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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
+5.31%
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
$2.66B
AUM Growth
+$11.4M
Cap. Flow
-$365M
Cap. Flow %
-13.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.28%
Holding
276
New
116
Increased
46
Reduced
39
Closed
64

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$73.4M
2
WCN
Waste Connections
WCN
+$43.4M
3
MIC
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
+$39.5M
4
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
+$38.9M
5
FANG icon
Diamondback Energy
FANG
+$33.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LVNTA
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
+$115M
2
PBYI icon
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
+$65.5M
3
PRU icon
Prudential Financial
PRU
+$64M
4
HST icon
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
+$61M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$47M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 14.44%
2 Technology 12.23%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.15%
5 Industrials 10.15%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
OA
176
DELISTED
Orbital ATK, Inc.
OA
$1.26M 0.05%
+9,582
New +$1.27M
AZPN
177
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
$1.25M 0.05%
+18,819
New +$1.25M
AY
178
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
$1.2M 0.05%
+56,648
New +$1.24M
CTRE icon
179
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$10B
$1.18M 0.04%
+70,235
New +$1.3M
LYB icon
180
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$19.5B
$1.12M 0.04%
+10,138
New +$1.05M
ALGN icon
181
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.9B
$1.11M 0.04%
+4,991
New +$1.13M
H icon
182
Hyatt Hotels
H
$17.5B
$1.08M 0.04%
+14,703
New +$995K
RGLS
183
DELISTED
Regulus Therapeutics
RGLS
$1.05M 0.04%
+8,450
New +$1.07M
EXP icon
184
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.49B
$979K 0.04%
+8,629
New +$934K
NXEOW
185
DELISTED
Nexeo Solutions, Inc. Warrant
NXEOW
$789K 0.03%
1,265,363
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TGH
186
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$726K 0.03%
+33,807
New +$698K
DD icon
187
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.6B
$723K 0.03%
4,004
-42,872
-91% -$7.72M
PRAH
188
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
$563K 0.02%
+6,174
New +$514K
TXN icon
189
Texas Instruments
TXN
$248B
$545K 0.02%
+5,218
New +$508K
BDN
190
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$509M
$537K 0.02%
+29,429
New +$521K
ALSN icon
191
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$9.51B
$534K 0.02%
+12,378
New +$504K
UGAZ
192
DELISTED
VelocityShares 3x Long Natural Gas ETN linked to the S&P GSCI Natural Gas Index ER due February 9, 2
UGAZ
$522K 0.02%
+716
New +$632K
O icon
193
Realty Income
O
$61.1B
$521K 0.02%
+9,421
New +$511K
MA icon
194
Mastercard
MA
$498B
$514K 0.02%
+3,389
New +$504K
MCY icon
195
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$6B
$497K 0.02%
+9,301
New +$512K
BKI
196
DELISTED
Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock
BKI
$496K 0.02%
+11,229
New +$507K
PLD icon
197
Prologis
PLD
$136B
$495K 0.02%
+7,661
New +$500K
PHM icon
198
Pultegroup
PHM
$25.2B
$491K 0.02%
+14,734
New +$458K
AMKR icon
199
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$10.6B
$486K 0.02%
+48,527
New +$519K
CDP icon
200
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$4.32B
$486K 0.02%
+16,657
New +$522K
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Ascend Capital's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Ascend Capital held 276 positions worth $2.66B, up 0.43% from $2.65B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital withdrew a net $365M in Q4 2017, closing 64 positions and reducing 39 holdings. Its most notable exit was Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures, an estimated $115M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in CVS Health worth $73.2M.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q4 2017 buy was CVS Health: 1,009,152 shares worth $73.2M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Waste Connections in Q4 2017, an estimated $43.4M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Puma Biotechnology, cutting an estimated $65.5M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $115M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $2.66B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Ascend Capital opened 116 new positions and closed 64 in Q4 2017.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 0.43% quarter-over-quarter to $2.66B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 13 Feb 2018.