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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
+0.49%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$3.04B
AUM Growth
+$137M
Cap. Flow
+$135M
Cap. Flow %
4.44%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.04%
Holding
225
New
64
Increased
36
Reduced
35
Closed
86

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MAR icon
Marriott International
MAR
+$100M
2
TYC
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
+$83.3M
3
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$82.3M
4
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$64.6M
5
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
+$59M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$90.4M
2
FDX icon
FedEx
FDX
+$79M
3
PPG icon
PPG Industries
PPG
+$69.1M
4
VIAB
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
+$48.4M
5
DLTR icon
Dollar Tree
DLTR
+$44.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 17.2%
2 Healthcare 15.66%
3 Consumer Discretionary 15.58%
4 Communication Services 12.27%
5 Industrials 10.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FOMX
126
DELISTED
Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Ordinary Shares
FOMX
$1.6M 0.05%
156,000
+31,449
+25% +$348K
TRN icon
127
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.97B
$1.38M 0.05%
+72,554
New +$1.63M
VIRX
128
DELISTED
Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
VIRX
$1.35M 0.04%
2,133
-248
-10% -$132K
TDG icon
129
TransDigm Group
TDG
$69.2B
$1.2M 0.04%
5,337
+294
+6% +$65.9K
ACGN
130
DELISTED
Aceragen Inc
ACGN
$925K 0.03%
+1,837
New +$843K
PRQR icon
131
ProQR Therapeutics
PRQR
$243M
$869K 0.03%
52,235
+22,235
+74% +$419K
MCRN
132
DELISTED
Milacron Holdings Corp.
MCRN
$842K 0.03%
+42,762
New +$842K
VIRX
133
CALL
DELISTED
Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
VIRX
$630K 0.02%
995
+43
+5% +$22.9K
PGN
134
DELISTED
PARAGON OFFSHORE PLC (GBR)
PGN
$230K 0.01%
+209,841
New +$341K
AAL icon
135
American Airlines Group
AAL
$9.58B
– –
-23,522
Closed -$1.24M
ADVM
136
DELISTED
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
– –
-2,000
Closed -$811K
AL
137
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
– –
-251,099
Closed -$9.48M
ALGN icon
138
Align Technology
ALGN
$12B
– –
-219,000
Closed -$11.8M
ALLY icon
139
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.1B
– –
-1,545,249
Closed -$32.4M
APTV icon
140
Aptiv
APTV
$12B
– –
-376,703
Closed -$30M
AX icon
141
Axos Financial
AX
$5.45B
– –
-254,828
Closed -$5.93M
BAC icon
142
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
– –
-604,260
Closed -$9.3M
BLK icon
143
Blackrock
BLK
$164B
– –
-18,491
Closed -$6.77M
BLUE
144
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
– –
-355
Closed -$555K
BOOT icon
145
Boot Barn
BOOT
$4.55B
– –
-160,000
Closed -$3.83M
BPOP icon
146
Popular Inc
BPOP
$11B
– –
-130,940
Closed -$4.5M
BRK.B icon
147
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.07T
– –
-105,258
Closed -$15.2M
CARM
148
DELISTED
Carisma Therapeutics
CARM
– –
-10,500
Closed -$1.87M
CBT icon
149
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.65B
– –
-54,652
Closed -$2.46M
CHRD icon
150
Chord Energy
CHRD
$7.79B
– –
-630,100
Closed -$8.96M
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Ascend Capital's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Ascend Capital held 225 positions worth $3.04B, up 4.7% from $2.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital deployed $135M of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 64 new positions and adding to 36 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Marriott International: 1,268,463 shares worth $94.4M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Golar LNG, an estimated $39.3M trimmed.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q2 2015 buy was Marriott International: 1,268,463 shares worth $94.4M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Time Warner Inc in Q2 2015, an estimated $82.3M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Golar LNG, cutting an estimated $39.3M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Danaher in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $90.4M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $3.04B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Ascend Capital opened 64 new positions and closed 86 in Q2 2015.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 4.7% quarter-over-quarter to $3.04B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 13 Aug 2015.