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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
+6.94%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$2.84B
AUM Growth
+$291M
(+11%)
Cap. Flow
+$191M
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
6.72%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
31.1%
Holding
193
New
73
Increased
29
Reduced
31
Closed
51
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ashland
ASH
|
+$94.9M |
| 2 |
Synchrony
SYF
|
+$65.9M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$52M |
| 4 |
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
|
+$50.6M |
| 5 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$49.4M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$110M |
| 2 |
Golar LNG
GLNG
|
+$64.6M |
| 3 |
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
|
+$60.1M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$56.9M |
| 5 |
BXLT
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
|
+$56.4M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 21.19% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.04% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.29% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.44% |
| 5 | Energy | 7.74% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Pfizer
PFE
$140B
| $31.2M | 1.1% |
1,018,832
+486,352
| +91% | +$15.3M |
|
27
Yelp
YELP
$1.38B
| $29.7M | 1.05% |
+1,031,227
| New | +$27.1M |
|
|
ARMH
28
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
| $29.4M | 1.03% |
649,264
-164,541
| -20% | -$7.77M |
|
29
Chevron
CVX
$388B
| $28.5M | 1% |
+316,397
| New | +$28.5M |
|
30
CALL
GSK
GSK
$103B
| $28.2M | 0.99% |
560,000
+80,000
| +17% | +$4.08M |
|
31
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.2B
| $27.8M | 0.98% |
+260,102
| New | +$27.4M |
|
32
TJX Companies
TJX
$170B
| $26.7M | 0.94% |
+753,122
| New | +$26.8M |
|
33
APA Corp
APA
$12.8B
| $26.5M | 0.93% |
+595,389
| New | +$27.7M |
|
34
Halliburton
HAL
$27.9B
| $26.3M | 0.93% |
773,691
+671,258
| +655% | +$25.3M |
|
35
Coca-Cola
KO
$354B
| $25.9M | 0.91% |
+602,995
| New | +$25.6M |
|
36
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
| $25.6M | 0.9% |
292,844
-192,119
| -40% | -$16M |
|
37
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$127B
| $24.3M | 0.86% |
+353,360
| New | +$23.4M |
|
38
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$35.9B
| $23.5M | 0.83% |
+357,991
| New | +$22.1M |
|
39
CALL
Biogen
BIIB
$29.9B
| $23M | 0.81% |
75,000
| – | – |
|
40
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
| $22.5M | 0.79% |
+155,722
| New | +$23.9M |
|
|
STJ
41
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
| $22.5M | 0.79% |
+364,560
| New | +$23M |
|
42
Humana
HUM
$46.7B
| $22.5M | 0.79% |
126,029
+31,677
| +34% | +$5.56M |
|
43
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
| $22.4M | 0.79% |
+1,328,715
| New | +$23M |
|
44
GoDaddy
GDDY
$12.3B
| $22.4M | 0.79% |
700,000
-450,000
| -39% | -$13.7M |
|
45
Amgen
AMGN
$203B
| $22.2M | 0.78% |
+136,497
| New | +$21.5M |
|
|
NBL
46
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
| $20.5M | 0.72% |
+621,731
| New | +$21.7M |
|
47
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$77.7B
| $20.4M | 0.72% |
453,952
+152,151
| +50% | +$6.81M |
|
|
MJN
48
CALL
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
| $19.7M | 0.69% |
250,000
-25,000
| -9% | -$1.97M |
|
49
OneMain Financial
OMF
$6.9B
| $19.5M | 0.69% |
470,049
+166,430
| +55% | +$7.64M |
|
|
MNK
50
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
| $18.7M | 0.66% |
250,628
+6,136
| +3% | +$413K |
|
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Ascend Capital's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2015, Ascend Capital held 193 positions worth $2.84B, up 11% from $2.55B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 31% of the portfolio.
Ascend Capital deployed $191M of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 73 new positions and adding to 29 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Ashland: 1,801,800 shares worth $90.5M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Golar LNG, an estimated $64.6M trimmed.
- Ascend Capital's largest Q4 2015 buy was Ashland: 1,801,800 shares worth $90.5M.
- Ascend Capital added most to Liberty Global Class A in Q4 2015, an estimated $50.6M increase.
- Ascend Capital's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Golar LNG, cutting an estimated $64.6M.
- Ascend Capital fully exited Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $110M.
- Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 31% of its $2.84B portfolio in Q4 2015.
- Ascend Capital opened 73 new positions and closed 51 in Q4 2015.
- Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $2.84B.
Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.