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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
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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
HUN icon
1
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$2.08B
$63.8M 2.45%
+2,799,273
New +$67.9M
IM
2
DELISTED
Ingram Micro
IM
$57.4M 2.2%
2,075,000
+640,000
+45% +$16.9M
PAY
3
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
$56.6M 2.17%
1,522,720
+401,720
+36% +$14.1M
MEOH icon
4
Methanex
MEOH
$4.17B
$56.1M 2.15%
1,223,225
+636,799
+109% +$34.7M
STZ icon
5
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.5B
$56M 2.15%
+570,388
New +$52.2M
JNPR
6
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$55.6M 2.13%
+2,489,623
New +$52.9M
ANDV
7
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
$54.1M 2.08%
728,205
-219,561
-23% -$15.5M
MSFT icon
8
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.96T
$52.1M 2%
1,122,487
-356,739
-24% -$16.7M
AGN
9
DELISTED
Allergan Inc
AGN
$50.5M 1.94%
237,521
+26,093
+12% +$5.19M
BERY
10
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
$48.4M 1.86%
1,672,344
+686,933
+70% +$17.2M
GILD icon
11
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$167B
$48.4M 1.86%
+513,858
New +$53.1M
CDK
12
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$48.2M 1.85%
+1,183,295
New +$41.9M
BLOX
13
DELISTED
Infoblox Inc
BLOX
$47.5M 1.82%
2,350,000
+322,000
+16% +$5.38M
PLCM
14
DELISTED
POLYCOM INC
PLCM
$46.6M 1.79%
3,450,000
+582,000
+20% +$7.42M
META icon
15
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.51T
$41.5M 1.59%
531,667
+167,939
+46% +$12.8M
GRMN
16
Garmin
GRMN
$57.9B
$39.9M 1.53%
755,913
+70,118
+10% +$3.81M
IVZ icon
17
Invesco
IVZ
$12.5B
$39.1M 1.5%
989,108
+551,549
+126% +$21.7M
AGN
18
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$38.1M 1.46%
148,185
-4,437
-3% -$1.11M
BRCM
19
DELISTED
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
$37.1M 1.42%
856,674
-9,852
-1% -$404K
COF icon
20
Capital One
COF
$129B
$37.1M 1.42%
448,981
+342,207
+320% +$27.8M
HRB icon
21
H&R Block
HRB
$6B
$35.7M 1.37%
1,058,524
+857,074
+425% +$27.5M
PVH icon
22
PVH
PVH
$4.08B
$35.4M 1.36%
+275,963
New +$33.1M
JPM icon
23
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$927B
$33.8M 1.3%
540,398
+165,935
+44% +$9.99M
GLNG icon
24
Golar LNG
GLNG
$4.86B
$32.9M 1.26%
902,417
+676,631
+300% +$32.1M
GNC
25
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
$32.6M 1.25%
693,300
+576,911
+496% +$24.2M
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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.