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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
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AUM
$2.84B
AUM Growth
+$291M
Cap. Flow
+$191M
Cap. Flow %
6.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
31.1%
Holding
193
New
73
Increased
29
Reduced
31
Closed
51

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ASH icon
Ashland
ASH
+$94.9M
2
SYF icon
Synchrony
SYF
+$65.9M
3
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$52M
4
LBTYA icon
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
+$50.6M
5
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$49.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$110M
2
GLNG icon
Golar LNG
GLNG
+$64.6M
3
HLT icon
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
+$60.1M
4
JNJ icon
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
BP icon
51
BP
BP
$113B
$17.9M 0.63%
+680,090
New +$19.3M
PPG icon
52
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.9B
$17.7M 0.62%
179,235
+72,055
+67% +$7.28M
CB
53
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$17.2M 0.61%
+129,877
New +$16.8M
CTSH icon
54
Cognizant
CTSH
$21.5B
$17.1M 0.6%
+284,728
New +$18.4M
AIZ icon
55
Assurant
AIZ
$13.7B
$16.8M 0.59%
208,474
+76,985
+59% +$6.35M
CSRA
56
DELISTED
CSRA Inc.
CSRA
$16.3M 0.57%
+543,359
New +$15.6M
SLB icon
57
SLB Ltd
SLB
$77.8B
$16.1M 0.57%
230,417
+87,377
+61% +$6.54M
RITM icon
58
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.09B
$15.7M 0.55%
1,292,533
-403,054
-24% -$4.97M
LYV icon
59
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$41.2B
$15.7M 0.55%
+638,647
New +$16.4M
ESS icon
60
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.9B
$15.3M 0.54%
+63,971
New +$14.7M
FANG icon
61
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$57.6B
$15.2M 0.54%
+227,874
New +$17M
LOW icon
62
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$116B
$15.2M 0.53%
+199,600
New +$14.8M
WNR
63
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
$14.8M 0.52%
414,858
+315,058
+316% +$13.5M
V icon
64
Visa
V
$677B
$13.9M 0.49%
179,632
+6,772
+4% +$525K
MS icon
65
Morgan Stanley
MS
$337B
$13.8M 0.49%
+434,140
New +$14.4M
DBD
66
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
$13.5M 0.48%
+450,080
New +$15.3M
FNF icon
67
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$13.9B
$13.4M 0.47%
555,564
+204,344
+58% +$4.99M
FENX
68
DELISTED
Fenix Parts, Inc.
FENX
$13.1M 0.46%
1,932,073
-42,927
-2% -$296K
BKU icon
69
Bankunited
BKU
$3.38B
$12.8M 0.45%
354,028
+54,228
+18% +$2.02M
EWQ icon
70
iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
$324M
$12.7M 0.45%
+525,000
New +$13.2M
WCN
71
Waste Connections
WCN
$42.8B
$12.4M 0.44%
329,916
-108,902
-25% -$3.91M
GS icon
72
Goldman Sachs
GS
$313B
$12.3M 0.43%
+68,002
New +$12.6M
GILD icon
73
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$161B
$12.1M 0.43%
+120,000
New +$12.5M
MRK icon
74
Merck
MRK
$324B
$12M 0.42%
+237,702
New +$12M
ALKS icon
75
Alkermes
ALKS
$8.82B
$10.4M 0.37%
+131,342
New +$9.2M
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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.