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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
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

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
BF.B icon
151
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$12B
$2.56M 0.08%
+105,938
New +$2.49M
HZNP
152
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$2.52M 0.08%
+330,000
New +$1.78M
NPSP
153
DELISTED
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NPSP
$2.51M 0.08%
+82,587
New +$2.27M
VAR
154
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$2.25M 0.07%
33,000
-29,493
-47% -$1.96M
NETI
155
DELISTED
Eneti Inc.
NETI
$2.07M 0.06%
+1,844
New +$2M
VRA icon
156
Vera Bradley
VRA
$105M
$1.8M 0.05%
+75,000
New +$1.72M
GPRE icon
157
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.19B
$1.77M 0.05%
91,401
-195,506
-68% -$3.23M
MNTA
158
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
$1.72M 0.05%
97,111
-146,888
-60% -$2.47M
CASH icon
159
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.81B
$1.71M 0.05%
127,386
+5,391
+4% +$67.8K
GEVA
160
DELISTED
SYNAGEVA BIOPHARMA CORP COM STK (DE)
GEVA
$1.67M 0.05%
25,809
+1,120
+5% +$66.5K
EMN icon
161
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.8B
$1.63M 0.05%
+20,205
New +$1.57M
JEF icon
162
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.9B
$1.45M 0.04%
+57,309
New +$1.45M
TLPH icon
163
Talphera
TLPH
$70.1M
$1.39M 0.04%
6,139
-3,203
-34% -$557K
AXLL
164
DELISTED
AXIALL CORP COM STK (DE)
AXLL
$1.19M 0.04%
+25,000
New +$1.08M
MGI
165
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
$1.04M 0.03%
50,000
-62,581
-56% -$1.27M
AMPE
166
PUT
DELISTED
Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc.
AMPE
$784K 0.02%
+367
New +$868K
THC icon
167
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$20.1B
$743K 0.02%
+17,620
New +$767K
IART icon
168
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.54B
$443K 0.01%
+22,667
New +$416K
AVNR
169
DELISTED
AVANIR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC CL A
AVNR
$252K 0.01%
75,000
-904,370
-92% -$3.74M
ABBV icon
170
AbbVie
ABBV
$458B
-243,295
Closed -$10.9M
AEG icon
171
Aegon
AEG
$13.5B
-683,911
Closed -$3.44M
AMGN icon
172
Amgen
AMGN
$203B
-121,508
Closed -$13.6M
AMT icon
173
American Tower
AMT
$77.7B
-125,942
Closed -$9.34M
AON icon
174
Aon
AON
$77.3B
-17,733
Closed -$1.32M
APH icon
175
Amphenol
APH
$188B
-400,016
Closed -$3.87M

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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.