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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
–
AUM
$2.12B
AUM Growth
-$335M
(-14%)
Cap. Flow
-$494M
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
-23.29%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.64%
Holding
258
New
59
Increased
44
Reduced
58
Closed
87
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Waste Management
WM
|
+$69.3M |
| 2 |
Ametek
AME
|
+$43.6M |
| 3 |
Graphic Packaging
GPK
|
+$42.6M |
| 4 |
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 Health
CVS
|
+$35.1M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$33.8M |
| 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Monster Beverage
MNST
$95.1B
| $8.69M | 0.41% |
303,318
+195,962
| +183% | +$5.29M |
|
|
GRA
77
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
| $8.66M | 0.41% |
118,066
-448,730
| -79% | -$31.5M |
|
78
Caterpillar
CAT
$361B
| $8.61M | 0.41% |
63,469
+55,105
| +659% | +$8.23M |
|
79
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.73B
| $8.58M | 0.4% |
+240,118
| New | +$8.74M |
|
80
NRG Energy
NRG
$26.2B
| $8.38M | 0.39% |
272,860
-541,797
| -67% | -$17.5M |
|
|
WP
81
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
| $8.31M | 0.39% |
101,602
-50,686
| -33% | -$4.14M |
|
82
Bank of America
BAC
$429B
| $8.18M | 0.39% |
290,061
+231,128
| +392% | +$6.9M |
|
83
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3B
| $8.17M | 0.38% |
+152,163
| New | +$7.9M |
|
|
GBT
84
DELISTED
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
GBT
| $7.98M | 0.38% |
176,515
+42,303
| +32% | +$1.93M |
|
85
Brink's
BCO
$5.01B
| $7.97M | 0.38% |
99,926
+69,432
| +228% | +$5.25M |
|
86
Home Depot
HD
$337B
| $7.95M | 0.37% |
40,750
-43,230
| -51% | -$8.07M |
|
|
ESV
87
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
| $7.89M | 0.37% |
+271,567
| New | +$6.65M |
|
|
CELG
88
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $7.85M | 0.37% |
98,850
-225,802
| -70% | -$18.7M |
|
|
PTLA
89
DELISTED
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PTLA
| $7.82M | 0.37% |
207,113
+42,303
| +26% | +$1.62M |
|
|
TECD
90
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
| $7.61M | 0.36% |
92,649
-3,340
| -3% | -$275K |
|
91
Trane Technologies
TT
$98.8B
| $7.59M | 0.36% |
84,565
-7,735
| -8% | -$679K |
|
|
DOCU
92
DocuSign
DOCU
$11.1B
| $7.49M | 0.35% |
+141,469
| New | +$7.14M |
|
93
Cars.com
CARS
$722M
| $7.48M | 0.35% |
+263,456
| New | +$7.24M |
|
94
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$6.91B
| $7.14M | 0.34% |
33,320
-82,759
| -71% | -$18.1M |
|
95
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$24.2B
| $6.79M | 0.32% |
+64,000
| New | +$6.51M |
|
96
Brighthouse Financial
BHF
$3.61B
| $5.54M | 0.26% |
+138,380
| New | +$6.66M |
|
|
IMPV
97
DELISTED
Imperva, Inc.
IMPV
| $5.51M | 0.26% |
+114,299
| New | +$5.47M |
|
98
Abbott
ABT
$188B
| $5.33M | 0.25% |
87,373
-38,959
| -31% | -$2.36M |
|
|
UNVR
99
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
| $5.22M | 0.25% |
+198,981
| New | +$5.5M |
|
100
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
WH
$5.61B
| $5.13M | 0.24% |
+87,250
| New | +$5.37M |
|
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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.