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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
-8.8%
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
$2.55B
AUM Growth
-$489M
Cap. Flow
-$284M
Cap. Flow %
-11.15%
Top 10 Hldgs %
31.03%
Holding
195
New
55
Increased
33
Reduced
25
Closed
75

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LBTYA icon
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
+$110M
2
LVNTA
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
+$105M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$90M
4
FWONA icon
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
+$59M
5
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$58.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$101M
2
LBTYK icon
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
+$96M
3
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Marriott International
MAR
+$94.4M
4
TYC
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
+$72.8M
5
BERY
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
+$64.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 19.5%
2 Technology 17.22%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.23%
4 Healthcare 10.81%
5 Energy 8.61%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MRK icon
151
Merck
MRK
$324B
– –
-1,151,333
Closed -$62.5M
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152
NRG Energy
NRG
$29.8B
– –
-421,801
Closed -$9.65M
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153
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
– –
-932,475
Closed -$14M
PII icon
154
Polaris
PII
$4.15B
– –
-118,087
Closed -$17.5M
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155
ProQR Therapeutics
PRQR
$243M
– –
-52,235
Closed -$869K
PTEN icon
156
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$3.87B
– –
-454,040
Closed -$8.54M
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157
Regions Financial
RF
$26.3B
– –
-1,068,727
Closed -$11.1M
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158
Ross Stores
ROST
$76.6B
– –
-315,069
Closed -$15.3M
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159
Republic Services
RSG
$66.7B
– –
-828,906
Closed -$32.5M
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160
RTX Corp
RTX
$287B
– –
-152,385
Closed -$10.6M
TDG icon
161
TransDigm Group
TDG
$69.2B
– –
-5,337
Closed -$1.2M
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162
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$35.9B
– –
-505,119
Closed -$29.9M
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163
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.97B
– –
-72,554
Closed -$1.38M
TT icon
164
Trane Technologies
TT
$106B
– –
-256,593
Closed -$17.3M
UNP icon
165
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
– –
-79,419
Closed -$7.58M
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166
United Parcel Service
UPS
$97.6B
– –
-100,000
Closed -$9.69M
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167
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$26.3B
– –
-16,334
Closed -$2.84M
WYNN icon
168
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$10.1B
– –
-479,489
Closed -$47.3M
YUM icon
169
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41B
– –
-307,962
Closed -$19.9M
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170
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$17.7B
– –
-360,629
Closed -$38.2M
BERY
171
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
– –
-2,171,538
Closed -$64.6M
VIRX
172
DELISTED
Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
VIRX
– –
-2,133
Closed -$770K
ACGN
173
DELISTED
Aceragen Inc
ACGN
– –
-1,837
Closed -$925K
VSI
174
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
– –
-99,794
Closed -$3.72M
MCRN
175
DELISTED
Milacron Holdings Corp.
MCRN
– –
-42,762
Closed -$842K
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Ascend Capital's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Ascend Capital held 195 positions worth $2.55B, down 16% from $3.04B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 31% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital withdrew a net $284M in Q3 2015, closing 75 positions and reducing 25 holdings. Its most notable exit was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $101M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 20% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in Liberty Global Class A worth $94.8M.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q3 2015 buy was Liberty Global Class A: 2,530,415 shares worth $94.8M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures in Q3 2015, an estimated $105M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL), cutting an estimated $72.8M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $101M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 31% of its $2.55B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Ascend Capital opened 55 new positions and closed 75 in Q3 2015.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value fell 16% quarter-over-quarter to $2.55B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 13 Nov 2015.