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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
–
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
SWK icon
51
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.4B
$15M 0.56%
88,450
+36,479
+70% +$5.97M
CSTM icon
52
Constellium
CSTM
$3.75B
$14.4M 0.54%
1,294,824
+75,362
+6% +$802K
HCA icon
53
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$90.6B
$14.1M 0.53%
+160,371
New +$12.9M
EFII
54
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$14.1M 0.53%
477,061
+196,073
+70% +$6.56M
NUAN
55
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$13M 0.49%
921,183
-429,742
-32% -$5.78M
GEO icon
56
The GEO Group
GEO
$4B
$13M 0.49%
+551,015
New +$14M
PBYI icon
57
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$398M
$12.9M 0.49%
130,971
-585,746
-82% -$65.5M
WMT icon
58
Walmart Inc
WMT
$910B
$12.9M 0.48%
+391,251
New +$12M
FFIV icon
59
F5
FFIV
$22B
$12.4M 0.47%
+94,411
New +$11.7M
AMZN icon
60
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
$12M 0.45%
205,460
-854,520
-81% -$47M
DVN icon
61
Devon Energy
DVN
$51.4B
$11.8M 0.44%
+283,880
New +$10.7M
RTN
62
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$11.4M 0.43%
60,752
+33,063
+119% +$6.17M
ATHN
63
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$11.4M 0.43%
+85,557
New +$10.9M
ISRG icon
64
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$127B
$11.1M 0.42%
+90,840
New +$11.4M
HOLX
65
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$11M 0.41%
+257,658
New +$10.3M
C icon
66
Citigroup
C
$213B
$10.9M 0.41%
147,165
+15,216
+12% +$1.13M
TECD
67
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$10.8M 0.41%
110,465
+52,376
+90% +$4.91M
ORLY icon
68
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$75.3B
$10.8M 0.41%
+673,785
New +$10M
MDGL icon
69
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
MDGL
$12.6B
$10.8M 0.41%
117,494
+43,979
+60% +$2.51M
GCP
70
DELISTED
GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
GCP
$10.7M 0.4%
334,035
+184,694
+124% +$5.68M
NTAP icon
71
NetApp
NTAP
$34B
$10.2M 0.38%
+184,148
New +$9.24M
V icon
72
Visa
V
$703B
$10.1M 0.38%
88,505
-917
-1% -$101K
INCY icon
73
Incyte
INCY
$25.4B
$9.88M 0.37%
+104,304
New +$10.9M
WP
74
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$9.47M 0.36%
128,768
-279,561
-68% -$20M
FAST icon
75
Fastenal
FAST
$54.9B
$9.32M 0.35%
+681,440
New +$8.44M
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3
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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.