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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
+3.24%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$2.12B
AUM Growth
-$335M
Cap. Flow
-$494M
Cap. Flow %
-23.29%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.64%
Holding
258
New
59
Increased
44
Reduced
58
Closed
87

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WM icon
Waste Management
WM
+$69.3M
2
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$43.6M
3
GPK icon
Graphic Packaging
GPK
+$42.6M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$39.5M
5
BERY
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
+$33M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$47.9M
2
ANDV
Andeavor
ANDV
+$41.6M
3
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$35.1M
4
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$33.8M
5
MAS icon
Masco
MAS
+$32.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 20.6%
2 Industrials 13.78%
3 Technology 13.55%
4 Financials 10.7%
5 Energy 10.48%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
URI icon
226
United Rentals
URI
$65.8B
– –
-10,814
Closed -$1.87M
VMC icon
227
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36.8B
– –
-119,736
Closed -$13.7M
VST icon
228
Vistra
VST
$48.2B
– –
-52,487
Closed -$1.09M
WTFC icon
229
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.7B
– –
-99,526
Closed -$8.56M
LGF.A
230
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
– –
-173,148
Closed -$4.47M
ALTR
231
DELISTED
Altair Engineering Inc
ALTR
– –
-142,733
Closed -$4.48M
CBAY
232
DELISTED
Cymabay Therapeutics
CBAY
– –
-98,800
Closed -$1.28M
CURO
233
DELISTED
CURO Group Holdings Corp.
CURO
– –
-134,143
Closed -$2.31M
WWE
234
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
– –
-427,855
Closed -$15.4M
BLCM
235
DELISTED
Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
BLCM
– –
-40,099
Closed -$2.63M
SHLX
236
DELISTED
Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.
SHLX
– –
-14,528
Closed -$306K
TMX
237
DELISTED
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.
TMX
– –
-365,424
Closed -$12.4M
MGP
238
DELISTED
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A common shares representing limited liability company interests
MGP
– –
-38,120
Closed -$1.01M
ADSW
239
DELISTED
Advanced Disposal Services Inc
ADSW
– –
-85,349
Closed -$1.9M
ETFC
240
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
– –
-309,187
Closed -$17.1M
GWR
241
DELISTED
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
GWR
– –
-50,126
Closed -$3.55M
WAGE
242
DELISTED
WageWorks, Inc.
WAGE
– –
-58,694
Closed -$2.65M
BMS
243
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
– –
-101,550
Closed -$4.42M
EDR
244
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
– –
-168,104
Closed -$5.51M
TWX
245
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
– –
-506,956
Closed -$47.9M
IPXL
246
DELISTED
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
IPXL
– –
-176,353
Closed -$3.43M
ATVI
247
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
– –
-164,347
Closed -$11.1M
LJPC
248
DELISTED
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
LJPC
– –
-251,644
Closed -$7.49M
CZR
249
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
– –
-243,650
Closed -$2.74M
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Ascend Capital's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, Ascend Capital held 258 positions worth $2.12B, down 14% from $2.46B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital withdrew a net $494M in Q2 2018, closing 87 positions and reducing 58 holdings. Its most notable exit was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $47.9M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 21% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Technology.

Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in Graphic Packaging worth $41.7M.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q2 2018 buy was Graphic Packaging: 2,871,826 shares worth $41.7M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Waste Management in Q2 2018, an estimated $69.3M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Andeavor, cutting an estimated $41.6M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $47.9M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $2.12B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • Ascend Capital opened 59 new positions and closed 87 in Q2 2018.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value fell 14% quarter-over-quarter to $2.12B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 13 Aug 2018.