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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
+3.24%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$2.12B
AUM Growth
-$335M
(-14%)
Cap. Flow
-$494M
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
-23.29%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.64%
Holding
258
New
59
Increased
44
Reduced
58
Closed
87
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Waste Management
WM
|
+$69.3M |
| 2 |
Ametek
AME
|
+$43.6M |
| 3 |
Graphic Packaging
GPK
|
+$42.6M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$39.5M |
| 5 |
BERY
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
|
+$33M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$47.9M |
| 2 |
ANDV
Andeavor
ANDV
|
+$41.6M |
| 3 |
CVS Health
CVS
|
+$35.1M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$33.8M |
| 5 |
Masco
MAS
|
+$32.9M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 20.6% |
| 2 | Industrials | 13.78% |
| 3 | Technology | 13.55% |
| 4 | Financials | 10.7% |
| 5 | Energy | 10.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201
Murphy USA
MUSA
$11.4B
| – | – |
-10,023
| Closed | -$731K |
|
202
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$53.4B
| – | – |
-568,173
| Closed | -$16.3M |
|
203
Netflix
NFLX
$307B
| – | – |
-109,840
| Closed | -$3.25M |
|
204
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$17.3B
| – | – |
-24,863
| Closed | -$1.04M |
|
205
NetApp
NTAP
$33.9B
| – | – |
-213,047
| Closed | -$13.1M |
|
206
Nutrien
NTR
$33.9B
| – | – |
-206,133
| Closed | -$9.74M |
|
207
Orion
OEC
$403M
| – | – |
-91,634
| Closed | -$2.48M |
|
|
PARA
208
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
| – | – |
-194,847
| Closed | -$10M |
|
209
Paycom
PAYC
$7.88B
| – | – |
-29,800
| Closed | -$3.2M |
|
210
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.39B
| – | – |
-200,818
| Closed | -$2.19M |
|
211
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$2.18B
| – | – |
-25,063
| Closed | -$861K |
|
212
Performance Food Group
PFGC
$18.3B
| – | – |
-80,845
| Closed | -$2.41M |
|
213
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$120B
| – | – |
-20,288
| Closed | -$3.47M |
|
214
Pultegroup
PHM
$25.2B
| – | – |
-34,909
| Closed | -$1.03M |
|
215
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$7.13B
| – | – |
-79,138
| Closed | -$1.95M |
|
216
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.44B
| – | – |
-102,459
| Closed | -$8.54M |
|
217
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$86.8B
| – | – |
-219,479
| Closed | -$25.8M |
|
218
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.19B
| – | – |
-80,200
| Closed | -$1.22M |
|
219
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$84.8B
| – | – |
-214,050
| Closed | -$28M |
|
|
SOHU
220
Sohu.com
SOHU
$352M
| – | – |
-29,957
| Closed | -$927K |
|
|
221
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$771B
| – | – |
-128,440
| Closed | -$33.8M |
|
222
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.22B
| – | – |
-14,105
| Closed | -$996K |
|
223
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$195B
| – | – |
-139,039
| Closed | -$8.49M |
|
224
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$46.1B
| – | – |
-77,444
| Closed | -$7.57M |
|
225
Travere Therapeutics
TVTX
$5.17B
| – | – |
-260,728
| Closed | -$5.83M |
|
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Ascend Capital's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Ascend Capital held 258 positions worth $2.12B, down 14% from $2.46B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.
Ascend Capital withdrew a net $494M in Q2 2018, closing 87 positions and reducing 58 holdings. Its most notable exit was Time Warner Inc, an estimated $47.9M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 21% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Technology.
Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in Graphic Packaging worth $41.7M.
- Ascend Capital's largest Q2 2018 buy was Graphic Packaging: 2,871,826 shares worth $41.7M.
- Ascend Capital added most to Waste Management in Q2 2018, an estimated $69.3M increase.
- Ascend Capital's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Andeavor, cutting an estimated $41.6M.
- Ascend Capital fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $47.9M.
- Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $2.12B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Ascend Capital opened 59 new positions and closed 87 in Q2 2018.
- Ascend Capital's portfolio value fell 14% quarter-over-quarter to $2.12B.
Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 13 Aug 2018.