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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
+5.31%
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
$2.66B
AUM Growth
+$11.4M
Cap. Flow
-$365M
Cap. Flow %
-13.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.28%
Holding
276
New
116
Increased
46
Reduced
39
Closed
64

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$73.4M
2
WCN
Waste Connections
WCN
+$43.4M
3
MIC
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
+$39.5M
4
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
+$38.9M
5
FANG icon
Diamondback Energy
FANG
+$33.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LVNTA
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
+$115M
2
PBYI icon
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
+$65.5M
3
PRU icon
Prudential Financial
PRU
+$64M
4
HST icon
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
+$61M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$47M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 14.44%
2 Technology 12.23%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.15%
5 Industrials 10.15%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BABA icon
26
Alibaba
BABA
$276B
$26.2M 0.98%
+152,007
New +$27.2M
ATVI
27
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$25.9M 0.97%
409,784
+53,384
+15% +$3.38M
DLTR icon
28
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$24.8B
$25.8M 0.97%
240,809
+208,947
+656% +$20.4M
MCD icon
29
McDonald's
MCD
$193B
$24.9M 0.93%
+144,637
New +$24.3M
GOOGL icon
30
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.12T
$23.6M 0.89%
448,820
-164,120
-27% -$8.47M
MSFT icon
31
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.9T
$23.2M 0.87%
271,063
-131,325
-33% -$10.8M
EMN icon
32
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.69B
$22.9M 0.86%
246,707
+87,353
+55% +$7.94M
CTXS
33
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$22.5M 0.85%
256,131
-97,129
-27% -$8.23M
BALL icon
34
Ball Corp
BALL
$17.5B
$21.7M 0.82%
+574,235
New +$23.3M
MRK icon
35
Merck
MRK
$322B
$20.8M 0.78%
+387,370
New +$21.5M
YUM icon
36
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.9B
$20.4M 0.77%
+249,779
New +$19.8M
COP icon
37
ConocoPhillips
COP
$144B
$20.3M 0.76%
370,023
-336,033
-48% -$17.3M
DFS
38
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$19.5M 0.73%
+253,079
New +$17.4M
ADM icon
39
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$38.7B
$19.4M 0.73%
+485,084
New +$20M
GDDY icon
40
GoDaddy
GDDY
$13.9B
$18.3M 0.69%
364,546
+50,617
+16% +$2.4M
MGM icon
41
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$11.7B
$17.4M 0.65%
+521,510
New +$16.8M
APD icon
42
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.5B
$17.3M 0.65%
105,181
+9,654
+10% +$1.54M
BERY
43
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
$17M 0.64%
315,519
-301,279
-49% -$16.4M
MSTR icon
44
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$34.1B
$16.8M 0.63%
+1,280,160
New +$17.2M
ANSS
45
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$16.6M 0.62%
112,486
-63,696
-36% -$9.02M
CMCSA icon
46
Comcast
CMCSA
$87.3B
$16.6M 0.62%
413,844
+128,545
+45% +$4.83M
OMF icon
47
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.27B
$16.5M 0.62%
635,368
+254,036
+67% +$7.02M
BG icon
48
Bunge Global
BG
$20.9B
$16.5M 0.62%
245,245
+201,426
+460% +$13.7M
CX icon
49
Cemex
CX
$16.9B
$16.2M 0.61%
+2,159,555
New +$17.1M
AZO icon
50
AutoZone
AZO
$51.3B
$15M 0.56%
+21,126
New +$13.5M
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Ascend Capital's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Ascend Capital held 276 positions worth $2.66B, up 0.43% from $2.65B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital withdrew a net $365M in Q4 2017, closing 64 positions and reducing 39 holdings. Its most notable exit was Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures, an estimated $115M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in CVS Health worth $73.2M.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q4 2017 buy was CVS Health: 1,009,152 shares worth $73.2M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Waste Connections in Q4 2017, an estimated $43.4M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Puma Biotechnology, cutting an estimated $65.5M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $115M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $2.66B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Ascend Capital opened 116 new positions and closed 64 in Q4 2017.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 0.43% quarter-over-quarter to $2.66B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 13 Feb 2018.