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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.94B
| $5.05M | 0.24% |
+217,269
| New | +$4.82M |
|
102
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$56B
| $4.83M | 0.23% |
36,689
-98,980
| -73% | -$12.3M |
|
103
Red Rock Resorts
RRR
$3.84B
| $4.81M | 0.23% |
143,529
-622,586
| -81% | -$20.2M |
|
104
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.32B
| $4.61M | 0.22% |
+24,772
| New | +$4.23M |
|
105
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.88B
| $4.52M | 0.21% |
139,233
+7,152
| +5% | +$260K |
|
|
PVTL
106
DELISTED
Pivotal Software, Inc.
PVTL
| $4.51M | 0.21% |
+185,751
| New | +$3.83M |
|
107
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$38.3B
| $4.49M | 0.21% |
+45,525
| New | +$4.52M |
|
108
Emerson Electric
EMR
$81.6B
| $4.09M | 0.19% |
+59,111
| New | +$4.15M |
|
109
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.27B
| $3.95M | 0.19% |
118,541
-158,843
| -57% | -$5.14M |
|
110
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.42B
| $3.93M | 0.19% |
110,111
-264,541
| -71% | -$9.85M |
|
|
AKRX
111
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
| $3.85M | 0.18% |
+231,862
| New | +$3.56M |
|
112
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.01B
| $3.84M | 0.18% |
+75,621
| New | +$4.24M |
|
113
Match Group
MTCH
$9.19B
| $3.81M | 0.18% |
+98,429
| New | +$4.13M |
|
|
PF
114
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
| $3.63M | 0.17% |
55,870
-80,899
| -59% | -$4.98M |
|
115
Comcast
CMCSA
$87.3B
| $3.6M | 0.17% |
+109,570
| New | +$3.57M |
|
116
Rocket Pharmaceuticals
RCKT
$343M
| $2.99M | 0.14% |
152,103
-47,844
| -24% | -$905K |
|
117
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.12B
| $2.91M | 0.14% |
22,756
-19,918
| -47% | -$2.47M |
|
|
GCP
118
DELISTED
GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
GCP
| $2.88M | 0.14% |
99,495
-213,403
| -68% | -$6.46M |
|
|
LNW
119
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
| $2.85M | 0.13% |
+58,088
| New | +$3.07M |
|
|
STL
120
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
| $2.75M | 0.13% |
+116,906
| New | +$2.79M |
|
121
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.51B
| $2.65M | 0.12% |
+17,829
| New | +$2.94M |
|
122
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.6B
| $2.63M | 0.12% |
+30,509
| New | +$3M |
|
|
SEI
123
Solaris Energy Infrastructure
SEI
$2.66B
| $2.6M | 0.12% |
181,904
-35,829
| -16% | -$595K |
|
124
State Street
STT
$48.4B
| $2.59M | 0.12% |
27,769
+7,392
| +36% | +$733K |
|
|
PFPT
125
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
| $2.52M | 0.12% |
+21,845
| New | +$2.65M |
|
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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.