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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
+5.31%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$2.66B
AUM Growth
+$11.4M
Cap. Flow
-$365M
Cap. Flow %
-13.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.28%
Holding
276
New
116
Increased
46
Reduced
39
Closed
64

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$73.4M
2
WCN
Waste Connections
WCN
+$43.4M
3
MIC
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
+$39.5M
4
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
+$38.9M
5
FANG icon
Diamondback Energy
FANG
+$33.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LVNTA
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
+$115M
2
PBYI icon
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
+$65.5M
3
PRU icon
Prudential Financial
PRU
+$64M
4
HST icon
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
+$61M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$47M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 14.44%
2 Technology 12.23%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.15%
5 Industrials 10.15%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MASI
126
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
$4.3M 0.16%
50,700
+25,385
+100% +$2.2M
P
127
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$4.29M 0.16%
+889,636
New +$5.32M
CS
128
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
$4.2M 0.16%
+235,372
New +$3.89M
ZGNX
129
DELISTED
Zogenix, Inc.
ZGNX
$4.06M 0.15%
101,401
-132,867
-57% -$5.11M
URI icon
130
United Rentals
URI
$65.7B
$4.04M 0.15%
+23,495
New +$3.58M
SEI
131
Solaris Energy Infrastructure
SEI
$2.66B
$4.01M 0.15%
+187,112
New +$3.17M
NKE icon
132
Nike
NKE
$64.1B
$4M 0.15%
+63,939
New +$3.68M
TOL icon
133
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14B
$3.81M 0.14%
+79,444
New +$3.66M
CASH icon
134
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.88B
$3.78M 0.14%
122,361
-111,651
-48% -$3.24M
MTN icon
135
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.7B
$3.67M 0.14%
+17,272
New +$3.87M
SHW icon
136
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$84.8B
$3.53M 0.13%
+25,812
New +$3.39M
BAC icon
137
Bank of America
BAC
$429B
$3.48M 0.13%
117,688
-236,094
-67% -$6.51M
CSX icon
138
CSX Corp
CSX
$94B
$3.47M 0.13%
+189,144
New +$3.35M
FOMX
139
DELISTED
Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Ordinary Shares
FOMX
$3.41M 0.13%
566,829
+167,643
+42% +$1.01M
CMRX
140
DELISTED
Chimerix, Inc.
CMRX
$3.24M 0.12%
699,664
+344,311
+97% +$1.64M
SLM icon
141
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.83B
$3.24M 0.12%
+286,406
New +$3.14M
UNVR
142
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
$3.15M 0.12%
+101,705
New +$3.03M
ANW
143
DELISTED
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network
ANW
$3.11M 0.12%
723,282
-185,364
-20% -$782K
PAG icon
144
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$14.7B
$3.1M 0.12%
+64,779
New +$3.05M
AIZ icon
145
Assurant
AIZ
$13.9B
$3.05M 0.11%
+30,226
New +$2.99M
BOLD
146
DELISTED
Audentes Therapeutics, Inc
BOLD
$2.89M 0.11%
92,576
-59,210
-39% -$1.63M
HLT icon
147
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$72.4B
$2.84M 0.11%
35,576
-199,594
-85% -$14.8M
CAG icon
148
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.42B
$2.83M 0.11%
75,000
-788,021
-91% -$28M
GE icon
149
GE Aerospace
GE
$364B
$2.71M 0.1%
+32,343
New +$3.09M
EA icon
150
Electronic Arts
EA
$52.4B
$2.65M 0.1%
25,249
-230,358
-90% -$25.6M
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Ascend Capital's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Ascend Capital held 276 positions worth $2.66B, up 0.43% from $2.65B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital withdrew a net $365M in Q4 2017, closing 64 positions and reducing 39 holdings. Its most notable exit was Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures, an estimated $115M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in CVS Health worth $73.2M.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q4 2017 buy was CVS Health: 1,009,152 shares worth $73.2M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Waste Connections in Q4 2017, an estimated $43.4M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Puma Biotechnology, cutting an estimated $65.5M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $115M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $2.66B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Ascend Capital opened 116 new positions and closed 64 in Q4 2017.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 0.43% quarter-over-quarter to $2.66B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 13 Feb 2018.