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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
AGN
176
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
– –
-162,811
Closed -$44.3M
SVU
177
DELISTED
SUPERVALU Inc.
SVU
– –
-57,029
Closed -$2.87M
LQ
178
DELISTED
La Quinta Holdings Inc.
LQ
– –
-2,148,600
Closed -$33.9M
RAI
179
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
– –
-171,430
Closed -$7.59M
FNBC
180
DELISTED
First NBC Bank Holding Company
FNBC
– –
-158,352
Closed -$5.55M
LGF
181
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment
LGF
– –
-1,254,234
Closed -$46.2M
BLOX
182
DELISTED
Infoblox Inc
BLOX
– –
-1,400,000
Closed -$22.4M
BXLT
183
CALL
DELISTED
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
– –
-104,400
Closed -$3.29M
JAH
184
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
– –
-353,670
Closed -$17.3M
STRZA
185
DELISTED
Starz - Series A
STRZA
– –
-1,400,000
Closed -$52.3M
TYC
186
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
– –
-62,250
Closed -$2.18M
SHPG
187
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
– –
-125,540
Closed -$25.8M
MHR
188
DELISTED
MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES CORP (DEL)
MHR
– –
-498,185
Closed -$170K
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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.