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Ascend Capital

Ascend Capital Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.99B Turnover 62.96%
1-Year Est. Return 10.37%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+3.4%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.37%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.46%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$1.99B
AUM Growth
-$132M
Cap. Flow
-$310M
Cap. Flow %
-15.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
29.25%
Holding
243
New
73
Increased
28
Reduced
54
Closed
80
Avg Time Held
0.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
0.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
0.3 years

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WM icon
Waste Management
WM
+$75.2M
2
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$40M
3
DD icon
DuPont de Nemours
DD
+$37.7M
4
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$32.3M
5
DELL icon
Dell
DELL
+$30.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 22.56%
2 Technology 12.92%
3 Healthcare 12.77%
4 Industrials 11.32%
5 Financials 10.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
XPO icon
76
XPO
XPO
$22.1B
$7.23M 0.36%
183,028
-195,109
-52% -$7.1M
2018 Q1
2 quarters
TECD
77
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$7.22M 0.36%
100,851
+8,202
+9% +$665K
2016 Q4
7 quarters
NYT icon
78
New York Times
NYT
$11.3B
$7.17M 0.36%
309,607
-35,531
-10% -$850K
2018 Q1
2 quarters
VVV icon
79
Valvoline
VVV
$4.12B
$7.08M 0.36%
+329,086
New +$7.15M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
WBT
80
DELISTED
Welbilt, Inc.
WBT
$6.98M 0.35%
+334,310
New +$7.36M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
CVS icon
81
CVS Health
CVS
$115B
$6.92M 0.35%
+87,865
New +$6.28M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
ELV icon
82
Elevance Health
ELV
$91.1B
$6.56M 0.33%
+23,929
New +$6.21M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
CARS icon
83
Cars.com
CARS
$602M
$6.27M 0.32%
227,095
-36,361
-14% -$1.02M
2018 Q2
1 quarter
LOGM
84
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
$6.25M 0.31%
70,130
-51,797
-42% -$4.68M
2017 Q4
3 quarters
WMGI
85
DELISTED
Wright Medical Group Inc
WMGI
$6.15M 0.31%
+211,793
New +$5.71M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
STL
86
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$5.77M 0.29%
262,134
+145,228
+124% +$3.31M
2018 Q2
1 quarter
CBT icon
87
Cabot Corp
CBT
$3.84B
$5.72M 0.29%
91,219
+81,338
+823% +$5.23M
2018 Q2
1 quarter
BRSL icon
88
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$1.75B
$5.64M 0.28%
285,401
-1,080,928
-79% -$23.6M
2018 Q1
2 quarters
KNX icon
89
Knight Transportation
KNX
$9.9B
$5.47M 0.27%
158,583
-155,303
-49% -$5.44M
2018 Q1
2 quarters
LLY icon
90
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.26T
$5.37M 0.27%
+50,000
New +$5M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
UNP icon
91
Union Pacific
UNP
$181B
$5.29M 0.27%
+32,500
New +$4.89M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
ELAN icon
92
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$11.5B
$5.24M 0.26%
+150,142
New +$5.28M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
DOV icon
93
Dover
DOV
$27.6B
$5.09M 0.26%
57,500
+31,263
+119% +$2.58M
2018 Q1
2 quarters
IMPV
94
DELISTED
Imperva, Inc.
IMPV
$4.92M 0.25%
105,998
-8,301
-7% -$402K
2018 Q2
1 quarter
OMF icon
95
OneMain Financial
OMF
$6.51B
$4.85M 0.24%
144,224
+25,683
+22% +$899K
2017 Q3
4 quarters
TMUS icon
96
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$166B
$4.8M 0.24%
+68,361
New +$4.39M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
CASH icon
97
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.56B
$4.7M 0.24%
170,553
+31,320
+22% +$937K
2017 Q3
4 quarters
MRK icon
98
Merck
MRK
$369B
$4.49M 0.23%
+66,270
New +$4.22M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
GCP
99
DELISTED
GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
GCP
$4.4M 0.22%
165,906
+66,411
+67% +$1.8M
2017 Q1
6 quarters
NINE icon
100
DELISTED
Nine Energy Service
NINE
$4.12M 0.21%
134,564
+73,068
+119% +$2.22M
2018 Q1
2 quarters

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Ascend Capital's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Ascend Capital held 243 positions worth $1.99B, down 6.2% from $2.12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital withdrew a net $310M in Q3 2018, closing 80 positions and reducing 54 holdings. Its most notable exit was Waste Management, an estimated $75.2M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 23% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in Express Scripts Holding Company worth $43.1M.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q3 2018 buy was Express Scripts Holding Company: 453,477 shares worth $43.1M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Waste Connections in Q3 2018, an estimated $72.4M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Ametek, cutting an estimated $32.3M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Waste Management in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $75.2M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $1.99B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Ascend Capital opened 73 new positions and closed 80 in Q3 2018.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value fell 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $1.99B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.