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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
-0.18%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$3.38B
AUM Growth
+$379M
Cap. Flow
+$307M
Cap. Flow %
9.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.21%
Holding
242
New
79
Increased
59
Reduced
30
Closed
68

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DISH
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
+$58.9M
2
ANDV
Andeavor
ANDV
+$52.2M
3
FWONK icon
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
+$51.8M
4
EMN icon
Eastman Chemical
EMN
+$51.3M
5
CCK icon
Crown Holdings
CCK
+$46.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$162M
2
HOT
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
HOT
+$106M
3
RTX icon
RTX Corp
RTX
+$71.9M
4
HRI icon
Herc Holdings
HRI
+$47.8M
5
FRX
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
+$41.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 16.14%
2 Consumer Discretionary 13.61%
3 Technology 12.78%
4 Communication Services 10.02%
5 Financials 9.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
HON icon
1
Honeywell
HON
$77.5B
$87.2M 2.58%
1,041,674
+184,773
+22% +$15.7M
PNR icon
2
Pentair
PNR
$10.7B
$71.5M 2.12%
1,626,640
+864,358
+113% +$40M
PFE icon
3
Pfizer
PFE
$144B
$70.9M 2.1%
2,528,043
+136,048
+6% +$3.82M
MSFT icon
4
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.96T
$68.6M 2.03%
1,479,226
+2,854
+0.2% +$127K
DISH
5
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$58.9M 1.74%
+912,350
New +$58.9M
ANDV
6
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
$57.8M 1.71%
947,766
+847,766
+848% +$52.2M
FWONK icon
7
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$25.7B
$50.9M 1.51%
+2,024,364
New +$51.8M
FWONA icon
8
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$23.5B
$50.6M 1.5%
2,108,270
-1,339,710
-39% -$32.9M
EMN icon
9
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.69B
$49.8M 1.47%
+615,075
New +$51.3M
BC icon
10
Brunswick
BC
$5.25B
$49.5M 1.46%
1,175,000
+975,000
+488% +$41.3M
WMB icon
11
Williams Companies
WMB
$85.6B
$45.6M 1.35%
823,659
+321,634
+64% +$18.5M
HUB.B
12
DELISTED
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
$44.1M 1.31%
+366,238
New +$44.3M
CMG icon
13
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$44B
$43.8M 1.29%
3,283,450
+695,200
+27% +$9.11M
CCK icon
14
Crown Holdings
CCK
$13.1B
$43.3M 1.28%
+973,085
New +$46.8M
PII icon
15
Polaris
PII
$3.8B
$41.3M 1.22%
+275,935
New +$39.9M
PSX icon
16
Phillips 66
PSX
$83.5B
$40.8M 1.21%
501,220
+290,057
+137% +$24.1M
BRK.B icon
17
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$40.7M 1.2%
294,877
-18,463
-6% -$2.46M
TSN icon
18
Tyson Foods
TSN
$21.4B
$40.5M 1.2%
1,029,294
+713,994
+226% +$27.3M
SLXP
19
DELISTED
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD DEL
SLXP
$40.5M 1.2%
+259,026
New +$37.6M
ASML icon
20
ASML
ASML
$612B
$40.2M 1.19%
406,665
+77,121
+23% +$7.25M
LBTYK icon
21
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.47B
$40.2M 1.19%
+1,210,072
New +$40.8M
NRF
22
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
NRF
$39.2M 1.16%
1,110,250
+141,006
+15% +$4.93M
MEOH icon
23
Methanex
MEOH
$4.17B
$39.2M 1.16%
586,426
-233,301
-28% -$15.4M
VRSN icon
24
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.6B
$38.9M 1.15%
705,907
+29,669
+4% +$1.6M
PAY
25
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
$38.5M 1.14%
1,121,000
-130,964
-10% -$4.61M
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Ascend Capital's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Ascend Capital held 242 positions worth $3.38B, up 13% from $3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital deployed $307M of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 79 new positions and adding to 59 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was DISH Network Corp.: 912,350 shares worth $58.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 16% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was RTX Corp, an estimated $71.9M trimmed.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q3 2014 buy was DISH Network Corp.: 912,350 shares worth $58.9M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Andeavor in Q3 2014, an estimated $52.2M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was RTX Corp, cutting an estimated $71.9M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $162M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $3.38B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Ascend Capital opened 79 new positions and closed 68 in Q3 2014.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $3.38B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 13 Nov 2014.