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Ascend Capital

Ascend Capital Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.99B Turnover 62.96%
1-Year Est. Return 10.37%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+3.4%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.37%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.46%
10 Year Est. Return
–
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
Avg Time Held
0.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
0.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
0.3 years

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 Technology 12.92%
3 Healthcare 12.77%
4 Industrials 11.32%
5 Financials 10.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
ADVM icon
126
DELISTED
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
$2.09M 0.11%
+34,581
New +$1.94M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
LSTR icon
127
Landstar System
LSTR
$5.1B
$2.07M 0.1%
17,006
+8,379
+97% +$970K
2018 Q2
1 quarter
NWL icon
128
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.5B
$2.03M 0.1%
+100,000
New +$2.35M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
CASK
129
Sempreon, Inc. Common Stock
CASK
$383M
$1.98M 0.1%
+25,090
New +$2.04M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
MGLN
130
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$1.98M 0.1%
+27,420
New +$2.21M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
PAGS icon
131
PagSeguro Digital
PAGS
$2.18B
$1.94M 0.1%
+70,062
New +$1.91M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
PUMP icon
132
ProPetro Holding
PUMP
$789M
$1.53M 0.08%
+93,050
New +$1.5M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
AAMI icon
133
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.25B
$1.5M 0.08%
+120,981
New +$1.59M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
NXEOW
134
DELISTED
Nexeo Solutions, Inc. Warrant
NXEOW
$1.15M 0.06%
1,122,366
-177,997
-14% -$122K
2016 Q2
9 quarters
PFE icon
135
Pfizer
PFE
$175B
$1.14M 0.06%
+27,174
New +$1.05M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
WIX icon
136
WIX.com
WIX
$3.37B
$1.08M 0.05%
+9,018
New +$965K
2018 Q3
0 quarters
MOH icon
137
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$11.8B
$1.07M 0.05%
+7,214
New +$921K
2018 Q3
0 quarters
EAF icon
138
GrafTech
EAF
$286M
$1.05M 0.05%
+5,386
New +$1.02M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
TSE icon
139
DELISTED
Trinseo
TSE
$1.04M 0.05%
13,310
-20,106
-60% -$1.51M
2018 Q2
1 quarter
INTU icon
140
Intuit
INTU
$95.3B
$1.02M 0.05%
+4,497
New +$966K
2018 Q3
0 quarters
MA icon
141
Mastercard
MA
$586B
$1.02M 0.05%
4,575
-535
-10% -$112K
2017 Q4
3 quarters
HGV icon
142
Hilton Grand Vacations
HGV
$3.32B
$997K 0.05%
+30,082
New +$1M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
UAL icon
143
United Airlines
UAL
$37.6B
$993K 0.05%
+11,155
New +$920K
2018 Q3
0 quarters
BVH
144
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
$988K 0.05%
26,612
-9,001
-25% -$360K
2018 Q1
2 quarters
MEDP icon
145
Medpace
MEDP
$18.4B
$975K 0.05%
+16,266
New +$890K
2018 Q3
0 quarters
WW icon
146
DELISTED
WW International
WW
$969K 0.05%
+13,473
New +$1.09M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
PACW
147
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$933K 0.05%
+19,595
New +$987K
2018 Q3
0 quarters
CFR icon
148
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$9.9B
$931K 0.05%
+8,920
New +$991K
2018 Q3
0 quarters
CMA icon
149
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
$914K 0.05%
+10,138
New +$967K
2018 Q3
0 quarters
KR icon
150
Kroger
KR
$40.7B
$908K 0.05%
+31,176
New +$928K
2018 Q3
0 quarters

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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 Technology and Healthcare.

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.