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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
+0.49%
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
$3.04B
AUM Growth
+$137M
Cap. Flow
+$135M
Cap. Flow %
4.44%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.04%
Holding
225
New
64
Increased
36
Reduced
35
Closed
86

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MAR icon
Marriott International
MAR
+$100M
2
TYC
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
+$83.3M
3
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$82.3M
4
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$64.6M
5
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
+$59M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$90.4M
2
FDX icon
FedEx
FDX
+$79M
3
PPG icon
PPG Industries
PPG
+$69.1M
4
VIAB
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
+$48.4M
5
DLTR icon
Dollar Tree
DLTR
+$44.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 17.2%
2 Healthcare 15.66%
3 Consumer Discretionary 15.58%
4 Communication Services 12.27%
5 Industrials 10.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
OIH icon
176
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$2.06B
– –
-7,500
Closed -$5.06M
PCRX icon
177
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.02B
– –
-40,000
Closed -$3.55M
PODD icon
178
Insulet
PODD
$11.3B
– –
-242,800
Closed -$8.1M
PPG icon
179
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.9B
– –
-613,080
Closed -$69.1M
PSX icon
180
Phillips 66
PSX
$82.9B
– –
-20,000
Closed -$1.57M
RCL icon
181
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.7B
– –
-171,617
Closed -$14M
SCHW
182
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$177B
– –
-438,455
Closed -$13.3M
SIG icon
183
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.55B
– –
-50,349
Closed -$6.99M
SPR
184
DELISTED
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
– –
-95,670
Closed -$5M
STZ icon
185
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.2B
– –
-352,467
Closed -$41M
SYF icon
186
Synchrony
SYF
$23.7B
– –
-356,180
Closed -$10.8M
TGI
187
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
– –
-40,000
Closed -$2.39M
TPR icon
188
Tapestry
TPR
$28.8B
– –
-302,987
Closed -$12.6M
ULTA icon
189
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$20.4B
– –
-221,563
Closed -$33.4M
URBN icon
190
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$5.99B
– –
-402,732
Closed -$18.4M
USB icon
191
US Bancorp
USB
$99.6B
– –
-136,984
Closed -$5.98M
VANI icon
192
Vivani Medical
VANI
$110M
– –
-417
Closed -$128K
VNDA icon
193
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$312M
– –
-168,300
Closed -$1.57M
WMB icon
194
Williams Companies
WMB
$90.5B
– –
-83,908
Closed -$4.25M
XOP icon
195
State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
XOP
$3.42B
– –
-160,425
Closed -$33.1M
SUM
196
DELISTED
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SUM
– –
-60,537
Closed -$1.27M
EIGR
197
DELISTED
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.
EIGR
– –
-289
Closed -$2.46M
SGEN
198
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
– –
-140,000
Closed -$4.95M
PACW
199
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
– –
-408,337
Closed -$19.1M
MTOR
200
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
– –
-284,200
Closed -$3.58M
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Ascend Capital's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Ascend Capital held 225 positions worth $3.04B, up 4.7% from $2.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital deployed $135M of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 64 new positions and adding to 36 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Marriott International: 1,268,463 shares worth $94.4M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Golar LNG, an estimated $39.3M trimmed.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q2 2015 buy was Marriott International: 1,268,463 shares worth $94.4M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Time Warner Inc in Q2 2015, an estimated $82.3M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Golar LNG, cutting an estimated $39.3M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Danaher in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $90.4M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $3.04B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Ascend Capital opened 64 new positions and closed 86 in Q2 2015.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 4.7% quarter-over-quarter to $3.04B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 13 Aug 2015.