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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
Cap. Flow
-$284M
Cap. Flow %
-11.15%
Top 10 Hldgs %
31.03%
Holding
195
New
55
Increased
33
Reduced
25
Closed
75

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LBTYA icon
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
+$110M
2
LVNTA
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
+$105M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$90M
4
FWONA icon
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
+$59M
5
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$58.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$101M
2
LBTYK icon
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
+$96M
3
MAR icon
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
SVU
101
DELISTED
SUPERVALU Inc.
SVU
$2.87M 0.11%
+57,029
New +$3.28M
NRF
102
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
NRF
$2.81M 0.11%
113,663
-42,991
-27% -$1.28M
HUN icon
103
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$2.24B
$2.56M 0.1%
+264,000
New +$4.54M
GWPH
104
DELISTED
GW Pharmaceuticals Plc American Depositary Shares
GWPH
$2.28M 0.09%
+24,960
New +$2.78M
FOMX
105
DELISTED
Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Ordinary Shares
FOMX
$2.2M 0.09%
300,000
+144,000
+92% +$1.47M
TYC
106
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
$2.18M 0.09%
62,250
-1,889,704
-97% -$72.8M
OTIC
107
DELISTED
Otonomy, Inc.
OTIC
$2.11M 0.08%
+118,600
New +$2.81M
KPTI icon
108
Karyopharm Therapeutics
KPTI
$168M
$1.31M 0.05%
8,319
-1,665
-17% -$445K
IRWD icon
109
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$611M
$1.02M 0.04%
+117,167
New +$1.09M
DIN icon
110
Dine Brands
DIN
$432M
$917K 0.04%
+10,000
New +$977K
AAN.A
111
DELISTED
The Aaron's Company Inc Class A
AAN.A
$505K 0.02%
14,000
-352,522
-96% -$12.7M
SVRA icon
112
Savara
SVRA
$1.13B
$347K 0.01%
+8,560
New +$273K
MHR
113
DELISTED
MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES CORP (DEL)
MHR
$170K 0.01%
+498,185
New +$460K
VIRX
114
CALL
DELISTED
Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
VIRX
$169K 0.01%
995
– –
ALPN
115
DELISTED
Alpine Immune Sciences Inc
ALPN
$156K 0.01%
+2,974
New +$195K
A icon
116
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.1B
– –
-629,191
Closed -$23.8M
ABUS icon
117
Arbutus Biopharma
ABUS
$865M
– –
-370,400
Closed -$4.39M
ADM icon
118
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$41.4B
– –
-179,069
Closed -$8.63M
AER icon
119
AerCap
AER
$23.9B
– –
-230,522
Closed -$10.6M
AIG icon
120
American International
AIG
$41.9B
– –
-205,235
Closed -$12.7M
AMGN icon
121
Amgen
AMGN
$203B
– –
-100,675
Closed -$15.5M
ARMK icon
122
Aramark
ARMK
$15B
– –
-803,577
Closed -$18M
ASH icon
123
Ashland
ASH
$3.04B
– –
-240,374
Closed -$14.3M
AU icon
124
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$40.3B
– –
-419,105
Closed -$3.75M
BALL icon
125
Ball Corp
BALL
$17B
– –
-841,902
Closed -$29.5M
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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.