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Ascend Capital Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.99B
1-Year Est. Return 10.37%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-0.18%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.37%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$3.38B
AUM Growth
+$379M
Cap. Flow
+$296M
Cap. Flow %
8.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.21%
Holding
242
New
79
Increased
59
Reduced
30
Closed
68

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DISH
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
+$58.9M
2
ANDV
Andeavor
ANDV
+$52.2M
3
FWONK icon
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
+$51.8M
4
EMN icon
Eastman Chemical
EMN
+$51.3M
5
CCK icon
Crown Holdings
CCK
+$46.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$162M
2
HOT
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
HOT
+$106M
3
RTX icon
RTX Corp
RTX
+$71.9M
4
HRI icon
Herc Holdings
HRI
+$47.8M
5
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
+$41.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 16.14%
2 Consumer Discretionary 13.78%
3 Technology 13.21%
4 Financials 10.34%
5 Communication Services 10.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
KYTH
151
DELISTED
KYTHERA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC COM
KYTH
$2.9M 0.09%
88,470
+1,262
+1% +$44.4K
HAWK
152
DELISTED
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
HAWK
$2.76M 0.08%
+85,100
New +$2.4M
TVTX icon
153
Travere Therapeutics
TVTX
$5.89B
$2.57M 0.08%
285,000
-22,293
-7% -$262K
CSL icon
154
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$12.9B
$2.49M 0.07%
+31,023
New +$2.58M
CCS icon
155
Century Communities
CCS
$1.74B
$2.43M 0.07%
+140,000
New +$2.81M
CASH icon
156
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.65B
$2.17M 0.06%
184,908
+2,652
+1% +$33.1K
XNPT
157
DELISTED
XENOPORT, INC.
XNPT
$2.15M 0.06%
400,000
-26,226
-6% -$128K
THOR
158
DELISTED
THORATEC CORPORATION
THOR
$2M 0.06%
+75,000
New +$2.13M
ESI icon
159
Element Solutions
ESI
$7.75B
$1.61M 0.05%
+64,545
New +$1.7M
JONE
160
DELISTED
Jones Energy, Inc.
JONE
$1.51M 0.04%
4,382
-6,788
-61% -$2.33M
CTB
161
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
$1.45M 0.04%
+50,584
New +$1.51M
MGLN
162
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$1.37M 0.04%
+25,000
New +$1.43M
MNTA
163
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
$1.15M 0.03%
101,444
+41,444
+69% +$473K
X
164
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$1.05M 0.03%
+26,740
New +$937K
TDG icon
165
TransDigm Group
TDG
$60B
$935K 0.03%
+5,072
New +$905K
PUK icon
166
Prudential
PUK
$32.7B
$520K 0.02%
+12,048
New +$547K
AVDL
167
DELISTED
Avadel Pharmaceuticals
AVDL
$333K 0.01%
23,270
+8,670
+59% +$125K
AMGN icon
168
Amgen
AMGN
$203B
– –
-100,233
Closed -$11.9M
ANDE icon
169
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$2.42B
– –
-200,000
Closed -$10.3M
BBWI icon
170
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.37B
– –
-124,127
Closed -$5.89M
BG icon
171
Bunge Global
BG
$23.4B
– –
-75,249
Closed -$5.69M
BKU icon
172
Bankunited
BKU
$3.18B
– –
-296,585
Closed -$9.93M
C icon
173
Citigroup
C
$228B
– –
-502,834
Closed -$23.7M
CE icon
174
Celanese
CE
$5.18B
– –
-509,898
Closed -$32.8M
CNO icon
175
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.16B
– –
-372,741
Closed -$6.63M
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Ascend Capital's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Ascend Capital held 242 positions worth $3.38B, up 13% from $3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital deployed $296M of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 79 new positions and adding to 59 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was DISH Network Corp.: 912,350 shares worth $58.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 16% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was RTX Corp, an estimated $71.9M trimmed.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q3 2014 buy was DISH Network Corp.: 912,350 shares worth $58.9M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Andeavor in Q3 2014, an estimated $52.2M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was RTX Corp, cutting an estimated $71.9M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $162M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $3.38B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Ascend Capital opened 79 new positions and closed 68 in Q3 2014.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $3.38B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 13 Nov 2014.