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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
+6.94%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.36%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.43%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$2.84B
AUM Growth
+$291M
(+11%)
Cap. Flow
+$191M
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
6.72%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
31.1%
Holding
193
New
73
Increased
29
Reduced
31
Closed
51
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ashland
ASH
|
+$94.9M |
| 2 |
Synchrony
SYF
|
+$65.9M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$52M |
| 4 |
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
|
+$50.6M |
| 5 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$49.4M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$110M |
| 2 |
Golar LNG
GLNG
|
+$64.6M |
| 3 |
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
|
+$60.1M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$56.9M |
| 5 |
BXLT
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
|
+$56.4M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 21.19% |
| 2 | Technology | 16.04% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.29% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.44% |
| 5 | Energy | 7.74% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.49B
| $143M | 5.04% |
3,871,810
+1,341,395
| +53% | +$50.6M |
|
|
LVNTA
2
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
| $142M | 5% |
3,147,126
+258,490
| +9% | +$11.1M |
|
|
LTRPA
3
DELISTED
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
| $103M | 3.63% |
3,400,000
+400,000
| +13% | +$11.8M |
|
|
4
Ashland
ASH
$3.1B
| $90.5M | 3.19% |
+1,801,800
| New | +$94.9M |
|
|
JNPR
5
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
| $83.4M | 2.94% |
3,022,946
+579,442
| +24% | +$17.2M |
|
6
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$22.8B
| $82.8M | 2.92% |
3,138,081
+768,480
| +32% | +$20.5M |
|
|
7
Synchrony
SYF
$24.7B
| $64M | 2.25% |
+2,105,076
| New | +$65.9M |
|
8
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.64T
| $61.1M | 2.15% |
584,044
-53,843
| -8% | -$5.53M |
|
|
DISH
9
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
| $57.2M | 2.01% |
1,000,972
+593,262
| +146% | +$36.3M |
|
10
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.99T
| $56.1M | 1.98% |
1,011,442
-433,670
| -30% | -$22.8M |
|
11
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$11.9B
| $55.4M | 1.95% |
2,436,429
-59,171
| -2% | -$1.31M |
|
|
12
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.3T
| $54.6M | 1.92% |
+1,404,140
| New | +$52M |
|
13
Qualcomm
QCOM
$180B
| $51.1M | 1.8% |
1,022,402
+842,762
| +469% | +$45M |
|
|
ARRS
14
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
| $47.7M | 1.68% |
1,558,842
-453,995
| -23% | -$13.3M |
|
|
TWX
15
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
| $45.7M | 1.61% |
+706,285
| New | +$49.4M |
|
16
Biogen
BIIB
$29.5B
| $44.8M | 1.58% |
146,225
+66,345
| +83% | +$19.1M |
|
|
VISN
17
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.69B
| $43.3M | 1.53% |
1,673,552
+285,681
| +21% | +$8.22M |
|
18
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$4.36B
| $41.9M | 1.47% |
+807,608
| New | +$42.8M |
|
|
PAY
19
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
| $39.9M | 1.4% |
1,424,084
+194,184
| +16% | +$5.61M |
|
|
CDK
20
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
| $38.2M | 1.34% |
804,893
+74,766
| +10% | +$3.63M |
|
|
ANDV
21
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
| $38.2M | 1.34% |
362,084
+89,447
| +33% | +$9.64M |
|
|
ENDP
22
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
| $36.8M | 1.29% |
+600,491
| New | +$36.5M |
|
23
Comcast
CMCSA
$84.9B
| $36.4M | 1.28% |
1,290,344
-1,737,854
| -57% | -$52.3M |
|
24
AutoZone
AZO
$48.9B
| $34.4M | 1.21% |
+46,381
| New | +$35.4M |
|
25
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$24.9B
| $33.6M | 1.18% |
+1,247,264
| New | +$33.8M |
|
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Ascend Capital's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2015, Ascend Capital held 193 positions worth $2.84B, up 11% from $2.55B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 31% of the portfolio.
Ascend Capital deployed $191M of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 73 new positions and adding to 29 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Ashland: 1,801,800 shares worth $90.5M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Golar LNG, an estimated $64.6M trimmed.
- Ascend Capital's largest Q4 2015 buy was Ashland: 1,801,800 shares worth $90.5M.
- Ascend Capital added most to Liberty Global Class A in Q4 2015, an estimated $50.6M increase.
- Ascend Capital's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Golar LNG, cutting an estimated $64.6M.
- Ascend Capital fully exited Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $110M.
- Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 31% of its $2.84B portfolio in Q4 2015.
- Ascend Capital opened 73 new positions and closed 51 in Q4 2015.
- Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $2.84B.
Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.