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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
+5.8%
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
$2.61B
AUM Growth
-$775M
Cap. Flow
-$879M
Cap. Flow %
-33.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.13%
Holding
237
New
65
Increased
27
Reduced
59
Closed
82

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
HUN icon
Huntsman Corp
HUN
+$67.9M
2
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$53.1M
3
JNPR
Juniper Networks
JNPR
+$52.9M
4
STZ icon
Constellation Brands
STZ
+$52.2M
5
CDK
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
+$41.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
HON icon
Honeywell
HON
+$87.2M
2
PNR icon
Pentair
PNR
+$71.5M
3
DISH
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
+$58.9M
4
FWONK icon
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
+$50.9M
5
FWONA icon
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
+$50.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.14%
2 Financials 14.87%
3 Healthcare 12.89%
4 Industrials 11.53%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
KSS icon
51
Kohl's
KSS
$2.16B
$18.3M 0.7%
+300,000
New +$17.3M
LH icon
52
Labcorp
LH
$25.2B
$18.1M 0.7%
+195,387
New +$17.3M
GSK icon
53
GSK
GSK
$107B
$17.2M 0.66%
322,417
+248,254
+335% +$13.9M
JACK icon
54
Jack in the Box
JACK
$314M
$17M 0.65%
+212,398
New +$15.5M
GE icon
55
GE Aerospace
GE
$364B
$16.4M 0.63%
135,761
-14,027
-9% -$1.72M
PACW
56
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$16.4M 0.63%
359,720
-37,980
-10% -$1.67M
VLO icon
57
Valero Energy
VLO
$89.5B
$16.1M 0.62%
+325,982
New +$15.8M
HSY icon
58
Hershey
HSY
$37.3B
$15.7M 0.6%
+151,110
New +$14.7M
AON icon
59
Aon
AON
$80.6B
$15.5M 0.59%
162,943
-26,723
-14% -$2.39M
AGO icon
60
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.73B
$15.2M 0.59%
586,672
-158,459
-21% -$3.82M
DRI icon
61
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$24.3B
$14.8M 0.57%
+281,836
New +$13.7M
HBI
62
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$14.2M 0.55%
509,844
-732,292
-59% -$20.1M
AZN icon
63
AstraZeneca
AZN
$269B
$14.2M 0.54%
+201,565
New +$14.4M
BIIB icon
64
Biogen
BIIB
$30.9B
$13.7M 0.53%
40,313
-55,083
-58% -$17.8M
KS
65
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
$13.2M 0.5%
+448,935
New +$13.1M
PRU icon
66
Prudential Financial
PRU
$42.6B
$12.8M 0.49%
141,531
-85,026
-38% -$7.3M
OEC icon
67
Orion
OEC
$403M
$12.7M 0.49%
749,780
-3,740
-0.5% -$60K
RITM icon
68
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.58B
$12.4M 0.48%
971,584
-224,418
-19% -$2.83M
ALGN icon
69
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.9B
$12.3M 0.47%
+220,000
New +$11.6M
TILE icon
70
Interface
TILE
$1.95B
$12.1M 0.46%
+735,508
New +$11.5M
SCHW
71
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$182B
$12.1M 0.46%
+400,923
New +$11.4M
ARMH
72
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
$11.9M 0.46%
257,001
+28,076
+12% +$1.2M
PRGO icon
73
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.44B
$11.8M 0.45%
+70,545
New +$11M
CB
74
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$11.5M 0.44%
+111,109
New +$11.1M
AAPL icon
75
Apple
AAPL
$4.97T
$11.1M 0.43%
+403,152
New +$11M
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Ascend Capital's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Ascend Capital held 237 positions worth $2.61B, down 23% from $3.38B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital withdrew a net $879M in Q4 2014, closing 82 positions and reducing 59 holdings. Its most notable exit was Honeywell, an estimated $87.2M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in Huntsman Corp worth $63.8M.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q4 2014 buy was Huntsman Corp: 2,799,273 shares worth $63.8M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Methanex in Q4 2014, an estimated $34.7M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $48.7M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Honeywell in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $87.2M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $2.61B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Ascend Capital opened 65 new positions and closed 82 in Q4 2014.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value fell 23% quarter-over-quarter to $2.61B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.