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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
+3.4%
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
$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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WCN
Waste Connections
WCN
+$72.4M
2
GPK icon
Graphic Packaging
GPK
+$44.2M
3
VTRS icon
Viatris
VTRS
+$41.8M
4
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$38.7M
5
CI icon
Cigna
CI
+$33.4M

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 Healthcare 12.76%
3 Technology 12.55%
4 Industrials 11.32%
5 Financials 10.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
XPO icon
76
XPO
XPO
$24.7B
$7.23M 0.36%
183,028
-195,109
-52% -$7.1M
TECD
77
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$7.22M 0.36%
100,851
+8,202
+9% +$665K
NYT icon
78
New York Times
NYT
$12.2B
$7.17M 0.36%
309,607
-35,531
-10% -$850K
VVV icon
79
Valvoline
VVV
$5.04B
$7.08M 0.36%
+329,086
New +$7.15M
WBT
80
DELISTED
Welbilt, Inc.
WBT
$6.98M 0.35%
+334,310
New +$7.36M
CVS icon
81
CVS Health
CVS
$137B
$6.92M 0.35%
+87,865
New +$6.28M
ELV icon
82
Elevance Health
ELV
$82.9B
$6.56M 0.33%
+23,929
New +$6.21M
CARS icon
83
Cars.com
CARS
$669M
$6.27M 0.32%
227,095
-36,361
-14% -$1.02M
LOGM
84
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
$6.25M 0.31%
70,130
-51,797
-42% -$4.68M
WMGI
85
DELISTED
Wright Medical Group Inc
WMGI
$6.15M 0.31%
+211,793
New +$5.71M
STL
86
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$5.77M 0.29%
262,134
+145,228
+124% +$3.31M
CBT icon
87
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.59B
$5.72M 0.29%
91,219
+81,338
+823% +$5.23M
BRSL
88
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$1.97B
$5.64M 0.28%
285,401
-1,080,928
-79% -$23.6M
KNX icon
89
Knight Transportation
KNX
$12.3B
$5.47M 0.27%
158,583
-155,303
-49% -$5.44M
LLY icon
90
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.02T
$5.37M 0.27%
+50,000
New +$5M
UNP icon
91
Union Pacific
UNP
$176B
$5.29M 0.27%
+32,500
New +$4.89M
ELAN icon
92
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12.6B
$5.24M 0.26%
+150,142
New +$5.28M
DOV icon
93
Dover
DOV
$28.2B
$5.09M 0.26%
57,500
+31,263
+119% +$2.58M
IMPV
94
DELISTED
Imperva, Inc.
IMPV
$4.92M 0.25%
105,998
-8,301
-7% -$402K
OMF icon
95
OneMain Financial
OMF
$6.95B
$4.85M 0.24%
144,224
+25,683
+22% +$899K
TMUS icon
96
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$212B
$4.8M 0.24%
+68,361
New +$4.39M
CASH icon
97
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.89B
$4.7M 0.24%
170,553
+31,320
+22% +$937K
MRK icon
98
Merck
MRK
$307B
$4.49M 0.23%
+66,270
New +$4.22M
GCP
99
DELISTED
GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
GCP
$4.4M 0.22%
165,906
+66,411
+67% +$1.8M
NINE
100
DELISTED
Nine Energy Service
NINE
$4.12M 0.21%
134,564
+73,068
+119% +$2.22M
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4
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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 Healthcare and Technology.

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.