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Ascend Capital

Ascend Capital Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.99B Turnover 62.96%
1-Year Est. Return 10.37%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+2.97%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.37%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.46%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$1.53B
AUM Growth
+$476M
Cap. Flow
+$391M
Cap. Flow %
25.66%
Top 10 Hldgs %
24.69%
Holding
176
New
81
Increased
30
Reduced
20
Closed
38
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.1 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.1 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
0.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.1 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.1 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Energy 17.22%
2 Industrials 16.28%
3 Healthcare 14.37%
4 Technology 10.11%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.01%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
WCN icon
1
Waste Connections
WCN
$48.5B
$59.3M 3.89%
1,235,052
-698,294
-36% -$31.8M
2015 Q1
5 quarters
MNK
2
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
$45.7M 3%
751,701
+644,311
+600% +$39.4M
2015 Q2
4 quarters
PE
3
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
$38.8M 2.54%
1,432,613
+1,382,613
+2,765% +$34.3M
2016 Q1
1 quarter
TT icon
4
Trane Technologies
TT
$91.5B
$38.4M 2.52%
+603,141
New +$38.8M
2016 Q2
0 quarters
EQT icon
5
EQT Corp
EQT
$33B
$34.9M 2.29%
827,708
+614,653
+288% +$23.9M
2016 Q1
1 quarter
BECN icon
6
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$30.6M 2%
+672,470
New +$28.9M
2016 Q2
0 quarters
LAD icon
7
Lithia Motors
LAD
$6.41B
$30.6M 2%
+429,953
New +$34.5M
2016 Q2
0 quarters
PPG icon
8
PPG Industries
PPG
$27.1B
$30M 1.97%
288,377
+185,377
+180% +$20.2M
2015 Q3
3 quarters
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9
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$130B
$27.2M 1.79%
+370,293
New +$26.2M
2016 Q2
0 quarters
ECHO icon
10
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
$26.9M 1.76%
1,200,000
+811,816
+209% +$19.2M
2016 Q1
1 quarter
PXD icon
11
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$25.9M 1.7%
+171,307
New +$26.9M
2016 Q2
0 quarters
GILD icon
12
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$208B
$25.4M 1.66%
+304,143
New +$27M
2016 Q2
0 quarters
ALXN
13
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$24.4M 1.6%
+209,011
New +$29.7M
2016 Q2
0 quarters
BATRK icon
14
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series B
BATRK
$3.29B
$22.5M 1.48%
+1,535,000
New +$22.9M
2016 Q2
0 quarters
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15
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$15.2B
$22.1M 1.45%
+300,507
New +$21.1M
2016 Q2
0 quarters
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16
Halliburton
HAL
$27.9B
$21.9M 1.44%
483,598
-31,448
-6% -$1.29M
2015 Q1
5 quarters
RDS.A
17
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$21.7M 1.42%
+413,564
New +$19.9M
2016 Q2
0 quarters
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18
Marriott International
MAR
$109B
$21.3M 1.39%
320,000
+110,000
+52% +$7.38M
2016 Q1
1 quarter
AX icon
19
Axos Financial
AX
$5.17B
$19.8M 1.3%
+1,119,446
New +$21M
2016 Q2
0 quarters
TJX icon
20
TJX Companies
TJX
$148B
$19.3M 1.26%
+498,586
New +$19M
2016 Q2
0 quarters
ORLY icon
21
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$73.9B
$19.1M 1.25%
+1,058,325
New +$18.7M
2016 Q2
0 quarters
V icon
22
Visa
V
$794B
$19M 1.24%
255,677
+170,677
+201% +$13.4M
2015 Q2
4 quarters
HRI icon
23
Herc Holdings
HRI
$5.53B
$18.9M 1.24%
+568,137
New +$16.3M
2016 Q2
0 quarters
FANG icon
24
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$51.6B
$18.6M 1.22%
204,404
+154,404
+309% +$13.3M
2015 Q4
2 quarters
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25
Pfizer
PFE
$165B
$18.6M 1.22%
558,106
+136,506
+32% +$4.36M
2015 Q2
4 quarters

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Ascend Capital's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Ascend Capital held 176 positions worth $1.53B, up 45% from $1.05B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital deployed $391M of net new capital in Q2 2016, opening 81 new positions and adding to 30 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Trane Technologies: 603,141 shares worth $38.4M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 17% of assets, up from 10% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Healthcare.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Waste Connections, an estimated $31.8M trimmed.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q2 2016 buy was Trane Technologies: 603,141 shares worth $38.4M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY in Q2 2016, an estimated $39.4M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Waste Connections, cutting an estimated $31.8M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL) in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $45.6M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $1.53B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Ascend Capital opened 81 new positions and closed 38 in Q2 2016.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value rose 45% quarter-over-quarter to $1.53B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 12 Aug 2016.