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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
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AUM
$2.12B
AUM Growth
-$335M
Cap. Flow
-$494M
Cap. Flow %
-23.29%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.64%
Holding
258
New
59
Increased
44
Reduced
58
Closed
87

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WM icon
Waste Management
WM
+$69.3M
2
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$43.6M
3
GPK icon
Graphic Packaging
GPK
+$42.6M
4
C icon
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 icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$35.1M
4
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$33.8M
5
MAS icon
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
APD icon
51
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.5B
$13.1M 0.62%
84,033
-14,494
-15% -$2.37M
BIIB icon
52
Biogen
BIIB
$30.9B
$12.8M 0.6%
43,945
+30,974
+239% +$8.71M
LOGM
53
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
$12.6M 0.59%
121,927
-17,929
-13% -$2.01M
KNX icon
54
Knight Transportation
KNX
$11.5B
$12M 0.57%
313,886
+62,261
+25% +$2.56M
SABR icon
55
Sabre
SABR
$716M
$11.8M 0.56%
480,495
-16,798
-3% -$390K
EXPE icon
56
Expedia Group
EXPE
$36.5B
$11.6M 0.55%
96,260
-33,382
-26% -$3.85M
WCN
57
Waste Connections
WCN
$43.6B
$11.2M 0.53%
149,371
-108,451
-42% -$8.11M
AMTD
58
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$11.2M 0.53%
205,217
+7,880
+4% +$469K
GDDY icon
59
GoDaddy
GDDY
$13.9B
$11.1M 0.52%
156,815
-26,582
-14% -$1.81M
CHRD icon
60
Chord Energy
CHRD
$7.68B
$10.8M 0.51%
+836,233
New +$9.52M
NUAN
61
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$10.6M 0.5%
877,868
+186,405
+27% +$2.31M
CHKP icon
62
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$14.3B
$10.5M 0.5%
+107,774
New +$10.7M
MSTR icon
63
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$34.1B
$10.4M 0.49%
816,300
-88,410
-10% -$1.15M
CSTM icon
64
Constellium
CSTM
$3.76B
$10M 0.47%
972,286
-64,952
-6% -$755K
VZ icon
65
Verizon
VZ
$197B
$9.98M 0.47%
+198,431
New +$9.61M
FMC icon
66
FMC
FMC
$1.25B
$9.95M 0.47%
128,634
-428,076
-77% -$31.8M
CE icon
67
Celanese
CE
$4.82B
$9.72M 0.46%
+87,512
New +$9.66M
ANDV
68
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
$9.61M 0.45%
73,233
-315,953
-81% -$41.6M
VFC icon
69
VF Corp
VFC
$5.92B
$9.56M 0.45%
124,563
+82,207
+194% +$6.19M
ECVT icon
70
Ecovyst
ECVT
$1.32B
$9.4M 0.44%
522,139
-34,244
-6% -$535K
DK icon
71
Delek US
DK
$3.98B
$9.15M 0.43%
+182,333
New +$9.07M
YUM icon
72
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.9B
$9.05M 0.43%
+115,626
New +$9.65M
NYT icon
73
New York Times
NYT
$12.6B
$8.94M 0.42%
345,138
+82,829
+32% +$1.95M
ZGNX
74
DELISTED
Zogenix, Inc.
ZGNX
$8.83M 0.42%
199,784
+94,958
+91% +$3.91M
BYD icon
75
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$6.75B
$8.8M 0.41%
253,936
-351,547
-58% -$12.4M
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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.