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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
+6.94%
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
$2.84B
AUM Growth
+$291M
Cap. Flow
+$191M
Cap. Flow %
6.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
31.1%
Holding
193
New
73
Increased
29
Reduced
31
Closed
51

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ASH icon
Ashland
ASH
+$94.9M
2
SYF icon
Synchrony
SYF
+$65.9M
3
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$52M
4
LBTYA icon
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
+$50.6M
5
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$49.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$110M
2
GLNG icon
Golar LNG
GLNG
+$64.6M
3
HLT icon
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
+$60.1M
4
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$56.9M
5
BXLT
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
+$56.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 21.19%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Healthcare 13.29%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.44%
5 Energy 7.74%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EOG icon
151
EOG Resources
EOG
$78B
– –
-158,144
Closed -$11.5M
EQR icon
152
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.4B
– –
-74,366
Closed -$5.58M
GIS icon
153
General Mills
GIS
$19.2B
– –
-151,514
Closed -$8.51M
GOOG icon
154
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.9T
– –
-3,453,660
Closed -$110M
GT icon
155
Goodyear
GT
$2.07B
– –
-100,000
Closed -$2.93M
HLT icon
156
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$74B
– –
-873,836
Closed -$60.1M
HRI icon
157
Herc Holdings
HRI
$5.43B
– –
-66,667
Closed -$3.35M
IRWD icon
158
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$611M
– –
-117,167
Closed -$1.02M
JNJ icon
159
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$635B
– –
-609,391
Closed -$56.9M
KPTI icon
160
Karyopharm Therapeutics
KPTI
$168M
– –
-8,319
Closed -$1.31M
MCD icon
161
McDonald's
MCD
$188B
– –
-151,458
Closed -$14.9M
MEOH icon
162
Methanex
MEOH
$4.32B
– –
-345,937
Closed -$11.5M
MSI icon
163
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$69.4B
– –
-366,681
Closed -$25.1M
NWL icon
164
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.16B
– –
-813,485
Closed -$32.3M
PARA
165
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
– –
-399,040
Closed -$15.9M
ROK icon
166
PUT
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$51.4B
– –
-200,000
Closed -$20.3M
SJM icon
167
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12.6B
– –
-40,416
Closed -$4.61M
SVRA icon
168
Savara
SVRA
$1.13B
– –
-8,560
Closed -$347K
TAP icon
169
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.68B
– –
-50,498
Closed -$4.19M
THS
170
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
– –
-50,000
Closed -$3.89M
VLO icon
171
Valero Energy
VLO
$89.8B
– –
-685,370
Closed -$41.2M
ALPN
172
DELISTED
Alpine Immune Sciences Inc
ALPN
– –
-2,974
Closed -$156K
FRC
173
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
– –
-172,158
Closed -$10.8M
OTIC
174
DELISTED
Otonomy, Inc.
OTIC
– –
-118,600
Closed -$2.11M
GWPH
175
DELISTED
GW Pharmaceuticals Plc American Depositary Shares
GWPH
– –
-24,960
Closed -$2.28M
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Ascend Capital's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Ascend Capital held 193 positions worth $2.84B, up 11% from $2.55B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 31% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital deployed $191M of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 73 new positions and adding to 29 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Ashland: 1,801,800 shares worth $90.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Golar LNG, an estimated $64.6M trimmed.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q4 2015 buy was Ashland: 1,801,800 shares worth $90.5M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Liberty Global Class A in Q4 2015, an estimated $50.6M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Golar LNG, cutting an estimated $64.6M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $110M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 31% of its $2.84B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Ascend Capital opened 73 new positions and closed 51 in Q4 2015.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $2.84B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.