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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
+3.04%
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
$2.9B
AUM Growth
+$296M
Cap. Flow
+$131M
Cap. Flow %
4.52%
Top 10 Hldgs %
24.94%
Holding
240
New
84
Increased
29
Reduced
44
Closed
78

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$90.9M
2
FDX icon
FedEx
FDX
+$83M
3
HUB.B
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
+$78.8M
4
BAX icon
Baxter International
BAX
+$75.4M
5
PPG icon
PPG Industries
PPG
+$64.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ANDV
Andeavor
ANDV
+$54.1M
2
HUN icon
Huntsman Corp
HUN
+$52.6M
3
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
+$50.5M
4
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$48.4M
5
GRMN
Garmin
GRMN
+$39.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 19.08%
2 Healthcare 14.39%
3 Consumer Discretionary 11.4%
4 Industrials 10.61%
5 Financials 8.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PVH icon
201
PVH
PVH
$3.71B
– –
-275,963
Closed -$35.4M
SLB icon
202
SLB Ltd
SLB
$77.8B
– –
-100,792
Closed -$8.61M
TAP icon
203
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.68B
– –
-251,961
Closed -$18.8M
THC icon
204
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$20.1B
– –
-120,000
Closed -$6.08M
TILE icon
205
Interface
TILE
$1.91B
– –
-735,508
Closed -$12.1M
TRN icon
206
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.97B
– –
-205,284
Closed -$4.14M
TSN icon
207
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
– –
-695,924
Closed -$27.9M
TVTX icon
208
Travere Therapeutics
TVTX
$5.33B
– –
-31,850
Closed -$391K
UAL icon
209
United Airlines
UAL
$38.4B
– –
-125,975
Closed -$8.43M
VNQ icon
210
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39.9B
– –
-98,988
Closed -$8.02M
WCC
211
WESCO International
WCC
$16.2B
– –
-326,270
Closed -$24.9M
WEX icon
212
WEX
WEX
$6.11B
– –
-37,670
Closed -$3.73M
ZION icon
213
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$10.1B
– –
-163,201
Closed -$4.65M
ZTS icon
214
Zoetis
ZTS
$31.6B
– –
-181,416
Closed -$7.81M
ENDP
215
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
– –
-276,953
Closed -$20M
CTB
216
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
– –
-50,092
Closed -$1.74M
MIK
217
DELISTED
Michaels Stores, Inc
MIK
– –
-184,838
Closed -$4.57M
HDS
218
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
– –
-369,588
Closed -$10.9M
IBKC
219
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
– –
-87,954
Closed -$5.7M
GNC
220
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
– –
-693,300
Closed -$32.6M
AXE
221
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
– –
-30,227
Closed -$2.67M
KS
222
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
– –
-448,935
Closed -$13.2M
PF
223
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
– –
-150,000
Closed -$5.29M
ANDV
224
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
– –
-728,205
Closed -$54.1M
CGI
225
DELISTED
Celadon Group Inc
CGI
– –
-106,371
Closed -$2.41M
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Ascend Capital's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Ascend Capital held 240 positions worth $2.9B, up 11% from $2.61B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital deployed $131M of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 84 new positions and adding to 29 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Danaher: 1,583,604 shares worth $90.4M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Huntsman Corp, an estimated $52.6M trimmed.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q1 2015 buy was Danaher: 1,583,604 shares worth $90.4M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to PPG Industries in Q1 2015, an estimated $64.5M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Huntsman Corp, cutting an estimated $52.6M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Andeavor in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $54.1M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $2.9B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Ascend Capital opened 84 new positions and closed 78 in Q1 2015.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $2.9B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 14 May 2015.