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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
+3.04%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
AUM
$2.9B
AUM Growth
+$296M
Cap. Flow
+$131M
Cap. Flow %
4.52%
Top 10 Hldgs %
24.94%
Holding
240
New
84
Increased
29
Reduced
44
Closed
78

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$90.9M
2
FDX icon
FedEx
FDX
+$83M
3
HUB.B
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
+$78.8M
4
BAX icon
Baxter International
BAX
+$75.4M
5
PPG icon
PPG Industries
PPG
+$64.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ANDV
Andeavor
ANDV
+$54.1M
2
HUN icon
Huntsman Corp
HUN
+$52.6M
3
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
+$50.5M
4
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$48.4M
5
GRMN
Garmin
GRMN
+$39.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 19.08%
2 Healthcare 14.39%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.4%
4 Industrials 10.61%
5 Financials 8.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BWXT icon
76
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$16B
$12.2M 0.42%
+531,380
New +$11.2M
VRSN icon
77
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.3B
$12.1M 0.42%
180,636
-172,135
-49% -$10.5M
SHPG
78
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$12.1M 0.42%
+50,364
New +$11.6M
ALGN icon
79
Align Technology
ALGN
$12B
$11.8M 0.41%
219,000
-1,000
-0.5% -$57K
SWFT
80
DELISTED
Swift Transportation Company
SWFT
$11M 0.38%
+423,201
New +$11.6M
SYF icon
81
Synchrony
SYF
$23.7B
$10.8M 0.37%
+356,180
New +$11.1M
HUN icon
82
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$2.24B
$9.79M 0.34%
441,798
-2,357,475
-84% -$52.6M
AL
83
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
$9.48M 0.33%
251,099
-41,891
-14% -$1.54M
HAWK
84
DELISTED
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
HAWK
$9.46M 0.33%
266,024
+30,372
+13% +$1.08M
PTEN icon
85
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$3.87B
$9.37M 0.32%
+499,000
New +$8.56M
WLL
86
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$9.34M 0.32%
+1,007
New +$10.2M
BAC icon
87
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$9.3M 0.32%
604,260
-1,011,491
-63% -$16.2M
DBI icon
88
Designer Brands
DBI
$277M
$9.22M 0.32%
+250,000
New +$9.17M
CHRD icon
89
Chord Energy
CHRD
$7.79B
$8.96M 0.31%
+630,100
New +$9.25M
HAL icon
90
Halliburton
HAL
$27.9B
$8.84M 0.3%
+201,412
New +$8.4M
ARIA
91
DELISTED
Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARIA
$8.24M 0.28%
+1,000,000
New +$7.39M
PODD icon
92
Insulet
PODD
$11.3B
$8.1M 0.28%
+242,800
New +$8.2M
GE icon
93
GE Aerospace
GE
$367B
$8.01M 0.28%
67,398
-68,363
-50% -$8.14M
FHI icon
94
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.4B
$7.99M 0.28%
+235,811
New +$7.83M
SIG icon
95
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.55B
$6.99M 0.24%
50,349
-191,071
-79% -$23.7M
UTHR icon
96
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$26.3B
$6.95M 0.24%
+40,284
New +$6.14M
BLK icon
97
Blackrock
BLK
$164B
$6.77M 0.23%
18,491
+240
+1% +$87K
COF icon
98
Capital One
COF
$124B
$6.61M 0.23%
83,852
-365,129
-81% -$28.7M
KKD
99
DELISTED
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC
KKD
$6.07M 0.21%
303,768
-148,257
-33% -$3.02M
NRF
100
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
NRF
$6.07M 0.21%
167,431
+33,144
+25% +$1.23M

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Ascend Capital's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Ascend Capital held 240 positions worth $2.9B, up 11% from $2.61B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital deployed $131M of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 84 new positions and adding to 29 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Danaher: 1,583,604 shares worth $90.4M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Huntsman Corp, an estimated $52.6M trimmed.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q1 2015 buy was Danaher: 1,583,604 shares worth $90.4M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to PPG Industries in Q1 2015, an estimated $64.5M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Huntsman Corp, cutting an estimated $52.6M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Andeavor in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $54.1M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $2.9B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Ascend Capital opened 84 new positions and closed 78 in Q1 2015.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $2.9B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 14 May 2015.