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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
+3.4%
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
$1.99B
AUM Growth
-$132M
Cap. Flow
-$310M
Cap. Flow %
-15.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
29.25%
Holding
243
New
73
Increased
28
Reduced
54
Closed
80

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WCN
Waste Connections
WCN
+$72.4M
2
GPK icon
Graphic Packaging
GPK
+$44.2M
3
VTRS icon
Viatris
VTRS
+$41.8M
4
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$38.7M
5
CI icon
Cigna
CI
+$33.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WM icon
Waste Management
WM
+$75.2M
2
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$40M
3
DD icon
DuPont de Nemours
DD
+$37.7M
4
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$32.3M
5
DELL icon
Dell
DELL
+$30.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 22.56%
2 Healthcare 12.76%
3 Technology 12.55%
4 Industrials 11.32%
5 Financials 10.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PBPB
201
DELISTED
Potbelly
PBPB
– –
-81,390
Closed -$1.05M
PENN icon
202
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.84B
– –
-61,805
Closed -$2.08M
PM icon
203
Philip Morris
PM
$293B
– –
-12,773
Closed -$1.03M
PSX icon
204
Phillips 66
PSX
$85.1B
– –
-8,392
Closed -$943K
PZZA icon
205
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.06B
– –
-75,621
Closed -$3.84M
RES icon
206
RPC Inc
RES
$1.31B
– –
-137,940
Closed -$2.01M
SWK icon
207
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$13.7B
– –
-151,167
Closed -$20.1M
TD icon
208
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$199B
– –
-17,242
Closed -$998K
TT icon
209
Trane Technologies
TT
$104B
– –
-84,565
Closed -$7.59M
ULTA icon
210
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$21B
– –
-81,559
Closed -$19M
VFC icon
211
VF Corp
VFC
$6.63B
– –
-124,563
Closed -$9.56M
VZ icon
212
Verizon
VZ
$183B
– –
-198,431
Closed -$9.98M
WH icon
213
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
WH
$5.67B
– –
-87,250
Closed -$5.13M
WM icon
214
Waste Management
WM
$93.6B
– –
-924,539
Closed -$75.2M
XRAY icon
215
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.73B
– –
-23,000
Closed -$1.01M
XYL icon
216
Xylem
XYL
$27.8B
– –
-300,525
Closed -$20.2M
YUM icon
217
Yum! Brands
YUM
$40.6B
– –
-115,626
Closed -$9.05M
ZBH icon
218
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$17.2B
– –
-259,676
Closed -$28.1M
SEI
219
Solaris Energy Infrastructure
SEI
$3.99B
– –
-181,904
Closed -$2.6M
UNVR
220
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
– –
-198,981
Closed -$5.22M
TEN
221
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
– –
-48,265
Closed -$2.12M
GBT
222
DELISTED
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
GBT
– –
-176,515
Closed -$7.98M
PFPT
223
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
– –
-21,845
Closed -$2.52M
AMTD
224
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
– –
-205,217
Closed -$11.2M
TLRD
225
DELISTED
Tailored Brands, Inc.
TLRD
– –
-70,316
Closed -$1.79M
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Ascend Capital's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Ascend Capital held 243 positions worth $1.99B, down 6.2% from $2.12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital withdrew a net $310M in Q3 2018, closing 80 positions and reducing 54 holdings. Its most notable exit was Waste Management, an estimated $75.2M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 23% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in Express Scripts Holding Company worth $43.1M.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q3 2018 buy was Express Scripts Holding Company: 453,477 shares worth $43.1M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Waste Connections in Q3 2018, an estimated $72.4M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Ametek, cutting an estimated $32.3M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Waste Management in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $75.2M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $1.99B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Ascend Capital opened 73 new positions and closed 80 in Q3 2018.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value fell 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $1.99B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.