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Ascend Capital Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.99B
1-Year Est. Return 10.36%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.31%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
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AUM
$2.66B
AUM Growth
+$11.4M
Cap. Flow
-$365M
Cap. Flow %
-13.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.28%
Holding
276
New
116
Increased
46
Reduced
39
Closed
64

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$73.4M
2
WCN
Waste Connections
WCN
+$43.4M
3
MIC
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
+$39.5M
4
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
+$38.9M
5
FANG icon
Diamondback Energy
FANG
+$33.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LVNTA
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
+$115M
2
PBYI icon
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
+$65.5M
3
PRU icon
Prudential Financial
PRU
+$64M
4
HST icon
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
+$61M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$47M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 14.44%
2 Technology 12.23%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.15%
5 Industrials 10.15%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MLM icon
226
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$34.2B
– –
-185,485
Closed -$38.3M
NVCR icon
227
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.76B
– –
-654,152
Closed -$13M
PFE icon
228
Pfizer
PFE
$143B
– –
-67,566
Closed -$2.29M
PNR icon
229
Pentair
PNR
$10.8B
– –
-14,927
Closed -$681K
PRTA icon
230
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$448M
– –
-116,059
Closed -$7.52M
PRU icon
231
Prudential Financial
PRU
$42.6B
– –
-602,276
Closed -$64M
RIGL icon
232
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
RIGL
$723M
– –
-40,252
Closed -$1.02M
ROP icon
233
Roper Technologies
ROP
$40.4B
– –
-10,315
Closed -$2.51M
SEE
234
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
– –
-26,837
Closed -$1.15M
SITE icon
235
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$4.16B
– –
-59,887
Closed -$3.48M
TSN icon
236
Tyson Foods
TSN
$21.5B
– –
-263,963
Closed -$18.6M
TTWO icon
237
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$46.1B
– –
-10,126
Closed -$1.03M
VCYT icon
238
Veracyte
VCYT
$4.45B
– –
-123,276
Closed -$1.08M
VKTX icon
239
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$3.88B
– –
-488,208
Closed -$932K
VMC icon
240
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36.8B
– –
-274,308
Closed -$32.8M
VRTX icon
241
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$123B
– –
-45,739
Closed -$6.95M
VZ icon
242
Verizon
VZ
$197B
– –
-447,129
Closed -$22.1M
WATT icon
243
Energous
WATT
$71.8M
– –
-2,697
Closed -$20.5M
XPO icon
244
XPO
XPO
$23.4B
– –
-636,046
Closed -$14.9M
XRAY icon
245
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.84B
– –
-192,096
Closed -$11.5M
SRCL
246
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
– –
-198,687
Closed -$14.2M
SWN
247
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
– –
-92,327
Closed -$564K
WRK
248
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
– –
-30,568
Closed -$1.74M
SGEN
249
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
– –
-164,648
Closed -$8.96M
KDNY
250
DELISTED
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KDNY
– –
-20,252
Closed -$1.08M
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Ascend Capital's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Ascend Capital held 276 positions worth $2.66B, up 0.43% from $2.65B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital withdrew a net $365M in Q4 2017, closing 64 positions and reducing 39 holdings. Its most notable exit was Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures, an estimated $115M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 14% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Energy.

Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in CVS Health worth $73.2M.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q4 2017 buy was CVS Health: 1,009,152 shares worth $73.2M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Waste Connections in Q4 2017, an estimated $43.4M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Puma Biotechnology, cutting an estimated $65.5M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $115M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $2.66B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Ascend Capital opened 116 new positions and closed 64 in Q4 2017.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 0.43% quarter-over-quarter to $2.66B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 13 Feb 2018.