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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
+4.12%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
AUM
$3B
AUM Growth
-$844M
Cap. Flow
-$1.01B
Cap. Flow %
-33.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.42%
Holding
246
New
68
Increased
28
Reduced
60
Closed
83

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
RTX icon
RTX Corp
RTX
+$76.1M
2
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$68.2M
3
HON icon
Honeywell
HON
+$47.8M
4
FWONA icon
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
+$43.6M
5
MEOH icon
Methanex
MEOH
+$41.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$154M
2
SIG icon
Signet Jewelers
SIG
+$71.5M
3
IP icon
International Paper
IP
+$64M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$62.5M
5
MHK icon
Mohawk Industries
MHK
+$58M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 13.62%
2 Technology 12.79%
3 Communication Services 12.02%
4 Industrials 11.66%
5 Healthcare 10.5%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
AMTD
101
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$7.78M 0.26%
+248,021
New +$7.69M
ITG
102
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
$7.75M 0.26%
459,304
+151,704
+49% +$2.87M
IBKC
103
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$7.71M 0.26%
+111,500
New +$7.3M
LYB icon
104
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$19.8B
$7.32M 0.24%
75,000
-75,137
-50% -$7.15M
CYS
105
DELISTED
CYS Investments Inc.
CYS
$7.24M 0.24%
+802,670
New +$7.09M
CF icon
106
CF Industries
CF
$19.1B
$7.22M 0.24%
+150,000
New +$7.34M
SHPG
107
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$7.11M 0.24%
+30,201
New +$5.25M
MDT icon
108
Medtronic
MDT
$106B
$7.04M 0.23%
+110,453
New +$6.71M
AX icon
109
Axos Financial
AX
$5.48B
$6.94M 0.23%
+378,000
New +$7.44M
FNBC
110
DELISTED
First NBC Bank Holding Company
FNBC
$6.94M 0.23%
207,100
+37,400
+22% +$1.22M
ONIT
111
Onity Group
ONIT
$334M
$6.85M 0.23%
+12,311
New +$6.7M
CNO icon
112
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$4.97B
$6.63M 0.22%
+372,741
New +$6.35M
TEVA icon
113
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$36B
$6.58M 0.22%
125,515
-211,485
-63% -$10.8M
WT icon
114
WisdomTree
WT
$3B
$6.4M 0.21%
+517,700
New +$5.86M
WEX icon
115
WEX
WEX
$6.17B
$6.36M 0.21%
+60,600
New +$5.79M
GDOT icon
116
Green Dot
GDOT
$752M
$6.27M 0.21%
330,221
-44,779
-12% -$826K
BBWI icon
117
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$4.06B
$5.89M 0.2%
+124,127
New +$5.68M
ANDV
118
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
$5.87M 0.2%
+100,000
New +$5.51M
BG icon
119
Bunge Global
BG
$23.7B
$5.69M 0.19%
+75,249
New +$5.82M
PDCO
120
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$5.53M 0.18%
+140,000
New +$5.66M
PB icon
121
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$8.79B
$5.51M 0.18%
+88,073
New +$5.33M
DRH icon
122
Diamondrock Hospitality Co
DRH
$2.65B
$5.45M 0.18%
425,000
-230,250
-35% -$2.83M
ALTO icon
123
Alto Ingredients
ALTO
$365M
$5.35M 0.18%
+350,050
New +$4.85M
HWC icon
124
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$6.16B
$5.12M 0.17%
+145,000
New +$5M
UNP icon
125
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$4.99M 0.17%
50,000
-43,404
-46% -$4.21M

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Ascend Capital's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Ascend Capital held 246 positions worth $3B, down 22% from $3.85B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 26% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital withdrew a net $1.01B in Q2 2014, closing 83 positions and reducing 60 holdings. Its most notable exit was Verizon, an estimated $154M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 14% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in Pfizer worth $67.4M.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q2 2014 buy was Pfizer: 2,391,995 shares worth $67.4M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to RTX Corp in Q2 2014, an estimated $76.1M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was International Paper, cutting an estimated $64M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Verizon in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $154M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 26% of its $3B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Ascend Capital opened 68 new positions and closed 83 in Q2 2014.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value fell 22% quarter-over-quarter to $3B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 13 Aug 2014.