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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
+2.46%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$2.01B
AUM Growth
+$372M
Cap. Flow
+$205M
Cap. Flow %
10.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.44%
Holding
201
New
78
Increased
25
Reduced
22
Closed
66

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$75.1M
2
DLTR icon
Dollar Tree
DLTR
+$57.9M
3
ROP icon
Roper Technologies
ROP
+$54.9M
4
EA icon
Electronic Arts
EA
+$48.4M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$43.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ENDP
Endo International plc
ENDP
+$82.4M
2
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$78.9M
3
CSC
Computer Sciences
CSC
+$60.3M
4
DISH
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
+$39.9M
5
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$26.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 14.67%
2 Industrials 14.54%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.19%
4 Technology 10.39%
5 Healthcare 8.88%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NOK icon
151
Nokia
NOK
$50.8B
– –
-2,409,059
Closed -$13.9M
NVS icon
152
Novartis
NVS
$295B
– –
-270,133
Closed -$19.1M
NWL icon
153
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.16B
– –
-250,000
Closed -$13.2M
O icon
154
Realty Income
O
$61.2B
– –
-99,252
Closed -$6.44M
OMF icon
155
OneMain Financial
OMF
$6.9B
– –
-218,725
Closed -$6.77M
PRGO icon
156
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
– –
-854,566
Closed -$78.9M
QURE icon
157
uniQure
QURE
$2.68B
– –
-100,000
Closed -$765K
RIG icon
158
Transocean
RIG
$5.92B
– –
-525,770
Closed -$5.61M
RITM icon
159
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.09B
– –
-675,709
Closed -$9.33M
SABR icon
160
Sabre
SABR
$656M
– –
-146,309
Closed -$4.12M
SIG icon
161
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.55B
– –
-25,000
Closed -$1.86M
SNY icon
162
Sanofi
SNY
$104B
– –
-289,553
Closed -$11.1M
URI icon
163
United Rentals
URI
$71.1B
– –
-10,000
Closed -$785K
VRSN icon
164
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
– –
-90,563
Closed -$7.08M
VYGR icon
165
Voyager Therapeutics
VYGR
$187M
– –
-58,267
Closed -$700K
WM icon
166
Waste Management
WM
$95.9B
– –
-247,820
Closed -$15.8M
BIG
167
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
– –
-53,697
Closed -$2.56M
SLCA
168
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
– –
-316,301
Closed -$14.7M
CPE
169
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
– –
-56,494
Closed -$8.87M
UNVR
170
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
– –
-124,362
Closed -$2.72M
CLVS
171
DELISTED
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
CLVS
– –
-80,956
Closed -$2.92M
ENDP
172
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
– –
-4,091,441
Closed -$82.4M
SAFM
173
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
– –
-17,294
Closed -$1.67M
ECHO
174
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
– –
-630,000
Closed -$14.5M
XEC
175
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
– –
-8,000
Closed -$1.07M
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Ascend Capital's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Ascend Capital held 201 positions worth $2.01B, up 23% from $1.63B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 26% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital deployed $205M of net new capital in Q4 2016, opening 78 new positions and adding to 25 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Dollar Tree: 719,314 shares worth $55.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 15% of assets, up from 8.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Computer Sciences, an estimated $60.3M trimmed.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q4 2016 buy was Dollar Tree: 719,314 shares worth $55.5M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2016, an estimated $75.1M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Computer Sciences, cutting an estimated $60.3M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Endo International plc in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $82.4M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 26% of its $2.01B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Ascend Capital opened 78 new positions and closed 66 in Q4 2016.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 23% quarter-over-quarter to $2.01B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 13 Feb 2017.