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Ascend Capital, LLC Historical SEC 13F Holdings & Archive (Q3 2018)
Ascend Capital, LLCCIK: 0001165501
Diversified strategyHigh-turnover traderMomentum follower
Total reported value
$2.0B
Reporting period: 2018-09-30 · Number of holdings: 1135
ASCEND CAPITAL, LLC disclosed 1135 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2018-09-30, with total reported value of $2.0B and a quarterly turnover rate of 101.1%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 6.11
- Portfolio Stability
- 100
- Momentum
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 47.01
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 87.75
Ascend Capital, LLC's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.015 — mathematically equivalent to about 65 equally-sized positions, well below its 1135 actual disclosed holdings. That gap points to a strategy built around a small core of high-conviction bets rather than broad diversification.
Position sizes vary widely across the portfolio (a coefficient of variation of 1.22), with a handful of outsized bets alongside many smaller positions.
No strong tilt toward either adding to existing winners or initiating outsized new positions was observed in the latest reported quarter.
Sector classification currently covers about 22% of this portfolio's disclosed value; the remainder includes holdings (e.g. unmapped tickers, options, or other security types) not yet covered by our sector mapping.
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Recent moves
View source Form 13F filing on SEC.govAdd WCN
+617.1% $74.2M
Add GPK
+106.7% $41.5M
Add N59465109
+125.2% $41.2M
Add CCK
+107.0% $38.1M
Add STT
+1309.1% $30.2M
Add GOOGL
+101.3% $26.0M
Holdings Map
New buyAddUnchangedTrim
Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
Showing top 163 holdings (of 1135 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WCN | Waste Connections Inc | Stock-Industrials | 4.29% | +3.76% | +617.09% | |
| 2 | GPK | Graphic Packaging Holding Co | Stock-Consumer Disc | 4.18% | +2.22% | +106.75% | |
| 3 | ✓ | Mylan N V | Stock-Other | 3.68% | +2.16% | +125.16% | |
| 4 | CCK | Crown Holdings Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 3.49% | +2.02% | +107.00% | |
| 5 | H | Hyatt Hotels CORP - Cl A | Stock-Consumer Disc | 2.75% | — | +13.87% | |
| 6 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | Stock-Comm Services | 2.44% | +1.38% | +101.26% | |
| 7 | TSLAEN 1.625 11-01-19Bond | Tesla Energy Operations | Bond | 2.35% | — | -14.20% | |
| 8 | AXP | American Express Company | Stock-Financials | 2.16% | +2.16% | NEW | |
| 9 | COP | Conocophillips | Stock-Energy | 2.02% | — | -1.20% | |
| 10 | CI | The Cigna Group | Stock-Healthcare | 1.89% | +1.89% | NEW | |
| 11 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 1.83% | -0.48% | -32.88% | ||
| 12 | STT | State Street CORP | Stock-Financials | 1.65% | +1.53% | +1309.06% | |
| 13 | RRR | Red Rock Resorts Inc-class A | Stock-Other | 1.56% | +1.33% | +713.00% | |
| 14 | GLNG | Golar LNG Limited | Stock-Energy | 1.56% | — | -13.40% | |
| 15 | PRU | Prudential Financial Inc | Stock-Financials | 1.55% | +0.77% | +71.02% | |
| 16 | STAYUSD | Extended Stay America Inc | Stock-Other | 1.50% | +1.50% | NEW | |
| 17 | BABA | Alibaba Group Holding-sp Adr | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.47% | +1.47% | NEW | |
| 18 | GLPI | Gaming And Leisure Propertie | Stock-Real Estate | 1.46% | +1.46% | NEW | |
| 19 | BG | Bunge Global SA | Stock-Consumer Staples | 1.39% | +1.39% | NEW | |
| 20 | PTC | Ptc Inc | Stock-Tech | 1.33% | — | -21.74% | |
| 21 | AME | Ametek Inc | Stock-Industrials | 1.32% | -1.24% | -56.02% | |
| 22 | ROP | Roper Technologies Inc | Stock-Tech | 1.26% | +1.26% | NEW | |
| 23 | BKR | Baker Hughes Co | Stock-Energy | 1.21% | -0.71% | -42.23% | |
| 24 | HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings In | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.15% | — | -27.95% | |
| 25 | SCHW | Schwab (charles) CORP | Stock-Financials | 1.14% | +1.14% | NEW | |
| 26 | RJF | Raymond James Financial Inc | Stock-Financials | 1.10% | +1.10% | NEW | |
| 27 | TWTR 0.25 09-15-19Bond | Twitter Inc | Bond | 1.09% | — | -32.06% | |
| 28 | EFII | Electronics For Imaging | Stock-Other | 0.98% | — | -2.63% | |
| 29 | APD | Air Products & Chemicals Inc | Stock-Materials | 0.98% | — | +39.02% | |
| 30 | SRC 2.875 05-15-19Bond | Spirit Realty Capital In | Bond | 0.93% | — | -19.61% | |
| 31 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.92% | — | -42.51% | |
| 32 | WMT | Walmart Inc | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.89% | +0.89% | NEW | |
| 33 | CHKP | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | Stock-Tech | 0.89% | — | +38.95% | |
| 34 | ADSK | Autodesk Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.87% | -0.59% | -53.19% | |
| 35 | EFII 0.75 09-01-19Bond | Electronics For Imaging | Bond | 0.86% | — | -12.47% | |
| 36 | SITE | Siteone Landscape Supply Inc | Stock-Industrials | 0.84% | +0.84% | NEW | |
| 37 | LVS | Las Vegas Sands CORP | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.84% | +0.84% | NEW | |
| 38 | AQUAUSD | Evoqua Water Technologies Co | Stock-Other | 0.83% | +0.79% | +2238.01% | |
| 39 | TSLAEN 2.75 11-01-18Bond | Tesla Energy Operations | Bond | 0.77% | — | +3.33% | |
| 40 | WYNN | Wynn Resorts LTD | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.75% | — | -26.45% | |
| 41 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | Stock-Comm Services | 0.75% | — | -36.52% | |
| 42 | HIG | Hartford Insurance Group Inc | Stock-Financials | 0.75% | — | -14.36% | |
| 43 | MIC2EUR | Macquarie Infrastructure Hol | Stock-Other | 0.74% | — | -0.28% | |
| 44 | SWCHEUR | Switch Inc - A | Stock-Other | 0.74% | +0.74% | NEW | |
| 45 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.73% | — | -33.65% | |
| 46 | CZREUR | Caesars Entertainment CORP | Stock-Other | 0.72% | +0.72% | NEW | |
| 47 | HRI | Herc Holdings Inc | Stock-Other | 0.71% | +0.71% | NEW | |
| 48 | EXPE | Expedia Group Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.70% | — | +11.68% | |
| 49 | FFIV | F5 Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.70% | — | -13.36% | |
| 50 | BERYEUR | Berry Global Group Inc | Stock-Other | 0.69% | -0.85% | -59.88% |
1–50 of 163
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Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q3 | 1135 | $2.0B | 100 | ||
| 2018 Q2 | 1366 | $2.1B | 93 | ||
| 2018 Q1 | 1592 | $2.5B | 100 | ||
| 2017 Q4 | 1692 | $2.7B | 96 | ||
| 2017 Q3 | 1279 | $2.7B | 96 | ||
| 2017 Q2 | 1323 | $2.1B | 100 | ||
| 2017 Q1 | 1234 | $2.2B | 100 | ||
| 2016 Q4 | 1206 | $2.0B | 100 | ||
| 2016 Q3 | 1054 | $1.6B | 100 | ||
| 2016 Q2 | 1242 | $1.5B | 100 | ||
| 2016 Q1 | 837 | $1.0B | 100 | ||
| 2015 Q4 | 1233 | $2.8B | 100 | ||
| 2015 Q3 | 953 | $2.6B | 100 | ||
| 2015 Q2 | 1105 | $3.0B | 100 | ||
| 2015 Q1 | 1281 | $2.9B | 100 | ||
| 2014 Q4 | 1205 | $2.6B | 100 | ||
| 2014 Q3 | 858 | $3.4B | 100 | ||
| 2014 Q2 | 807 | $3.0B | 98 | ||
| 2014 Q1 | 895 | $3.8B | 100 | ||
| 2013 Q4 | 889 | $3.3B | 100 | ||
| 2013 Q3 | 975 | $2.7B | 100 | ||
| 2013 Q2 | 824 | $2.4B | 0 |
Holding changes this quarter
Ascend Capital, LLC's most significant position changes for 2018-09-30: Sold out: Waste Management Inc (WM); New buy: American Express Company (AXP); Sold out: Citigroup Inc (C); Sold out: DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (DD); New buy: The Cigna Group (CI).
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WCN | Waste Connections Inc | +3.8% | +617.09% | Add |
| 2 | GPK | Graphic Packaging Holding Co | +2.2% | +106.75% | Add |
| 3 | ✓ | Mylan N V | +2.2% | +125.16% | Add |
| 4 | CCK | Crown Holdings Inc | +2% | +107.00% | Add |
| 5 | STT | State Street CORP | +1.5% | +1309.06% | Add |
| 6 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | +1.4% | +101.26% | Add |
| 7 | RRR | Red Rock Resorts Inc-class A | +1.3% | +713.00% | Add |
| 8 | AQUAUSD | Evoqua Water Technologies Co | +0.8% | +2238.01% | Add |
| 9 | PRU | Prudential Financial Inc | +0.8% | +71.02% | Add |
| 10 | ✓ | -0.5% | -32.88% | Trim | |
| 11 | ADSK | Autodesk Inc | -0.6% | -53.19% | Trim |
| 12 | ORCL | Oracle CORP | -0.7% | -62.43% | Trim |
| 13 | BKR | Baker Hughes Co | -0.7% | -42.23% | Trim |
| 14 | BERYEUR | Berry Global Group Inc | -0.9% | -59.88% | Trim |
| 15 | DELL | Dell Technologies Inc. | -1.2% | -70.66% | Trim |
| 16 | GME | GameStop Corp. | -1.2% | -79.11% | Trim |
| 17 | AME | Ametek Inc | -1.2% | -56.02% | Trim |
| 18 | WM | Waste Management Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 19 | AXP | American Express Company | — | NEW | New buy |
| 20 | C | Citigroup Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 21 | DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 22 | CI | The Cigna Group | — | NEW | New buy |
| 23 | STAYUSD | Extended Stay America Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 24 | BABA | Alibaba Group Holding-sp Adr | — | NEW | New buy |
| 25 | GLPI | Gaming And Leisure Propertie | — | NEW | New buy |
| 26 | MAR | Marriott International -cl A | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 27 | ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 28 | BG | Bunge Global SA | — | NEW | New buy |
| 29 | GD | General Dynamics CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 30 | JACK | Jack In THE Box Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 31 | ROP | Roper Technologies Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 32 | ✓ | Iberiabank CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 33 | BALL | Ball CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 34 | SCHW | Schwab (charles) CORP | — | NEW | New buy |
| 35 | RJF | Raymond James Financial Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 36 | DLTR | Dollar Tree Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 37 | XYL | Xylem Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 38 | SWK | Stanley Black & Decker Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 39 | DVN | Devon Energy CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 40 | JAZZ | Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 41 | ULTA | Ulta Beauty Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 42 | WMT | Walmart Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 43 | AAP | Advance Auto Parts Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 44 | SITE | Siteone Landscape Supply Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 45 | LVS | Las Vegas Sands CORP | — | NEW | New buy |
| 46 | SWCHEUR | Switch Inc - A | — | NEW | New buy |
| 47 | MET | Metlife Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 48 | CZREUR | Caesars Entertainment CORP | — | NEW | New buy |
| 49 | HRI | Herc Holdings Inc | — | NEW | New buy |
| 50 | BIIB | Biogen Inc | — | EXIT | Sold out |
Filing History
FAQ
What is Ascend Capital, LLC and what type of investor is it?
Ascend Capital, LLC is an investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2018-09-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $2.0B, spread across 1135 disclosed positions.
What are Ascend Capital, LLC's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Ascend Capital, LLC's top holdings by market value are:
1. Waste Connections Inc (WCN) — $85.4M (4.3%)
2. Graphic Packaging Holding Co (GPK) — $83.2M (4.2%)
3. Mylan N V — $73.3M (3.7%)
4. Crown Holdings Inc (CCK) — $69.4M (3.5%)
5. Hyatt Hotels CORP - Cl A (H) — $54.7M (2.8%)
What changes did Ascend Capital, LLC make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Ascend Capital, LLC made 50 notable position adjustments: 15 new positions were initiated, 9 existing holdings were added to, 8 positions were partially reduced, and 18 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: Sold out: Waste Management Inc (WM); New buy: American Express Company (AXP); Sold out: Citigroup Inc (C); Sold out: DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (DD); New buy: The Cigna Group (CI)
What sectors does Ascend Capital, LLC focus on?
Ascend Capital, LLC is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Communication Services: 19.1%
• Information Technology: 18.3%
• Consumer Discretionary: 16.5%
• Health Care: 16.2%
• Financials: 15.2%
• Energy: 9.1%
Investment Profile
Ascend Capital, LLC's portfolio is broadly diversified and fast-trading.
It has added to its STT position over the past two quarters (+$30.7M, now $32.8M), while trimming Andeavor Logistics LP over the same stretch (-$29.8M, still holding $9.3M).
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