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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
FIS icon
101
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$21.8B
$3.7M 0.19%
33,905
-30,095
-47% -$3.24M
PVTL
102
DELISTED
Pivotal Software, Inc.
PVTL
$3.68M 0.19%
188,131
+2,380
+1% +$58K
LTXB
103
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
$3.57M 0.18%
+83,939
New +$3.68M
DOCU
104
DocuSign
DOCU
$9.99B
$3.57M 0.18%
67,940
-73,529
-52% -$4.17M
TGT icon
105
Target
TGT
$63.4B
$3.49M 0.18%
+39,539
New +$3.29M
I
106
DELISTED
INTELSAT S. A.
I
$3.36M 0.17%
+112,003
New +$2.45M
ACOR
107
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics
ACOR
$3.32M 0.17%
+1,410
New +$4.36M
AQST icon
108
Aquestive Therapeutics
AQST
$495M
$3.16M 0.16%
+180,610
New +$2.98M
SDRL
109
DELISTED
Seadrill Limited Common Stock
SDRL
$2.75M 0.14%
+110,855
New +$2.25M
LEXEA
110
DELISTED
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
LEXEA
$2.58M 0.13%
+54,901
New +$2.57M
CPA icon
111
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.67B
$2.54M 0.13%
31,852
+8,507
+36% +$745K
HD icon
112
Home Depot
HD
$332B
$2.53M 0.13%
12,202
-28,548
-70% -$5.75M
ORLY icon
113
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$70.1B
$2.5M 0.13%
+108,165
New +$2.3M
PFGC icon
114
Performance Food Group
PFGC
$17.2B
$2.5M 0.13%
+75,194
New +$2.65M
AZPN
115
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
$2.43M 0.12%
21,336
-5,149
-19% -$586K
AVYA
116
DELISTED
Avaya Holdings Corp. Common Stock
AVYA
$2.42M 0.12%
109,341
+14,842
+16% +$319K
VRTS icon
117
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.08B
$2.4M 0.12%
21,148
-1,608
-7% -$204K
AEL
118
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$2.39M 0.12%
+67,532
New +$2.44M
FOMX
119
DELISTED
Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Ordinary Shares
FOMX
$2.35M 0.12%
409,841
+110,146
+37% +$630K
PBF icon
120
PBF Energy
PBF
$7.55B
$2.33M 0.12%
46,750
-5,257
-10% -$250K
EXR icon
121
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$31.1B
$2.33M 0.12%
+26,836
New +$2.49M
EPRT icon
122
Essential Properties Realty Trust
EPRT
$7.21B
$2.31M 0.12%
+162,767
New +$2.29M
TXMD icon
123
TherapeuticsMD
TXMD
$24.4M
$2.31M 0.12%
+7,028
New +$2.15M
AMC icon
124
AMC Entertainment Holdings
AMC
$2.2B
$2.24M 0.11%
+10,923
New +$1.98M
BKU icon
125
Bankunited
BKU
$3.49B
$2.22M 0.11%
+62,601
New +$2.47M
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5
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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.