Ascend Capital
Latest statistics and disclosures from Ascend Capital's latest quarterly 13F-HR filing:
- Top 5 stock holdings are BSRR, Cemex Sab conv, MAR, CCK, Citi. These five stock positions account for 14.06% of Ascend Capital's total stock portfolio.
- Added to shares of BSRR (+$117.03M), Cemex Sab conv (+$59.35M), AZO (+$51.58M), BBY (+$49.84M), MAR (+$48.14M), VLO (+$47.75M), Libertyinteractivecorp lbtventcoma (+$46.86M), Directv (+$45.27M), American Capital Mortgage In (+$42.31M), HOT (+$40.79M).
- Started new stock positions in SPW, AMGN, Monster Beverage, RSG, VRNT, DISH, PWR, ICE, AXE, RDN, FDX, HOG, OCN, AGNC, WYN, CF, SPY, DSW, ERTS, BC, IWM, PMT, HAL, HST, MOV, TAL, CVA, DAR, CAG, INTU, LUK, GIII, BSRR, MDR, MTH, OSK, TITN, AWI, NWL, SBH, CE, URI, DECK, BEE, VIA.B, UA, AUXL, MHK, ONXX, AZO, BBY, BWLD, CAR, FCX, MTZ, TRW, CLNY, STWD, PPG, USG, GOOG, GM, GMCR, WCN, PCLN, RJF, CMCSA, JPM, FL, WAG, MGM, BTI, DFS, WFMI, CAH, LMNR, HT.
- Reduced shares in these stocks: Us Natural Gas Fd Etf (-$243.81M), CMCSK (-$52.98M), JNJ (-$50.80M), (-$40.30M), BA (-$39.46M), EMC (-$36.00M), VRX (-$33.39M), EXP (-$32.90M), ACTG (-$32.60M), GSK (-$30.90M).
- Sold out of its positions in Adt, ANF, AGN, AIG, ARI, AAPL, ARR, AVB, BBVA,
- As of March 31, 2013, Ascend Capital has $2.96B in assets under management (AUM). Assets under management grew from a total value of $2.35B to $2.96B.
- Independent of market fluctuations, Ascend Capital was a net buyer by $440.79M worth of stocks in the most recent quarter.
Ascend Capital portfolio companies for quarter ending March 2013
| Ticker | Name | Portfolio Weight | Change | Share Count | Price | Last Trade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSRR | Sierra Ban | 3.95 | NEW | 8900 | 13150.00 | 13.21 |
| Cemex Sab conv | 3.20 | +167.00% | 77115000 | 1.23 | 0.00 | |
| MAR | Marriott International | 2.65 | +158.00% | 1860000 | 42.23 | 43.27 |
| CCK | Crown Holdings | 2.13 | +28.00% | 1513831 | 41.61 | 43.13 |
| Citi | 2.12 | +23.00% | 1420443 | 44.24 | 0.00 | |
| TWX | Time Warner | 2.10 | +56.00% | 1080000 | 57.62 | 60.71 |
| DHR | Danaher Corporation | 2.06 | +63.00% | 980000 | 62.15 | 62.47 |
| PFE | Pfizer | 1.91 | -9.00% | 1963248 | 28.86 | 28.41 |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corporation | 1.84 | +715.00% | 1196249 | 45.49 | 41.20 |
| NWSA | News Corporation | 1.83 | +77.00% | 1776000 | 30.51 | 33.00 |
| OC | Owens Corning | 1.82 | +70.00% | 1365980 | 39.43 | 44.49 |
| NCT | Newcastle Investment | 1.77 | +76.00% | 4681348 | 11.17 | 5.67 |
| AZO | AutoZone | 1.74 | NEW | 130000 | 396.78 | 417.05 |
| BBY | Best Buy | 1.68 | NEW | 2250000 | 22.15 | 25.64 |
| Libertyinteractivecorp lbtventcoma | 1.58 | NEW | 620000 | 75.58 | 0.00 | |
| Directv | 1.53 | NEW | 800000 | 56.59 | 0.00 | |
| HOT | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide | 1.51 | +1066.00% | 700000 | 63.73 | 69.12 |
| American Capital Mortgage In | 1.43 | NEW | 1637351 | 25.84 | 0.00 | |
| HOG | Harley-Davidson | 1.34 | NEW | 745577 | 53.30 | 57.06 |
| WYN | Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | 1.33 | NEW | 610000 | 64.49 | 60.99 |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts | 1.24 | NEW | 2100000 | 17.49 | 17.93 |
| Energy Xxi | 1.21 | NEW | 1318001 | 27.22 | 0.00 | |
| Nationstar Mortgage | 1.21 | +15.00% | 967622 | 36.90 | 0.00 | |
| Beam | 1.19 | +82.00% | 552507 | 63.54 | 0.00 | |
| MOLXA | Molex Incorporated | 1.18 | 1444211 | 24.12 | 25.03 | |
| DIS | Walt Disney Company | 1.15 | -33.00% | 600000 | 56.80 | 64.96 |
| SPW | SPX Corporation | 1.12 | NEW | 421100 | 78.94 | 79.58 |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway | 1.10 | -23.00% | 312653 | 104.17 | 0.00 |
| CAG | ConAgra Foods | 1.09 | NEW | 900000 | 35.82 | 34.74 |
| MHK | Mohawk Industries | 1.07 | NEW | 280000 | 113.12 | 114.58 |
| WAG | Walgreen Company | 1.05 | NEW | 650000 | 47.68 | 49.61 |
| DF | Dean Foods Company | 1.04 | +95.00% | 1702731 | 18.13 | 19.93 |
| WFMI | Whole Foods Market | 1.03 | NEW | 350000 | 86.75 | 0.00 |
| Ingersoll-rand Co Ltd-cl A | 1.02 | +164.00% | 549600 | 55.00 | 0.00 | |
| MET | MetLife | 1.01 | +463.00% | 783761 | 38.02 | 42.88 |
| ATVI | Activision Blizzard | 0.98 | +233.00% | 2000000 | 14.57 | 15.27 |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings | 0.97 | NEW | 150684 | 190.38 | 187.28 |
| Pvh Corporation | 0.90 | +31.00% | 250000 | 106.78 | 0.00 | |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold | 0.86 | NEW | 769013 | 33.10 | 30.88 |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences | 0.86 | +1904.00% | 521063 | 48.94 | 55.65 |
| AWK | American Water Works | 0.86 | -10.00% | 612624 | 41.43 | 41.32 |
| Pbf Energy Inc cl a | 0.75 | +43.00% | 596171 | 37.17 | 0.00 | |
| Sandisk Corp note 1.000% 5/1 | 0.70 | +40.00% | 20815000 | 1.00 | 0.00 | |
| CAH | Cardinal Health | 0.70 | NEW | 500000 | 41.61 | 47.21 |
| PCLN | priceline.com Incorporated | 0.70 | NEW | 30000 | 688.19 | 840.81 |
| Abbvie | 0.70 | +91.00% | 509742 | 40.77 | 0.00 | |
| GM | General Motors Company | 0.68 | NEW | 720000 | 27.82 | 32.84 |
| OSIS | OSI Systems | 0.66 | +58.00% | 311977 | 62.28 | 60.26 |
| MPEL | Melco Crown Entertainment | 0.65 | +245.00% | 830000 | 23.36 | 24.50 |
| DISH | DISH Network | 0.65 | NEW | 510000 | 37.90 | 38.79 |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | 0.64 | NEW | 429641 | 44.05 | 48.75 |
| SBH | Sally Beauty Holdings | 0.63 | NEW | 637832 | 29.39 | 31.00 |
| NWL | Newell Rubbermaid | 0.62 | NEW | 699146 | 26.11 | 27.94 |
| Avatar Hldgs Inc note 7.500% 2/1 | 0.61 | 18011000 | 1.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Icahn Enterprises Lp conv bnd | 0.61 | NEW | 17995000 | 1.01 | 0.00 | |
| GMT | GATX Corporation | 0.58 | +167.00% | 329208 | 51.97 | 51.69 |
| Michael Kors Holdings Ltd shs | 0.58 | +69.00% | 300000 | 56.79 | 0.00 | |
| TRW | TRW Automotive Holdings | 0.57 | NEW | 305000 | 54.99 | 63.26 |
| FL | Foot Locker | 0.56 | NEW | 484602 | 34.24 | 35.50 |
| GOOG | 0.56 | NEW | 21000 | 794.08 | 887.72 | |
| PLCM | Poly | 0.56 | +40.00% | 1505458 | 11.08 | 11.32 |
| UTX | United Technologies Corporation | 0.55 | -62.00% | 174651 | 93.43 | 97.35 |
| Cogent Comm Group Inc note 1.000% 6/1 | 0.53 | 16086000 | 0.98 | 0.00 | ||
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 0.52 | -76.00% | 187016 | 81.56 | 87.94 |
| Kraft Foods | 0.52 | -65.00% | 300000 | 51.53 | 0.00 | |
| EQIX | Equinix | 0.51 | -5.00% | 69508 | 216.33 | 214.46 |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International. | 0.51 | NEW | 1150000 | 13.15 | 15.47 |
| SPY | SPDR S&P; 500 ETF | 0.49 | NEW | 93225 | 156.66 | 167.07 |
| WHR | Whirlpool Corporation | 0.48 | -35.00% | 119326 | 118.46 | 130.71 |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 Index | 0.47 | NEW | 148329 | 94.42 | 99.01 |
| ERTS | Electronic Arts | 0.46 | NEW | 770000 | 17.70 | 0.00 |
| BTI | British American Tobac | 0.45 | NEW | 123726 | 107.11 | 111.84 |
| DSW | DSW | 0.43 | NEW | 200000 | 63.80 | 69.09 |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts | 0.42 | -11.00% | 100000 | 125.23 | 140.99 |
| EXP | Eagle Materials | 0.40 | -73.00% | 176300 | 66.61 | 73.65 |
| STEI | Stewart Enterprises | 0.40 | -10.00% | 1258640 | 9.32 | 9.22 |
| CLNY | Colony Financial | 0.40 | NEW | 534100 | 22.20 | 21.98 |
| OCN | Ocwen Financial Corporation | 0.38 | NEW | 293000 | 37.92 | 43.59 |
| BWLD | Buffalo Wild Wings | 0.38 | NEW | 130000 | 87.49 | 93.90 |
| Bpz Resources Inc bond | 0.38 | +23.00% | 12919000 | 0.86 | 0.00 | |
| AXE | Anixter International | 0.37 | NEW | 155772 | 69.89 | 74.97 |
| INTU | Intuit | 0.36 | NEW | 161787 | 65.66 | 58.64 |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.35 | NEW | 215718 | 47.46 | 52.89 |
| CVA | Covanta Holding Corporation | 0.34 | NEW | 502830 | 20.15 | 20.22 |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corporation | 0.34 | NEW | 241000 | 41.99 | 41.60 |
| MTZ | MasTec | 0.33 | NEW | 336268 | 29.15 | 33.01 |
| USB | U.S. Ban | 0.32 | +32.00% | 278665 | 33.91 | 34.67 |
| BEN | Franklin Resources | 0.32 | +17.00% | 62655 | 150.73 | 160.12 |
| LUK | Leucadia National | 0.31 | NEW | 332970 | 27.41 | 31.60 |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | 0.31 | NEW | 207068 | 44.86 | 48.06 |
| HBI | Hanesbrands | 0.31 | -48.00% | 200000 | 45.56 | 49.25 |
| PRU | Prudential Financial | 0.31 | +15.00% | 154662 | 59.00 | 68.37 |
| GMCR | Green Mountain Coffee Roasters | 0.30 | NEW | 159152 | 56.72 | 73.35 |
| CNK | Cinemark Holdings | 0.30 | -40.00% | 300000 | 29.43 | 29.52 |
| VRNT | Verint Systems | 0.30 | NEW | 241 | 36500.00 | 35.11 |
| Home Loan Servicing Solution ord | 0.30 | +21.00% | 387000 | 23.32 | 0.00 | |
| VIA.B | Via | 0.29 | NEW | 140000 | 61.45 | 0.00 |
| CAR | Avis Budget | 0.29 | NEW | 305823 | 27.83 | 31.51 |
| NRF | Northstar Realty Finance | 0.29 | +16.00% | 907700 | 9.48 | 9.50 |
| HPY | Heartland Payment Systems | 0.28 | +11.00% | 253950 | 32.96 | 31.23 |
| Spirit Realty Capital | 0.28 | +22.00% | 440588 | 18.98 | 0.00 | |
| Altisource Portfolio Solns S reg shs | 0.27 | NEW | 115201 | 69.76 | 0.00 | |
| TEVA | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | 0.27 | -75.00% | 200000 | 39.65 | 39.99 |
| BRO | Brown & Brown | 0.27 | -4.00% | 248187 | 32.01 | 32.68 |
| WCN | Waste Connections | 0.27 | NEW | 225000 | 35.96 | 40.10 |
| DECK | Deckers Outdoor Corporation | 0.27 | NEW | 142542 | 55.65 | 53.60 |
| Depository Vipshop Holdings Ltd - Ads receipt | 0.27 | NEW | 262077 | 30.38 | 0.00 | |
| BLK | BlackRock | 0.26 | +12.00% | 29870 | 257.06 | 278.27 |
| UA | Under Armour | 0.26 | NEW | 150000 | 51.22 | 62.51 |
| TAL | TAL International | 0.26 | NEW | 168200 | 45.24 | 43.47 |
| Comverse | 0.26 | NEW | 274 | 28043.48 | 0.00 | |
| Suntrust Banks Inc $1.00 Par Cmn | 0.25 | -7.00% | 259860 | 28.80 | 0.00 | |
| BEAV | BE Aerospace | 0.24 | -2.00% | 119282 | 60.32 | 61.67 |
| AMGN | Amgen | 0.24 | NEW | 69711 | 102.59 | 103.70 |
| PWR | Quanta Services | 0.24 | NEW | 244008 | 28.56 | 30.17 |
| MTH | Meritage Homes Corporation | 0.24 | NEW | 150000 | 46.87 | 49.32 |
| Scorpio Tankers Inc shs | 0.24 | NEW | 784855 | 8.91 | 0.00 | |
| Amc Networks Inc Cl A | 0.21 | NEW | 100000 | 63.24 | 0.00 | |
| Ag Mtg Invt Tr | 0.21 | -49.00% | 241599 | 25.49 | 0.00 | |
| KCG | Knight Capital | 0.20 | -17.00% | 1586307 | 3.72 | 3.68 |
| Invesco Ltd shs | 0.19 | NEW | 196674 | 28.99 | 0.00 | |
| ICE | IntercontinentalExchange | 0.19 | NEW | 34316 | 163.07 | 168.70 |
| HUB.B | Hubbell Incorporated | 0.18 | -28.00% | 55500 | 97.05 | 0.00 |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | 0.17 | -81.00% | 138300 | 36.97 | 39.88 |
| NNI | Nelnet | 0.17 | -17.00% | 145603 | 33.83 | 37.58 |
| Golar Lng Partners Lp unit | 0.17 | -50.00% | 156439 | 32.99 | 0.00 | |
| Monster Beverage | 0.16 | NEW | 100000 | 47.73 | 0.00 | |
| Vantiv Inc Cl A | 0.16 | -8.00% | 196201 | 23.77 | 0.00 | |
| Bunge | 0.15 | -43.00% | 61996 | 73.84 | 0.00 | |
| IP | International Paper Company | 0.15 | -53.00% | 97853 | 46.62 | 46.60 |
| RDN | Radian | 0.14 | NEW | 382500 | 10.71 | 13.69 |
| Assured Guaranty | 0.14 | NEW | 195247 | 20.65 | 0.00 | |
| GIII | G-III Apparel | 0.14 | NEW | 100000 | 40.12 | 41.35 |
| RJF | Raymond James Financial | 0.14 | NEW | 87194 | 46.03 | 44.97 |
| MDVN | Medivation | 0.14 | +158.00% | 89917 | 46.73 | 47.61 |
| VRX | Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int | 0.14 | -89.00% | 54555 | 74.99 | 78.17 |
| CB | Chubb Corporation | 0.13 | -12.00% | 45165 | 87.51 | 87.42 |
| PMT | PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | 0.13 | NEW | 148108 | 25.83 | 23.07 |
| USG | USG Corporation | 0.13 | NEW | 150000 | 26.45 | 28.22 |
| AGNC | American Capital Agency | 0.13 | NEW | 120928 | 32.71 | 27.71 |
| First Republic Bank/san F | 0.13 | 97968 | 38.63 | 0.00 | ||
| TREX | Trex Company | 0.12 | -59.00% | 72329 | 49.17 | 56.99 |
| TITN | Titan Machinery | 0.12 | NEW | 125000 | 27.78 | 22.74 |
| MDR | McDermott International | 0.12 | NEW | 320762 | 10.99 | 9.12 |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | 0.11 | NEW | 33435 | 98.04 | 99.15 |
| RSG | Republic Services | 0.11 | NEW | 100000 | 32.99 | 35.14 |
| LMNR | Limoneira Company | 0.11 | NEW | 169877 | 19.32 | 19.86 |
| BA | Boeing Company | 0.10 | -92.00% | 34711 | 85.64 | 97.86 |
| ACTG | Acacia Research Corporation | 0.10 | -92.00% | 93400 | 30.24 | 23.63 |
| AUXL | Auxilium Pharmaceuticals | 0.09 | NEW | 156766 | 17.28 | 15.03 |
| Huntington Ingalls Inds | 0.09 | NEW | 49508 | 53.46 | 0.00 | |
| Knight Capital Group Inc. 3.50% dbcv | 0.09 | 2800000 | 1.00 | 0.00 | ||
| HT | Hersha Hospitality Trust | 0.08 | NEW | 400000 | 5.85 | 5.89 |
| Kythera Biopharmaceuticals I | 0.08 | +144.00% | 99921 | 24.33 | 0.00 | |
| BEE | Strategic Hotels & Resorts | 0.07 | NEW | 250000 | 8.36 | 8.11 |
| DAR | Darling International | 0.07 | NEW | 110000 | 17.94 | 18.85 |
| ONXX | Onyx Pharmaceuticals | 0.07 | NEW | 23899 | 88.93 | 92.88 |
| STWD | Starwood Property Trust | 0.06 | NEW | 68004 | 27.89 | 26.98 |
| AWI | Armstrong World Industries | 0.06 | NEW | 29375 | 56.07 | 51.83 |
| CYT | Cytec Industries | 0.06 | -88.00% | 25000 | 74.05 | 70.83 |
| BC | Brunswick Corporation | 0.05 | NEW | 40000 | 34.24 | 33.24 |
| Industries N shs - a - | 0.05 | -74.00% | 25000 | 63.27 | 0.00 | |
| Fleetmatics | 0.05 | NEW | 62979 | 24.27 | 0.00 | |
| OREX | Orexigen Therapeutics | 0.04 | -11.00% | 177382 | 6.26 | 6.09 |
| PPG | PPG Industries | 0.04 | NEW | 8149 | 133.87 | 157.73 |
| HAL | Halliburton Company | 0.04 | NEW | 27627 | 40.56 | 43.32 |
| OSK | Oshkosh Corporation | 0.04 | NEW | 28500 | 42.40 | 39.09 |
| GLDD | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation | 0.04 | -64.00% | 197717 | 6.73 | 8.23 |
| GPRE | Green Plains Renewable Energy | 0.04 | -33.00% | 116506 | 11.40 | 15.45 |
| SPECTRUM BRANDS Hldgs | 0.04 | NEW | 21179 | 56.70 | 0.00 | |
| Aegerion Pharmaceuticals | 0.04 | -26.00% | 30173 | 40.36 | 0.00 | |
| Pentair | 0.04 | NEW | 22200 | 52.70 | 0.00 | |
| Hologic Inc frnt 2.000%12/1 | 0.03 | -93.00% | 887000 | 1.00 | 0.00 | |
| HOLX | Hologic | 0.03 | -30.00% | 37564 | 22.65 | 20.24 |
| URI | United Rentals | 0.03 | NEW | 17596 | 54.95 | 58.68 |
| MOV | Movado | 0.03 | NEW | 23562 | 33.53 | 33.75 |
| James River Coal 4.5% 2015 conv | 0.03 | 2500000 | 0.32 | 0.00 | ||
| Apollo Residential Mortgage | 0.03 | NEW | 35659 | 22.27 | 0.00 | |
| Zoetis Inc Cl A | 0.03 | NEW | 29872 | 33.46 | 0.00 | |
| Axiall | 0.01 | NEW | 5329 | 61.86 | 0.00 | |
| Xoom | 0.01 | NEW | 14963 | 22.84 | 0.00 |
Past 13F-HR SEC Filings for Ascend Capital
- Ascend Capital 2012 Q4 - filed Feb. 14, 2013
- Ascend Capital 2012 Q3 - filed Nov. 13, 2012
- Ascend Capital 2012 Q2 - filed Aug. 13, 2012
- Ascend Capital 2012 Q1 - filed May 11, 2012
- Ascend Capital 2011 Q3 - filed Nov. 10, 2011
- Ascend Capital 2011 Q2 - filed Aug. 12, 2011
- Ascend Capital 2011 Q1 - filed May 16, 2011
- Ascend Capital 2010 Q4 - filed Feb. 14, 2011