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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
+10.76%
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
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$597M
Cap. Flow
+$166M
Cap. Flow %
5.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.55%
Holding
268
New
71
Increased
59
Reduced
39
Closed
90

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$77.8M
2
HST icon
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
+$67.9M
3
WYNN icon
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
+$64.1M
4
IP icon
International Paper
IP
+$63.6M
5
AAP icon
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
+$56.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$58.5M
2
LVNTA
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
+$57.9M
3
TNL icon
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
+$56M
4
ONIT
Onity Group
ONIT
+$44.1M
5
EXP icon
Eagle Materials
EXP
+$42.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 18.75%
2 Healthcare 13.67%
3 Technology 10.55%
4 Financials 10.48%
5 Materials 10.17%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MET icon
126
MetLife
MET
$61B
$5.2M 0.16%
108,161
-643,403
-86% -$28.8M
PL
127
DELISTED
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP
PL
$5.2M 0.16%
102,600
+59,102
+136% +$2.78M
CB icon
128
Chubb
CB
$140B
$5.18M 0.16%
+50,028
New +$4.91M
FLY
129
DELISTED
Fly Leasing Limited
FLY
$5.14M 0.16%
320,081
+13,878
+5% +$206K
JCI icon
130
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$87.5B
$5.13M 0.16%
95,500
-238,750
-71% -$11.8M
VLO icon
131
Valero Energy
VLO
$89.8B
$5.04M 0.15%
+100,000
New +$4.21M
ESRX
132
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$4.92M 0.15%
+70,000
New +$4.57M
EXP icon
133
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.6B
$4.75M 0.14%
61,322
-561,541
-90% -$42.3M
HII icon
134
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.3B
$4.56M 0.14%
50,663
+2,197
+5% +$170K
FNBC
135
DELISTED
First NBC Bank Holding Company
FNBC
$4.22M 0.13%
130,723
-2,130
-2% -$59.1K
MW
136
DELISTED
THE MENS WAREHOUSE INC
MW
$4.09M 0.12%
+80,000
New +$3.73M
CNMD icon
137
CONMED
CNMD
$1.29B
$3.82M 0.12%
89,944
-21,275
-19% -$808K
IPXL
138
DELISTED
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
IPXL
$3.77M 0.11%
150,084
-1,045,960
-87% -$23.3M
PAY
139
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
$3.75M 0.11%
+139,952
New +$3.35M
CVX icon
140
Chevron
CVX
$388B
$3.75M 0.11%
+30,000
New +$3.63M
INXN
141
DELISTED
Interxion Holding N.V.
INXN
$3.69M 0.11%
156,425
+6,783
+5% +$153K
HLSS
142
DELISTED
HOME LN SERVICING SOLUTIONS LTD(CAYMAN ISLANDS)
HLSS
$3.5M 0.11%
152,500
-164,800
-52% -$3.8M
ECPG icon
143
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.93B
$3.32M 0.1%
+66,103
New +$3.14M
DLB icon
144
Dolby
DLB
$4.72B
$3.12M 0.09%
+80,800
New +$2.91M
VNCE icon
145
Vince Holding Corp
VNCE
$76.2M
$3.07M 0.09%
+10,003
New +$3M
APAM icon
146
Artisan Partners
APAM
$2.79B
$3.06M 0.09%
+46,988
New +$2.8M
KYTH
147
DELISTED
KYTHERA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC COM
KYTH
$3.01M 0.09%
80,685
-2,109
-3% -$87.5K
AJG icon
148
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$63.7B
$2.8M 0.09%
59,709
-39,592
-40% -$1.84M
OMF icon
149
OneMain Financial
OMF
$6.9B
$2.77M 0.08%
+109,662
New +$2.34M
BKU icon
150
Bankunited
BKU
$3.38B
$2.73M 0.08%
+82,800
New +$2.63M
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Ascend Capital's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Ascend Capital held 268 positions worth $3.28B, up 22% from $2.69B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital deployed $166M of net new capital in Q4 2013, opening 71 new positions and adding to 59 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Teva Pharmaceuticals: 1,975,045 shares worth $79.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 19% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures, an estimated $57.9M trimmed.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q4 2013 buy was Teva Pharmaceuticals: 1,975,045 shares worth $79.2M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Host Hotels & Resorts in Q4 2013, an estimated $67.9M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures, cutting an estimated $57.9M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Perrigo in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $58.5M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Ascend Capital opened 71 new positions and closed 90 in Q4 2013.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 22% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 14 Feb 2014.