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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
+5.8%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$2.61B
AUM Growth
-$775M
Cap. Flow
-$879M
Cap. Flow %
-33.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.13%
Holding
237
New
65
Increased
27
Reduced
59
Closed
82

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
HUN icon
Huntsman Corp
HUN
+$67.9M
2
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$53.1M
3
JNPR
Juniper Networks
JNPR
+$52.9M
4
STZ icon
Constellation Brands
STZ
+$52.2M
5
CDK
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
+$41.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
HON icon
Honeywell
HON
+$87.2M
2
PNR icon
Pentair
PNR
+$71.5M
3
DISH
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
+$58.9M
4
FWONK icon
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
+$50.9M
5
FWONA icon
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
+$50.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.14%
2 Financials 14.87%
3 Healthcare 12.89%
4 Industrials 11.53%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TROW icon
201
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$25.5B
– –
-100,000
Closed -$7.84M
UPS icon
202
United Parcel Service
UPS
$88.9B
– –
-203,706
Closed -$20M
WT icon
203
WisdomTree
WT
$2.79B
– –
-904,575
Closed -$10.3M
X
204
DELISTED
US Steel
X
– –
-26,740
Closed -$1.05M
ZBH icon
205
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.8B
– –
-82,739
Closed -$8.08M
CPAY icon
206
Corpay
CPAY
$25.7B
– –
-139,084
Closed -$19.8M
NBIS
207
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$37.6B
– –
-689,000
Closed -$19.2M
BECN
208
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
– –
-346,614
Closed -$8.83M
MGLN
209
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
– –
-25,000
Closed -$1.37M
MNK
210
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
– –
-261,072
Closed -$23.5M
MNTA
211
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
– –
-101,444
Closed -$1.15M
TUES
212
DELISTED
Tuesday Morning Corp
TUES
– –
-304,721
Closed -$5.91M
AKS
213
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp
AKS
– –
-500,000
Closed -$4M
CBK
214
DELISTED
Christopher & Banks Corporation
CBK
– –
-385,000
Closed -$3.81M
ARRS
215
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
– –
-510,000
Closed -$14.5M
ITG
216
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
– –
-410,582
Closed -$6.47M
SONC
217
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
– –
-375,000
Closed -$8.38M
JONE
218
DELISTED
Jones Energy, Inc.
JONE
– –
-4,382
Closed -$1.51M
CHMT
219
DELISTED
Chemtura Corporation
CHMT
– –
-1,406,792
Closed -$32.8M
BEAV
220
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
– –
-471,635
Closed -$28.7M
AXLL
221
DELISTED
AXIALL CORP COM STK (DE)
AXLL
– –
-92,327
Closed -$3.31M
XNPT
222
DELISTED
XENOPORT, INC.
XNPT
– –
-400,000
Closed -$2.15M
MW
223
DELISTED
THE MENS WAREHOUSE INC
MW
– –
-400,000
Closed -$18.9M
HUB.B
224
DELISTED
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
– –
-366,238
Closed -$44.1M
THOR
225
DELISTED
THORATEC CORPORATION
THOR
– –
-75,000
Closed -$2M
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Ascend Capital's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Ascend Capital held 237 positions worth $2.61B, down 23% from $3.38B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital withdrew a net $879M in Q4 2014, closing 82 positions and reducing 59 holdings. Its most notable exit was Honeywell, an estimated $87.2M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in Huntsman Corp worth $63.8M.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q4 2014 buy was Huntsman Corp: 2,799,273 shares worth $63.8M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Methanex in Q4 2014, an estimated $34.7M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $48.7M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Honeywell in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $87.2M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $2.61B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Ascend Capital opened 65 new positions and closed 82 in Q4 2014.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value fell 23% quarter-over-quarter to $2.61B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.