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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
+4.37%
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
$2.21B
AUM Growth
+$205M
Cap. Flow
-$5.1M
Cap. Flow %
-0.23%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.51%
Holding
200
New
63
Increased
37
Reduced
24
Closed
62

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
APD icon
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
+$79.6M
2
AZO icon
AutoZone
AZO
+$62.7M
3
MNK
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
+$54.7M
4
AMC icon
AMC Entertainment Holdings
AMC
+$43.7M
5
SWN
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
+$43.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ROP icon
Roper Technologies
ROP
+$56.1M
2
DLTR icon
Dollar Tree
DLTR
+$55.5M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$51M
4
EA icon
Electronic Arts
EA
+$47.4M
5
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$37.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 12.54%
2 Industrials 11.86%
3 Energy 11.33%
4 Materials 11.3%
5 Communication Services 11.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ZBH icon
176
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.8B
– –
-211,220
Closed -$21.2M
LSXMK
177
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
– –
-225,270
Closed -$5.82M
LSXMA
178
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
– –
-38,069
Closed -$948K
PXD
179
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
– –
-44,141
Closed -$7.95M
ICPT
180
DELISTED
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICPT
– –
-42,375
Closed -$4.6M
TMX
181
DELISTED
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.
TMX
– –
-1,000,335
Closed -$25.2M
KSU
182
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
– –
-39,257
Closed -$3.33M
INSY
183
DELISTED
Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
INSY
– –
-225,000
Closed -$2.07M
FNBC
184
DELISTED
First NBC Bank Holding Company
FNBC
– –
-96,691
Closed -$705K
CRC
185
DELISTED
California Resources Corporation
CRC
– –
-23,970
Closed -$510K
ATVI
186
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
– –
-597,001
Closed -$21.6M
CELG
187
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
– –
-27,842
Closed -$3.22M
SHPG
188
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
– –
-101,880
Closed -$17.4M
BCR
189
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
– –
-33,572
Closed -$7.54M
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Ascend Capital's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, Ascend Capital held 200 positions worth $2.21B, up 10% from $2.01B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital's Q1 2017 filing shows 63 new, 37 increased, 24 reduced and 62 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Air Products & Chemicals: 564,558 shares worth $76.4M. The largest sale was Roper Technologies, an estimated $56.1M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 13% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Energy.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q1 2017 buy was Air Products & Chemicals: 564,558 shares worth $76.4M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to AutoZone in Q1 2017, an estimated $62.7M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $51M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Roper Technologies in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $56.1M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $2.21B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • Ascend Capital opened 63 new positions and closed 62 in Q1 2017.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $2.21B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.