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Ascend Capital

Ascend Capital Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.99B Turnover 62.96%
1-Year Est. Return 10.37%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+3.4%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.37%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.46%
10 Year Est. Return
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AUM
$1.99B
AUM Growth
-$132M
Cap. Flow
-$310M
Cap. Flow %
-15.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
29.25%
Holding
243
New
73
Increased
28
Reduced
54
Closed
80
Avg Time Held
0.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
0.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
0.3 years

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WM icon
Waste Management
WM
+$75.2M
2
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$40M
3
DD icon
DuPont de Nemours
DD
+$37.7M
4
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$32.3M
5
DELL icon
Dell
DELL
+$30.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 22.56%
2 Technology 12.92%
3 Healthcare 12.77%
4 Industrials 11.32%
5 Financials 10.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
EFII
26
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$19.5M 0.98%
573,059
-15,457
-3% -$524K
2017 Q1
6 quarters
APD icon
27
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$70.5B
$19.5M 0.98%
116,823
+32,790
+39% +$5.34M
2017 Q1
6 quarters
MSFT icon
28
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.88T
$18.3M 0.92%
160,394
-118,624
-43% -$12.9M
2013 Q3
20 quarters
WMT icon
29
Walmart Inc
WMT
$980B
$17.6M 0.89%
+563,007
New +$17.2M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
CHKP icon
30
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$15.5B
$17.6M 0.89%
149,752
+41,978
+39% +$4.77M
2018 Q2
1 quarter
ADSK icon
31
Autodesk
ADSK
$52.2B
$17.3M 0.87%
110,870
-126,005
-53% -$17.8M
2016 Q4
7 quarters
SITE icon
32
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$4.78B
$16.8M 0.84%
+222,759
New +$19.5M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
LVS icon
33
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$23.9B
$16.8M 0.84%
+282,837
New +$19M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
AQUA
34
DELISTED
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. Common Stock
AQUA
$16.6M 0.83%
931,438
+891,599
+2,238% +$17.5M
2017 Q4
3 quarters
WYNN icon
35
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$7.69B
$15M 0.75%
118,235
-42,509
-26% -$6.31M
2018 Q1
2 quarters
GOOG icon
36
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.42T
$15M 0.75%
251,060
-144,440
-37% -$8.65M
2018 Q1
2 quarters
HIG icon
37
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$35.5B
$14.8M 0.75%
296,995
-49,796
-14% -$2.56M
2018 Q1
2 quarters
MIC icon
38
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
$14.8M 0.74%
320,680
-890
-0.3% -$40.7K
2017 Q3
4 quarters
SWCH
39
DELISTED
Switch, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SWCH
$14.7M 0.74%
+1,365,467
New +$16.4M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
AMZN icon
40
Amazon
AMZN
$2.6T
$14.5M 0.73%
144,760
-73,400
-34% -$6.9M
2016 Q4
7 quarters
CZR icon
41
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
$14.4M 0.72%
+1,407,639
New +$14.8M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
HRI icon
42
Herc Holdings
HRI
$5.55B
$14.1M 0.71%
+275,121
New +$14.9M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
EXPE icon
43
Expedia Group
EXPE
$34.3B
$14M 0.7%
107,503
+11,243
+12% +$1.46M
2018 Q1
2 quarters
FFIV icon
44
F5
FFIV
$19.2B
$14M 0.7%
70,219
-10,830
-13% -$1.98M
2017 Q4
3 quarters
BERY icon
45
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
$13.8M 0.69%
311,160
-464,432
-60% -$20.4M
2016 Q3
8 quarters
DK icon
46
Delek US
DK
$4.5B
$13.6M 0.68%
319,863
+137,530
+75% +$6.79M
2018 Q2
1 quarter
DELL icon
47
Dell
DELL
$270B
$12.9M 0.65%
474,075
-1,141,925
-71% -$30.5M
2017 Q3
4 quarters
MRO icon
48
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$12.4M 0.62%
+533,393
New +$11.2M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
ORCL icon
49
Oracle
ORCL
$396B
$12.1M 0.61%
235,472
-391,257
-62% -$19M
2017 Q4
3 quarters
SEE icon
50
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$12.1M 0.61%
+300,616
New +$12.4M
2018 Q3
0 quarters

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Ascend Capital's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Ascend Capital held 243 positions worth $1.99B, down 6.2% from $2.12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital withdrew a net $310M in Q3 2018, closing 80 positions and reducing 54 holdings. Its most notable exit was Waste Management, an estimated $75.2M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 23% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in Express Scripts Holding Company worth $43.1M.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q3 2018 buy was Express Scripts Holding Company: 453,477 shares worth $43.1M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Waste Connections in Q3 2018, an estimated $72.4M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Ametek, cutting an estimated $32.3M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Waste Management in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $75.2M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $1.99B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Ascend Capital opened 73 new positions and closed 80 in Q3 2018.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value fell 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $1.99B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.