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Ascend Capital Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.99B
1-Year Est. Return 10.37%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.95%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.37%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
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AUM
$2.65B
AUM Growth
+$502M
Cap. Flow
+$127M
Cap. Flow %
4.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.96%
Holding
215
New
70
Increased
41
Reduced
38
Closed
54

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
HST icon
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
+$61.6M
2
PBYI icon
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
+$61.1M
3
PRU icon
Prudential Financial
PRU
+$61M
4
VTRS icon
Viatris
VTRS
+$49.3M
5
ANDV
Andeavor
ANDV
+$49.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MET icon
MetLife
MET
+$53.9M
2
TPR icon
Tapestry
TPR
+$32.5M
3
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$32.3M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$30.7M
5
KHC icon
The Kraft Heinz Company
KHC
+$30.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 14.74%
2 Consumer Discretionary 14.41%
3 Technology 13.8%
4 Miscellaneous 12.04%
5 Energy 8.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MDLZ icon
176
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$80B
– –
-159,064
Closed -$6.87M
NWL icon
177
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.46B
– –
-450,679
Closed -$24.2M
POST icon
178
Post Holdings
POST
$3.6B
– –
-188,982
Closed -$9.6M
RCL icon
179
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$68.4B
– –
-113,192
Closed -$12.4M
RPM icon
180
RPM International
RPM
$12.9B
– –
-44,034
Closed -$2.4M
RRR icon
181
Red Rock Resorts
RRR
$3.2B
– –
-629,727
Closed -$14.8M
ECHO
182
EchoStar
ECHO
$27.4B
– –
-42,708
Closed -$2.1M
SLM icon
183
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.86B
– –
-50,449
Closed -$581K
TPR icon
184
Tapestry
TPR
$24.1B
– –
-685,545
Closed -$32.5M
URI icon
185
United Rentals
URI
$63.2B
– –
-64,210
Closed -$7.24M
VMI icon
186
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.22B
– –
-10,090
Closed -$1.51M
VVV icon
187
Valvoline
VVV
$3.57B
– –
-614,260
Closed -$14.6M
WMT icon
188
Walmart Inc
WMT
$860B
– –
-486,912
Closed -$12.3M
YUM icon
189
Yum! Brands
YUM
$38.2B
– –
-32,309
Closed -$2.38M
BECN
190
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
– –
-236,921
Closed -$11.6M
PDCO
191
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
– –
-206,148
Closed -$9.68M
ICPT
192
DELISTED
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICPT
– –
-81,179
Closed -$9.83M
RAD
193
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
– –
-21,020
Closed -$1.24M
TMX
194
DELISTED
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.
TMX
– –
-853,624
Closed -$22.4M
DRE
195
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
– –
-43,000
Closed -$1.2M
CONE
196
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
– –
-89,475
Closed -$4.99M
ARNA
197
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
– –
-114,423
Closed -$1.93M
AMAG
198
DELISTED
AMAG Pharmaceuticals
AMAG
– –
-165,476
Closed -$3.04M
ADSW
199
DELISTED
Advanced Disposal Services Inc
ADSW
– –
-603,832
Closed -$13.7M
IMMU
200
DELISTED
Immunomedics Inc
IMMU
– –
-579,943
Closed -$5.12M
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Ascend Capital's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Ascend Capital held 215 positions worth $2.65B, up 23% from $2.15B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 27% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital deployed $127M of net new capital in Q3 2017, opening 70 new positions and adding to 41 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Host Hotels & Resorts: 3,386,281 shares worth $62.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was MetLife, an estimated $53.9M trimmed.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q3 2017 buy was Host Hotels & Resorts: 3,386,281 shares worth $62.6M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Puma Biotechnology in Q3 2017, an estimated $61.1M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was MetLife, cutting an estimated $53.9M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Tapestry in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $32.5M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 27% of its $2.65B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Ascend Capital opened 70 new positions and closed 54 in Q3 2017.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 23% quarter-over-quarter to $2.65B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.