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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
-8.8%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$2.55B
AUM Growth
-$489M
(-16%)
Cap. Flow
-$284M
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
-11.15%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
31.03%
Holding
195
New
55
Increased
33
Reduced
25
Closed
75
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
|
+$110M |
| 2 |
LVNTA
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
|
+$105M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$90M |
| 4 |
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
|
+$59M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$58.9M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$101M |
| 2 |
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
|
+$96M |
| 3 |
Marriott International
MAR
|
+$94.4M |
| 4 |
TYC
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
|
+$72.8M |
| 5 |
BERY
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
|
+$64.6M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 19.5% |
| 2 | Technology | 17.22% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.23% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 10.81% |
| 5 | Energy | 8.61% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
LSB Industries
LXU
$881M
| $6.23M | 0.24% |
+528,330
| New | +$11.7M |
|
77
Estee Lauder
EL
$29B
| $6.04M | 0.24% |
+74,850
| New | +$6.27M |
|
78
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$592M
| $5.99M | 0.23% |
522,173
+314,973
| +152% | +$3.6M |
|
79
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.4B
| $5.58M | 0.22% |
+74,366
| New | +$5.47M |
|
|
FNBC
80
DELISTED
First NBC Bank Holding Company
FNBC
| $5.55M | 0.22% |
158,352
+18,600
| +13% | +$672K |
|
81
CALL
AbbVie
ABBV
$458B
| $5.44M | 0.21% |
100,000
-4,400
| -4% | -$286K |
|
|
82
AbbVie
ABBV
$458B
| $5.43M | 0.21% |
99,844
-155,304
| -61% | -$10.1M |
|
83
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$30.4B
| $5.41M | 0.21% |
+226,606
| New | +$5.79M |
|
84
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.94B
| $4.82M | 0.19% |
83,905
-39,024
| -32% | -$2.74M |
|
85
Brunswick
BC
$5.19B
| $4.79M | 0.19% |
100,000
-580,000
| -85% | -$29.5M |
|
86
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12.6B
| $4.61M | 0.18% |
+40,416
| New | +$4.51M |
|
|
HNT
87
DELISTED
HEALTH NET INC
HNT
| $4.57M | 0.18% |
+75,810
| New | +$5.02M |
|
|
WNR
88
DELISTED
Western Refining Inc
WNR
| $4.4M | 0.17% |
+99,800
| New | +$4.48M |
|
|
MIC
89
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
| $4.31M | 0.17% |
57,769
+219
| +0.4% | +$17.5K |
|
90
Celanese
CE
$5.09B
| $4.3M | 0.17% |
+72,612
| New | +$4.61M |
|
91
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.68B
| $4.19M | 0.16% |
50,498
-109,556
| -68% | -$7.93M |
|
92
Green Dot
GDOT
$753M
| $4.05M | 0.16% |
+230,000
| New | +$4.27M |
|
|
ALXN
93
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
| $3.97M | 0.16% |
25,374
-145,322
| -85% | -$26.5M |
|
|
THS
94
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
| $3.89M | 0.15% |
+50,000
| New | +$4M |
|
95
Halliburton
HAL
$27.9B
| $3.62M | 0.14% |
102,433
-630
| -0.6% | -$24.8K |
|
96
CALL
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.1B
| $3.43M | 0.13% |
+100,000
| New | +$3.78M |
|
97
Herc Holdings
HRI
$5.43B
| $3.35M | 0.13% |
66,667
-369,405
| -85% | -$19.3M |
|
|
BXLT
98
CALL
DELISTED
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
| $3.29M | 0.13% |
+104,400
| New | +$3.6M |
|
|
ADVM
99
DELISTED
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
| $2.96M | 0.12% |
+35,940
| New | +$4.59M |
|
100
Goodyear
GT
$2.07B
| $2.93M | 0.12% |
+100,000
| New | +$3M |
|
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Ascend Capital's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2015, Ascend Capital held 195 positions worth $2.55B, down 16% from $3.04B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 31% of the portfolio.
Ascend Capital withdrew a net $284M in Q3 2015, closing 75 positions and reducing 25 holdings. Its most notable exit was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $101M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 20% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in Liberty Global Class A worth $94.8M.
- Ascend Capital's largest Q3 2015 buy was Liberty Global Class A: 2,530,415 shares worth $94.8M.
- Ascend Capital added most to Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures in Q3 2015, an estimated $105M increase.
- Ascend Capital's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL), cutting an estimated $72.8M.
- Ascend Capital fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $101M.
- Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 31% of its $2.55B portfolio in Q3 2015.
- Ascend Capital opened 55 new positions and closed 75 in Q3 2015.
- Ascend Capital's portfolio value fell 16% quarter-over-quarter to $2.55B.
Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 13 Nov 2015.