expires
4/19/24
...............
(213)
$
(106,926,000)
$
(5,394,225)
S&P
500
Index,
May
Strike
Price
$5,310,
Expires
5/17/24
...............
(213)
(113,103,000)
(1,574,070)
S&P
500
Index,
June
Strike
Price
$5,425,
Expires
6/21/24
...............
(214)
(116,095,000)
(1,392,070)
(8,360,365)
Puts
–
Exchange-Traded
–
(0.1)%
S&P
500
Index,
April
Strike
Price
$3,820,
Expires
4/19/24
...............
(213)
$
(81,366,000)
$
(12,780)
S&P
500
Index,
May
Strike
Price
$4,020,
Expires
5/17/24
...............
(213)
(85,626,000)
(47,393)
S&P
500
Index,
June
Strike
Price
$4,110,
Expires
6/21/24
...............
(214)
(87,954,000)
(126,260)
(186,433)
Total
Written
Options
(Premiums
Received
$4,204,759)
.................................
$
(8,546,798)
(a)
A
copy
of
the
security's
annual
report
to
shareholders
may
be
obtained
without
charge
at
www.ishares.com.
(b)
Securities
with
an
aggregate
market
value
of
$228,177,335
have
been
pledged
as
collateral
for
options
as
of
March
31,
2024.
(c)
Rate
shown
reflects
the
7-day
yield
as
of
March
31,
2024.
Simplify
Hedged
Equity
ETF
Schedule
of
Investments
(Continued)
March
31,
2024
(Unaudited)
2
††
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.
Summary
of
Investment
Type††
Industry
%
of
Net
Assets
Exchange-Traded
Funds
...........................................................................
102.0%
Purchased
Options
...............................................................................
0.3%
Money
Market
Funds
.............................................................................
0.3%
Total
Investments
................................................................................
102.6%
Liabilities
in
Excess
of
Other
Assets
..................................................................
(2.6)%
Net
Assets
.....................................................................................
100.0%