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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
+10.76%
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
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$597M
Cap. Flow
+$166M
Cap. Flow %
5.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.55%
Holding
268
New
71
Increased
59
Reduced
39
Closed
90

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$77.8M
2
HST icon
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
+$67.9M
3
WYNN icon
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
+$64.1M
4
IP icon
International Paper
IP
+$63.6M
5
AAP icon
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
+$56.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$58.5M
2
LVNTA
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
+$57.9M
3
TNL icon
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
+$56M
4
ONIT
Onity Group
ONIT
+$44.1M
5
EXP icon
Eagle Materials
EXP
+$42.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 18.75%
2 Healthcare 13.67%
3 Technology 10.55%
4 Financials 10.48%
5 Materials 10.17%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LVNTA
26
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$36.8M 1.12%
1,221,000
-2,157,100
-64% -$57.9M
VRSN icon
27
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.3B
$36.1M 1.1%
603,239
+397,719
+194% +$21.9M
WAT icon
28
Waters Corp
WAT
$36.8B
$36M 1.1%
+359,718
New +$36.3M
HLF icon
29
Herbalife
HLF
$1.23B
$35.8M 1.09%
+910,052
New +$31.5M
GRMN
30
Garmin
GRMN
$46.9B
$35M 1.07%
757,332
+527,332
+229% +$25M
ALB icon
31
Albemarle
ALB
$13.5B
$34.5M 1.05%
544,404
+34,818
+7% +$2.31M
UNP icon
32
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$31.7M 0.97%
377,304
+128,904
+52% +$10.2M
NRF
33
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
NRF
$31.2M 0.95%
1,182,595
+259,473
+28% +$5.24M
TRW
34
DELISTED
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP
TRW
$30.9M 0.94%
415,000
+327,300
+373% +$24.6M
TWX
35
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$30.7M 0.93%
458,920
+406,770
+780% +$26.3M
CFN
36
DELISTED
CAREFUSION CORPORATION
CFN
$29.8M 0.91%
749,207
-348,634
-32% -$13.6M
AWK icon
37
American Water Works
AWK
$26.3B
$28.9M 0.88%
683,653
+180,075
+36% +$7.54M
RCL icon
38
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.7B
$28.5M 0.87%
+600,000
New +$25.5M
CF icon
39
CF Industries
CF
$19.2B
$27.4M 0.83%
587,525
+275,645
+88% +$12.1M
CTSH icon
40
Cognizant
CTSH
$21.5B
$27.1M 0.82%
535,950
+233,950
+77% +$10.7M
LLY icon
41
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.07T
$26.5M 0.81%
519,114
+439,114
+549% +$22M
PF
42
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
$26.4M 0.8%
961,800
+711,800
+285% +$19.3M
CYT
43
DELISTED
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
$26.3M 0.8%
564,188
+83,818
+17% +$3.63M
VTRS icon
44
Viatris
VTRS
$20.1B
$26M 0.79%
+600,000
New +$24.7M
BRCM
45
DELISTED
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
$25.5M 0.78%
860,000
+295,484
+52% +$8.05M
CE icon
46
Celanese
CE
$5.09B
$24.5M 0.75%
443,489
-131,949
-23% -$7.31M
MRK icon
47
Merck
MRK
$324B
$24.3M 0.74%
+507,770
New +$23.2M
DECK icon
48
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$13.3B
$23.6M 0.72%
+1,680,000
New +$20.7M
TEL icon
49
TE Connectivity
TEL
$58.8B
$23.3M 0.71%
422,202
+137,956
+49% +$7.25M
APD icon
50
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.3B
$22.4M 0.68%
216,216
-332,011
-61% -$33.5M
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Ascend Capital's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Ascend Capital held 268 positions worth $3.28B, up 22% from $2.69B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital deployed $166M of net new capital in Q4 2013, opening 71 new positions and adding to 59 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Teva Pharmaceuticals: 1,975,045 shares worth $79.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 19% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures, an estimated $57.9M trimmed.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q4 2013 buy was Teva Pharmaceuticals: 1,975,045 shares worth $79.2M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Host Hotels & Resorts in Q4 2013, an estimated $67.9M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures, cutting an estimated $57.9M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Perrigo in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $58.5M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Ascend Capital opened 71 new positions and closed 90 in Q4 2013.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 22% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 14 Feb 2014.