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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
QEP
176
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
– –
-97,911
Closed -$1.91M
DNKN
177
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
– –
-147,522
Closed -$7.68M
S
178
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
– –
-2,532,595
Closed -$16.8M
ARRY
179
DELISTED
Array Biopharma Inc
ARRY
– –
-200,000
Closed -$1.35M
WFT
180
DELISTED
Weatherford International plc
WFT
– –
-962,763
Closed -$5.41M
ARRS
181
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
– –
-379,947
Closed -$10.8M
TWX
182
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
– –
-93,129
Closed -$7.42M
BWLD
183
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
– –
-24,025
Closed -$3.38M
MBLY
184
DELISTED
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
– –
-417,399
Closed -$17.8M
KATE
185
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
– –
-50,000
Closed -$857K
CELGZ
186
DELISTED
Celgene Corporation Contingent Value Rights
CELGZ
– –
-34,306
Closed -$35K
DISH
187
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
– –
-727,538
Closed -$39.9M
PDLI
188
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
– –
-100,000
Closed -$335K
SBNY
189
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
– –
-141,250
Closed -$16.7M
GRA
190
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
– –
-63,365
Closed -$4.68M
LPNT
191
DELISTED
LifePoint Health, Inc.
LPNT
– –
-50,000
Closed -$2.96M
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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.