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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
+5.95%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$2.65B
AUM Growth
+$502M
(+23%)
Cap. Flow
+$127M
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
4.8%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.96%
Holding
215
New
70
Increased
41
Reduced
38
Closed
54
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
|
+$61.6M |
| 2 |
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
|
+$61.1M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
PRU
|
+$61M |
| 4 |
Viatris
VTRS
|
+$49.3M |
| 5 |
ANDV
Andeavor
ANDV
|
+$49.1M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MetLife
MET
|
+$53.9M |
| 2 |
Tapestry
TPR
|
+$32.5M |
| 3 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$32.3M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$30.7M |
| 5 |
Kraft Heinz
KHC
|
+$30.1M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.41% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 14.35% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.67% |
| 4 | Energy | 8.22% |
| 5 | Materials | 7.61% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PF
26
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
| $28.9M | 1.09% |
505,252
+253,670
| +101% | +$15M |
|
|
WP
27
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
| $28.8M | 1.09% |
+408,329
| New | +$27.8M |
|
28
Marriott International
MAR
$100B
| $28.4M | 1.07% |
+257,583
| New | +$26.6M |
|
|
CSRA
29
DELISTED
CSRA Inc.
CSRA
| $27.5M | 1.04% |
851,224
+496,668
| +140% | +$16M |
|
|
CTXS
30
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
| $27.1M | 1.02% |
+353,260
| New | +$27.4M |
|
|
PE
31
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
| $25.5M | 0.96% |
969,270
+6,421
| +0.7% | +$169K |
|
|
DISH
32
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
| $24M | 0.9% |
441,925
+378,022
| +592% | +$22.4M |
|
33
Golar LNG
GLNG
$4.82B
| $23.5M | 0.88% |
1,037,459
-37,274
| -3% | -$819K |
|
|
ATVI
34
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $23M | 0.87% |
356,400
+145,587
| +69% | +$9.08M |
|
|
MON
35
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
| $22.6M | 0.85% |
+188,461
| New | +$22.2M |
|
36
Verizon
VZ
$197B
| $22.1M | 0.83% |
+447,129
| New | +$21M |
|
|
WCN
37
Waste Connections
WCN
$43.6B
| $21.7M | 0.82% |
310,037
-375,140
| -55% | -$24.8M |
|
|
ANSS
38
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
| $21.6M | 0.82% |
176,182
+23,458
| +15% | +$2.95M |
|
39
Energous
WATT
$71.8M
| $20.5M | 0.77% |
2,697
| – | – |
|
40
NRG Energy
NRG
$26.2B
| $20.3M | 0.77% |
+792,934
| New | +$18.7M |
|
|
IBKC
41
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
| $20M | 0.75% |
243,114
-72,225
| -23% | -$5.67M |
|
|
WWE
42
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
| $19.7M | 0.74% |
+835,339
| New | +$17.9M |
|
43
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.63B
| $19M | 0.72% |
+394,898
| New | +$17.6M |
|
44
Dell
DELL
$239B
| $18.9M | 0.71% |
+872,840
| New | +$16.8M |
|
45
Tyson Foods
TSN
$21.5B
| $18.6M | 0.7% |
+263,963
| New | +$16.9M |
|
|
NUAN
46
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
| $18.4M | 0.69% |
1,350,925
+497,404
| +58% | +$7.1M |
|
47
Costco
COST
$432B
| $17.1M | 0.65% |
+104,258
| New | +$16.4M |
|
48
AT&T
T
$164B
| $16.7M | 0.63% |
563,190
+255,469
| +83% | +$7.25M |
|
49
Gen Digital
GEN
$16.5B
| $16.5M | 0.62% |
503,938
-133,142
| -21% | -$4.06M |
|
50
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$72.4B
| $16.3M | 0.62% |
235,170
+109,854
| +88% | +$7M |
|
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Ascend Capital's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2017, Ascend Capital held 215 positions worth $2.65B, up 23% from $2.15B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 27% of the portfolio.
Ascend Capital deployed $127M of net new capital in Q3 2017, opening 70 new positions and adding to 41 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Host Hotels & Resorts: 3,386,281 shares worth $62.6M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 14% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was MetLife, an estimated $53.9M trimmed.
- Ascend Capital's largest Q3 2017 buy was Host Hotels & Resorts: 3,386,281 shares worth $62.6M.
- Ascend Capital added most to Puma Biotechnology in Q3 2017, an estimated $61.1M increase.
- Ascend Capital's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was MetLife, cutting an estimated $53.9M.
- Ascend Capital fully exited Tapestry in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $32.5M.
- Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 27% of its $2.65B portfolio in Q3 2017.
- Ascend Capital opened 70 new positions and closed 54 in Q3 2017.
- Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 23% quarter-over-quarter to $2.65B.
Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.