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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
+3.38%
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
$3.85B
AUM Growth
+$562M
Cap. Flow
+$416M
Cap. Flow %
10.82%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.4%
Holding
264
New
87
Increased
53
Reduced
31
Closed
84

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$153M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$148M
3
HOT
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
HOT
+$75.5M
4
PM icon
Philip Morris
PM
+$68.9M
5
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$68.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MAR icon
Marriott International
MAR
+$84.9M
2
HST icon
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
+$83.1M
3
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$75.7M
4
WYNN icon
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
+$73M
5
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$62.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 17.28%
2 Consumer Discretionary 16.94%
3 Financials 14.08%
4 Technology 13.04%
5 Industrials 9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NRF
26
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
NRF
$43.3M 1.13%
1,366,656
+184,061
+16% +$5.41M
PLCM
27
DELISTED
POLYCOM INC
PLCM
$43.2M 1.12%
+3,146,182
New +$39.5M
WBD icon
28
Warner Bros
WBD
$64.3B
$43M 1.12%
+1,017,640
New +$42.9M
TYC
29
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
$42.2M 1.1%
+949,511
New +$41.4M
ARRS
30
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$41.9M 1.09%
1,487,000
+714,583
+93% +$19.5M
IVZ icon
31
Invesco
IVZ
$12.4B
$41.9M 1.09%
1,131,662
+80,695
+8% +$2.8M
PAY
32
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
$41.5M 1.08%
1,226,431
+1,086,479
+776% +$32.2M
AGN
33
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$39.7M 1.03%
192,825
+117,725
+157% +$23.3M
FL
34
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$38.8M 1.01%
+825,229
New +$34.3M
TDC icon
35
Teradata
TDC
$2.88B
$38.8M 1.01%
788,000
-183,260
-19% -$8.26M
FRX
36
DELISTED
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
$38.8M 1.01%
+420,000
New +$33.9M
JAH
37
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$37.4M 0.97%
938,325
+428,037
+84% +$17.4M
JPM icon
38
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$916B
$36.4M 0.95%
599,006
-524,218
-47% -$30.3M
ROST icon
39
Ross Stores
ROST
$80.8B
$36.1M 0.94%
+1,008,752
New +$35.8M
FWONA icon
40
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$23.4B
$36M 0.93%
+1,547,967
New +$37M
DECK icon
41
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$14.1B
$35.9M 0.93%
2,700,000
+1,020,000
+61% +$13.5M
STZ icon
42
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.5B
$32.9M 0.86%
387,380
+237,380
+158% +$18.9M
AWI icon
43
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$7.37B
$31.9M 0.83%
+600,000
New +$34.2M
DLB icon
44
Dolby
DLB
$4.97B
$30.7M 0.8%
689,000
+608,200
+753% +$25.6M
IM
45
DELISTED
Ingram Micro
IM
$30.2M 0.78%
1,020,000
+243,300
+31% +$6.53M
DHR icon
46
Danaher
DHR
$138B
$29.7M 0.77%
+589,601
New +$30M
GS icon
47
Goldman Sachs
GS
$289B
$29.4M 0.76%
179,250
+122,261
+215% +$20.6M
ATVI
48
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$27.6M 0.72%
+1,350,000
New +$25.6M
ASH icon
49
Ashland
ASH
$3.34B
$27.1M 0.7%
556,581
+304,801
+121% +$14.3M
AWK icon
50
American Water Works
AWK
$27B
$24.5M 0.64%
540,517
-143,136
-21% -$6.19M
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Ascend Capital's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, Ascend Capital held 264 positions worth $3.85B, up 17% from $3.28B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital deployed $416M of net new capital in Q1 2014, opening 87 new positions and adding to 53 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Verizon: 3,241,647 shares worth $154M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 17% of assets, up from 5.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Teva Pharmaceuticals, an estimated $75.7M trimmed.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q1 2014 buy was Verizon: 3,241,647 shares worth $154M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Herc Holdings in Q1 2014, an estimated $53.3M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Teva Pharmaceuticals, cutting an estimated $75.7M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Marriott International in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $84.9M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.85B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • Ascend Capital opened 87 new positions and closed 84 in Q1 2014.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 17% quarter-over-quarter to $3.85B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 14 May 2014.