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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
+3.24%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$2.12B
AUM Growth
-$335M
(-14%)
Cap. Flow
-$494M
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
-23.29%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.64%
Holding
258
New
59
Increased
44
Reduced
58
Closed
87
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Waste Management
WM
|
+$69.3M |
| 2 |
Ametek
AME
|
+$43.6M |
| 3 |
Graphic Packaging
GPK
|
+$42.6M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$39.5M |
| 5 |
BERY
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
|
+$33M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$47.9M |
| 2 |
ANDV
Andeavor
ANDV
|
+$41.6M |
| 3 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$35.1M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$33.8M |
| 5 |
Masco
MAS
|
+$32.9M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 20.6% |
| 2 | Industrials | 13.78% |
| 3 | Technology | 13.55% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.7% |
| 5 | Energy | 10.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
IBKC
26
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
| $24.9M | 1.17% |
328,146
+81,772
| +33% | +$6.44M |
|
27
Ball Corp
BALL
$17.5B
| $22.9M | 1.08% |
644,302
+534,636
| +488% | +$20.5M |
|
28
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.11T
| $22.5M | 1.06% |
399,140
-459,060
| -53% | -$25M |
|
|
29
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.1T
| $22.1M | 1.04% |
395,500
-112,000
| -22% | -$6.05M |
|
30
Halliburton
HAL
$26B
| $21.8M | 1.03% |
483,570
-267,875
| -36% | -$13.3M |
|
31
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$24.8B
| $21.4M | 1.01% |
251,406
+151,368
| +151% | +$14M |
|
32
Xylem
XYL
$28.5B
| $20.2M | 0.95% |
300,525
+223,635
| +291% | +$16.2M |
|
33
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.4B
| $20.1M | 0.95% |
+151,167
| New | +$21.8M |
|
34
Devon Energy
DVN
$51.3B
| $19.5M | 0.92% |
443,538
+555
| +0.1% | +$21.5K |
|
|
EFII
35
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
| $19.2M | 0.9% |
588,516
-1,282
| -0.2% | -$40.8K |
|
36
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$16.1B
| $19.1M | 0.9% |
+110,663
| New | +$18.1M |
|
37
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$21.9B
| $19M | 0.9% |
+81,559
| New | +$19.7M |
|
38
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
| $18.5M | 0.87% |
218,160
-24,540
| -10% | -$1.95M |
|
39
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$39.9B
| $17.7M | 0.84% |
346,791
+176,926
| +104% | +$9.27M |
|
40
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.5B
| $17.3M | 0.81% |
+127,319
| New | +$15.5M |
|
41
Prudential Financial
PRU
$42.5B
| $16.6M | 0.78% |
177,907
-213,497
| -55% | -$21.6M |
|
42
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$165B
| $15.7M | 0.74% |
220,944
-213,577
| -49% | -$15.1M |
|
43
MetLife
MET
$62.4B
| $14.7M | 0.69% |
336,044
-352,337
| -51% | -$16.4M |
|
44
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.48T
| $14.2M | 0.67% |
73,106
-147,776
| -67% | -$26.7M |
|
45
F5
FFIV
$22.1B
| $14M | 0.66% |
81,049
-30,274
| -27% | -$5.05M |
|
|
MIC
46
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
| $13.6M | 0.64% |
321,570
-11,966
| -4% | -$470K |
|
|
CTXS
47
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
| $13.5M | 0.64% |
128,650
+34,444
| +37% | +$3.55M |
|
48
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.65B
| $13.4M | 0.63% |
101,415
+37,496
| +59% | +$3.54M |
|
|
CONE
49
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
| $13.3M | 0.63% |
227,467
+45,872
| +25% | +$2.49M |
|
50
XPO
XPO
$23.4B
| $13.1M | 0.62% |
378,137
-359,073
| -49% | -$13M |
|
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Ascend Capital's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Ascend Capital held 258 positions worth $2.12B, down 14% from $2.46B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.
Ascend Capital withdrew a net $494M in Q2 2018, closing 87 positions and reducing 58 holdings. Its most notable exit was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $47.9M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 21% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Technology.
Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in Graphic Packaging worth $41.7M.
- Ascend Capital's largest Q2 2018 buy was Graphic Packaging: 2,871,826 shares worth $41.7M.
- Ascend Capital added most to Waste Management in Q2 2018, an estimated $69.3M increase.
- Ascend Capital's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Andeavor, cutting an estimated $41.6M.
- Ascend Capital fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $47.9M.
- Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $2.12B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Ascend Capital opened 59 new positions and closed 87 in Q2 2018.
- Ascend Capital's portfolio value fell 14% quarter-over-quarter to $2.12B.
Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 13 Aug 2018.