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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
+4.12%
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
$3B
AUM Growth
-$844M
Cap. Flow
-$1.01B
Cap. Flow %
-33.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.42%
Holding
246
New
68
Increased
28
Reduced
60
Closed
83

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
RTX icon
RTX Corp
RTX
+$76.1M
2
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$68.2M
3
HON icon
Honeywell
HON
+$47.8M
4
FWONA icon
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
+$43.6M
5
MEOH icon
Methanex
MEOH
+$41.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$154M
2
SIG icon
Signet Jewelers
SIG
+$71.5M
3
IP icon
International Paper
IP
+$64M
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$62.5M
5
MHK icon
Mohawk Industries
MHK
+$58M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 13.62%
2 Technology 12.79%
3 Communication Services 12.02%
4 Industrials 11.66%
5 Healthcare 10.5%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
RCL icon
201
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.7B
– –
-60,000
Closed -$3.27M
ROST icon
202
Ross Stores
ROST
$76.6B
– –
-1,008,752
Closed -$36.1M
SBH icon
203
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.4B
– –
-78,701
Closed -$2.16M
SIG icon
204
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.55B
– –
-675,594
Closed -$71.5M
SLM icon
205
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.58B
– –
-1,615,565
Closed -$14.1M
TBBK icon
206
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.79B
– –
-323,700
Closed -$6.09M
TD icon
207
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
– –
-221,000
Closed -$10.4M
TEL icon
208
TE Connectivity
TEL
$58.8B
– –
-150,161
Closed -$9.04M
TT icon
209
Trane Technologies
TT
$106B
– –
-262,453
Closed -$15M
UPS icon
210
United Parcel Service
UPS
$97.6B
– –
-50,000
Closed -$4.87M
UTHR icon
211
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$26.3B
– –
-180,000
Closed -$16.9M
VNCE icon
212
Vince Holding Corp
VNCE
$76.2M
– –
-19,183
Closed -$5.06M
VZ icon
213
Verizon
VZ
$194B
– –
-3,241,647
Closed -$154M
WBD icon
214
Warner Bros
WBD
$64.6B
– –
-1,017,640
Closed -$43M
WCC
215
WESCO International
WCC
$16.2B
– –
-89,300
Closed -$7.43M
WTS icon
216
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
– –
-4,100
Closed -$240K
ITCI
217
DELISTED
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
ITCI
– –
-81,231
Closed -$1.48M
DS
218
DELISTED
Drive Shack Inc.
DS
– –
-1,993,527
Closed -$10.1M
XLRN
219
DELISTED
Acceleron Pharma
XLRN
– –
-63,000
Closed -$2.17M
INXN
220
DELISTED
Interxion Holding N.V.
INXN
– –
-207,058
Closed -$4.97M
HZNP
221
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
– –
-220,000
Closed -$3.33M
ESRX
222
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
– –
-70,282
Closed -$5.28M
PF
223
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
– –
-568,428
Closed -$17M
KCG
224
DELISTED
KCG Holdings, Inc.
KCG
– –
-651,318
Closed -$7.77M
KATE
225
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
– –
-350,000
Closed -$13M
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Ascend Capital's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Ascend Capital held 246 positions worth $3B, down 22% from $3.85B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 26% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital withdrew a net $1.01B in Q2 2014, closing 83 positions and reducing 60 holdings. Its most notable exit was Verizon, an estimated $154M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 14% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in Pfizer worth $67.4M.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q2 2014 buy was Pfizer: 2,391,995 shares worth $67.4M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to RTX Corp in Q2 2014, an estimated $76.1M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was International Paper, cutting an estimated $64M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Verizon in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $154M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 26% of its $3B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Ascend Capital opened 68 new positions and closed 83 in Q2 2014.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value fell 22% quarter-over-quarter to $3B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 13 Aug 2014.